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Henry Wright 1706–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Wighton, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1779

Death Location: Wighton, Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Wright

Mother: Ann Webb

Spouse(s): Margaret Porter

Children(s): Frances Wright, Thomas Wright, Alice Wright, Anne Wright, John Wright, Margaret Wright

In 1706, Henry Wright entered the world in Wighton, Norfolk, England, born to Thomas Wright And Ann Webb. Henry Wright married Margaret Porter, and had children including Alice Wright, Anne Wright, Frances Wright, John Wright, Margaret Wright, Thomas Wright. Henry Wright passed away in 1779 in Wighton, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1706, Henry Wright entered the world in Wighton, Norfolk, England, born to Thomas Wright And Ann Webb.
  • Henry Wright married Margaret Porter, and had children including Alice Wright, Anne Wright, Frances Wright, John Wright, Margaret Wright, Thomas Wright.
  • Henry Wright passed away in 1779 in Wighton, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Wright's Ancestors

Self
Henry Wright
1706–1779
Birth Place: Wighton, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Wright
1685–1720
Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann Webb
–1707
England
Grandparents
Thomas (William) Wright
1646–1718
Huntingdonshire, England
Mary Hawkes
1646–1763
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edwarde Wright
1617–1675
Margaret Bridgwell
1620–1691
Thomas Hawkes
1623–1693
Ann (Hawkes)
1620–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wright
1562–1637
Alice Jon
1584–1618
HENERY\HENRIE HAWKES
–1667
Mary Bridge
1595–1641

Henry Wright's Descendants

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Henry Wright (1706–19 Sep 1779) m. Margaret Porter (Abt 1709–10 Nov 1774)
  1. 1. Frances Wright 1742–1783 m. Francis Jackson 1736–1766
    1. 1. William Jackson 1766–1845 m. Rebekah Collings 1769–1828
      1. 1. Rebecca Jackson 1792–1855 m. James Sutherland 1788–1857
        1. 1. William Sutherland 1818–1887 m. Amelia Bates 1821–1892
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Sutherland 1823–1869 m. Joshua Knight 1819–1876
        3. 3. Rebecca (Ann) Sutherland 1822–1824
        4. 4. Rebecca (Emma) Sutherland 1828–1829
        5. 5. Jane (Margaret) Sutherland 1830–1836
        6. 6. Isabella Sutherland 1812–1880 m. Charles Wainwright 1810–1840 m. George (Frederick St) Quintin 1809–1855
        7. 7. Charles (Sutherland) Reverend 1834–1870 m. Frances (Ann) Richardson 1837–1908
        8. 8. Agnes (Elizabeth) Sutherland 1826–1884 m. George Cockroft 1820–1881
        9. 9. William Sutherland 1816–1816
        10. 10. James Sutherland 1814–1882 m. Eliza Roach 1818–1887
      2. 2. Rebekah Jackson 1788–1788
      3. 3. Frances Jackson 1789–1814
      4. 4. William Jackson 1791–1791
      5. 5. Francis Jackson 1798–1798
      6. 6. John Jackson 1798–
      7. 7. Margaret Jackson 1802–1802
      8. 8. Henry (Collins) Jackson 1803–
    2. 2. Francis Jackson 1773–1807
    3. 3. John Jackson 1764–
    4. 4. Ann Jackson 1770–1827
    5. 5. Jane Jackson 1772–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Jackson 1779–
  2. 2. Thomas Wright 1736–1786
  3. 3. Alice Wright 1753–1759
  4. 4. Anne Wright 1738–1741
  5. 5. John Wright 1738–1738
  6. 6. Margaret Wright 1746–

Henry Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1706
1706
Birth of Henry Wright in Wighton, Norfolk, England
Wighton, Norfolk, England
1706
6 Oct 1706
Henry Wright was baptized in Holkham, Norfolk, England
Holkham, Norfolk, England
1779
19 Sep 1779
Age 73
Death of Henry Wright in Wighton, Norfolk, England
Wighton, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Wighton, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1706
    Event Place: Holkham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lynn, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Wighton, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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