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Job Wright 1636–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1636

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Sep 1706

Death Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States of America

Father: Sgt. Bay

Mother: Alice Way

Spouse(s): Rachel Townsend

Children(s): Jacob Wright

Job Wright was born in 1636 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Sgt Peter Wright The Founder Of Oyster Bay And Alice Maude Way. Job Wright married Rachel Townsend, and had children including Jacob Wright, Keziah Wright, Rachel Wright. Job Wright passed away in 1706 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Job Wright was born in 1636 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Sgt Peter Wright The Founder Of Oyster Bay And Alice Maude Way.
  • Job Wright married Rachel Townsend, and had children including Jacob Wright, Keziah Wright, Rachel Wright.
  • Job Wright passed away in 1706 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Job Wright's Ancestors

Self
Job Wright
1636–1706
Birth Place: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Sgt. Peter Wright the Founder of Oyster Bay
1595–1663
Wendling, Norfolk, , England
Alice (Maude) Way
1614–1685
Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Wright
1559–1648
Barton Turf, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Margareta Nelson
1549–1614
Wendling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
William Way
1588–1633
London, Middlesex, England
Anne Selyard
1591–1617
Flemmins, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wright
1534–1602
Ellen Gylbert
1535–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wright
1490–1567
Lady Beaupre
1507–1580
Sir Parish
1500–1568
Lady Furford
1504–1571

Job Wright's Descendants

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Job Wright (December 1636–13 Sep 1706) m. Rachel Townsend (29 June 1629–May 1696)
  1. 1. Jacob Wright 1693–1735 m. Hannah Townsend 1684–1727
    1. 1. Keziah Wright 1706–1756 m. Samuel Frost 1706–1775
      1. 1. Deborah Frost 1735–1790 m. Richard Southard 1738–1787
        1. 1. John Southard 1759–1837 m. Elizabeth Terpening 1774–1821
        2. 2. Joseph (Samuel) Southard 1757–1837
        3. 3. Samuel (Isaac) Southard 1775–1851
        4. 4. Elizabeth Southard 1768–1795
        5. 5. Thomas Southard 1755–
        6. 6. Richard (R) Southard 1763–1827
        7. 7. Sarah Southard 1777–1855
        8. 8. Catherine Southard 1760–1850

Job Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1636
December 1636
Birth of Job Wright in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1706
13 Sep 1706
Age 70
Death of Job Wright in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1636
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1706
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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