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Joseph Wright 1638–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAR 1638

Birth Location: South Weald, Essex, England

Death Date: 17 DEC 1714

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Wright

Mother: Mary Cranbroke

Spouse(s): Mercy Stoddard

Children(s): Benjamin Wright, Benjamin Wright, Eliza Wright, Elizabeth Wright, John Wright, Jonas Wright, Jonathan Wright, Joseph Wright, Joseph Wright, Marcy Wright, Mary Wright, Nathaniel Wright, Sarah Wright, Benjamin Wright

The story of Joseph Wright began in 1638 in South Weald, Essex, England. Joseph Wright married Mercy Stoddard, and had children including Benjamin Wright, Eliza Wright, Elizabeth Wright, John Wright, Jonas Wright, Jonathan Wright, Joseph Wright, Marcy Mercy Wright, Mary Wright, Nathaniel Wright, Sarah Wright. Joseph Wright passed away in 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Wright began in 1638 in South Weald, Essex, England.
  • Joseph Wright married Mercy Stoddard, and had children including Benjamin Wright, Eliza Wright, Elizabeth Wright, John Wright, Jonas Wright, Jonathan Wright, Joseph Wright, Marcy Mercy Wright, Mary Wright, Nathaniel Wright, Sarah Wright.
  • Joseph Wright passed away in 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wright
1610–1683
Birth Location: Brook Hall, Essex, England
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Mary Cranbroke
1609–1670
Birth Location: Kent,,Kent,England
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Stoddard
1643–1715
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Benjamin Wright
1681–1776
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Benjamin Wright
1670–1783
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Eliza Wright
–1740
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Wright
1666–1691
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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John Wright
1679–1714
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Jonas Wright
1672–1764
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Jonathan Wright
1681–1770
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joseph Wright
1669–1756
Birth Location: Weathersfield, Hartford Co., CT
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Joseph Wright
–1773
Birth Location: –
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Marcy Wright
1691–1772
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Wright
1665–1735
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Nathaniel Wright
1688–1711
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Wright
1674–1706
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Benjamin Wright
1677–1760
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joseph Wright's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wright
1638–1714
Birth Place: South Weald, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Wright
1610–1683
Brook Hall, Essex, England
Mary (Elenor) Cranbroke
1609–1670
Kent,,Kent,England
Grandparents
John Wright
1577–1640
London, Middlesex, , England
Grace Glascock
1579–1653
Kelvedon, Essex, England
William Cranbroke
1582–1610
Of,Cranbroke Hall,Kent,England
Mary (Mabel) Cranbroke
1590–1678
Kent, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wright
1548–1607
Roberdye Pake
1548–1603
Henry Glascock
1551–1606
Grace Eumio
1552–1593
John Cranbroke
1565–1585
Sarah Cleare
1562–1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Wright
1516–1586
Mary Greene
1519–1587
Christopher Pake
1525–1610
Joan Pake
1527–1616
John Eumio
1510–1598
Lady Vowell
1524–
Daniell Crannbrooke
1545–

Joseph Wright's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Wright (3 MAR 1638–17 DEC 1714) m. Mercy Stoddard (ABT 1643–2 JAN 1715)
  1. 1. Benjamin Wright 1681–1776
  2. 2. Benjamin Wright 1670–1783 m. Elizabeth HAND 1677–1790
  3. 3. Eliza Wright –1740
  4. 4. Elizabeth Wright 1666–1691
  5. 5. John Wright 1679–1714
  6. 6. Jonas Wright 1672–1764
  7. 7. Jonathan Wright 1681–1770
  8. 8. Joseph Wright 1669–1756 m. Mary Dudley 1678–1755
    1. 1. Anne Wright 1707–1746 m. David Hamilton 1697–1781
      1. 1. Anne Hamilton 1734–1761 m. David Manning 1726–1807
        1. 1. Anne Manning 1762–1830 m. Abel (Camp) Jr 1756–1839
        2. 2. Sarah Manning 1755–1813
      2. 2. Benjamin (Hamilton) III 1734–1793
      3. 3. Charles Hamilton 1739–1760
      4. 4. David Hamilton 1736–1761
      5. 5. Dudley Hamilton 1730–1775
      6. 6. Huldah Hamilton 1742–1748
      7. 7. John Hamilton 1732–1809 m. Mercy Cornish 1738–1819
        1. 1. David Hamilton 1770–1819
        2. 2. Esther Hamilton 1760–1848 m. Samuel Page 1753– m. Samuel (Page) Tyler 1753–1839
        3. 3. John Hamilton 1768–1841
        4. 4. John (Hamilton) Sr. 1757–1830 m. Elizabeth King 1769–1830
        5. 5. Lucy Hamilton 1781–1865
        6. 6. Mercy Hamilton 1776–1818
        7. 7. Silas Hamilton 1762–1847 m. Achsah (M) Hamilton 1773–1820
        8. 8. Solomon Hamilton 1773–1857
        9. 9. William Hamilton 1765–1833
      8. 8. Joseph Hamilton 1738–1805
      9. 9. Lucy Hamilton 1744–1777 m. Stephen Ray* 1739–1809
        1. 1. Augustus Ray 1770–1814
        2. 2. Charles Ray 1764–1782
        3. 3. Elizabeth Ray 1776–
        4. 4. John (Ray) * 1777–
        5. 5. Miles Ray 1772–1815 m. Rachel Hardy 1775–1858
        6. 6. Stephen Ray 1774–
      10. 10. Mary (Nee) Hamilton 1729–1775 m. Samuel Hamilton 1725–1804
        1. 1. David (Hamilton) (Hambleton) 1756–1840
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hamilton 1767–1832
        3. 3. Hores Hamilton 1748–1793
        4. 4. Huldah Hamilton 1750–1845
        5. 5. Joshua Hamilton 1755–1814
        6. 6. Mary Hamilton 1762–1796
        7. 7. Patrick Hamilton 1751–1812
        8. 8. Samuel Hamilton 1764–1851
        9. 9. Seth Hamilton 1760–1804
        10. 10. Wealthy (Ann) Hamilton 1774–1806
        11. 11. Lucy Hamilton 1758–
        12. 12. Hores Hamilton 1748–1793
        13. 13. Wright Hamilton 1769–
      11. 11. Prudence Hamilton 1746–1746
      12. 12. William Hamilton 1726–1825
      13. 13. Asa White 1743–1820
    2. 2. Dudley Wright 1717–1806 m. Dimmis Loomis 1724–1793
      1. 1. Abigail Wright 1746–1795
      2. 2. Azariah (Loomis) Wright 1749–1828 m. Mercy Treadway 1751–1822
        1. 1. Azariah (Loomis Wright) Jr 1776–1867 m. Dorcas Mullen 1787–1841
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wright 1788–
      3. 3. Demise Wright 1751–1839
      4. 4. Dudley Wright 1753–
      5. 5. Loomis Wright 1745–1745
      6. 6. Lydia Wright 1761–1797
      7. 7. Sophia Wright 1765–
    3. 3. John Wright 1713–1795 m. Sarah Clark 1723–1798 m. Phebe Strong 1714–1753
      1. 1. Eleanor ((Clark)) Wright 1746–1812
      2. 2. Esther Wright 1744–1826
      3. 3. Keziah Wright 1756–1825
    4. 4. John Wright 1715–1718
    5. 5. John Wright 1723–1741
    6. 6. Joseph Wright 1704–1775 m. Hannah Glibert 1718–1804
      1. 1. Mary Wright 1740–1829 m. Richard Alsop 1726–1776
        1. 1. Abigail Alsop 1765–1846
        2. 2. Clarissa (Pomeroy) Alsop 1770–1852
        3. 3. Frances Alsop 1764–1845
        4. 4. Hannah Alsop 1774–1858
        5. 5. Hannah Alsop 1767–1767
        6. 6. John (William) Alsop 1776–1841
        7. 7. Joseph (Wright) Alsop 1772–1844
        8. 8. Mary Alsop 1762–1855
        9. 9. Richard Alsop 1761–1815
    7. 7. Mary Wright 1719–1741 m. John Burt 1699–1755
      1. 1. Eunice Burt 1736–1811
    8. 8. Sarah Wright 1710–1710
    9. 9. Son Wright 1701–1701
    10. 10. Major (Timothy) Wright 1712–1756 m. Mehitabel Brainard 1712–1792
      1. 1. Amasa Wright 1740–1741
      2. 2. Ann Wright 1747–
      3. 3. Fenelon Wright 1749–1750
      4. 4. John Wright 1745–1826 m. Lucy Sears 1752–1829
        1. 1. Amasa Wright 1787–1861 m. Nancy Curtis 1796–1877
        2. 2. Anna (Sears) Wright 1782–1814
        3. 3. John Wright 1783–1840 m. Huldah Dewey 1786–1854
        4. 4. Lucy Wright 1777–1803
        5. 5. Timothy Wright 1779–1846
      5. 5. Mary Wright 1742–1819
      6. 6. Mehitabel Wright 1738–1756
      7. 7. Miles Wright 1739–1788
        1. 1. Thomas (Miles) Wright 1775–1864 m. Eliza ("Betsey") SMEAD 1776–1828
  9. 9. Joseph Wright –1773
  10. 10. Marcy (Mercy) Wright 1691–1772
  11. 11. Mary Wright 1665–1735
  12. 12. Nathaniel Wright 1688–1711
  13. 13. Sarah Wright 1674–1706
  14. 14. Benjamin Wright 1677–1760 m. Prudence Deming 1677–1706
    1. 1. Reverend (Ebenezer) Wright 1706–1746 m. Hannah Allyn 1705–1803 m. Sarah Huntington 1710–1734
      1. 1. Ebenezer Wright 1741–1808 m. Grace BUTLER 1748–1821
        1. 1. Allyn WRIGHT 1773–1855
        2. 2. Benjamin WRIGHT 1770–1842 m. Philomela Waterman 1776–1835
        3. 3. Ebenezer WRIGHT 1769–1851
        4. 4. Hannah WRIGHT 1776–1815
        5. 5. Joseph (Butler) WRIGHT 1783–1858
        6. 6. William WRIGHT 1778–1856
      2. 2. Hannah Wright 1740–1807
      3. 3. Joseph (Allyn) Wright 1744–1818
      4. 4. Prudence Wright 1736–1825
      5. 5. Thomas Wright 1737–1812 m. Martha Butler 1744–1831
        1. 1. Allen Wright 1783–
        2. 2. Chloe Wright 1781–1873
        3. 3. Ebenezer Wright 1777–1818
        4. 4. Hannah Wright 1779–1806
        5. 5. John Wright 1772–1851 m. Loditha Messenger 1780–1830
        6. 6. Joseph Wright 1774–1847 m. Martha Camp –1808 m. Fanny Gilbert –1820
        7. 7. Martha Wright 1775–1835
        8. 8. Mary Wright 1775–1845
        9. 9. Moses Wright 1777–1818
        10. 10. Thomas Wright 1768–1812

Joseph Wright's Timeline

4 Records

1638
3 MAR 1638
Birth of Joseph Wright in South Weald, Essex, England
South Weald, Essex, England
1639
3 MAR 1639
Age 1
Birth of Joseph Wright in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1714
17 DEC 1714
Age 76
Death of Joseph Wright in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1714
1714
Age 76
Joseph Wright - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1639
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Wright family
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 672.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JWV
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 967.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MAB
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 604.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WH2
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 583.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WH2
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 326.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JIF
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 968.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MAB
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 326.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF
    [9] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 338
    [10] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 290
    [11] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [12] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 292
    [13] Millennium File
    [14] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [15] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [16] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [17] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [18] Family Data Collection - Births
    [19] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1639; Birth city: Watertown; Birth state: MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1638
    Event Place: South Weald, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1714
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Wright family
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Foote family: or, The descendants of Nathaniel Foote, one of the first settlers of Wethersfield
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 338
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 290
    [5] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [6] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 292
    [7] Millennium File
    [8] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [9] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [10] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [11] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [13] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1639; Birth city: Watertown; Birth state: MA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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