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Peter Wright 1595–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Wendling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 June 1663

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

Father: Nicholas III

Mother: Margaret Nelson

Spouse(s): Alice Wright

Children(s): Gideon Wright, Adam Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Hannah Wright, Job Wright, Lydia Wright, Mary Wright, Mordecai Wright, Peter Wright, Sarah Wright, William Wright

Peter Wright was born in 1595 in Wendling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Nicholas Wright Iii And Margaret Nelson. Peter Wright married Alice May Wright, and had children including Adam Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Gideon Wright, Hannah Wright, Job Wright, Lydia Wright, Mary Wright, Mordecai Wright, Peter Wright, Sarah Wright, William Wright. Peter Wright passed away in 1663 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter Wright was born in 1595 in Wendling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Nicholas Wright Iii And Margaret Nelson.
  • Peter Wright married Alice May Wright, and had children including Adam Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Gideon Wright, Hannah Wright, Job Wright, Lydia Wright, Mary Wright, Mordecai Wright, Peter Wright, Sarah Wright, William Wright.
  • Peter Wright passed away in 1663 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Wright's Ancestors

Self
Peter Wright
1595–1663
Birth Place: Wendling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Nicholas Wright III
1559–1609
Barton Turf, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Nelson
1572–1613
Barton Turf, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Nicholas (Wright) II
1534–1592
Norfolk, England
Ellen Gilbert
1535–1582
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wright
1500–1567
Anne Beaupre
1520–1580
William Gilbert
1495–1568
Lady Furford
1504–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Fulford
1478–1540
Anne Southworth
1485–

Peter Wright's Descendants

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Peter Wright (1595–16 June 1663) m. Alice (May) Wright (1614–24 February 1685)
  1. 1. Gideon Wright 1638–1685 m. Elizabeth Townsend 1645–1723
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wright 1668–1698 m. Isaiah (Thomas (the Immigrant) Harrison (Pres Lincoln & Pres) Harrisons) 1666–1738
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Lydia) Harrison 1698–1771 m. Samuel Stewart 1688–1768
        1. 1. John (James) Stewart 1746–1770 m. Hannah (Pennington Stewart) Boone 1746–1828
        2. 2. Joseph Stewart 1740–1823 m. Sarah Gilbert 1743–1806
        3. 3. Benjamin Stewart 1736–1779
        4. 4. Isaiah Stewart 1731–1800
        5. 5. Samuel (Jr) Stewart 1727–1790
        6. 6. Sarah Stewart 1737–1796
      2. 2. John Harrison 1691–1771 m. Phoebe Smith 1686–1793
        1. 1. Ann Harrison 1729–1805
        2. 2. Elizabeth Harrison 1718–1790
        3. 3. John Harrison 1721–1758
        4. 4. Margret Harrison 1723–
        5. 5. Phoebe Harrison 1728–1807
        6. 6. Reuben Harrison 1731–1807
        7. 7. Zebulon Harrison 1718–1792
    2. 2. Gideon Wright 1675–1722
    3. 3. John Wright 1680–1737
    4. 4. Peter Wright 1670–1685
    5. 5. Silvannus Wright 1676–1736
  2. 2. Adam Wright 1650–1698
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wright 1653–1697
  4. 4. Hannah Wright 1646–1675
  5. 5. Job Wright 1636–1706
  6. 6. Lydia Wright 1655–1713
  7. 7. Mary Wright 1642–1665
  8. 8. Mordecai Wright 1649–1650
  9. 9. Peter Wright 1651–1651
  10. 10. Sarah Wright 1647–1676
  11. 11. William Wright 1640–1647

Peter Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Peter Wright in Wendling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Wendling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1663
16 June 1663
Age 68
Death of Peter Wright in Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Wendling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 June 1663
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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