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Peter Wright 1612–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Norfolk County, England

Death Date: BEF 14 SEP 1663

Death Location: Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Nicholas III

Mother: Margaret Nelson

Spouse(s): Alice Wright

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

Peter Wright was born in 1612 in Norfolk County, England, the child of Nicholas Wright Iii And Margaret Nelson. Peter Wright married Alice Wright, and had children including Adam Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Gideon Wright, Hannah Wright, Job Wright, Lydia Wright, Mary Wright, Mordecay Wright, Peter Wright, Sarah Wright, William Wright. Peter Wright passed away in 1663 in Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Peter Wright was born in 1612 in Norfolk County, England, the child of Nicholas Wright Iii And Margaret Nelson.
  • Peter Wright married Alice Wright, and had children including Adam Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Gideon Wright, Hannah Wright, Job Wright, Lydia Wright, Mary Wright, Mordecay Wright, Peter Wright, Sarah Wright, William Wright.
  • Peter Wright passed away in 1663 in Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas III
–1610
Birth Location: Barton Turf, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Nelson
1570–1618
Birth Location: of Wendling, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Wright
1614–1685
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Adam Wright
1650–1698
Birth Location: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Wright
1653–1677
Birth Location: of Oyster Bay, Queens, Colony of New York, British Colonial America
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Gideon Wright
1638–1685
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
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Hannah Wright
1646–1675
Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
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Job Wright
1639–1640
Birth Location: –
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Lydia Wright
1655–1656
Birth Location: –
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Mary Wright
1642–1671
Birth Location: Sandwich, Plymouth, British Colonial America
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Mordecay Wright
1649–1650
Birth Location: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
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Peter Wright
1637–1638
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Wright
1648–1649
Birth Location: –
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William Wright
1640–1641
Birth Location: –
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Peter Wright's Ancestors

Self
Peter Wright
1612–1663
Birth Place: Norfolk County, England
Parents
Nicholas Wright III
–1610
Barton Turf, Norfolk, England
Margaret Nelson
1570–1618
of Wendling, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Nicholas (Wright) II
1559–1592
Outwell, Norfolk, England
Ellen Gylbert
1535–
Barton Turf, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wright
1500–
Anne Beaupré
1519–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1465–1541
Wright
1457–1547

Peter Wright's Descendants

1.
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Peter Wright (1612–BEF 14 SEP 1663) m. Alice Wright (ABT 1614–24 FEB 1685)
  1. 1. Adam Wright 1650–1698 m. Mary (George) Dennis 1649–1698
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wright 1653–1677 m. James Townsend 1650–1698
    1. 1. James (Townsend) Jr 1671– m. Hannah Wright 1680–1681
  3. 3. Gideon Wright 1638–1685 m. Elizabeth Townsend 1645–1699
    1. 1. Anthony Wright 1674–1714 m. Mary Rhodes 1682–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Wright 1668–1712 m. Isaiah Harrison 1666–1738
      1. 1. Elizabeth Harrison 1698–1699
      2. 2. Gideon Harrison 1694–1729 m. Elizabeth (Damaris De) St.Julian 1690–
      3. 3. Isaiah (Harrison) Jr 1689–1690 m. Phoebe Smith 1686–
      4. 4. John Harrison 1691–1771 m. Phoebe Harrison 1686–1794
        1. 1. Ann Harrison 1729–1805 m. John Davidson 1720–1747 m. Joseph Langdon 1727–1779
        2. 2. Elizabeth Harrison 1720–1790 m. Tunis Hood 1719–1797
        3. 3. John (Harrison) Jr 1721–1763
        4. 4. Phoebe Harrison 1728–1758 m. Daniel Davidson 1718–1751 m. Thomas Moore 1706–1758
        5. 5. Reuben Harrison 1731–1807 m. Lydia (Donnell) Harrison 1735–1780
        6. 6. Zebulon Harrison 1718–1792 m. Margaret Cravens 1724–1800
      5. 5. Mary Harrison 1696–1781 m. Robert Cravens 1696–1781
        1. 1. John Cravens 1722–1778 m. Margaret Hiatt 1727–1779
        2. 2. Margaret Cravens 1724–1800 m. Zebulon Harrison 1718–1792
        3. 3. Robert (Cravens) Jr. 1733–1784 m. Esther Harrison 1739–1781
    3. 3. Gideon (Wright) Jr. 1675–1676 m. Margaret Urquehart 1675–1720
    4. 4. Hannah Wright 1680–1681 m. James (Townsend) Jr 1671–
    5. 5. John Wright 1680–1737 m. Abigail Barker 1681–
    6. 6. Peter Wright 1670–1690
    7. 7. Silvanus Wright 1676–1677 m. Mary Procter 1680–1741
    8. 8. Tabitha Wright 1683–1714 m. John Brook 1679–
  4. 4. Hannah Wright 1646–1675 m. Samuel Andrews 1630–1693
  5. 5. Job Wright 1639–1640
  6. 6. Lydia Wright 1655–1656
  7. 7. Mary Wright 1642–1671 m. Samuel Andrews 1634–1688
    1. 1. Edward Andrews 1667–1712 m. Sarah Ong 1679–1732
      1. 1. Peter Andrews 1707–1756 m. Esther Butcher 1707–1756
        1. 1. Thomas Andrews 1731–1760 m. Catharine Webster 1730–1762
  8. 8. Mordecay Wright 1649–1650
  9. 9. Peter Wright 1637–1638
  10. 10. Sarah Wright 1648–1649
  11. 11. William Wright 1640–1641

Peter Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1612
1612
Birth of Peter Wright in Norfolk County, England
Norfolk County, England
1663
BEF 14 SEP 1663
Age 51
Death of Peter Wright in Virginia, British Colonial America
Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Norfolk County, England
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #3972
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [3] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Source number: 1597.290; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 September 2021), Peter Wright, ; Burial, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States of America, Quaker Burial Ground; citing record ID 87207538, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Lynn, Massachusettes

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1653

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quaker Cemetery of Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 September 2021), Peter Wright, ; Burial, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States of America, Quaker Burial Ground; citing record ID 87207538, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 14 SEP 1663
    Event Place: Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #3972
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Howland Delano Perrine, The Wright Family of Osterbay, L. I., With the Ancestry of and Descent from Peter Wright and Nicholas Wright, 1423-1923 (New York: No publisher, 1923), 47-69.
    [3] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [4] FamilySearch FamilyTree, The New-England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 55 (Boston, Massachusetts: New-England Historic Genealogical Society, 1901), 380-381.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 September 2021), Peter Wright, ; Burial, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States of America, Quaker Burial Ground; citing record ID 87207538, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
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