1. Benjamin Wright 1 2 was born about 1620 in Bolton, Eng 1 and died on 29 Mar 1677 in Kenilworth, CT 1 2. Documented events in his life were:
1. Emigrant Ancestor; Bef 1645; Guilford, New Haven Co., CT.
Benjamin married Jane Meigs 1, daughter of John Meigs, in 1640 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT. (Jane Meigs was born in 1617 in Hesketh, Lancaster, ENG and died on 26 Oct 1684 1.)
Children from this marriage were:
He never married.
Documented events in her life were:
1. VR - Marriage; 1664; Guilford, New Haven Co., CT 4. Married Joseph Hand
Documented events in her life were:
1. VR - Marriage; 7 Nov 1676; Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 4. Married Edward Lees
Elizabeth married Edward Lee 5 6 on 7 Nov 1676 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT 4. (Edward Lee was born on 12 Jan 1648/49 and died in Apr 1727 5 7.)
Documented events in his life were:
1. Lawsuit; 17 Oct 1648; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT 8. Elias Partman Contra Edward Lee in an Action of the Case damages 40s. Edward Lee is adiudged by the Courte to pay to Elias Partman 20s for a Cannooe Edward Lee Acknowledgeth hee bought of Elias.
Documented events in their marriage were:
1. VR - Marriage; 7 Nov 1676; Guilford, New Haven Co., CT 4.
James married Hannah Walstone 1. (Hannah Walstone was born in 1650 1 and died on 1 Nov 1719 in Clinton (Killingsworth), Middlesex Co., CT 1.)
Children from this marriage were:
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Death; 3 Jul 1718; Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 9.
James married Judith Bushnell 1, daughter of Samuel Bushnell and Patience Rudd, on 10 Dec 1707 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 1. (Judith Bushnell was born on 14 Sep 1679 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 1 9 and died on 11 Mar 1715/16 in Durham, Middlesex Co., CT 11.)
Documented events in her life were:
1. VR - Birth; 14 Sep 1679; Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 9.
Documented events in their marriage were:
1. VR - Marriage; 10 Dec 1707; Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 9.
Children from this marriage were:
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Birth; 1 Feb 1711/12; Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 9.
Documented events in her life were:
1. VR - Birth; 1 Jan 1709/10; Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 9.
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Birth; 3 Nov 1715; Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 9.
Jude married Elizabeth Stone 1 12, daughter of Nathaniel Stone and Hannah Graves, on 19 Apr 1739 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 1 14. (Elizabeth Stone was born on 6 May 1717 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT 1 and died on 3 Sep 1797 1.)
Documented events in their marriage were:
1. VR - Marriage; 19 Apr 1739; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 14.
Children from this marriage were:
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Birth; 7 May 1741; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 14.
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Birth; 29 Apr 1745; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 15.
Documented events in her life were:
1. VR - Marriage; 1 Jul 1763; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 14. Maried David Curtice
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Birth; 14 Jun 1750; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 16.
2. VR - Marriage; 9 Sep 1772; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 16. Married Sarah Dunham.
3. VR - Birth of Child; 18 Jul 1773; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 16. Birth of Simeon, son of Simeon & Sarah Wright.
4. VR - Death of Child; 16 Mar 1775; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 16. Death of Simeon, son of Simeon Wright
5. VR - Birth of Child; 24 Dec 1776; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 16. Birth of Hannah, daughter of Simeon & Sarah Wright.
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Birth; 21 May 1752; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 14.
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Birth; 10 Mar 1755; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 14.
Documented events in his life were:
1. VR - Birth; 15 Aug 1742; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 14.
2. Census; 1790; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 17. Wright, Enos 12300
3. Census; 1800; Pompey, Ononodaga Co., NY 18.
4. Lands Recorded - Sold; 1802; Pompey, Ononodaga Co., NY 19. Wright, Enos & Sarah to J. Meber, 1802 (B, 449) lot 16
5. Lands Recorded - Sold; 1809; Pompey, Ononodaga Co., NY 19. Wright, Enos & Sarah to M. Willcox 1809 (I, 253) lot 16
Enos married Sarah Tillotson, daughter of Abraham Tillotson and Cybel Brooker, on 10 Mar 1773 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 14. (Sarah Tillotson was born on 10 Jun 1753 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT and died on 13 Mar 1806 in Pompey, Ononodaga Co., NY.)
Documented events in her life were:
1. VR - Birth; 10 Jun 1752; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 20.
Documented events in their marriage were:
1. VR - Marriage; 10 Mar 1773; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 14.
Children from this marriage were:
Documented events in her life were:
1. VR - Birth; 19 Sep 1773; Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 16.
Sibyl married Joseph H. Wilcox 21, son of Pvt Matthew Wilcox and Rachel Tillotson. (Joseph H. Wilcox was born on 10 Sep 1773 in Rhode Island and died on 23 Dec 1847 in Pompey, Ononodaga Co., NY.)
Documented events in his life were:
1. Census; 1800; Pompey, Ononodaga Co., NY 22.
2. Signed Petition; 11 Mar 1811; Pompey, Ononodaga Co., NY 23. On 11 Mar 1811, Joseph signed Notice to Freeholder, in Pompey, NY, giving notice that a petition would be presented to the NY Legislature "praying a division of the said town of Pompey, and the town of Manlius, including in the town to be erected, the three south tiers of lots of Manlius, and three of the north tier lots of the town of Pompey."
+ 2 M i. James Wright 1 2 was born in 1643 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT 1 2 and died on 10 Mar 1727/28 in Clinton (Killingsworth), Middlesex Co., CT 2.
3 M ii. Benjamin Wright 3 was born in 1645 and died in 1684.
4 F iii. Jane Wright 2 3 was born in 1644 2 and died in Dec 1724 2.
5 M iv. Joseph Wright 2 3 was born about 1647 2 3 and died on 19 Feb 1703/04 in Kenilworth, CT 2 3.
6 F v. Elizabeth Wright 2 3 4 was born on 15 Oct 1653 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT 2 3 and died in 1685 2.
7 F vi. Anna Wright 2 3 was born in 1650 2 and died on 21 May 1731 2 3.
2. James Wright 1 2 (Benjamin1) was born in 1643 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT 1 2 and died on 10 Mar 1727/28 in Clinton (Killingsworth), Middlesex Co., CT 2.
+ 8 M i. James Wright 1 was born about 1675 1 and died on 3 Jul 1718 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 1 9.
9 M ii. Benjamin Wright 10 was born about 1670 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 10 and died in 1783 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 10.
10 F iii. Mercy Wright 3 was born about 1680 3 and died on 21 Jan 1727/28 in Westbrook 3.
8. James Wright 1 (James2, Benjamin1) was born about 1675 1 and died on 3 Jul 1718 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 1 9.
+ 11 M i. Jude Wright 9 12 was born on 3 Nov 1715 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 9 13.
12 M ii. Samuel Wright 1 9 was born on 1 Feb 1711/12 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 1 9 and died in 1738 1.
13 F iii. Patience Wright 1 9 was born on 1 Jan 1709/10 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 1 9.
11. Jude Wright 9 12 (James8, James2, Benjamin1) was born on 3 Nov 1715 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT 9 13.
+ 14 M i. Enos Wright was born on 13 Aug 1742 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 12.
15 M ii. Jude Wright 1 was born on 7 May 1741 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 1.
16 M iii. John Wright 1 was born on 20 Apr 1745 1.
17 F iv. Judeth Wright 1 was born about 1747 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 1.
18 M v. Simeon Wright 1 was born on 14 Jun 1750 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 1 and died on 22 May 1832 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 1.
19 M vi. Jeremiah Wright 1 was born on 21 May 1752 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 1.
20 M vii. Ezekial Wright 1 was born on 10 Mar 1755 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 1.
14. Enos Wright (Jude11, James8, James2, Benjamin1) was born on 13 Aug 1742 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 12.
21 F i. Sibyl Wright 16 was born on 10 Sep 1773 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT 16 and died on 18 Feb 1848.
22 M ii. Russell Wright .
23 M iii. Ezekiel Wright .
24 M iv. Ephraim Wright .
25 M v. David Wright .
26 M vi. Daniel Wright 24.
27 F vii. Elizabeth Wright .
1. Herbert Arkin, (arkin@sundial.net).
2. Twelve Generations of Descendants of Benjamin Wright, (http://www.mindspring.com/~jtfleming/Wright.htm (4 Jul 1999)). Wright Family Records from Benjamin Wright of Guilford and Westbrook, Connecticut; Clara May Potter's 1967 unpublished Wright genealogy.
3. Complete Starr Database, (www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rrooy12/starr.htm).
4. Clemens, William Montgomery, American Marriage Records before 1699, (Pompton Lakes, NJ: Biblio Co., 1926.)
5. Michael C. Owens, (solutions@kahala.net).
6. Talcott, Alvan, Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut, (1984). p 1111.
7. ibid. p 752.
8. Records of The Particular Court of Connecticut, 1639-1663, (Hartford, 1928). p 53.
9. Hartford Historical Society, Saybrook CT Vital Records, (1948).
10. Descendants of Benjamin Wright, (http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4145/).
11. Evelyn Sanford Beran, (GenConnecticut 1998 archives).
12. Forest S. Horner, (
). 03 Nov 1998. 13. Herbert Arkin, (arkin@sundial.net). 29 Dec 1998.
14. The Barbour Collection, (The Connecticut Nutmegger; on-going series). Hebron, p 156.
15. ibid. Hebron, p 142.
16. ibid. Hebron, p 157.
17. 1790 Census, Hebron, Tolland Co., CT. p 135.
18. 1800 Census, Pompey, Onondaga Co., NY. Roll 4, p 136.
19. Property Sales by Date of Recording, Town of Pompey, New York, 1800 - 1809, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyononda/POMPEY/GRANTOR2.HTM; Onondaga Co., NY, GenWeb site [20 Jun 2000]; data taken from court records by Kathy Crowell).
20. The Barbour Collection, (The Connecticut Nutmegger; on-going series). Hebron, p 141.
21. Charles Wilcox, Charles Wilcox Family File, (chucktrains@email.msn.com).
22. 1800 Census, Pompey, Onondaga Co., NY. Vol 3, p 110; courtesy of Terry Spellman.