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From: "Charles Wright" <>
Subject: Wright Brothers
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 06:33:10 -0400


5/5/1999

In a message sent to the list by Bert R. Webster ref.
the Wright brothers ancestral lineage:

CAUTION... The parents of Deacon Samuel Wright (who d. Oct. 1665) has not
been proven and is highly controversial.

Charles B. Wright
PO Box 519
Walpole, NH 03608-0519


-----Original Message-----
From: Bert R. Webster <>
To: <>
Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 2:59 PM
Subject: Wright Brothers

>Several people have written about the Wright Brothers and their
>ancestory.
>
>Infromation back to John Wright of the parish of Kelvedon Hatch, Essex,
>England who died May 9, 1509 and Married Agnes is given in "The Wright
>Family in England & America, Sir John Wright of Essex, England by Curtis
>Wright and revised by Brice Clagett"s Wright Lineage.
>
>The original genealogical record so Bishop Milton Wright with additions
>by Orivlle Wright are deposited with the Wright State University,
>Fairborn, Ohio.
>
>Part of the line is as follows:
>
>John Wright of Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England died May 9, 1509, married
>Agnes
>
>John Wright, Eldest Son, born about 1488, died October 5, 1551.
>Inherited Manor of White Notley and the advowson of Upminister from His
>father.. Purchsed Kellydon or Delvdon Hall in 1538. Marrie Olive
>Hubbard who made her will June 23, 1560. They had 6 children, three of
>his four sons were named John and know as John the Elkdest of Kelvedon
>Hall, Middle John of Wrightsbrideg or Dagenhams Manor; and Young John of
>Bishop Hall or Wealside.
>
>John Wright of Wrightsbridge ( Middle John) born 1522, died 1558.
>Married triwce. 1st Enfell Lindsell, and 2nd Bennett Greene, du of
>Laurence Greene. 7 children 3 by enfell, 4 by Bennett.
>
>Nathaniel Wright ( by Bennett) bpt 28 Jan 1581. Merchant member o
>fMassachusetts Bay Company sending settlers to America. Married 28 Nov
>1612 Lydia James daughter of Edward James. Lydia died and was buried 15
>Aug 1643 in St. Helen's Church, Bishopgate, London. Eleven of his
>children also buried there. Samuel sent to America in the 1600's to
>represetn his father in the Mass. bay Co. Settlements and became Deacon
>Wright.
>
>According to Brice Claggett, nathaniel is mentioned frequently in the
>published records of the Governor and Company of the Mss. Bay in New
>England. He was probablya Purtian along with his brother, William.
>Another brother, Lawrence M>D>, who studied medicine in Leydon, later
>bacame physican to Oliver Cromwell.
>
>Samuel Wright: b 1613, d 17 Oct 1665 in Northampton,Massachusetts.
>Married Margaret who died 24 July 1681.Both born in England. First
>mentioned in Springfield, Mass. in 1638. He left will dated 1663.
>Margaret lefta will dated 1681.
>
>James Wright: 1639-1723, Wright Brothers Ancestor
>
>Sorry, this is all the further I go with the Wright Brothers Line, since
>my interest in the line ends at this point. Namely:
>
>
>Margaret Wright, a Sister to James Wright: 1639-1723,
>married 8 Dec 1653 Thomas Bancroft, m 2nd Thomas Bliss.
>
>
>William Wright of London, b 1587, (Brother to Nathiel Wright bpt 28 Jan
>1581, above) was a Purtian in Leydon, Holland, came to Plymouth, Mass., m
>Priscilla Carpenter.
>
>Priscilla is a daughter of Alexander Carpenter, Sister to Alice Carpenter
>Southworth who became the second wife of William Bradford of the
>Mayflower.
>
>
>I do have a list of other children of the above born in the 1500s and
>1600s, none later than 1675.
>
>Maybe the above will be useful to someone.
>
>Bert
>
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