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From: "Charles Wright" <>
Subject: Deacon Samuel Wright and his parents.
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 07:46:27 -0400

5/6/1999

Dear Wright-L & Bert Webster,

Ref. Deacon Samuel Wright (ancestor of the Wright Brothers) and his parents.

There are many books that have his parents listed, I believe I have seen 4
sets of parents.

I have read all the arguments, and have spoken with the best of researchers
and there isn't any "proof", just speculation and conjecture.

The aren't any records that can be found on where Dea. Samuel Wright came
from (ship logs, etc.). He just suddenly appeared in Springfield, MA about
1638, where he was on a jury and owner of property.

So, genealogists have looked to see who his parents *could be* in England
and have only speculated on who they think it could be. And the arguments
are highly controversial.

I just wanted to caution people that there isn't any proof on who is parents
are.

Charles B. Wright

Member:
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston
Vermont Historical Society
Genealogical Society of VT
Westminster, VT, Historical Society
Walpole, NH, Historical Society
Putney, VT, Historical Society
Society for the Hawley Family
Ethan Allen Homestead Trust, Burlington, VT
Footprints of our Past (Wright Family Newsletter), by Don Wright

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


-----Original Message-----
From: Bert R. Webster <>
To: <>;
<>
Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: Wright Brothers

>The inforamtion I quoted was from the original genalogical records of
>Bishop Milton Wright with additions by Orville Wright deposited with the
>Wright State University .
>
>Page 420 adds the following:
>
>Bishop Wright made the same error as some other early genalogists in
>listing Samuel Wright bpt 17 Dec 1470 and buried 16 June 1606 Southweald
>Church Essex. as the direct ancestor of the Wright Brothers, insted of
>Deacon Samuel Wright as his ancestor. This error was also shown in the
>1870 edition of this book but was corrected in the Revised Edition 1975.
>Brice Clagett's research shown in the Addenda and mentioned on page 421
>briefs a full explanation of the correction. I quoted the correction.
>
>
>If there is additional corrections since that time. I would appreciate
>knowing them, and stand corrected.
>
>Any information you might have on this would be appreciated, since one of
>Deacon Wrights daughters, (Margarat Wright m 8 Dec 1653) Thomas Bancrof,
>m 2nd Thomas Bliss) is in my wife's line and a brother( Willima Wright of
>London, b 1587, a Puritan in Leydon, Holland) of Nathaniel Wright bpt 28
>Jan 1581 is in my line.
>
>Thank you for any information you can furnish.
>
>Bert R. Webster
>

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