Martha* Ketcheral

1646 - 1708  (62 years)

• Name	Martha* Ketcheral
  Birth	4 Jan 1646	Skipmuck, Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut
  Gender	Female
  Possessions	1683	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  	Martha Kitchell and married to Abel Wright--who claimed something (from the estate of Anthony Dorchester, 2nd husband of her mother) for what her mother, the widow of Samuel Kitchell (Kitcherell) once of Hartford, brought to the late Anthony Dorchester.
  Other-Begin	26 Jul 1708	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  	Indian Attack
  	On July 26, 1708 seven or eight Indians rushed into the house of Lt. Abel Wright of Skipmuch in Springfield, and killed two soldiers, Aaron Parsons of Northampton and Benjah Hulbert of Enfield; scalped the wife of Lt. Wright (who died 3 months later on Oct 19), took Hannah, the wife of Lt.Wright's son Henry, and killed her; killed her infant son Henry in a cradle and knocked in the head of her daughter Hannah, aged 2 years, in the same cradle, but she later recovered. http://mjgen.com/wright/1wright.html
  		Indian Attack, Abel Wright's family Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
  Death	19 Oct 1708	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  Notes	Born in Jan 1644/5 to Samuel & Martha (Chapman) Ketcherel. Married Abel Wright 1 Oct 1659 in Springfield MA. Their child: Martha (Wright) Morley. Find A Grave contributor Mary Jo Freeman adds: Martha was 14 when she married. The colonial laws regulated the subject of extravagant dressing. In September 1673 (when Martha was 28 years old) the court recorded: "Diverse women at Springfeild (sic) presentd at ye Courte in March last for that being of meane estate they did weare Silkes contrary to Law vixt Goodwife Labden (,) Goody Colton (,) Goody Morgan (,) Goody Barnard (,) Mercy & Hephzibod Jones (,) Hunters wife & Daughter & Abell Wrights wife, & warned to this Courte the six former app'ring in Courte they were admonisht of their extyravagancyes & dismist." On July 26, 1708, Indians attacked the town of Springfield and the Wright family. Martha was scalped and died 3 months later as a result of her injuries. Their son, Henry's baby was also killed and his wife was captured and died soon after. findagrave
  Person ID	I3483	Roots
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Samuel* Ketcheral, (immigrant),   b. 1619, Hayes, Bromley, Kent, England d. 9 Jun 1651, Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Martha** Chapman, (immigrant),   b. Bef 7 Apr 1616, Digswell, Hertfordshire, England d. 17 Dec 1662, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age ~ 46 years)
  Marriage	1643	Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut
  Family ID	F1696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lt. Abel* Wright, Sr. (immigrant),   b. Bef 10 Jan 1631, Leverton, Lincolnshire, England (maybe) d. 29 Oct 1725, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age ~ 94 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1659	Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Wright, Sr.,   b. 1 Sep 1660, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 14 Jun 1736, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut (Age 75 years) + 2. Martha Wright,   b. 29 Nov 1662, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. Bef 2 Jan 1741, Gladstonbury, Hartford Co, Connecticut (Age 78 years) + 3. Ensign Abel Wright, II,   b. 25 Sep 1664, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 2 Jun 1745, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut (Age 80 years) + 4. Benjamin* Wright, I,   b. 14 Mar 1667, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 25 Dec 1704, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 37 years) + 5. Hannah Wright,   b. 28 Jul 1669, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 26 Nov 1742, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 73 years)   6. Henry Wright,   b. 23 May 1671, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 6 Dec 1674, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 3 years) + 7. Sarah Wright,   b. 8 May 1673, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 26 Jul 1770, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 97 years)   8. Mary Wright,   b. 9 Mar 1675, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 22 Nov 1738, Somers, Tolland Co, Connecticut (Age 63 years) + 9. Henry Oliver Wright,   b. 8 Jun 1677, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 21 Apr 1769, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 91 years)   10. Samuel Wright,   b. 17 Jun 1679, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. Aft 1728, Norwich, New London, Connecticut (Age > 50 years) + 11. Elizabeth Wright,   b. 18 Aug 1682, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 17 Jun 1685, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 2 years)   12. John Wright,   b. 21 Apr 1685, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 11 May 1685, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

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  Possessions - 1683 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts Other-Begin - Indian Attack - 26 Jul 1708 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts Death - 19 Oct 1708 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth