Margaret* (Stratton?)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 28 Mar 1682, Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

Name:
Many places have her last name as Stratton; however current diligent research has found no verification of that name.


Birth:
children 1626 thru 1644, if 20 in 1626 - then b 1606, like Samuel, only 38 in 1644 to have last child.

Will:
The following discussion and transcription of the will of Margaret Wright is copywrited in the United States of America. All rights reserved, Michael C. Wright, P.O. Box 10647, College Station, TX 77842-0647. Use and reproduction for commercial purposes prohibited without prior written
permission from the copywrite holder.

Last Will and Testament of Margaret, widow of Deacon Samuel Wright of Northampton, MA. Died July 24, 1681

Background Information

The will is dated September 22, 1680 and was probated March 28, 1682. The will was presented and recorded in the Northampton, MA, probate records in Book #1, page 222. The entries are handwritten and the book is in the special records archive of the Hampshire County Probate Court, located in the Probate Court Clerk's office in Northampton, MA. The office is very protective of this book as it is very old and fragile. The best way to make copies is by photographing the pages because the ink from opposite
pages is bleeding through and obscures many parts of the entries of interest when Xeroxed. The Clerk's office will allow copying only on a very limited basis and under direct supervision by a senior clerk.

Following is as exact a transcription of the portions of the entries on page 222 pertaining to the will of Margaret the relict of Deacon Samuell Wright, as I was able to develop, replacing, as I did, much of the more difficult archaic usages with modern words (in parenthesis), expanding the
abbreviations into full English text (also in parenthesis) but attempting to keep easily understood spellings intact. My editorial comments are contained in brackets. For those words and passages that I was not sure of, I have enclosed them in parenthesis with a question mark. For those words and passages I could not read at all I have enclosed a question mark in parenthesis where it occurs in the text. Thus I have arrived at the following transcription of her will:

Transcribed from The Northampton, MA, Record Book #1, page 222

"There was presented to this Court a Will and Last Testament of widdow Wright Sr. of Northampton deceased to which one William Jeanes and Richard Weller made oath (that) she was of sound minde when she made it ye estate to distribute according to ye Will of ye deceased. Ye original is on file." [The "Will" referenced here in the making of Margaret's will refers to the will of Deacon Samuel Wright probated in 1666, of which Margaret was executrix and which already was on file in Record Book #1.]

"Here followeth ye Last Will of Widdow Wright"

"The (?bequestor) ye Margaret Wright Executrix of ye Last Will and Testament of Rev. husband Samuell Wright Sr. deceased (&) William Clarke overseer unto whose liberty, power (&) discretion as appears by ye said will what (&) when shall be given unto ye said (?) daughters, Mary,
Margret, Hester, (&) Lydia " "Wee doe as follows give to his daughter, Mary a cow (that) she hath al- ready, Margret a mare (that) she hath already, Hester a colt which she hath already, Lydia a brass pot which she hath already. Alsoe to Mary and Lydia after (the) decease of their said mother, her weave- ing cloathe to be divided equally between them."
"Alsoe it is ye will of ye said Margret, after her decease, to give to her son in law Samuell Marcshfeild (Marshfield), thirty shillings. Alsoe ye said Margret doe give to my son James' Daughter, Helped, after my decease, the bed (that) I ly on with all that belongs to it.
As witness or hand this 22 September 1680."

"Signed and delivered in ye "Margaret Wright
Presence of Wm Jeanes Signum"
Isaack Sheloing
Wm Clarke"

"M. Wm Jeanes (&) Isaack Sheloing made oath to these Justices (?) that ye Bequestor was of sound mind when
she made it. March 28, 1682 Samuell Partregg, Clerk"

End of Copywrited Transcription.

Margaret* married Deacon Samuel* Wright, Sr. about 1630. Samuel* (son of John* Wright, III, Esq. and Martha* Castell) was born about 29 Jun 1606 in Wrightsbridge, Essex, England; was christened about 20 Jul 1606 in St. Peters Parish Church, South Weald, Essex, England; died on 17 Oct 1665 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: 2 Jul 2012; familial relationships
• Research Notes: 3 Jul 2012; parentage

Notes:

"Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 236

It is no longer believed that she is daughter of Deacon Samuel because there was no mention of her or her children in either Samuel or Margaret's wills, nothing in her records indicating her parentage.
With no records, it's anybody's guess, but here's the logic both for and against:


http://www.family2remember.com/famtree/b565.htm
(snip)
In these wills (of Samuel and Margaret), the Deacon makes mention of each of his children, Samuel, Margaret, Hester, Lydia, Mary, James and Judah. Margaret, his wife, does much the same in her will mentioning also Hester's husband, Samuel Marshfield, and son James' daughter, Helped, to whom she bequeathed her bed.

What is notable about these two wills is that neither the Deacon nor Margaret mention anything about Benjamin Wright or Hannah (Wright) Stebbins of Springfield who have been often assigned by previous researchers as his eldest children. What I think is most important is that there is no mention made of any of the children of Benjamin or Hannah
(Wright) Stebbins, either. It is true that Hannah had died in 1661, prior to the Deacon (1665), and might not have been mentioned in his will (prepared 1663) for that reason. But Hannah's children were alive and husband, Thomas Stebbins, did not remarry until 7 years after the Deacon's death. So, if the Deacon was so diligent in bequeathing to each of his
other children, and since he would have known at the time of making his will in 1663 that Hannah was dead, he would have known he had to make provisions for Hannah's portion to go to her children. Therefore, I think it is certain he would have named them in his will if they were his grandchildren. On the basis that neither he nor Margaret mention these
potential grandchildren in their wills, I believe Benjamin and Hannah were not his children.

Nevertheless, Benjamin and Hannah have often been assigned as the eldest children of the Deacon, and thought I do not believe this is the case, I do believe they may have been niece and nephew to the Deacon or some other relation. Certainly I believe they were some member of the large Wright clan to which the Deacon belonged (originating from Sir John Wright of Kelvedon Hatch, Co. Essex, England).
(apparently DNA has challenged this)

To belabor this a little further, a second line of evidence focuses on Hannah in particular. The Deacon and Hannah's husband, Lt. Thomas Stebbins, were involved with each other as trusted friends (see again, Pynchon Court Records in "Families of the Pioneer Valley," Regional Publications, West Springfield, MA 2000). For instance, on 24 March
1654/55 Thomas Stebbins joined with the Deacon in providing a most personal and embarrassing bond to the Pynchon court in Springfield (in the matter of the illegitimate child the Deacon's son, Samuel Wright Jr., fathered upon his own sister-in-law, Mary Burt). This would have been a matter only very close friends would have joined together on. It has been used to indicate that Thomas was actually so close he was the son-in-law of the Deacon. So if the Deacon held the Stebbins family so close in his heart, why does he not bequeath something to these supposed grandchildren?

There does not appear to have been any falling out between the Wrights and Stebbins. As late as 1659 the Deacon (or his son, we can't tell which) are arm in arm with Thomas' brother, John Stebbins, in a lawsuit against the town of Northampton. So there is not doubt the Wrights and Stebbins were close for a very long time. The question is, with this sort of close ties between the Deacon's family and the Stebbins family, had Hannah been the Deacon's daughter, her children would have almost certainly been mentioned in the Deacon's will, as being the recipients of her portion of his estate. Yet, they are not mentioned.

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note by ss:
Because Thomas Stebbins co-bonded with Samuel Sr. that Samuel Jr would care for his illegitimate child indicates some close connection. Also, Hannah named her firstborn Samuel Wright Stebbins. It seems to me to be a bit hasty to exclude her as a potential daughter because of lack of mention in the wills.
My consideration in this is that in looking closely at Margaret's will, it seems to be mostly a carry-through of Samuel's more so than her own. However, Judah was mentioned in Samuel's and not in Margaret's, and he was still living. Samuel Jr. predeceased his mother, but his children were not provided for by her. So, not inconsistent that IF Hannah had been a deceased daughter, that she or her children would be mentioned in Margaret's will.

On the other hand, Samuel's will, since he was so close to Thomas Stebbins, assuming for just a moment Hannah was indeed his daughter, is it possible that when Hannah died, 3 yrs before Samuel even wrote his will, he chose to settle with his widowered son-in-law to provide for his grandchildren at that time, thus their absence of mention in his will. It appears she died from complication of the birth of twins. That, along with leaving other small children with no mother, was a very sad situation and emotions would have been running high. Not knowing Thomas' financial situation, perhaps he could have used the help of receiving her share from Samuel's inheritance early to provide for these motherless children. Also, Thomas did get them raised before he married again, which was unusual as the men usually found another mother pretty soon. Which makes me wonder if maybe Samuel helped out all along rather than in one lump sum and considered it a tradeoff for Hannah's share. That makes even more sense.
But unfortunately, unless there were some record of transfer of funds or property to Thomas Stebbins around that time period, this could never be anything but sheer speculation.
But, nevertheless, Hannah is undoubtedly from the same family line, whether she be a cousin or a niece or a sister or a child -- her lineage would be the same, at least on her paternal side.
ss

Birth:
If she is a daughter, her age has to fit in the family:
If Mary born 1628 and 1630 then Hannah would be 1626 to 1628.
Samuel in school 1624 - so plenty of time for Samuel to have his school and then marry. This age would have Hannah marrying at 17 or 19.

Research Notes:
----- Original Message -----
From: hardmba@aol.com
To: erbaker35@gmail.com ; lumoto@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 1:15 AM
Subject: Re: thoughts on Hampden Wrights


Hi, Sherry and Ellen,

The DNA evidence that Able Wright and Deacon Samuel Wright were not of the same family line comes from the Y-DNA analysis of proven descendants of Abel Wright of Springfield, MA, of Dea. Samuel Wright of Springfield and Northampton, MA and of Thomas Wright of Wethersfield, CT. What we find by Y-DNA analysis is that the male line of Abel Wright descendants are all in the haploid group R1b1, whereas those of both Deacon Samuel Wright and Thomas Wright of Wethersfield are all haploid E1b1b1a2. These two haploids are known to have separated over 45,000 years ago in northeastern Africa so there is no way, outside of a NPE in the Abel Wright line between about 43 C.E. and 1639, that these two Wright families were related in even an anthropological sense.

Abel Wright's male line R1b1 haploid comes from a very ancient Celtic line that first arrived 10,000 years ago in England & Ireland following the end of the last ice age. They came from the Basque country of Spain at that time, following the receding ice sheets northward along the Western coastline of Europe. They crossing to the main British Isles over the land bridges that existed for centuries between the Continent and England as the ice sheets continued slowly to melt and move northward toward the present day Arctic circle. Eventually enough ice melted that the sea levels rose to submerge these land bridges and the ancient settlements that were built on them to give us the English Channel that we see today. Only recently have undersea archeologists been able to explore these submerged lands and excavate some of these long lost stone age settlements. In any case, the R1b1 haploid has been in the British Isles for so long that it is found today with equally high frequency in every part of England, Ireland, Scotland and the outlying islands of all three. This is the most ancient haploid in England that has spread out evenly all over the British Isles.

By contrast,the haploid of Dea. Samuel Wright and Thomas Wright, E1b1b1a2, is a relatively recent arrival in England. The original men who came to England with this haploid arrived in large numbers with the Roman Army in the first century C.E. They were men who had been recruited/conscripted into the Roman Army between 50 B.C and 49 C.E. from the Dardanian 'barbarian' tribes of the Balkans (specifically from an area lying north of a line between Pec and Pristinia, Kosovo). The Dardanians were a tribe of mixed Illyrian and Thracian ancestry who are first recorded by the Roman historian Justin in the second century C.E. as having been an Illyrian-Thracian tribe who recognized the supreme authority of Macedonia's King Phillip II in 357 B.C. Mercenary soldiers, like the Dardanians, served the Roman army as members of the 'auxilia' calvary cohorts attached to specific Roman Legions. Because they were not Roman citizens they could not serve in the Legions, but they could serve in the auxilia of any legion Rome felt needed extra man power or special combat skills. The Dardanians were respected by the Romans for their skill on horseback fighting over rough terrain with lance and sword. Dardanians were also experienced in establishing mining operations for lead, gold and silver ore, so were able to perform double duty for the Roman Army both in its conquests and its occupations. Our anthropological research suggests strongly that the original immigrant father to England was in the auxilia of Legio XX and had retired near Londinium from the Roman Army prior to 68 C.E., was called back up to help put down the Incenian revolt of Boadicea in 68 C.E., and then retired from military service a second time with full Roman citizenship and a small estate in or near the 'colonia' re-established near Colchester, England after the revolt was put down. Here he is most likely to have lived out the rest of his life with his sons inheriting his estate according to Roman tradition. Thus began the long climb to the status of wealthy landed gentry for this line of men.

Because the E1b1b1a2 haploid is such a recent arrival in England, it has not had time to spread evenly throughout the population of England to achieve the kind of uniformity in geographical distribution we see with haploid R1b1. It is that unique fact that makes the anthropological study of this haploid infinitely easier than trying to figure out from where in England the male line of a man with R1b1 haploid might have started. As a result of this fortunate circumstance, when we plot the location of haploid E1b1b1a2 in England among the general population of men sampled in a number of different genetic sampling studies in England (see Steven Byrd, Journal of Genetic Genealogy. 3(2):26-46, 2007), we find the highest concentration of men with present day E1b1b1a2 haploid occur around the geographical locations where the Romans built their forts and stationed their troops. Specifically the highest concentration of E1b1b1a2 haploid in England is found around Chester, England. This is not surprising because between 50 C.E. and 410 C.E. Chester was the principle base of the Roman Army's Legio XX. But before being stationed at Chester, Legio XX was stationed between 43 C.E. and 49 C.E. in Colchester and Londinium. Legio XX cadre also figured prominently in the building of Hadrian's wall. That men from the E1b1b1a2 Illyrian-Thracian ancestry of the Balkans were involved in the garrisons of each checkpoint built along Hadrian's wall is attested to by the small increase in the frequency of occurrence of their haploid among the local population of men living today near these ancient fortifications. Likewise we find small increases in the frequency of occurrence of E1b1b1a2 haploids around the four most northern so called 'Saxon shore forts' built by the Romans in the mid 4th century. This too, makes good sense because we know from Roman records these first few forts were built with troops that were re-deployed from Hadrian Wall garrisons. This is in contrast to the southern Saxon shore forts where there is hardly a trace of E1b1b1a2 haploid in their vicinity today and we know that they were built by Roman Army legions whose auxilia were not of Balkan origins. There is also almost no trace of E1b1b1a2 haploid in Ireland, where the Romans never set foot.

We know from DNA evidence that Thomas Wright and Dea. Samuel Wright were of the same English family because the Y-DNA profiles of their respective descendants are almost identical. We know from documentation that Thomas Wright was a direct male descendant of Robert Wright of Kelvedon Hatch (1522-1563) and Mary Green Manor on Bridgestreet in Brentwood (the Moat House). Even though we do not have the best documentation of the parentage and marriage of Deacon Samuel Wright in England, the Y-DNA evidence supports the proposal that he is also a Kelvedon Hatch Wright. Our research of the English records has not improved the documentation trail substantially over what has been done before on the question of the Deacon's parents, other than to firmly rule out Nathaniel and Lydia (nee James) Wright as possible parents and reconfirm John Wright and Martha Castell as his most likely parents. If we accept the current best proposal that Dea. Samuel Wright was the son of John Wright, Esq. (1569 - 1640) and Martha Castell (dau. Robert Castell, Esq. 1571 - 1610) of South Weald parish, Co. Essex, England, then, we can show from existing documents that John Wright, Esq. (1569-1640) was the grandson of Myddle John Wright (1524- 1558) who inherited the estate of Wrightsbridge, among other prosperities, from his father, John Wright of Kelvedon Hatch. By this connection we understand that Thomas Wright of Wethersfield was Deacon Samuel Wright's third cousin.

So, there is now no doubt they are of the same English family no matter how much we might want to quibble over which member of the Kelvedon Hatch Wright family was the Deacon's father. The evidence that does exist; The fact that John and Martha Castell were of the Wrightsbridge branch of the family, the fact that there is a clear baptismal record that we find in the South Weald parish register of St. Peters listing a Samuel Wright, son of "Mr Wright of the Bridge" (meaning Wrightsbridge) baptized 29 (or 30) June 1606, the fact that a substantial gentleman and Barrister would typically be referred to in public records as "Mr.", and the Emmanuel college matriculation record of 1624, a college whose focus was the training of Puritan ministers, the fact that in the MSS of Charles I there is an oath of allegiance record of one Nathaniel Wright giving oath in behalf of his brother, Samuel, who has gone to New England, and lastly, the leading role we find Dea. Samuel Wright playing in the churches of Springfield and Northampton, giving evidence by the New England records of his advanced theological training and recognized abilities to preach the sermon in the absence of the church minister in those places. All these are most consistent with Deacon Samuel Wright being the son of John Wright, Esq., of Wrightsbridge. All we lack for a traditional genealogical connection proof is a second vital statistic record by which we could verify the one we have.

If only we had just one more document: a ship passenger record, or a marriage record for Samuel and Margaret, or birth records in England or New England for their first five children. But these have not been turned up in over 150 years of research effort by a dozen genealogist of different ages . There are also no English probate records for John Wright, Esq. nor for Dea. Samuel & Margaret Wright. Although there are wills for both Dea. Samuel and Margaret Wright, they do not leave us any clues regarding their English origins nor kinships with their supposed eldest children, Hanna Wright and Benjamin Wright. (who I remain firmly convinced were not their children, though Hanna may have been the Deacon's ward for a short time before she married. We believe, now that the Y-DNA evidence we have for Thomas Wright and Dea. Samuel Wright descendants are sufficiently supportive of the currently proposed parental connection for Dea. Samuel Wright that it is no longer a matter of speculation despite the lack of that key second vital statistic record.

One thing about the Y-DNA data that gives us the courage to say we have proven his parentage is that, so far, we have only one other male participant in the Wright-DNA project who falls into the E1b1b1 haploid which is not likely to be a Kelvedon Hatch Wright descendant. Therefore, we have been persuaded that any American Wright who is positive for E1b1ba2 haploid is almost certainly a descendant of either Thomas Wright of Wetherfield, CT or Deacon Samuel Wright of Springfield & Northampton, MA. That narrows the field considerably in where and whose descendant family you can belong to and where those who do not have the documentation they would like can concentrate their research efforts to the best benefit. They are also most certainly related to well known people such as Ethan Allen, NY. Gov. Silas Wright, Wilbur and Orville Wright and Nancy Reagan, to name just a few and that always spices up the quest for the documentation to show those relationships.

In concluding this section on the Wright DNA project results for Kelvedon Hatch Wrights, I think the large number of participants (20) has helped us confirm our English origins as well as delineated some differences between various branches within the Kelvedon Hatch Wright family that can help those whose documentation is missing or sketchy focus their efforts better on certain branches of the family where they appear to belong, genetically. To view those results go to www.wright-dna.org and click on "all other haploids" under the RESULTS tab in the upper left hand corner of the home page. Scroll down the results table to the E1b1b1a2 haploid, which is also labeled "Kelvedon Hatch Wrights...."
Examine the marker values for the various and click on the top "Samuel (1665)" oldest ancestor selection. This will take you to a pdf chart of the descendant line of John Wright (d. 1551) so far as we have Y-DNA participants/representatives now. The only disagreement I have with the chart is that I do not believe Henry Wright (1424 - before 1468) was the first ancestor. I believe this is a misunderstanding/misinterpretation of the entry in Morant's "History and Antiquities of the County of Essex..." (1768). The Henry Wright Morant refers to in his discussion of this family lived in the 1590s and married Anna Whitebread in White Notely (marriage record found there) and was of the Elder John Wright line, which is how the Kelvedon Hatch Wright family came into possession of White Notely Hall later in the 17th century. A number of other researchers have tried to conclude from Morant's rather vague remarks, that this Henry Wright and Anna Whitebread (dau. of Thomas) both lived nearly 100 years before they actually did. It is hard to argue with a marriage record that is clearly dated in the next century as well as birth records for them and their children. It simply was not so that Anna Whitebread married Henry Wright in 'ca. 1446. As a result, I believe the first solid record we have for the Kelvedon Hatch Wright family is that of John Wright, 1488-1551 of South Weald and Kelvedon Hatch. I would wipe Henry Wright and John Wright (1450 - 1509) off that chart and replace them with question marks. I have seen no evidence that there are any records anywhere in England for these two men as progenitors of this Wright family.

As for the Wrights of Kelvedon Hatch being Catholic, it needs to be understood that almost all Englishmen were Catholics until Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church and established the Anglican church. After that, Catholics were essentially outlawed, so one had to make choices; toe the Royal line, or go underground. The original John Wright of Kelvedon Hatch (1488 - 1551) was firmly attached to Henry VIII and so it is no doubt that, despite being raised a Catholic, he had no problems becoming an 'Anglican' Catholic when Henry VIII required it. Likewise his sons all appear to have had no problem becoming Anglicans in their own generation and appeared NOT to have taken the Catholic side during Mary's brief reign. This unity behind the Anglican Church did not last indefinitely, however. It was the next generation where all the religious and political fracturing of the Kelvedon Hatch Wright family group occurred. Out of that fracturing there emerged members of the Kelvedon Hatch Wright family who were everything from staunch Catholics (Papists) to staunch Puritan Calvinists. The period between 1550 and 1644 saw tremendous upheaval in almost every facet of English life & religion led the way. So, to study what happened to the Kelvedon Hatch Wright family in this period of time is to see an excellent reflection of what was happening all over the England of this period.

As with many of the emerging gentry families in the years of the reign of Elizabeth I, men of the Wright family were privileged enough to go to University at a time when the Universities were coming into their own as institutions of intellectual freedom and radical thinking. As a result many of them came home from their school days with even more radical ideas of what religion should be that went beyond the simplifications of the Catholic faith that Henry VIII's and Elizabeth I's Common Book of Prayer represent. These 'enlightened' Englishmen and their European counterparts (such as Luther and Calvin) brought a wave of intellectualization to religion that had not previously held much sway as a political force within either the Catholic or Anglican church. By the mid 1580' their 'Puritan' ideas had gained enough of a following among the high and mighty of England, that the influential followers of this intellectualized Protestant faith, such as Sir Walter Mildmay, Exchequer to the Queen and Sir Robert Rich, Lord of the Ongar Hundred, dared to establish colleges for the training of 'Anglican' ministers in the 'Puritan' style. One such college was Emmanuel College at Cambridge University, established in 1584 by Sir Mildmay. Dea. Samuel Wright's father, John Wright, Esq., Clerk of the House of Commons (1613 - 1639), matriculated Emmanuel College in 1585 in its second class, presumably as a prelude to entering the ministry. However, it is apparent that he was of a less ideological nature and more of a practical man. He entered the study of the law at Gray's Inn rather than continue studies to become a minister and became a quite influential London barrister, becoming the King's man in the House of commons by assuming the role of Clerk of the House of Commons in 1613 and holding that post continuously until just before his death. The Clerk was paid from the King's Exchequer and owed the King his primary allegiance, but in 1621 John Wright was arrested by the King and his papers confiscated because he was involved in a matter King James considered contrary to the interests of the Crown. John Wright was, to some degree, his own man and a man of the Commons rather than its overseer as the King intended. Later, John Wright's eldest son, John, also attended Emmanuel and went on into the law via Grays Inn. Dea. Samuel Wright also matriculated Emmanuel in 1624 and seems to have found no living to his liking in ministry in England and went to New England seeking religious freedom and adventure. Even Nathaniel and Lydia (nee James) Wright's eldest son, Samuel, attended Emmanuel College. This Samuel Wright matriculated Emmanuel as a 29 year old man in 1644 and later received a DD degree from Oxford. That is how we know he was not the Deacon Samuel Wright who was in Agawam (Springfield) in 1639.

While two branches of the Kelvedon Hatch family (from Robert Wright of Brookstreet & from Myddle John Wright of Wrightsbridge) were moving in the direction of embracing a more Puritan view of religion, the elder line of John Wright the Elder, of Kelvedon Hall whose line held the manor estate of Kelvedon Hall in Kelvedon Hatch were being wooed by noted Catholic Papists, William Byrd and Gabriel Colford. In 1605 it appears that these twp were successful in converting both John Wright, Lord of Kelvedon Hall and his sister Ann to the Catholic faith. Their Elder line of Wrights remained Catholic from 1605 onward for as long as they held the estate and manor of Kelvedon Hall (to 1922).

Not much is known about the religious inclinations of the youngest of John Wright's (1488-1551) sons, Young John Wright. We suspect that we do not know much about that branch of the family because they were devout in their attendance to the Anglican church, and thus avoided being recorded in the ecclesiastical and quarter session court records as recusants or papists as was true for those in the other three male branches of the family.

I hope this rather tedious discourse was of assistance to you in sorting out the many rumors and falsehoods that have sprung up over the last 150 years concerning the Kelvedon Hatch Wright family and Deacon Samuel Wright. They were an ambitious, industrious and prosperous bunch from the earliest of times but they have certainly left a spotty trail of evidence for their activities at many key turns in their lives. I was as stuck on Dea. Samuel Wright's parentage as all of the previous genealogist who tried to pin down an English origins for him, until we were able to put the Y-DNA evidence together. I hesitate to say such scientific evidence as Y-DNA is even better than traditional documentation, but only because it feels so incredibly good to finally unearth a key document that lays out a connection that appears nowhere else in the written record.

Our current research in England involves locating living descendants of John Wright the Elder and Young John Wright as well as more of those from Myddle John Wright and Robert Wright and persuading them to participate in the Y-DNA testing & research. We continue to look for records in England as part of that effort, and continue to hope we run across records related more directly to Dea. Samuel Wright in the process. I'll probably still be looking for Dea. Samuel Wright documents the day I die.

Always good to hear from you, Ellen. Hope you are feeling well and keeping busy. Thanks for copying me on Sherry's e-mail and I hope I was able to help some.

Best Regards,
Mike Wright


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Forwarded to me by Mary Jo on Jul 2, 2012

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Abel Wright English Ancestry
From: hardmba@aol.com
Date: Thu, March 08, 2012 10:05 pm
To: maryjo@mjgen.com


Dear MaryJo,

I ran across your web page for Abel Wright (d. 1725, m. Martha Kitcheral) and noticed that you has speculated that he was a Kelvedon Hatch Wright http://mjgen.com/wright/1wright.html. I wondered if you were aware of the FTDNA Y-DNA genetic data that shows that Abel's patrilineal descendant lines are not related to the Kelvedon Hatch Wrights. Abel appears, from genetic data, to have descended from an entirely different Wright line in England as compared to the known Kelvedon Hatch Wright immigrant fathers, Deacon Samuel Wright of Springfield and Northampton, MA (1606 - 1665) and his third cousin, Thomas Wright of Wethersfield, CT (1610 - 1670). I would refer you to the web page for the Wright DNA Project at www.wright-dna.org. You will find participants who have listed Abel Wright as their proven immigrant father under the results section for "All other Haplogrps" (upper left hand corner of home page). Abel Wright (1725) is listed under participants with the I1 haplogroup genetic profile. There are six different participants who share the Y-DNA profile of the one participant who has a document trail to Lt. Abel Wright of Springfield, MA. I have worked with one of them on the Deacon Samuel Wright line. He helped us persuade a cousin of Wilbur and Orville Wright that he knew personally to have his DNA tested so that we could show that Wilbur and Orville Wright were descendants of Deacon Samuel Wright, just as their father's genealogical work in the 1890's had suggested.

At one time he, too, thought that Abel Wright was possibly related to the Kelvedon Hatch Wrights in Springfield (Dea. Samuel Wright). However, given the genetic evidence that Abel was a completely unrelated Wright of Norse lineage (Haploid I1), he has concluded that although Deacon Samuel Wright and Lt. Abel Wright undoubtedly knew each other, they were not related in any genealogical way.

The Kelvedon Hatch Wrights are of Roman era origins in England and were in England long before Norsemen, Vikings, Danes or Saxons began coming to English shores. Abel Wright's Y-DNA profile is of Norse origins so his ancestors probably came to England as "the Vikings" three or four centuries after the Kelvedon Hatch Wright Roman ancestors were already well established in England. This Roman era arrival actually started out life, not as a Roman, but as a Dardanian tribesman recruited/conscripted by the Roman Army from a "barbarian" area of the Empire's Moesia Superior Principate in the Balkans. The Dardanian homeland was situated in an area that now lies between Pec and Pristinia, Kosovo. He served his time in the Roman Army probably between 25 and 75 C.E. as a mercenary soldier fighting with the calvary auxillary cohort of Roman Legion XX. He probably served first in Gaul and then accompanied Emperor Claudius for the invasion of England in 43 C.E. He retired from the Roman Army to Londinium (Roman London) and was later called up to help put down Queen Bodiccia's rebelion in 61-62 C.E. He appears to have been among those recalled veterans from the Londinium area who survived the battles of that rebellion and afterwards were re-retired as part of the veterans contingent chared with resettlement of the Roman Colonia at Colechester. Like the rest of the veterans of the Roman Army, he was granted full Roman citizenship and an estate sufficient to support himself and his native family. nearly 1400 years later one of his descendants, named John Wright, emerges into recorded history 30 miles from the old Roman colonia at Colchester; as a church divine from Dagenham, co. Essex. This ancestor's son is the John Wright (1488 - 1551) who purchased the tenancy of the principal Kelvedon Hatch estate from the Crown in 1538 for 493 pounds and change, and there founded the Kelvedon Hatch dynasty of Wrights who held Kelvedon Hall and its associated estate until the last male heir, Edward Carrington Wright, died in 1920.

Unfortunately, we do not know as much about the pre-surname Viking ancestors of Lt. Abel Wright, but that is only because no one has taken up the chore of looking at the Viking settlement pattern on the east coast of England in order to find probable home towns from which Lt. Abel might have come, then gone there to research their local 5th century records and on to see if they can find him. We have 19 participants in our Kelvedon Hatch Wright DNA group and in addition, many outside resources, that have been brought to bear on the ancestry of Deacon Samuel Wright and his English family. I am sorry to say that Lt. Abel Wright's ancestor group has not enjoyed such extensive investigative effort. However, I would bet that if someone were to take up the chore, a very interesting history could be pieced together, if the town where he came from could ever be found. In a search for that town, I would start by studying the geographical pattern of modern day distribution of the I1 haploid in England and look at each town lying within those regions showing the highest concentrations of I1 haploid. I would then examine the records of each of those towns for any evidence of Wright families in the 1525-1625 timeframe. Those that had Wright families present would then get special attention to a detailed, on-site investigation of local records as well as anything housed in the National Archives and regional libraries, etc.

That is how we built the entire English history of the Kelvedon Hatch Wright family to where it is today.....all the way back to 43 C.E. and beyond. It is amazing to know where your male line came from at the time of Christ's crusifixion!

So, I have written to you to be sure you are advised of the interpretations of the Y-DNA data for these two family groups. I do not expect you to do anything in particular, but you might want to add a note or two to your web page about all this.

Best Regards,
Mike Wright

Research Notes:

note by ss:
Because Thomas Stebbins co-bonded with Samuel Sr. that Samuel Jr would care for his illegitimate child indicates some close connection. Also, Hannah named her firstborn Samuel Wright Stebbins. It seems to me to be a bit hasty to exclude her as a potential daughter because of lack of mention in the wills.
My consideration in this is that in looking closely at Margaret's will, it seems to be mostly a carry-through of Samuel's more so than her own. However, Judah was mentioned in Samuel's and not in Margaret's, and he was still living. Samuel Jr. predeceased his mother, but his children were not provided for by her. So, not inconsistent that IF Hannah had been a deceased daughter, that she or her children would be mentioned in Margaret's will.

On the other hand, Samuel's will, since he was so close to Thomas Stebbins, assuming for just a moment Hannah was indeed his daughter, is it possible that when Hannah died, 3 yrs before Samuel even wrote his will, he chose to settle with his widowered son-in-law to provide for his grandchildren at that time, thus their absence of mention in his will. It appears she died from complication of the birth of twins. That, along with leaving other small children with no mother, was a very sad situation and emotions would have been running high. Not knowing Thomas' financial situation, perhaps he could have used the help of receiving her share from Samuel's inheritance early to provide for these motherless children. Also, Thomas did get them raised before he married again, which was unusual as the men usually found another mother pretty soon. Which makes me wonder if maybe Samuel helped out all along rather than in one lump sum and considered it a tradeoff for Hannah's share. That makes even more sense.
But unfortunately, unless there were some record of transfer of funds or property to Thomas Stebbins around that time period, this could never be anything but sheer speculation.
But, nevertheless, Hannah is undoubtedly from the same family line, whether she be a cousin or a niece or a sister or a child -- her lineage would be basically the same, at least on her paternal side. So, for now we'll leave her as a child of Samuel, but ancestry from this point going back will not be designated by the direct ancestor symbol of an aserisk.

ss

Hannah* married Lt. Thomas* Stebbins on 16 Nov 1645 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Thomas* (son of Rowland* Stebbins, (Immigrant) and Sarah* Whiting) was born in 1620 in Bocking, Essex, England; was christened about 1626 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died on 15 Sep 1683 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
1st born 1649; last b 1660, husb. b 1624

Her father left her a cow in 1663 (age 33-35)but stated she had already received it. She had a husband and all kids by then. They were not mentioned in Samuel's will
est age: 1628-1630 (same age as Jonathan; prob m age 18 or 20. died abt 53-55

Mary married Jonathan Taylor about 1648 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Jonathan was born in 1624 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 12 Oct 1683 in Suffield, Hartford Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 241

Birth:
husband Bancroft b 1622; m 1653; children: first b 1655; last 1667. She was b after Mary 1628-1630; husband going to be some older; m 18 to 20 or 1833-1835

note: After calculating Hester, this time slot is needed for Hester, so Margaret had to be older. adjusting to: 1630-1632 meaning married at 21 or 23
ss

Margaret married Thomas Bancroft on 8 Dec 1653 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Thomas was born on 10 Feb 1622 in London, London, England; died on 14 Dec 1684 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Wakefield, Essex Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 241
Reference of a marriage to John Lamb in 1688, however if she died in 1664, there is an error.
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Hester died in childbirth 1664, after Samuel's will written but bef Samuel died.
husband Marshfield mentioned in will in lieu of her? altered will??
will not signed ??? Hester had already been given her colt.
she was not included in division of her mother's clothes.
Marshand had aleady remarried and had a family when Margaret died.
Her will's mention of him was just a follow thru from Samuel's.


Birth:
has to be aft 1633 or 1635 after Margaret. m 1651, if 18 or 20, then b 1631 or 1633.

This is putting Hester older than Margaret. Adjusting Hester to marry at 17- 18, leaving room to have her in slot before Sam Jr. and adjusting Margaret accordingly.
ss

Died:
died in childbirth

Hester married Samuel Marshfield on 18 Mar 1651 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Thomas Marshfield) was born about 1626 in England; died on 8 May 1692 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Between 1655 and 1656, Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
• Residence: Abt 1672, Northfield, Franklin Co, Massachusetts
• Possessions: 30 Mar 1676, Northfield, Franklin Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

He married Elizabeth BURT [F1125] on 24 NOV 1653. It is said that this occurred at Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. However Samuel did not go to Northampton until 1655 or 1656; so he must have married Elizabeth in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

After moving to Northampton, he settled on Bridge Street where the house of John L. Draper stood. In addition to the 3 acres for a homelot, he was granted 34 acres of meadow land. After living on this homestead about 17 years, and serving the town as one of its selectmen and in other offices, he went with his family, in company with 15 other families, as pioneer settlers, to a place about 35 miles up the Conn. River, called by the Indians from whom it was purchased, Squakeag. This place which was named by the English "Northfield" because it was the northermost settlement on the river, became the future home of Samuel Wright Jr. and many of his descendants.

Samuel Wright Jr must have lived within the meadow fence & not on the plains.

Samuel Wright Jr. had an illegitimate child with Elizabeth Burt's sister, Mary Burt.)

Here they built small huts near each other, and ran a stockade around a number of them for a fort into which they might flee, if attacked.

He was killed by Indians on 2 SEP 1675 at Bloody Brook near Northfield, Massachusetts during the King Philip's War.

All went peacefully for 2 years until the King Philip war broke out in 1675. The latter part of August fears were had for the safety of Northfield, and so 20 men were sent up and placed under command of Lt. Samuel Wright. Thursday 2 Sep 1675, as Lt. Wright and the men under him were in the field gathering flax, they were attacked by King Philip's men, who killed Lt. Wright, aged ca 45 yrs; also 2 sons of Elder William Janes, their preacher and 5 others, and wounded Samuel Wright III. The rest, men women, and children, fled inside the small stockade, and were shut in there 5 days. What days and nights of terror those must have been to the widow and fatherless children with the savatges burning and destroying outside, and liable to break in at any time and put them all to death. The day after the attack, Capt. Beers, not knowing what had happened sset out from Hadley, with 36 mounted men, to bring away the soldiers and inhabitants, but on reaching the outskirts of the town, fell into an ambush, and he and the larger part of his men were killed, but 13 escaped and flec back to Hadley. Immediately Major Treat with more than 100 men prepared to go up for the relief of Northfield, where he arrived Monday afternoon 6 Sep. One account is that immediately set about burying those killed 2 Sep., and the first found was the body of Lt. Wright, which was taken up the bank and buried in 1st grave opened in present Northfield Cemetery. His burial was hardly finished when Maj. Treat was struck with a spent ball from the thicket. Upon consulting with his officers, it was decided to take the 100 or more people that had been shut inside the stockade and start back to Hadley that night. In their journey down through the wilderness what fears they must have had; fears of falling into an ambush and meeting the same fate as came to Capt. Beers and Co., on this same route 3 days before, and the fate that came to the 80 young soldiers at Bloody Brook, a few days later.

http://www.themorrisclan.com/GENEALOGY/WRIGHT%20Samuel%20F1124.html




Birth:
3 Oct 1632 Northampton, Hampden, MA - not verified.

 It has been reported that he was christened at Kelvedon Hatch on 10 March 1632. This record is not found in the St. Nicholas parish register, which is not surprising, since the Kelvendon Hatch branch of the family were Catholic, whereas Samuel WRIGHT was of the puritans. It is said that he came to America with his father. It is not known exactly when his father came to New England, 
http://www.themorrisclan.com/GENEALOGY/DESCENDANTS/WRIGHT%20Deacon%20Samuel%20Descendants.html#top
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considering his birth date:
1653 abt May conception of child - age 16-18 (b 1635-1637) (Mary b 1635)
If over 18 would not have needed bond to say he would care for child
1654 (Mar) infant born bef Mar from indiscretion with Mary Burt - bond by his father and Thomas Stebbins ensuring he would care for the illegitimate child. So, he must have been a minor, say 17.
Married Nov 1654; so probably turned 18 before that that. No record of bondsman for marriage.

so prob born between Mar and Nov of 1636.
If so, age 29 when his father died in 1665
and age 39 when he was killed fighting Indians in 1675

That would mean Samuel Sr. was 30 when Saml Jr. born.
(Mike est 1634; marrying at 19)

morrisclan website quotes some source saying he was 45 when died - so b 1630.
if 1630, then he was 23 when child born and why have to have bond ??
if 1634, would have been 20 when child born -- not a minor.
ss
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Possessions:
His inventory was taken March 30, 1675 (prob died in 1675 and amounted to 326£ 140. Hose & home lot 60£ had wheel right tools 61/ 3 horses & heofer 15.5, Land in meadow & pasture 163£ sae, grindstone & loom 61/ sheep & swine 10£10s, yoke of oxen & steers 15£, 4 cattle 4 mares & [c]olt 14£, arms & ammunition 65/, bedding & clothing 14£5s. Widow Elizabeth & son Sam'l admin. Widow & heirs made an agreement (for her & those of age) March 30, 1680, She was to have use of 1/2 house 1/2 barn 1/2 homelot which was next to the meadow including all the orchard half the pasture lying next the house containing 13 acres. 1/8 other land & movables. Samuel to have double share. Court to appoint men to divide the estate Men were appointed but not ?. Explanation "half the homelot" may mean that next to Hawley Sheet lot on the side south the land. (Or it may mean lower side of lot below swamp.).

http://www.themorrisclan.com/GENEALOGY/WRIGHT%20Samuel%20F1124.html

Died:
"... with seven others was killed in an onslaught of indians at Squaukheag, on September 2, 1675."
(Ref: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pgs 241-242)

Samuel married Mary Burt about May 1653 in (not married). Mary (daughter of Henry Burt and Eulalia Marche) was born on 13 Apr 1635 in Harberton, Devonshire, England; died on 31 Aug 1689 in Deerfield, Franklin Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Elizabeth Burt on 24 Nov 1653 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Burt and Eulalia Marche) was born on 12 Apr 1638 in Harberton, Devonshire, England; was christened on 4 Dec 1638 in Harberton, Devonshire, England; died on 14 Feb 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriages: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 241

Birth:
m 1654, first child 1655; has to fit in time slot bet Samuel 1636 and James 1639; so she has to be 1637, making her marry at 17.
ss

Lydia married Lawrence Bliss on 25 Oct 1654 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Lawrence (son of Thomas Bliss and Margaret Lawrence Hulines) was born in 1628 in of, Rodborough, Glouchestershire, England; died on 8 Nov 1676 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married John Norton on 31 Oct 1678 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. John was born about 1636; died on 28 Sep 1690 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married John Lamb on 7 Jun 1688 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. John was born about 1636; died on 28 Sep 1690 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married George* Colton on 1 Mar 1692 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. George* was born about 1610 in Sutton, Coldfield, near Birmingham, England; died on 13 Feb 1699 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Between 1656 and 1711, Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
• Other-Begin: 1675, Turners Fight, Turners Falls, Massachusetts

Notes:

ancestor of the famed Wright Brothers.

James WRIGHT. Born (about 1638)(in 1639) in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He married Abigail JESS (JESSE, JESE) on 18 JAN 1664-1645 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.James was a devout Christian. They went from Springfield to Northampton in 1656. The "home lot" there, four acres, came to him by bequest of his father. From James, who occupied it 48 years, it passed in 1711 to his sons, Preserved & Seth. In 1799, 143 years after it came into the family Seth sold it. James was in the "Falls Fight, at Turner's Falls, Mass. in 1675. Abigail was b. March 1, 1644/5 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA and D. May 24, 1707 in Northhampton, Hampshire Co., MA. Her father was William Jesse/Jess and ? James and Abigail had at least 10 children. James died about 1723 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
http://www.themorrisclan.com/GENEALOGY/WRIGHT%20Samuel%20F2248.html
(have not found a record of a child Seth. Age discrepancy. Seth must be a grandson)
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Regarding his age and the mention of his daughter Helped in both his father and mother's wills:

Time of father's will 1663, old enough to be in charge of helping Judah finish building house and paying him

married 18 Dec 1665 (wife born 1645 - age 20)

James daughter Helped named in his father's will in 1663 and mother's in 1680

say 2 or 3 when mentioned in will, b 1660-1661. Considering James' age, couldn't be much more than that.

However records are indicating James had a daughter Helped b Jul 1668; d 1745.

two daughters named Helped?

If daughter Helped b 1660-1661, given James b 1639, he was abt 20 when she was born.

He married Abigail Jess, 1664, at age 24, reasonable for 2nd marriage.

Marriage was after Samuel's will written; so could Helped have been motherless by 1663; therefore he provided for her? Margaret's will also mentioned her, but hers only followed thru from Samuel's. James is still alive, has other kids when Margaret died. There's plenty of other grandchildren who are not mentioned. Her will just isn't pertintent. It's just carrying out her husband's wishes.
ss
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Birth:
birth year 1639 seems to be verified with town records.
If daughter Helped b 1660-1661, given he be abt 20 when she was born - then b 1639-40
have him marrying Abigail Jess, 1664, at age 24, reasonable for 2nd marriage. That would make James abt 23-24 when stipulated in wil to help younger brother with building house.

Residence:
They went from Springfield to Northampton in 1656. The "home lot" there, four acres, came to him by bequest of his father. From James, who occupied it 48 years, it passed in 1711 to his sons, Preserved & Seth. In 1799, 143 years after it came into the family Seth sold it.

James married Abigail Jess on 18 Jun 1664 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 1 Mar 1645 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 24 May 1707 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 10 Nov 1663, Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

"Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893
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Judah -- records verified birth date of 1642 - so 21 when father remarked him to build on his house comfortable with his brother James' help.
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Property:
written in his father's will:
James & Judah all land in meadow, broken up & un broken up, being about 58 acres, they to pay my wife 10£ yearly ? she hd corn, hay & ?. Wife to him in hour during life without interuption. James, dwelling house, out houses & home lot. James & Judah have carried on the work & building the new house jointly & Judah must help till he has a comfortable to live in. James to pay Judah 15£ in work.

Judah married Mercy Burt on 17 Jan 1667 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Mercy (daughter of Henry Burt and Eulalia Marche) was born on 27 Jul 1647 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jul 1689 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judah married Sarah Woodford on 11 Jul 1706 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1642; died after 1707. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Joanna Lamb on 22 Jul 1679. Joanna was born about 1646; died after 1666. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Abigail Brooks on 10 Dec 1685 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of William Brooks and Mary Burt) was born on 25 Jan 1665 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 24 Nov 1746 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Abigail Munn was the daughter of Abigail (Burt) Munn 21 December 1672. Abigail's parents were Abigail Burt and Mr. Munn. Mr. Munn died and Thomas' mother died. Thomas' father and Abigail's mother were married on 12 December 1676.

"Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 235
"Abigail...who married...Thomas Stebbins, son of Lt. Thomas Stebbins, who married her widowed mother four years later."

Thomas married Abigail Munn on 21 Dec 1672 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Benjamin Munn and Abigail Burt) was born on 28 Jun 1650 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 06 Feb 1692 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Day. Mary (daughter of Robert Day, (immigrant) and Editha Stebbins, (immigrant)) was born on 28 Oct 1641 in Hartford Co, Connecticut; died on 17 Oct 1725 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He died at 18 months old.

Notes:

Springfield HR 1698, 1707, 17, 21M, 21Aug; selectman 1693, 94, 97, 1700, 03, 05, 12, 16, 17, 21, 23; treasurer 1694-96; assessor 1703, 08; moderator 1718, 21; M Sarah Dorchester (1653-1746) in 1673, 10 ch; farmer, surveyor; will. The Pynchons had dominated the office of moderator; his appointment was exceptional. He petitioned the 1717 HR for a reconsideration of the boundary between Springfield and Enfield. In 1721 he had very limited service.

Citation:
Legislators of Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. by Northeastern University Press , Boston, MA. John A. Schutz, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691?1780 A Biographical Dictionary, 1997.)
findagrave

Joseph* married Sarah* Dorchester about 1673 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Sarah* (daughter of Anthony* Dorchester, Jr. (immigrant) and Martha** Chapman, (immigrant)) was born on 16 Oct 1653 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 18 Aug 1746 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Springfield Cem, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 236 states "His daughter Sarah, by his first wife, married January 2, 1672, Samuel Bliss, son of John and Patience Burt Bliss." This is in error because the first of John and Patience Bliss children was born in 1668.

Sarah married Samuel Bliss on 2 Jan 1672 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Nathaniel Bliss and Catherine Chapin) was born on 7 Nov 1647 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jun 1749 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Sarah Graves about 1676. Sarah was born on 1 Oct 1659 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died after 1676. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Abigail Denton about 1678. Abigail was born about 1658; died after 1678. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died at 17 years old.

Notes:

He died at 6 months old.

Samuel married Ruth Cogan (Coggin) on 24 Jun 1675 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Thomas Cogan (Coggin), (immigrant) and Mrs. Joane* (..) Cogan (Coggin), (immigrant)) was born in 1650 in Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 3 Nov 1724 in Suffield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Sarah Brooks on 11 Jul 1678 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of William Brooks and Mary Burt) was born about 1660 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died after 1732. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abilene married Thomas Gilbert on 15 Aug 1686 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Thomas Gilbert and Catherine Chapin) was born on 15 Mar 1657 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 14 May 1698 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 2 Sep 1675, Bloody Brook, Northfield, Franklin Co, Massachusetts
• Other-Begin: 3 May 1703; petition to court

Notes:

Birth/Marriage/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 241

Other-Begin:
When Samuel Wright Jr. rem. to Northfield, it is thought he left Samuel his eldest son in charge of his Northampton home, as he was living there 2 years later when he was drafted to go up under Capt. Lothrop for the protection of Northfield. At the time his father was killed, he was wounded and carried the bullet through life. On 3 May 1703 he sent the following petitions to the general court of MA for aid. "In the first Indian War I was pressed up at Northfield, under Capt. Lothrop and there left a garrison soldier. Soon after which the Indians besieged that fort. They killed my father, and shot a bullet into my right hip. From thence I was brought to Hadley under care of Mr. Westcare, where I was till winter. The Doctor dying, I shifted from one surgeon to another till the spring. In April following I went to Hartford to Mrs. Allens', where I was about 7 months, all which time I paid for my diet and surgery, out of my own estate, and although I attained to so much strength as to walk about and carry up some business, it hath been with much pain and difficulty, for the bullet remaining still in my hip bone, the wound continually runs and hath done so these 15 years; though at times, it is almost dried up, yet it breaks out again and especially of late years it grows worse and worse, so that I am almost disabled for labor, and what I do is with much pain and difficulty. Considering my family has grown so great, I now for the first time petition for relief."

http://www.themorrisclan.com/GENEALOGY/WRIGHT%20Samuel%20F1124.html

Samuel married Sarah Lyman on 3 Jan 1678 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1654; died after 1679. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth/Marriage: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 241

Joseph married Ruth Sheldon on 16 Nov 1679 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Ruth was born about 1657 in of, Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died after 1680 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 26 Jul 1708, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth/Marriage/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pgs 241-242. Captain, the famous Indian fighter, Northfield, Massachusetts hero.

He married, first, on Mar 22,1680/1 at Northampton,MA, Thankful Taylor.

He married, second, on Jul 19,1701, Mary Barker or Mary Baker of Springfield,MA.

Children(by first marriage): Benjamin Wright Jr, Thankful Wright, Remembrance Wright, Thankful Wright Woodruff, Jacob Wright, Mindwell Wright Belding(wife of Stephen Belding Jr), and Daniel Wright.

Children(by second marriage): William Wright, Mary Wright, and Experience Wright.

Capt.Benjamin Wright was a grantee of Northfield,MA, in 1682 and settled there in 1685. He returned to that place at the permanent or 3rd settlement, being one of the eight grantees out of twenty who went upon their land the first year, and he was one of the thirteen signers of the "Articles of Agreement" for Northfield, drawn up Apr 14,1714. On Mar 3,1718, he was one of a committee appointed to furnish necessities for minister. He was also one of a committee to see about building a meeting house. On Mar 4,1717, Capt. Benj. Wright was appointed surveyor of highway and later that year, he and Ensign Zacharih Field were authorized to take the list of polls, lands, etc., for levying the first town tax.

As an Indian fighter, he led several scouting parties toward Canada, scalp-hunting. On Jul 15,1697, a party was fired upon at Hatfield and three killed, whereupon a party of 14 men under command of Benjamin Wright went in pursuit. They found the perpetrators at Vernon, VT, where they killed two and rescued the prisoners. Joseph Hawley and Joseph Parson were sent to Albany to give an account of the affair, and Capt. Wright with 4 others were sent with them as a guard.

During Queen Anne's War, the Connecticut Valley was the scene of several Indian massacres, beginning in Deerfield,MA on Feb 29,1703/4. On May 13th of the same year, the Indians fell upon Pascommuch, a hamlet of five families, comprising 33 persons, then within the limit of Northampton,MA, but a part of the present site of Mount Tom village. A spring freshet was on, and the attacking party did not anticipate any interference from Northampton. The invaders, numbering 75, made the attack at daybreak before the settlers had risen. While the main attack was in progress a detachment of ten Indians invaded the only house at Lower Farms (Smith's Ferry) occupied by Capt. Wright, who refused to surrender and broke the arm of one of the Indians with a shot. His house was fired on by the Indians' arrows spiked & dripped in brimstone, but the fire was extinguished by his nephew who wrapped himself in a feather bed & brought water from the well.

In February, 1708, Capt. Wright led a party of English and Indians up the Connecticut River to Coos (territory including the present township of Newbury, Orange County, VT), and was gone nine weeks without seeing the face of an enemy.
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He was a Captain in 1709. He crossed the wilderness to Lake Champlain with 10 men. On the 20th of May, they killed one Indian and wounded others near the lake. On their return they had a skirmish with a party of Indians on Onion River, and Lt. John Wells of Deerfield was slain, John Burt of Northampton was slain or perished in the woods and John Strong of Northampton was wounded. The General Court gave to Capt. Wright £12 and to nine men £6 each. They had a pocket compass to guide them.
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Benjamin married Thankful Taylor on 22 Mar 1681 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Thankful was born on 27 Oct 1663; died on 4 Apr 1701. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Mary Barker on 19 Jul 1701 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1660; died after 1702. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth/Marriage/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 242

Ebenezer married Elizabeth Strong on 26 Sep 1684 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born about 1662; died after 1685. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married Hannah Hunt on 19 Dec 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Hannah was born about 1662; died after 1693. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married Mary Judd on 26 Jul 1710 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1662; died after 1711. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth/Marriage: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 242 "It is a remarkable circumstance that on the day of her marriage there was solemnized the second matrimonial union of her mother, while at the same time her brother Ebenezer became the husband of Elizabeth Strong."

Elizabeth married Thomas Stebbins on 16 Sep 1684. Thomas (son of Deacon John Stebbins and Abigail Bartlett) was born on 6 May 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 28 Apr 1712 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married John Hannum in 1715. John was born about 1666; died after 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 242

He was a Lieutenant in Ralle's War. He came to Northfield with his father at the time of the Third Settlement.

Eleazer married Mary Pardee about 1688 in Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1668; died after 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 242

Hannah married Samuel Billings on 18 Nov 1686. Samuel was born about 1670; died after 1687. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 242

Benoni married Rebecca Barrett about 1695 in Massachusetts. Rebecca was born about 1675; died after 1696. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of Lawrence Bliss and Lydia Wright

Hannah married Capt Thomas Colton on 17 Dec 1691 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of George* Colton and Deborah* Gardner) was born on 1 May 1651 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1728 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Longmeadow Burying Grounds, Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pelatiah married Elizabeth Hitchcock about 1759. Elizabeth (daughter of Captain Luke Hitchcock, II and Sarah Ruth Burt) was born in 1679; died after 1763. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mentioned in her grandparents Samuel (1663) and Margaret's will 1680; was as granddaughter, daughter of James, was left Margaret's bed.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 1711, Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

married 1709, Sarah Hannum.
Children:
1 Ephraim b 1712;
2. Preserved b 1715, died young
3. Moses b 1719
4. Sarah
5. Preserved

Property:
They went from Springfield to Northampton in 1656. The "home lot" there, four acres, came to him by bequest of his father. From James, who occupied it 48 years, it passed in 1711 to his sons, Preserved & Seth. In 1799, 143 years after it came into the family Seth sold it.
http://www.themorrisclan.com/GENEALOGY/WRIGHT%20Samuel%20F2248.html

Note: Seth must be son of Preserved. Book references do not list a son Seth, and if Seth sold it in 1799, that would make him too old.

Notes:

Birth/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 261

Notes:

Birth: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 261
"Their grandson, the famous General Ethan Allen, was born at Litchfield Connecticut, on January 10, 1737."

Mercy married Samuel Allen about 1688. Samuel was born in 1668; died after 1709. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 262

Notes:

Birth/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 262

Notes:

Birth: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 262
"...settled at Deerfield...he was captured at its destruction on February 29, 1704, and carried to Canada in company of his cousin Benjamin Burt."

Notes:

Birth: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 262

Notes:

Birth: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 262

Notes:

Birth: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 263

Patience married John Stebbins, Deacon on 10 Mar 1710 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. John (son of Samuel Wright Stebbins and Abigail Brooks) was born on 13 Feb 1687 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 4 Dec 1770 in Brimfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pg 263

Samuel married Hannah Hitchcock on 30 Jan 1707 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Captain Luke Hitchcock, II and Sarah Ruth Burt) was born on 18 Mar 1684 in Weathersfield, Hartford Co, Connecticut; died after 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Patience Wright on 10 Mar 1710 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Patience (daughter of Judah Wright and Mercy Burt) was born on 18 Apr 1684 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 5 Oct 1761 in Brimfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mercy Knoulton on 15 Mar 1718. Mercy was born about 1693; died after 1719. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Thankful (..) Pond, Mrs on 29 Mar 1754. Thankful was born about 1693; died after 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abigail married John Hitchcock on 1 Aug 1717 in Massachusetts. John (son of Ensign John Hitchcock and Mary Ball) was born on 14 Dec 1692 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died in 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joanna married Matthew Noble, Ensign on 31 May 1720 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Matthew (son of Matthew Noble and Hannah Dewey) was born on 19 Sep 1698 in Westfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 8 Aug 1771 in Westfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Stebbins Family - from Film #1597917 - Historical Celebration of
Brimfield (1876) appendix of genealogies:
Three members of the Stebbins family were among the original proprietors
of Brimfield -- Lieut. Thomas Stebbins, with his brother and nephew,
Deacon John Stebbins and John, Jr. They were descended from Sir Thomas Stebbins, baronet of Yorkshire County, England. Roland Stebbins came to America with his wife and four children, and was one of the company that settled Springfield in 1636. Afterward he removed to Northampton with his son John, and died there. Lieut. Thomas Stebbins died in Springfield, 1683, his children being Samuel, Thomas, Joseph, Sarah, Edward, Benjamin and Hannah. Samuel removed to Longmeadow, and his children were John, Ebenezer, William, Abigail, Joanna, Thomas, Benjamin and Mercy -- of whom John and Thomas came to Brimfield with their families, though the latter removed to Monson in 1762, and was the
ancestor of the Stebbins family of that town.

Thomas married Mary Munn about 1721. Mary (daughter of James Munn and Mary Moody) was born on 18 Feb 1699 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died after 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Abigail Burt after 1755. Abigail was born about 1698; died after 1756. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mercy married John Colton on 22 Dec 1726 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. John (son of John Colton and Joanna Wolcott) was born on 9 May 1697 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died after 1727. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mercy married William Colton on 7 Jun 1768. William was born about 1705; died after 1769. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Martha Blakeman on 08 May 1701 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Martha was born in 1676 in Stratfor; died on 18 Aug 1746 in West Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Sgt. Luke Noble on 1 Feb 1700. Luke (son of Thomas Noble, III and Hannah Warriner) was born on 15 Jul 1675 in Westfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 21 Mar 1744 in Westfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married David Parsons on 27 Oct 1707 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. David (son of Joseph Parsons and Elizabeth P Strong) was born on 03 Feb 1680 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 12 Oct 1743 in Liecester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph* married Rebecca* Colton on 10 Feb 1699 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Rebecca* (daughter of Isaac* Colton and Mary* Cooper) was born on 20 Jun 1681 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 14 Jul 1747 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Martha (Blackman) Ball about 1797. Martha was born about 1677 in of, Massachusetts; died after 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah Strong about 1699. Sarah was born about 1679; died after 1699. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married Jonathan Strong.

Mehitable married Jonathan Strong about 1703. Jonathan was born on 1 May 1683 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 9 Dec 1766 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married David Chapin on 21 Nov 1705 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. David (son of Japheth Chapin and Abelenah (Abilene) Cooley) was born in 1682 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jul 1772 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Sarah Warriner about 1710. Sarah (daughter of James Warriner, Jr. and Sarah Thomas) was born on 01 Apr 1694 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 25 Aug 1734 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married Michael Tonslay.

Hannah married Michael Tonslay about 1712. Michael was born about 1692; died after 1712. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married Samuel Lamb.

Martha married Samuel Lamb after 1717. Samuel was born about 1697; died after 1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Mary Morgan on 20 Jan 1704. Mary was born about 1679 in of, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died after 1704. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Nathaniel Mighels on 15 Jan 1702. Nathaniel was born about 1681; died after 1703. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married William Nichols on 23 Apr 1712 in Brimfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. William was born about 1677 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died after 1729. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Benjamin Cooley on 30 Jan 1701 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Daniel Cooley and Elizabeth Wolcott) was born on 28 Oct 1681 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died after 1721. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah Dorchester on 1 Nov 1710. Sarah (daughter of James Dorchester and Sarah Parsons, (daughter?)) was born on 20 Mar 1692 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 16 Sep 1745 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Mrs. Mehitable (..) Lumbard on 06 Nov 1746 in Massachusetts. Mehitable was born about 1700; died on 28 Jul 1780 in Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Ebenezer Warner on 6 Jan 1707. Ebenezer was born about 1687; died after 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Lydia Field on 18 Apr 1724 in Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Lydia was born about 1690 in of, Sunderland, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 29 Feb 1760 in Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Elizabeth Warriner on 4 Dec 1713. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Warriner and Mary Montague) was born on 30 Sep 1686 in Hadley, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died after 1714. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Hannah Warriner after 1720 in of, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Hannah (daughter of Joseph Warriner and Mary Montague) was born on 10 Sep 1674 in Hadley, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 30 Dec 1774 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married Sarah Colton on 29 Jan 1719 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Ephraim Colton and Esther Marshfield) was born on 12 Mar 1692 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 14 Jan 1780 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married John Root on 8 Jan 1700 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. John (son of John Root and Mary Ashley) was born on 28 Dec 1672 in Westfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 1 May 1731 in Westfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Mary Ely about 1710. Mary was born on 25 Feb 1689 in West Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died after 1730 in of, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married Sgt. Luke Noble on 5 May 1708. Luke (son of Thomas Noble, III and Hannah Warriner) was born on 15 Jul 1675 in Westfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 21 Mar 1744 in Westfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Jemima King on 19 Dec 1717 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Jemima was born on 17 May 1696 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 25 Mar 1755 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Mary Williams in 1718 in Norhampton, Hampshire, Massacusetts. Mary was born on 13 Feb 1701 in Northampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 23 Dec 1786 in Northfield, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth WRIGHT. Born on 31 JUL 1666 in Northampton, Massachusetts. She married (1) Thomas STEBBINS, a farmer, had at least 9 children, Elizabeth (m. William Wait(e) Jr.), Thomas Jr. (m. Sarah Searle), Josiah (died young), Hannah (m. Samuel King II), Joseph (m. Mary Williams), Experience (died in infancy/child?), Asahel (died young, m. Sarah Petty), Experience (m. John Birge Jr./III?) and Mary (m. Noah Strong, ensign & farmer); Elizabeth

William married Mary Merrick about 1725 in Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John Merrick and Mary Day) was born on 24 Jul 1694 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died on 5 Jun 1767 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married Deborah Chandler about 1729. Deborah was born on 9 Jul 1709 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 23 Aug 1769 in Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Longmeadow Cem, Longmeadow, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Moses married Rachel Colton about 1786. Rachel was born in 1723; died after 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Mary Baker about 1730 in Connecticut. Mary was born about 1713; died after 1752. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Margaret Brooks on 1 Oct 1741 in Brimfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Deliverance Brooks and Mary Lumbard) was born on 28 Feb 1715 in Brookfield, Worchester Co, Massachusetts; died on 28 Oct 1813 in Brimfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Levi married Mary Post on 19 Dec 1738 in Brimfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1720; died after 1746. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Patience married John Hitchcock on 12 Aug 1744. John (son of John Hitchcock and Abigail Stebbins) was born on 21 Apr 1722 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; died after 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]