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James WRIGHT, III

James WRIGHT, III

Male 1701 - 1760  (59 years)

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  • Name James WRIGHT 
    Suffix III 
    Born 1701  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID BD8E1AB2D9B14E0C9059E5624336992D6A1B 
    Died 1760  Saybrook, Middlesex Co, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20127  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2012 

    Father James WRIGHT, Jr,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F9651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Temperance WHITTLESEY,   b. 30 Aug 1703, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1769, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 4 Jan 1722  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Phoebe WRIGHT,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James WRIGHT,   b. 28 Jul 1723, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. George WRIGHT,   b. 2 Sep 1736, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F9650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • According to the records kept by George Wright, Sr., James was wealthy in England but was defrauded of his property, so he came to America with his wife and children. He settled in Saybrook, CT, near the mouth of the Conn. River, where he farmed there the remainder of his life.

      Immigrated to Saybrook in 1750.

      Found in Saybrook vital records http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/vital_records/saybrook_vr_part_5.htm
      for marriage date and birth of son James Wright 1723.