Jonathan WRIGHT

1681 - 1740  (59 years)

• Name	Jonathan WRIGHT
  Birth	18 Jun 1681	Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	11842
  _UID	873CF141CC4F4D77B55AE4305EA9BC18D2FE
  Death	Jul 1740	Newington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
  Person ID	I2800	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Deacon Joseph WRIGHT,   b. 1639   d. 17 Dec 1714, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary STODDARD   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	NOTE MARRIED
  Family ID	F12258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mercy BOARDMAN,   b. 4 Jul 1687, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. John WRIGHT,   b. 4 Jun 1710, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah (Ann) HAND,   b. 10 Jul 1683, Of East Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut d. Aft 1724 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1706	Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1]
  Children	1. Abigail WRIGHT,   b. 13 Jan 1707, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jonathan WRIGHT,   b. 17 Feb 1709, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 31 Mar 1712, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 3 years)   3. Judah WRIGHT,   b. 7 Jun 1710, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Aft 1751 (Age 41 years)   4. Jane WRIGHT,   b. 13 Jan 1713, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   5. Josiah WRIGHT,   b. 19 Sep 1714, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 22 Feb 1799, (Age 86) Arlington, Bennington Co., Vermont (Age 84 years)   6. Thankful WRIGHT,   b. 2 Jun 1716, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 25 Aug 1764, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 48 years)   7. Anne WRIGHT,   b. 27 Jun 1718, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   8. Elizabeth WRIGHT,   b. 14 Feb 1720, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown   9. Marah (Mary) WRIGHT,   b. 21 Sep 1724, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  WILL OF JONATHAN WRIGHT - dated March 29, 1740 - Wethersfield, Connecticut: I, Jonathan Wright of Wethersfield, do make and ordain this my last will and testament: I give to my wife Anne 1-3 part of my moveable estate, as household goods, &c. I give to my son Judah Wright, whom I make and ordain my only and sole executor, all and singular my land and 2-3 of my stock and cattle, by him freely to be possessed and injoyed, only that part I now order him my sd. executor to distribute to some of the rest of my dear children out of my estate, to say: First , I order my executor to pay 15 pounds money to my daughter Thankfull. 2ndly, I order him to pay 15 pounds to my daughter Elizabeth. Also, that he pay 15 pounds to my daughter Mary. Also, that he pay 5 pounds money to my daughter Jane. Also, I order him to pay to my granddaughter Damarus 4 pounds money. Also, I order him my abovesd. executor that he pay to my two grandsons, Jonathan and Josiah Wright, 4 pounds money each, when the eldest of them comes of age . JONATHAN WRIGHT, s Witness: Martin Kellogg, Joseph Andrews, Joseph Benton. Before signing and sealing, the following was written and is part of the will of the above mentioned Jonathan Wright, to say: that 2-3 of my household goods to be equally divided among my daughters . JONATHAN WRIGHT, s Witness: Martin Kellogg, Joseph Andrews, Joseph Benton. Inventory taken on July 14, 1740 by Jabez Whittlesey and Martin Kellogg - 296 pounds, 1 shilling, 5 pence Will exhibed by Judah Wright and proven October 2, 1740 (Court Record, page 73) (Hartford District Probate Records - Vol. 13, pages 210-11)

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Wethersfield (CT) Vital Records.