David Wright

David married Martha Hubbard in Mar 1786 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Martha was born on 14 Apr 1766 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died in Mar 1836. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. David Wright was born on 30 Jul 1788 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died on 21 Oct 1881 in Essex, New London County, Connecticut.

Notes:

David had a large estate by the sea extending to the main road between Saybrook and Killingworth and tradition says they quarreled over the fisheries. David, who was born in 1716, died in 1760 of smallpox, in a pest-house on Duck Island, and was buried on his own land. His memorial is on a large rock in the grove at Grove Beach, Clinton. Among his descendants were Jedediah and Oramel WRIGHT, of Westbrook; Edward and Doty WRIGHT, of Clinton; and Martha WRIGHT, Mrs. Steuben LAY, of Horse Hill. William WRIGHT, who served as governor of New Jersey, and as United States Senator from that State, was also one of David's descendants. He had a son connected with a foreign legation, and the latter's daughter is now the widow of Baron GEROLD, who was at one time, Ambassador from Holland to this country and subsequently Ambassador from Holland to Russia. She lives in Europe. Her son, the present Baron GEROLD, now minister from Holland at Washington, is said to be very proud of his American ancestry.

Buried:
and was buried on his own land. His memorial is on a large rock in the grove at Grove Beach, Clinton

Died:
in a pest-house on Duck Island

David married Hester Whittlesey on 27 May 1742 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Hester was born on 12 Jun 1722 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died in 1760 in Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Benjamin Wright

Notes:

Benjamin WRIGHT, son of James, was married in 1705 to Elisabeth HAND, of
Southampton, L. I., who, it is asserted by some authorities, was the daughter
of Joseph and Jane (WRIGHT) HAND, and thus a cousin of her husband. However, it
is elsewhere stated, on good authority, that "she was the daughter of Benjamin
and Elizabeth (WHITTIER) HAND." The date of her death is given in the Westbrook
Church Records as 1767, when she was ninety years of age. Benjamin WRIGHT died
in 1751. Their children were Benjamin, Jeremiah, Josiah, David, Prudence, Lydia
and Elisabeth. There is record of but two, Josiah and David. The former has a
large estate on Horse Hill. David had a large estate by the sea extending to
the main road between Saybrook and Killingworth and tradition says they
quarreled over the fisheries. David, who was born in 1716, died in 1760 of
smallpox, in a pest-house on Duck Island, and was buried on his own land. His
memorial is on a large rock in the grove at Grove Beach, Clinton. Among his
descendants were Jedediah and Oramel WRIGHT, of Westbrook; Edward and Doty
WRIGHT, of Clinton; and Martha WRIGHT, Mrs. Steuben LAY, of Horse Hill. William
WRIGHT, who served as governor of New Jersey, and as United States Senator from
that State, was also one of David's descendants. He had a son connected with a
foreign legation, and the latter's daughter is now the widow of Baron GEROLD,
who was at one time, Ambassador from Holland to this country and subsequently
Ambassador from Holland to Russia. She lives in Europe. Her son, the present
Baron GEROLD, now minister from Holland at Washington, is said to be very proud
of his American ancestry.

Benjamin married Elizabeth Hand in Apr 1705 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Elizabeth was born on 12 Mar 1677 in East Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut; died in 1767 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• of: 1705, Southampton, Long Island, New York

Notes:

Elisabeth HAND, of Southampton, L. I., who, it is asserted by some authorities, was the daughter of Joseph and Jane (WRIGHT) HAND, and thus a cousin of her husband. However, it is elsewhere stated, on good authority, that "she was the daughter of Benjamin
and Elizabeth (WHITTIER) HAND." The date of her death is given in the Westbrook
Church Records as 1767, when she was ninety years of age. Benjamin WRIGHT died
in 1751.

Their children were Benjamin, Jeremiah, Josiah, David, Prudence, Lydia
and Elisabeth. There is record of but two, Josiah and David. The former has a
large estate on Horse Hill. David had a large estate by the sea extending to
the main road between Saybrook and Killingworth and tradition says they
quarreled over the fisheries. David, who was born in 1716, died in 1760 of
smallpox, in a pest-house on Duck Island, and was buried on his own land. His
memorial is on a large rock in the grove at Grove Beach, Clinton. Among his
descendants were Jedediah and Oramel WRIGHT, of Westbrook; Edward and Doty
WRIGHT, of Clinton; and Martha WRIGHT, Mrs. Steuben LAY, of Horse Hill. William
WRIGHT, who served as governor of New Jersey, and as United States Senator from
that State, was also one of David's descendants. He had a son connected with a
foreign legation, and the latter's daughter is now the widow of Baron GEROLD,
who was at one time, Ambassador from Holland to this country and subsequently
Ambassador from Holland to Russia. She lives in Europe. Her son, the present
Baron GEROLD, now minister from Holland at Washington, is said to be very proud
of his American ancestry.

Notes:

James WRIGHT, son of Benjamin, the immigrant, was born in 1643, and died
in 1727. His wife, Hannah WALSTONE, came from England to marry him, having been selected by a mutual friend. She died in 1719. A memorial tablet citing some of
these facts is still to be found in the Clinton cemetery. As stated previously,
James and his brother, Joseph, had difficulty in the division of their father's
estate. In 1791 a committee appointed by the Colonial General Assembly brought
in their report concerning boundaries of land between James and Joseph WRIGHT,
which was accepted by the General Assembly and confirmed to be a final issue of
all controversy over land boundaries between them. In general terms the line
between Killingworth and Saybrook was made the boundary of their farms, James
holding on the Saybrook and Joseph on the Killingworth side. James is supposed
to have resided at what has been known more recently as the Abner KIRTLAND
place. The records of Oyster River Quarter show that he was a large landowner,
deeds of land aggregating several hundred acres, located in what is now the
town of Westbrook, having been given by him to various persons between 1720 and
1727. James and Hannah (WALSTONE) WRIGHT had three children, James, Benjamin
(the next in line to Alfred Mortimer) and Mercy. James married Sarah WISE, by
whom he had a son James. For his second wife he married Judith BUSHNELL, and
they had a son Samuel, from whom are descended the WRIGHTS of Pond Meadow. Two
brothers of a later generation of this branch, Joab and John, went to New
Durham, N. Y., and from one of them descended Silas WRIGHT, Governor of New
York and United States Senator from that State. Mercy WRIGHT married William
STANNARD, and one of their descendants, Daniel STANNARD, resided in Westbrook.

James married Hannah Walstone. Hannah was born about 1650 in England; died on 15 Nov 1719 in Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]