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Maj. David Wright
1749 - 1822 (72 years)
1. Maj. David Wright was born on 14 Mar 1749 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut (son of Benjamin Wright and Rachel Owen); died on 21 Feb 1822; was buried in Wrights Tomb, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont. Notes:
Served in the Continental Army.
"[David Wright and Hannah Bailey] came up the Connecticut in a boat on their wedding journey, and a sister of either the bride or the bridegroom came with them. At one place where they stopped for the night, Major Wright told the people that the ladies with him were, unfortunately, both deaf; then he went back to the boat and told his wife and sister that the people in the house were deaf, and so he had them screaming away at each other at a great rate. At last one of the travelers asked her hostess how long she and her husband had been so deaf. She replied 'Why, we are not deaf; we thought you were.'" ["The Wright District", from The Old and the New, 1 Jul 1901.]David married Hannah Bailey on 19 Sep 1771 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont. Hannah was born in 1752 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 14 Jun 1814 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont; was buried in Wrights Tomb, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- David Wright was born on 11 Feb 1775 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont; died on 10 May 1817 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont; was buried in Wrights Tomb, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont.
2. Benjamin Wright was born on 3 Mar 1714 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut (son of Ensign Abel Wright and Rebecca Terry); died in 1795 in Vermont; was buried in St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery, White River Junction, Windsor, Vermont. Notes:
"The cemetery, now called St. Anthony's, was originally a Protestant cemetery, later bought by the Catholic Church. The old part of it is still referred to as the Old Protestant Cemetery. Benjamin is buried there, and probably his wife Rachel." [Find a Grave page for Benjamin Wright, citation details below.]
Benjamin married Rachel Owen on 9 Jan 1735. Rachel (daughter of Joseph Owen and Mary) was born on 30 Dec 1711 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Rachel Owen was born on 30 Dec 1711 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut (daughter of Joseph Owen and Mary). Children:
- 1. Maj. David Wright was born on 14 Mar 1749 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; died on 21 Feb 1822; was buried in Wrights Tomb, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont.
Generation: 3
4. Ensign Abel Wright was born on 25 Sep 1664 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (son of Abel Wright and Martha Kitcherel); died on 2 Jun 1745 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Ensign married Rebecca Terry on 16 Sep 1691 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of Samuel Terry and Ann Lobdell) was born on 5 Dec 1673 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died after 18 Sep 1747; was buried in Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Rebecca Terry was born on 5 Dec 1673 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (daughter of Samuel Terry and Ann Lobdell); died after 18 Sep 1747; was buried in Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 2 Jun 1745
Children:
- 2. Benjamin Wright was born on 3 Mar 1714 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; died in 1795 in Vermont; was buried in St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery, White River Junction, Windsor, Vermont.
6. Joseph Owen was born on 29 Jan 1685 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Joseph Owen and Esther); died on 9 Sep 1758 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. Joseph married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mary Children:
- 3. Rachel Owen was born on 30 Dec 1711 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.
Generation: 4
8. Abel Wright died on 29 Oct 1725 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Notes:
Massachusetts general court, 1695.
Abel married Martha Kitcherel on 1 Dec 1659. Martha (daughter of Samuel Kitcherel and Martha Chapman) was born in of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Oct 1708 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Martha Kitcherel was born in of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of Samuel Kitcherel and Martha Chapman); died on 19 Oct 1708 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Notes:
She was scalped by natives 26 Jul 1708, lived nearly three months with her injuries but then died.
Children:
- 4. Ensign Abel Wright was born on 25 Sep 1664 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 2 Jun 1745 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.
10. Samuel Terry died about 1730 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Samuel married Ann Lobdell on 3 Jan 1661 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Ann was born on 8 Mar 1634 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 16 May 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Ann Lobdell was born on 8 Mar 1634 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 16 May 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Children:
- Samuel Terry was born on 18 Jul 1661 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 2 Jan 1731 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
- 5. Rebecca Terry was born on 5 Dec 1673 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died after 18 Sep 1747; was buried in Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.
12. Joseph Owen was born on 23 Oct 1660 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut (son of John Owen and Rebecca Wade); died between 1735 and 1746 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Joseph married Esther before 1683. Esther was born in 1662. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Esther was born in 1662. Notes:
Torrey (citation details below) calls her "Esther [OSBORN/?OSGOOD]"; as a result, some online sources identify her as a daughter of John Osborn (d. 1686) and Ann Oldage (d. 1689). We know of no evidence that proves this.
Children:
- 6. Joseph Owen was born on 29 Jan 1685 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 9 Sep 1758 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Generation: 5
18. Samuel Kitcherel died before 2 Jan 1651. Notes:
Also called Ketcherwell, Ketchering, Kecherell, Kritchwell, Cretchwell, etc.
His origins are unknown. Robert Charles Anderson has demonstrated that he cannot have been a son of Joseph Kitcherel of Charlestown who died by 1638.Samuel married Martha Chapman. Martha was born in Digswell, Hertfordshire, England; died on 17 Dec 1662 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Martha Chapman was born in Digswell, Hertfordshire, England; died on 17 Dec 1662 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Notes:
A record in the Winthrop Papers, quoted by Torrey (citation details below), says that "Nathaniel & Johana Reskue [Ruscoe] did appear & declare that sd Martha before marriage was Martha Chapman, born Digswell, co. Herts, and came over with the sister of Major Hezekiah Haines."
Children:
- 9. Martha Kitcherel was born in of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Oct 1708 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
24. John Owen died on 18 Feb 1698 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Congregational Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Notes:
William Arthur Owen (citation details below) states that he was born around 1622, while noting that the town records of Windsor state that he turned 40 on 25 Dec 1664. The same town records state that, contrary to the inscription on his gravestone, he died 1 Feb 1698/99.
John Owen (d. 1698) = Rebecca Wade (d. 1711)
Isaac Owen (167-1736) = Sarah Holcomb (1674-1763)
Elijah Owen (1706-1741) = Hannah Higley (1717-1806)
Hannah Owen (1740-1831) = Capt. John Brown (1728-1776)
Owen Brown (1771-1856) = Ruth Mills (1771=1808)
John Brown (1800-1859), abolitionistJohn married Rebecca Wade on 3 Oct 1650. Rebecca died on 3 Dec 1711 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Rebecca Wade died on 3 Dec 1711 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Notes:
"Robert Wade [...] is claimed as father of Rebecca in Ralph Dornfield Owen's Descendants of John Owen of Windsor, Connecticut (1622-1690) (Philadelphia 1941), p. 19, but without documentation. The present writer has done no research on this problem, but since John Owen and wife apparently did not share in the settlement of Robert Wade's estate, as Mr. Jacobus points out, it would be well to be cautious." [George E. McCracken, citation details below.]
Children:
- Josiah Owen was born on 8 Sep 1651 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 11 Sep 1722 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
- 12. Joseph Owen was born on 23 Oct 1660 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died between 1735 and 1746 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.