Judah Wright Sr. (1642 - 1725)

Born 10 May 1642 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Husband of Mercy (Burt) Wright — married after 7 Jan 1666 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA

Husband of Sarah (Woodford) Wright — married 11 Jul 1706 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1725 at age 83 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts

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Biography

"Judah Wright, ye sone of Samuell Wright borne on 3 mon 10 day 1642" at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.^[1] The Ancestral File shows Judah's mother as "Margaret (Compton)?"

"Judah Wright (Samuel) was born at Springfield May 10, 1642; died at Northampton, 1725. Was twice married — first to Mercy Burt, Jan. 8, 1666; married second, to widow Sarah Burke, July 11, 1706, being her third marriage. She was daughter of Thomas and Mary Woodford, was born Sept. 2, 1649, married first, Nehemiah Allen, Sept. 4, 1664, when but two days more than fifteen years of age. She married second, Richard Burke, 1687; married third as above. Judah Wright and wife Mercy were admitted to the church 1672, and in 1675 personally took the covenant and admitted to full communion. The date of the death of the first wife not known. The second wife Sarah died March 31, 1712."^[2]

Judah married Mercy Burt on 8 Jan 1666 at Northampton.^[3] Judah and Mercy had nine children: Samuel, Mercy, Hester, Judah, Judah, Ebenezer, Thomas, Patience and Nathaniel. ^[4]Married: 17 JAN 1667 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts 1 2

Children:

• Samuel Wright b: 06 NOV 1667 at Northampton^[5][6]; d. 18 Feb 1667/8 in Northampton^[7]
• Mercy Wright b: 14 MAR 1668/69 at Northampton^[8][9]
• Esther Wright b: 18 AUG 1671; d. 25 March 1674 at Northampton^[10][11]
• Judah Wright (1) b: 4 NOV 1673^[12]; d. 16 Nov 1673 (or 25 Dec) in Northampton^[13]
• Judah Wright b: 10 MAY 1677 at Northampton (son of Judah and "Mary")^[14][15]
• Ebenezer Wright b: SEP 1679 at Northampton^[16]
• Thomas Wright b: 08 APR 1682 at Northampton^[17]
• Patience Wright b: 18 APR 1684 in Northampton^[18]
• Nathaniel Wright b: 05 MAY 1688 at Northampton^[19]

Judah married, second, Sarah Burk[e] on July 11, 1706, at Northampton.^[20]

Judah's death is recorded at Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, on 26 Nov 1725,^[21] and he is buried at the Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.^[22] You can see a picture of his gravestone at FindAGrave.

Judah Wright was the great-grandfather of Ethan Allen, an American Revolutionary War leader who fought for Vermont's independence.

Judah Wright, born May 10, 1642, was the son of Samuel and Margaret (Compton)? Wright.

Note: From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

Judah was born in 1648, son of Margaret & Margaret (Compton) Wright. He was married to Mercy Burt in 1667 and they had nine children. After her death he married Sarah Woodford in 1706. He passed away in 1725.

Sources

1. ↑ NEHGR: Vol 18, Page 82
2. ↑ NEHGR: Vol. 40, Page 281
3. ↑ #S-57 "Northampton Births, Marriages and Death" Page 336 (number on page is 97
4. ↑ NEHGR: Vol. 40, Page 281-2
5. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 85
6. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 1562
7. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 105
8. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 85
9. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 1562
10. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 106
11. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 1562
12. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 1562
13. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 106
14. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 15
15. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 1562
16. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 1562
17. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 18
18. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 20
19. ↑ #S-55 Vol. 1, Page 23
20. ↑ #S-55 Page 1562
21. ↑ #S-55 Page 122
22. ↑ Find A Grave

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DNA Sources

1. Source: DNA Confirmation for Lynden Raber Castle Rodriguez from the line of Henry Wright by Ancestry.com DNA::lynden_us and a triangulation match through DNA of Don Allen, on 30 Jul 2015.

Footnotes

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Find a Grave - Memorial #27025406 - Old Deerfield Burying Ground - Deerfield, Massachuttes.