WBIGHT, WRITE, RIGHT, RITE,
Anthony, Sandwich, propr. 1640, atba. 1643; town officer, 1645.
Dorothie, widow, Sudbury, m. 10 March, 1642, John Blandford. In his will he mentions “son-in-law” Edward Wright.
Edward, Sudbury, evidently came to New England with Dorothy above-mentioned; but whether his father also came or not can not be known from present data. He was propr. about 1C56; captain of militia.
He sold to John Hoare March 4, 1671-2, all his right and title to an estate in “Castell Bromwick,” (Castle Bromwich,) in the co. of Warwick, Eng., which fell to him as only son and heir of Francis Wright of same place; which was given to Francis 27 June, 10 James, on his marriage to Mary, dau. of John Wiggins, of Aldredge, co. Stafford, by his father Edward Wright of Castell Bromwich, whose heir apparent he was. He refers to having been in England a year before the date of this sale. He rec”d in part payment a house in Concord, of which John and Alice Hoar made full deed 1 Aug. 1682.
He m. in Boston, 27 (3) 1657, Mary Powell. He m. at Sudbury, June 18, 1659, Hannah Axtell. (as recorded in town book,) or Hannah LTpson, (as given in the transcript at Cambridge). Ch. Hannah b. Jan. 10, 1660, Dorothy b. Oct. 20, 1662, Sarah b. Jan. 17, 1664, Mary b. Jan. 2, 1666-7, (m. July 28, 1690, Noah Clap.) Elizabeth b. March 6, 1668, Samuel b. April 9, 1670, Edward b. March 18, 1677, Martha b. 25 (10) 1681.
He deeded lands 26 Jan. 1683, his (third) wife Elizabeth joining, to his sons Samuel and Edward, they to pay certain sums to their three sisters: conditions Included life income for himself and wife. He also gave land Dec. 31, 1683, to his son Peter, on the occasion of his marriage to Elizabeth, dau. of widow Elizabeth Lambson. An agreement was signed by all the heirs at a later day, Robert Blood joining in it. Peter agreed to pay a certain sum to his sister Sarah. [Mdx. De.]
He d. intestate 7 Aug. 1703; admin, of his est. gr. 6 Sept. 1703, to wife Elizabeth and eldest son Samuel.
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