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Male 1681 - 1740  (59 years)


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  • Name Jonathan Wright  [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 18 Jun 1681  Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 29] 
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1740  Unkown Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Death Jul 1740  Newington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 18] 
    Person ID I312684225509  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family Hannah Hand,   b. 10 Jul 1683, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1753, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 26 Mar 1706  Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1518  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • !"The Tryon Family in America" pg. 60 th
      !"The Tryon Family in America" pg. 60 thru 61

      (21) Manti, Utah
      (21) Manti, Utah

      Will of Jonathan Wright, dated 29 Mar 1740:
      In the name of God amen this twenty ninth day of March in the year of our Lord 1740 I Jonathan Wright of Wethersfield in the county of Hartford ------ ---- being very sick and weak in body but calling unto minde the mortallity of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soule into the hand of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and a decent manner at the discretion of my executor: Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give devise and despose of the same in the following manner & forme.

      Imprimis I give and bequeath to Anna my dearly beloved wife one third part of my moveable estate as household goods ---

      Item I give to my well beloved son Judah Wright whom I likewise constitute make and ordain my only and sole executor of this my last will and testament --- and singlular my land and the two thirds of my stock or cattle by him freely to be posessed and enjoyed only that part I now order him my 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 fifteen pounds money to my daughter Thankfull. Secondly I order him my Executor to pay fifteen pounds to my daughter Elizabeth, allso that he pay fifteen pounds to my daughter Mary, allso that my Executor pay five pounds money to my daughter Jane, allso I order him my s[ai]d Executor to pay to my grand daughter ------- foure pounds money, allso I order him my above s[ai]d executor that he pay to my son Josiah twenty shillings money. I order my executor also to pay or deliver to my two grandsons Jonathan and Josiah Wright foure pounds money each when the eldest of them come to age.

      And I do hereby uttely disallow revoke and disannull all and every other former testaments and wills ------- & executors by me in any way before this time named, ratifying & confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.

      In witness wereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year above written, Johnathan Wright.

      Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the s[ai]d Jonathan Wright as his last will and testament in the presence of the subscribers, viz Martin Kellogg, Joseph Benton.

      Before --- --- and -------. The following was written and is part of the will of -- above mentioned Jonathan Wright to say that two thirds of my household goods to be equally divided among my daughters : Martin Kellogg, Joseph ------, Joseph Benton.

      [sic]

      Inventory taken 14 Jul 1740, will probated 20 Sep 1740.

      ! Temple index cards ! History of Ancien
      ! Temple index cards ! History of Ancient Wethesfield, p 395,853,855 ! Savage, p 657 ! Temple index cards ! History of Ancient Wethesfield, p 395,853,855 ! Savage, p 657

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    23. [S1173462611] FamilySearch.org, Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMH-5NH6 : Thu Mar 07 09:17:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Jane Wright and Jonathan, 13 Jan 1712.

    24. [S1173462611] FamilySearch.org, Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7R-F6CW : Thu Mar 07 22:37:49 UTC 2024), Entry for Judah Wright and Jonathan, 7 Jun 1710.

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    29. [S1173462611] FamilySearch.org, Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-QZB7 : Sun Mar 10 21:15:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Jonathan Wright and Joseph, 18 Jun 1681.

    30. [S1173462611] FamilySearch.org, Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-QZBC : Sun Mar 10 10:50:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Jonathan Wright and Thomas Ruggles, 26 Mar 1706.

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