Person Sheet


Name Capt. Benjamin Wright51
Birth 13 Jul 1660, Northampton, Mass.52
Death 1743, Northfield, Mass.
Father Sergt. Samuel Wright Jr. [immigrant] (1632-1675)
Mother Elizabeth Burt [immigrant] (ca1630-1691)
Spouses
1 Thankful Taylor9,51
Birth 29 Mar 16639
Death 4 Apr 1701, prob. Northampton, Mass.21
Father Capt. John Taylor (ca1641-1704)
Mother Thankful Woodward (1646-)
Marriage 22 Mar 168121
Children Benjamin (1682-)
Daniel (1697-1718)
2 Mary Baker21
Birth ca 1660
Marriage ca 170221
Notes for Capt. Benjamin Wright
He was a famous Indian fighter whose exploits fill a large space in the history of the Connecticut Valley. He was in constant employment during Queen Anne's war. He was among the inhabitants at the second settlement of Northfield from 1685 to 1690, and returned to Northampton when that place was a second time abandoned. In 1714 he returned to Northfield and became one of its permanent and prominent settlers.21
Notes for Thankful (Spouse 1)
Birth date may be 29 Oct 1663 and marriage date might be 22 Mar 1680.9 In 1674 she was a student of Mr. Joseph Hawley in Northampton.21
Notes for Mary (Spouse 2)
Of Springfield.21
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