Jonathan Wright (1681 - 1740)

Biography

Jonathan was born on June 18, 1681, at Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, to Joseph Wright and his first wife Mary.^[1] He passed away in 1740.

Marriage

"Jonathan, m. Hannah Hand, d. Joseph, of East Gilford, Mar. 26,1706, by Rev. Thomas Ruggles, of Gilford", recorded at Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.^[1][2]

Will

• Dated: March 29, 1740, at Wethersfield, Connecticut
• Mentioned in Will: wife Anne; son Judah (executor); daughters Thankfull, Elizabeth, Mary, Jane; granddaughter Damarus; grandsons Jonathan and Josiah
• Inventory taken: July 14, 1740
• Proved in Court: October 2, 1740

WILL OF JONATHAN WRIGHT - - : I, Jonathan Wright of Wethersfield, do make and ordain this my last will and testament: I give to my wife Anne 1-3 part of my moveable estate, as household goods, &c. I give to my son Judah Wright, whom I make and ordain my only and sole executor, all and singular my land and 2-3 of my stock and cattle, by him freely to be possessed and injoyed, only that part I now order him my sd. 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 15 pounds money to my daughter Thankfull. 2ndly, I order him to pay 15 pounds to my daughter Elizabeth. Also, that he pay 15 pounds to my daughter Mary. Also, that he pay 5 pounds money to my daughter Jane. Also, I order him to pay to my granddaughter Damarus 4 pounds money. Also, I order him my abovesd. executor that he pay to my two grandsons, Jonathan and Josiah Wright, 4 pounds money each, when the eldest of them comes of age.
JONATHAN WRIGHT, s
Witness: Martin Kellogg,
Joseph Andrews, Joseph Benton.

Before signing and sealing, the following was written and is part of the will of the above mentioned Jonathan Wright, to say: that 2-3 of my household goods to be equally divided among my daughters.
JONATHAN WRIGHT, s
Witness: Martin Kellogg,
Joseph Andrews, Joseph Benton.

Inventory taken on July 14, 1740 by Jabez Whittlesey and Martin Kellogg - 296 pounds, 1 shilling, 5 pence. Will exhibited by Judah Wright and proven October 2, 1740 (Court Record, page 73) (Hartford District Probate Records - Vol. 13, pages 210-11)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wethersfield Vital Records
2. ↑ Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 1 P. 116

• "Wethersfield Vital Records," 'Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Page 309