RICHARD WRIGHT

(d. 1605) - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

(Second Generation - Wright Family)

FATHER	MOTHER
THOMAS WRIGHT	HELLIN ANSTER

BIRTH	Based on the birth of his eldest child, he was probably born circa 1565-1570.
DEATH & BURIAL	He died in June 1605 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and was buried on 30 June 1605 in St. Edward's, Cambridge, co. Cambridge^[2,3].
RESIDENCE & OCCUPATION	Richard lived his life in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and was a Skinner^[4].
ESTATE	"The Will of RICHARD WRIGHT of the parish of St. Edward, Cambridge, 'skynner', dated 20 June, 3 James I [1605]. To me eldest son John Wright, to my son Anthony Wright, and to my son Richard Wright, to each £40 at the age of twenty-one years. To my eldest daughter Rebecca, and to my daughters Mary, Ann, and Susan, to each £20 at the age of twenty-one years or at marriage. To each godchild 5s. Residue to my wife Mary. Witnesses: Robert Sparroew, N.P., John Symondes, and Walter Acteson. Proved 19 July 1605. (P.C.C., Hayes, 54.)^[5]
MARRIAGE	Richard married a woman about whom we currently know nothing.

CHILDREN	2.	i.	Rebecca WRIGHT	Please see her own page.
	3.	ii.	Elizabeth WRIGHT	Elizabeth was born in 1589/90 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and baptized in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England on 14 March 1589/90^[1,2].
	4.	iii.	John1 WRIGHT	John1 was born in 1592 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and baptized in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England on 7 February 1591/2^[1,2]. He died in 1592 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and was buried on 25 November 1592 in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^[2,3].
	5.	iv.	Mary WRIGHT	Mary was born in 1593 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and baptized in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England on 28 November 1593^[1,2]. On 25 July 1609 when Mary was 16, she married Thomas CRABB, in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^[2,11].
	8.	iv.	John2 WRIGHT	John2 was born in 1595/6 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and baptized in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England on 4 January 1595/6^[1,2].
	9.	v.	Ann WRIGHT	Ann was born on 9 April 1598 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and baptized in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England on 9 April 1598^[1,2]. Her name is listed as both Ann and Annes in records. On 4 June 1605 when Ann was 7, she first married Edward WOULFE, in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^[1,2]. On 22 September 1616 when Ann was 18, she second married Samuell DISHER, in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^[2,3].
	10.	vi.	Anthonie WRIGHT	Anthonie was born in 1599/1600 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and baptized in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England on 24 February 1599/1600^[1,2].
	11.	viii.	Susanna WRIGHT	Susanna was born in 1602 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and baptized in St. Edward's, Cambridge, co. Cambridge on 3 May 1602^[1,2]. She died in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England in 1605; when she was 3 and was buried on 4 July 1605 in St. Edward's, Cambridge, co. Cambridge^[2,3]. She is variously known as Susanna and Susan.
	12.	ix.	Abell WRIGHT	Abell was born in 1604 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and baptized in St. Edward's, Cambridge, co. Cambridge on 15 April 1604^[1,2]. Abell within two weeksą time and was buried on 3 May 1604 in St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^[2,3].
	13.	x.	Richard WRIGHT	Richard was born in 1605 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and baptized in St. Edward's, Cambridge, co. Cambridge on 12 May 1605^[1,2].

GENERATION

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great (G10) Grandfather

FAMILY NUMBER

7570

SOURCES

1. New England Historic and Genealogical Register. Vols. 1+, (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Register, 1845+), [NEHGR], ??:37.

2. Parish Register of St. Edward, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

3. [NEHGR], ??:38.

4. Ibid. ??:40.

5. Ibid. ??:36.

6. Parish Registers of St. Clement, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, 1567-1636

7. [NEHGR], ??:41.

8. Torrey, Charles, New England Marriages Prior to 1700., (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Society). [Torrey].

9. DeForest, Louis Effingham, Our Colonial and Continental Ancestors: The Ancestry of Mr. and Mrs. Louis William Dommerich, (New York, N.Y.: The DeForest Publ. Co., 1930), [Dommerich], 52.

10. Paine, Lyman May, My Ancestors: A Memorial of John Paine & Mary Ann May of East Woodstock, Conn., ([Chicago, Ill.]: privately printed, 1914), [Paine (#5)], 59.

11. [NEHGR], ??:37.


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