Wright, Richard

1608 - 1691  (83 years)

• Name	Wright, Richard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	9 Jun 1608	England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Possessions	2 Oct 1637	Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Possessions	5 Feb 1638	Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Life Event	1652	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  	Chosen as Constable
  FSID	LZJD-ZNX  [7, 8]
  Occupation	Tailor
  Will	8 Jun 1691	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Death	9 Jun 1691	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Aft 9 Jun 1691	Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I35826	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Wright, William,   b. 1600   d. 1633, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F14308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cooke, Hester,   b. 1620, Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d. 9 May 1669, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1644	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [7, 8]
  Children	1. Wright, Adam,   b. 1645, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Sep 1724, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F14307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jun 1608 - England Possessions - 2 Oct 1637 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Possessions - 5 Feb 1638 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 12 Nov 1644 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Life Event - Chosen as Constable - 1652 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Will - 8 Jun 1691 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Death - 9 Jun 1691 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Burial - Aft 9 Jun 1691 - Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Wright has been claimed to be the son of son of William Wright & Priscilla Carpenter, but this is almost certainly a bogus claim. He was born about 1608 per his age at the time of his death. William Wright came to Plymouth on the Fortune in 1621 as a single man, and was identified as such as late as 1627. William left a will when he died in 1633 and mentioned his wife Priscilla, but no children. Priscilla was baptized in 1598 suggesting a birth about then, which makes her far too young to be the mother of Richard Wright. Richard Wright was married about 1644 to Hester Cooke in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. She probably died before he did. In his will he named his wife as Mary. He died 9 June 1691 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay British Colonial America. probably buried on Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay British Colonial America. The Cooke Family Association, which a Mayflower authorized family association identifies 6 children, which is the work Edward Bowman, a major force in Mayflower genealogy.

  
  

• Sources

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