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The Wright Family of Oysterbay, L THE WRIGHT FAMILY OF OYSTERBAY, L. I. WITH THE ANCESTRY OF AND DESCENT FROM PETER WRIGHT AND NICHOLAS WRIGHT 1423-1923 JLLUSTR.ATBD C:OMPJLBD BY HOWLAND DELANO PERRINE, AB., LL.B. OP 11iB NBW YOU: BAR. NEW YORK, 1923 •Aye, mas it is,_. gmer:arim w, Anachr:r rs, and snmg1a in me dmt; And mm - cxme and go, and cxme and go, Each, far a lime mammr, fiilmg up s- liafe place; and mm - disappear ID ~ suoznion; and it shall be so Till a-_ in one v.- petp.suity, Be swallowed up.,, ILLUSTRATIONS Page HOWLAND DEl:.ANo PED!Nz (591) ••.••••••••••••••••••• FrOlflis;ieu WJUGBT .Altxs AND CJtEsT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 CHAJtT OF ENGLISH FAXILY, AD. 1423-1849............. •• • . • • • 7 CBVJtCH OF ST. MAn, Tm::rFORD, Co. NOJUIOLX, A D. 1784....... 9 Kn.VEJISTONE HALL, Co. NORFOLX. AD. 1587.................... 9 Cm OF S:r. COTBrm, Kn.VERSTOn, Co. NoU'OLlt.. ••• •• ••• 11 Auls AND UEST OF Sm ]AXES WRIGHT, B.AltT., A D. 1772........ 17 BEA.'O'PRE HALL, Ot1TWEu., Co. NORFOI.Jt. A D. 1450... .. .• . •. ••• 21 Sm RoBDT BELL, KNT., OF OUTWELI., Co. NoJt&'OLJC, AD. 1572.... 22 CBVJtCH OF ST. Cl.ExENT, OUTWELI., Co. NoJtFOLJC, A D. 1450.... 23 CBVJtCH OF ST. MlCBAEL, B.Arl'ON TVltF, Co. NORFOLX, AD. 1350.. 25 CBURCB OF ss. PETEK AND PAOL, WENDLING, Co. NOJIFOLJC, A. D. 1350 .••.....•.••..•..••••..••.•.••.•..•....•..••••.••••••• 25, PEDIGREE CB.UT, BEAt1PRE FAKILY, Co. NOJtFOU:, A D. 1100- 1568 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 216 INDIAN DEED TO OYsTmt BAY, A. D. 1653....................... 28 MAP OF PAJtT OF OYsTmt BAY TOWNSHIP........................ 32, SECOND FJUENDS' MEETING HOUSE, 0YSTEJt BAY, A D. 1690....... 41 WILL OF ANTHONY WKIGHT, A D. 1673. • . • . • . • . • . • 42 PLAN OF "TOWN SPOT," OF OYsn:a BAY, A. D. 1653. •. • . ..••.. .• 59 WILL OF Aua: (WRIGHT) UAB, A D. 1685 ... :................. 63· HOUSE OF JOB WKIGHT, OYsTmt BAY, A D. 1667-70 •............... · 72 THOXAS WRIGBT (154) ..••....•••.•.....•.••.••...••.•••.••.• 1081 }OBN SILX:KAN WRIGHT (218) . • • . • • . • • . • . • • . • • • • • . • • • • 109 ISAAC SEAKAN WRIGBT (156) . • • • . • . • . • . • • • • . • • • • 110· ADAK WRIGHT (175) .•.••..•...•..•••...•.....••.•.....•.•••• 113 CHARLES EDWIN WRIGHT (219) . • . • • • . • • . • . •. • . • . 118' NORMA KNOWLES WRIGBT (309) ...••......•••...•..•.•.•• ~ ••. I19 WILLIAK WRIGHT (246) • . • . • . • . • . • . • . .•. • . • • . • . • • • . • • 120 GILBERT WRIGBT (257) • • . • . • . • . • . • . • . • • . • • • . • . • • . • .... • • 121 CHARLES WRIGBT (265) .•.••..••...•.•.•.•...•.••.•..•.•••• : . 122 ROBERT JEFFERSON WRIGHT (268) ...•.•.•.•.••..•.•••......•.•. 123 JoXN HowARD WRIGBT (282) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • 124 CBAJtt.ES HENRY WRIGHT (296) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 127 ILLUSTRATIONS-C ontin11etl Page ERNEST BADGER WRIGHT (338) ................................ 129/. HOUSE OF WILLIAM WRIGHT, OYSTER BAY, A. D. 1705 ............. 149 AUGUSTUS WRIGHT (494) ..................................... 165· MARIA BOGART (WRIGHT) SEAMAN (528) ....•................. 166 MARIANA SEAMAN MOTT ( 528) . 166 DAVID SAMMIS WRIGHT (531) ................................. 170 STEPHEN WRIGHT ( 501) . .. .. .. 173 CHARLES SAMMIS WRIGHT (526) .............................. 179 JOHN BOGART WRIGHT (534) .. , , . , ... , ........... , . , . , ........ 181 ELIZABETH HOWLAND (WRIGHT) PERRINE (591) ................ 181 EDWARD AUGUSTUS WRIGHT (535) ............................. 183 DANIEL DODGE WRIGHT (545) •................................ 184 JOHN WRIGHT (559) , , , , ... , ... , .. , .. , , .•.......... , .. , ..•.. , 185 JULIA WRIGHT (612) .... , .. , . .' ....... , . .. .. .. .. .. 185 JOSEPH BUFFETT W.RIGHT (564) ............................... 186 WILLIAM HENRY WRIGHT ( 592) . .. .. .. .. .. 188 STEPHEN MOTT WRIGHT (602 . .. .. .. 188 INTRODUCTION The following history and recorrls of the brothers, Anthony, Peter and Nicholas Wright, of Oyster Bay, L. I.; had its inception from a little homemade memorandum book in which my great-grandmother, Katharine Bogart Wright (494) had made a large number of entries, not only of dates of births, deaths and marriages, but also many facts and items relating to, or connected with many of the family. Being interested in the subject of genealogy l started my investigations, and as I progressed, I naturally found the work becoming more and more interesting as I delved into the old records; histories, books and publications relating to those early days, from which sources I gleaned a large amount of interesting and valuable material. My work was somewhat lightene4 by the kindly aid of many of the family with whom I came in contact, and who from their interest in this subject, and their efforts in searching out and gathering the valuable data in their possession, or within their knowledge, are entitled to thanks from all, and I trust that many of them now living, for many, alas, have passed on, will be repaid by their perusal of these pages. As my researches progressed the work became more and more difficult by reaso;: of there being two families of the name "Wright" on Long Island at the same period, and settled but a short distance apart, viz. : the Wrights of Oyster Bay, and the family of Jonathan Wright of Flushing, separated by only eighteen miles. The public, church and other interesting records were full of items relating to both these families, and, to add to the difficulties and confusion of the work, intermarriages had occur.red, and so, with the similarity of the name, making it very difficult, and in some instances almost impossible to properly sift and correctly distinguish the data. Neither of these Wright families were in any way related, the Oyster Bay family hailing from County of Norfolk, while the Flushing family hailed from County of Essex, in England. This Jonathan Wright, of Flushing, was born in 1620, came to America on the ship "Safety," and landed in Massachusetts Colony in 1635, first settling at Saugus, and subsequently making a final settlement, some time prior to 1664, at Flushing, becoming very prominent in the affairs of that community. Later a large number of that family crossed Long Island Sound, and settled at various localities in the present counties 2 INTRODUCTION of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess, as did, about the same time, some of the Oyster Hay family, and thus again we fintl the old records intermingling; intermarriages occurred, adding further to the difficultie-.; of the searcher. The utmost care has been exercised in separating all this troublesome data, and I believe it has been quite successfully accomplished. To those who now for the first time learn of many interesting item~ relating to their progenitors I trust these pages will prove acceptable. Believing it would be of interest to some I have included in this history a brief account of that branch of the family which remained in England, and also of an offshoot therefrom that came to America, about 1700, and settled in the then Province of Georgia, and now within the State of South Carolina. In closing a word will be appropriate here respecting the general scheme adopted in preparation of this book, to make it so simple that all might readily understand. In order to keep the work within reasonable limits, it has been necessary to exclude, with very few exceptions, the records of more than two generations of collateral descendants. Opposite the number and name of each male child will be found in the margin a symbol like following +, indicating that that male child had issue. This symbol will not appear before the number or names of female children, or male children leaving no issue. Jn looking for the subsequent record of such a male child, look forward for his marginal number which will be found above his name in his group of descendants, and so on. Also, after each such continued name, is given, in parentheses, the father's Christian name and number, hy which plan, it will be possible to search forward or backwards, with facility. Now that this work is concluded I look back on the thirty-five years, and more, that have elapsed since I began my labors, not 9nly with pleasure, but also with regrets, recalling so many pleasant friendships and acquaintances made, and the kindly welcomes accorded me wherever I have gone, but with sadness recalling many who so gladly and willingly lent their aid and sympathies who have since passed away to their eternal rest, forgetting however some of the disappointments and discouragements met with during these years from a few. I wish to extend not only my own gratitude, but that of the entire family, to the encouragement and material aid, that· has made the publication of these pages possible, given by those who so gladly consented to form a Committee of Publication, viz.: Ernest Badger Wright; Miss Julia Wright; Mrs. Charles F. MacLean; Mrs. Jeremiah B. Coggeshall; Mrs. Silas C. Wheat; Mrs. Frederick C. Kelley; Mrs. Orion O. Oaks; Mrs. Josephine C. Frost; John Silkman Wright; and Charles Edwin Wright, INTRODUCTION 3 for without their help it is probable this History and Record would never have reached the family at large. I know we will all join in thanking them for their loyal interest, and that they all feel proud in so doing. My long work is finished, and I commend it to the Joyal keeping of the descendants of those two English brothers, who left, and have handed down, to the Wright Family of
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