John Wright1

M, #1299, b. circa 1673, d. between September 1736 and November 1736
Last Edited: 7 Feb 2009

Parents:

Father: Richard Wright1 d. b 30 Mar 1691
Mother: Constance (?)1

Family:

Elizabeth Champion b. c 1678, d. b 10 Jan 1737

Children:

Sarah Wright+ 6 d. a Feb 1774
John Wright6 b. 1699, d. 1736
Richard Wright6 b. 1720

Notes

  • Note*: "1736, Sept. 18. Wright, John, of Newton, Gloucester Co., will of. Wife, Elizabeth, executrix. Sons - John, the 100 acres he lives on; Richard, personal estate after death of my wife. ... Affirmed 9 Dec., 1736.
    "1736, Nov. 29. Inventory, £265.07.2"4
  • Note: New Jersey Archives:

    "1687 June 1. Do. [Deed] Thomas Howell of W. J. [West Jersey], to Richard Wright of Cooper's Cr., W.J., planter, for 100 acres in Coopers Cr., between Francis Colins and grantee." NJA 21:648 Vol C - Gloucester Deeds, No. 1

    "1687-8 March 12. Deed. Daniel Howell, son and heir apparent of Thomas Howell of W.J. dec'd, to Mordecai Howell, for 250 acres on Cooper's Creek, adjoining Richard Wright and Francis Collins." NJA 21:656

    "1691 March 30. Wright, Richard, of Cooper's Creek, Gloucester Co. Inventory of personal estate (£107.7.0); made by Thomas Buckman and Tho:Chaunders.
    "1691 April 13. Letters of administration granted to John Wright, son of Richard, who died intestate. ..." NJA 23:527-8

    "1691 April 30. Do. [Deed] Daniel Howell, son and heir of Thomas Howell dec'd, and Mordecai Howell, executor of said Thomas, to John Wright of Cooper's Creek, Gloucester Co., son and heir of Richard Wright of the same place, dec'd, for 100 acres in Gloucester Co., part of 1/8 of a share bought by Tho: Howell of Benj. Bartlett September 1, 1677, on a branch of Cooper's Creek, adjoining Francis Collins." NJA 21:658

    "1691 April 30. Articles of agreement. Constance Wright, widow of Richard Wright, with John Wright, son and administrator of said Richard, concerning the division of property." [ & bonds for faithful observance of the agreement] NJA 21:659

    "1691 April 30. Do. [bond] John Wright to his eldest sister Sarah Wright, spinster, for the payment of £12.
    "1691 April 30. Release. Sarah Wright of Cooper's Creek, spinster, to her brother John Wright, of all claims upon the estate of their father Richard Wright.
    "1691 April 30. The same bond and release to and from Hannah, the youngest daughter of Richard Wright." NJA 21:659

    "1693-4. Nov. 5. Do. Same [ Deed. Mordecai Howell, yeoman, ] to John Wright of Gloucester Co., yeoman, for 23 acres near grantee's dwellinghouse, on Cooper's Cr. between grantor and grantee." NJA 21:662-3 Liber G Gloucester Deeds, No. 3.

    "1693 Nov. 5. Do. [deed] John Wright to Mordecai Howell, both of Cooper's Cr., Gloucester Co., yeomen, for the water rights for a cornmill on a branch of Cooper's Cr., running through grantor's land." NJA 21:663

    "1700 May 13. Do. [deed] Henry Franklin, late of N.Y. City, now of Long Island, N.Y., bricklayer, to John Champion of Hemsted, L.I., yeoman, for a plantation of 330 acres in Glocester Co., W.J., on Cooper's near Mill Creek, between John Wright, John Shivers and Henry Johnson, bought of Mordecai Howell August 7, 1697." NJA 21:6845
  • Note: In the New Jersey Archives wills and deeds there is only one John Wright in this era in Gloucester County.
    In other counties are:
    - John of Burlington Co. with wife Abigail, with 1732 will.
    - John of Amwell Twp. Hunterdon Co. with wife Orka/Orcha, with 1732 will.
    - John son of William of Stowe Crk Salem Co., William's will 1705.

Citations

  1. [S132] Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the state of New Jersey. aka New Jersey Archives. 21:658-659.
  2. [S50] Campion, 'H. Clifford Campion Genealogical Collection'; selected papers from file 'Champion of Long Island and New Jersey'. FHL 1,862,264. (FHL microfilm 1862264, ).
  3. [S50] Campion, H. Clifford Campion Genealogical Collection, page entitled "3rd Generation" & "#2."
  4. [S132] New Jersey Archives, 30:550.
  5. [S132] New Jersey Archives.
  6. [S55] Champion, Ruth Crawley, The Champion Family - 350 Years in America (Publ. 1984 Gateway Press, Baltimore. Available on BYU web-site., ), p. 17.   Champion--Champion-Family.pdf