Elijah Wright1,2
M, b. 4 April 1713, d. November 1766
Elijah was born on Tuesday, 4 April 1713 in the Town of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Long Island, New York. Elijah & Anna had children: Freelove [4/22/1743]; Mary [12/03/1744], Zebulon [12/30/1747]. and Gideon 9/30/1751][12/06/1772 Mary Dickenson].
He was the son of Gideon Wright II and Margaret Urquhart. Elijah married Anne Durland in 1742. They resided at Norwich, Long Island. Elijah departed this life in November 1766.
He was the son of Gideon Wright II and Margaret Urquhart. Elijah married Anne Durland in 1742. They resided at Norwich, Long Island. Elijah departed this life in November 1766.
Citations
- [S124] A Memorial of John, Henry, and Richard Townsend & their descendants., page 133 - "Elijah was born April 4, 1713, and married Anna . He lived upon the place lately owned by Walter Franklin.-Issue, Freelove, born April 22, 1743; Mary, December 3, 1744; Zebulon, December 30, 1747; and Gideon, September 30, 1751. Of the first three nothing more is known. GIDEON inherited the homestead and was married December 6, 1772, to Mary, daughter of Henry Dickenson and Ruth Townsend, who was born November 12, 1754. Henry Dickenson was the son of Rose (daughter of Justice John Townsend and Rose, daughter of Mary Townsend and John Wright) and Zebulon, son of Rose Townsend and Joseph Dickenson. Gideon died June 12, 1836, and his wife, May 6, 1842..."
- [S106] Howland Delano Perrine, The Wright Family of Oysterbay, L.I. with the ancestry of and descent from Peter Wright and Nicholas Wright, 1423-1923, pages 86-87 - no. 34 ELIJAH WRIGHT (Gideon 14), b. Apl. 4, 1713; d. Nov. 1766; m. Anne (John and Mary (Birdsall) Durland, of Oyster Bay, 1742; b. July 27, 1722. Lived at Norwich, L. I. (Dorland Fain., John D. Cremer, 1898, p. 48; N. Y. County Surrogate's Court, Liber 25 of Wills, p. 436.) Issue: no. 80 Freelove, b. Apl. 22, 1743 ; d. May 28, 1822 ; m. (1) Samuel Wood, of Flushing, L. I., October 14, 1759; d. Dec. 14, 1762. (N. Y. Marriage Bonds, Vol. 2, p. 43.) (2) Samuel (William and Sarah (Embree) Nichols, July 31, 1768; b. Feby. 16, 1733; d. Apl. 8, 1798. (Ancestry and Descendants of Humphrey Nichols, of Newark, N. J., Frederick C. Torrey, 1917, pp. 15, 16, 22, 23.); 81 Mary, b. Dec. 3, 1744, d. before Oct. 1766; no. 82 Zebulon, b. Dec. 30, 1747; d. before Oct. 1766; no. +83 Gideon, b. Sept. 30, 1751; d. June 12, 1836.