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(1) Peter WRIGHT, b. 1570 in East Riding, Yorkshire, England, d. Dec 1617 in Yorkshire, England; m., 7 Jun 1594 in England, to Ann ____; they resided in Thorpe, Howden and Knedlington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England; Their child:
[#2] i. Robert, b. 1604, d. Jul 1651, m. Alice LAWTIE.
(2) Robert WRIGHT, b. 1604 in Howden, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, d. Jul 1651 in Yorkshire, England; m., 1 Aug 1629 in England, to Alice LAWTIE (b. unknown); they resided in Howden, East Riding, Yorkshire, England; their children:
[#3] i. Joshua [Sr.], b. 1633, d. 10 Aug 1695, m. Elizabeth EMPSON;
ii. Samuel, b. about 1643, d. before Mar 1690, m. Mary STARKEY;
iii. Thomas, b. 1630, d. 21 Jan 1706, m. 1st Mary ____, m. 2nd Ann ____;
iv. Elizabeth, b. about 1632, d. Jul 1633;
v. Alice, b. 1635, d. Apr 1661.
(3) Joshua WRIGHT [Sr.], b. 1633 in Howden, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, d. 10 Aug 1695 in Falls of the Delaware, Nottingham Twsp., Burlington Co., NJ; m: 10 Apr 1669 in England, to Elizabeth EMPSON (b. unknown, d. 12 Jan 1705; daughter of William EMPSON); they resided in Nottingham Twsp., Burlington Co. [now Mercer Co.], NJ; their children:
i. Elizabeth, b. 9 Apr 1670, d. 1733, m. Peter FRETWELL;
[#4] ii. Joshua [Jr.], b. 16 Mar 1672, d. 1741, m. Rebecca STACY;
iii. Robert, b. 2 Aug 1678, d. 1742, m. 1st Elizabeth HIERTON,
m. 2nd Isabel WARE;
iv. Thomas, b. 2 Jul 1681, d. 30 Mar 1769, m. Elizabeth PARKER;
v. John, b. Oct 1683, d. 1733, m. Abigail CRISPIN;
vi. Joseph, b. about 1685, d. about 1715, m. Mary SCHOOLEY;
vii. Samuel, b. Dec 1689, d. 1762, m. 1st Sarah WRIGHT,
m. 2nd Rebecca KIRBY;
viii. Richard, b. unknown, d. 1755, m. Sarah ____.
Joshua [Sr.] was a member of the NJ Provincial Assembly.
(4) Joshua WRIGHT [Jr.], b. 16 Mar 1672 in Howden, Yorkshire, England, d. 1741 in New Hanover Twsp., Burlington Co., NJ; m. 7 Jun 1705 in Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington Co., NJ, to Rebecca STACY (b. 8 Jun 1684, d. after 1756; daughter of Mahlon STACY & Rebecca ELY); they resided in New Hanover Twsp., Burlington Co., NJ; their children:
[#5] i. David [Sr.], b. about 1706, d. 16 Jun 1791, m. Sarah THORN;
ii. Joshua [III], b. about 1707, d. 1751, m. Thomasin PANCOAST;
[#6] iii. Elizabeth, b. 1708, d. 27 Jan 1747, m. Isaac KNIGHT [Jr.];
iv. Mahlon, b. 1714, d. 3 Jan 1786, m. Mary THORNE;
v. Rebecca, b. 1724, d. 1790, m. John TERRY;
vi. Nathan, b. unknown, d. about 1752, m. Elizabeth ____.
(5) David WRIGHT [Sr.], b about 1706 in New Hanover Twsp., Burlington Co., NJ, d. 16 Jun 1791 in New Hanover Twsp., Burlington Co., NJ; m., 5 May 1743 in Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington Co., NJ, to Sarah THORN (b. 3 Jun 1711, d. 30 Jun 1811; daughter of John THORN Jr. & Catherine ____ (possibly OAKLEY? or WISNER?); they resided in New Hanover Twsp., Burlington Co., NJ; their children:
i. Robert, b. 7 Oct 1743, d: 25 Oct 1819, m. Ann HARRISON;
ii. Theodosia, b. 17 Nov 1744, d. 27 Feb 1826, m. Andrew CRAIG;
iii. Joshua, b. 14 Mar 1746, d. infant;
[#7] iv. David [Jr.], b. 1 Feb 1748, d. 10 May 1824, m. Elizabeth CLEAVER;
v. Aaron, b. 26 Aug 1749, d. 8 Oct 1801, m. Elizabeth SATTERTHWAITE;
vi. Moses, b. 4 Apr 1752, d. 29 Dec 1816;
vii. Sarah, b. 24 Oct 1754, d. 11 Mar 1821, m. Caleb IVINS;
viii. Elizabeth, b. 17 Mar 1756, d. 16 Mar 1843, m. John RIDGEWAY;
ix. Joshua, b. 13 Oct 1757, d. 25 Dec 1831.
(6) Elizabeth WRIGHT, b. 1708 in New Hanover Twsp., Burlington Co., NJ, d. 27 Jan 1747 in Abington Twsp., Philadelphia Co., PA; m., Nov 1728 in Haddonfield MM., Burlington Co., NJ, to Isaac KNIGHT [Jr.] (b. 6 Mar 1707, d. 3 Nov 1792).
(7) David WRIGHT [Jr.], b. 1 Feb 1748 in New Hanover Twsp., Burlington Co., NJ, d. 10 May 1824 in Nottingham Twsp., Burlington Co., NJ; m., 3 Aug 1777 in Montgomery Co., PA, to Elizabeth CLEAVER (b. 3 Jun 1761, d. 1819; daughter of William CLEAVER & Mary KNIGHT); they resided in Nottingham Twsp., Burlington Co. [now Mercer Co.], NJ; their children:
[#8] i. Mary, b. 20 Nov 1779, d. 8 Nov 1859, m. William LEE;
ii. William, b. 18 Oct 1781;
iii. David [III], b. 13 Jul 1783, d. 14 Mar 1864, m. Elizabeth CURTIS;
iv. Elizabeth, b. 7 Sep 1785, d. 7 Aug 1788;
v. Andrew Craig, b. 18 May 1787, d. 14 Jan 1861, m. Margaret CARY;
vi. Sarah, b. 2 Mar 1789, d. 1845;
vii. Jonathan, b. 20 Dec 1790, d. 1835, m. Hattie HUTCHISON;
viii. Elizabeth, b. 23 Oct 1792, d. 8 Jan 1795;
ix. Isaac, b. 23 Oct 1794;
x. George, b. 28 May 1798;
xi. Theodosia, b. 18 Dec 1805;
xii. Elizabeth, b. 18 Dec 1805.
David [Jr.] was a soldier in the 3rd Regt., NJ Continental Line during the
American Revolution.
(8) Mary WRIGHT, b. 20 Nov 1779 in Burlington Co., NJ, d. 8 Nov 1859 in Hamilton Twsp., Mercer Co., NJ; m., 19 Sep 1802 in Burlington Co., NJ, to William LEE (b. about 1777, d. 17 Jun 1863).
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