Individual Details

Samuel Wright

(28 Jan 1744/45 - Jul 1786)

Events

Birth28 Jan 1744/45Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Marriage27 Oct 1768Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut - Mary Coburn
Probate1786Cheshire, New Hampshire
DeathJul 1786Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Families

SpouseMary Coburn (1745 - 1835)
ChildMary Wright (1769 - 1855)
ChildAzubah Wright (1772 - )
ChildSusannah Wright (1774 - 1818)
ChildEunice Wright (1775 - 1826)
ChildOlive Wright (1777 - 1862)
ChildErastus Wright (1779 - 1865)
ChildJason Wright (1781 - 1842)
ChildClarissa Wright (1783 - 1835)
ChildSamuel A. Wright (1785 - 1823)
FatherJoseph Wright (1712 - 1785)
MotherAbigail Chaffee (1715 - 1746)
SiblingSarah Wright (1737 - )
SiblingAbiel Wright (1739 - )
SiblingAbigail Wright (1741 - )
SiblingUnknown Wright (1746 - )

Notes

Probate

New Hampshire. Probate Court (Cheshire County); Probate Place: Cheshire, New Hampshire, Estate Files, W1-W47, 1773-1786, File 47

Samuel Wright did not leave a will. The inventory included the homestead farm with 263 acres valued at 393 pounds with a total value of the estate of 862 pounds. Widow's thirds were set off the Mary Wright and the remaining two-thirds of the real estate was divided among the children. After paying the claims against the personal estate, there were 64.5.5 pounds left to be distributed to the heirs. The final distribution of the personal estate included a payment of 21.8.5 to Mary Wright, 8.11.4 to eldest son Erastus and payment of 4.5.8 to the other children named in this order: Mary Gale oldest daughter, Azubah Wright, Susannah Wright, Eunice Wright, Olive Wright, Jason Wright, Clarissa Wright, and Samuel Wright.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Early Connecticut Marriages (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

2. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Estate Files, 1769-1885; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Cheshire County); Probate Place: Cheshire, New Hampshire.