Wright Calvin

Calvin married Capron Elizabeth about 1795. Elizabeth was born about 1772 in Richmond, Cheshire County, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Wright II William died on 17 Jun 1843 in Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH.
2. Wright Betsey
3. Wright Marilla was born in 1807 in Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH; died on 21 Oct 1845.

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Town of Richmond, Cheshire county, NH, p. 359 (Gazetteer of Cheshire County, N. H. 1736-1885 by Hamilton Child)

William Wright, an early settler of Swanzey, was killed on his farm in Winchester by the fall of a great beam in a barn in 1810. His son, Luther was born there (Swanzey) and moved to Middlebury, Vt, where he lived for a time, but afterwards returned to Swanzey and died in Winchester, in 1838. He married Rhoda, sister of the Hon. Elijjah Belding, and reared a family of twelve children, two of whom are now living. One son, William, resides on road 17, in this town, is one of the selectmen, and has held the office of justice of the peace since 1850. He was town representative in 1849 and 1850 and has been largely engaged in settling estates, & c.

William married Graves Mehitable on 27 Aug 1758 in Northfield, Franklin County, MA. Mehitable was born in 1735 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA; died on 06 Apr 1812 in Winchester, Cheshire County, NH; was buried in SwanzeyCenter Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Another source has their marriage as 8 Aug 1758 in Hatfield, Hampshire co., MA.

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Cyprian Wright died by drowning in Muscopog Pond according to the vital records of Rutland, Worcester Co., MA p.255.
His father, Samuel, died just six months before on January 15, 1739/40.

He and his family were early inhabitants of Rutland, Worcester county, MA. His father, Capt. Samuel Wright owned Lot # 1 and Cyprian owned Lot # 2.

Early Worcester County, MA Probate Records
Cyprian Wright of Rutland, Worcester Co. [Record # 57,737]
Cyprian Wright died at Rutland, intestate, and on 11 July, 1739 an inventory of his property was taken by Joseph Stearns, John Hubbard, and Moses How. The estate came to £ 726 which included stock, house lot # 2, five acres of Pine Plain and a right in undivided lands at Rutland, [2:409] on 24 July 1739, an administrators' bond was issued to Hannah Wright, widow, with Frank Fink, clerk, and William Wright, (brother) yeoman, as sureties, all of Rutland. Hannah signed in her own name. [179:341]

The administrators' account was dated 16 May 1745 and was submitted by Timothy Brown and Hannah Brown, formerly Hannah Wright. It indicated that the widow has received her thirds and that the other two thirds had beeb divided among the children who were not named, that the eldest son, William receiving double share and the two other children, Samuel and John, receiving single shares. [5:352]

Early Worcester County, MA Probate Records.
Esq. Samuel Wright of Rutland, Worcester Co. [ Case No. 67,824]
Samuel Wright, Esq. of Rutland left his entire estate, with the exception of specific cash bequests, to his son, William who was also to be the sole executor. The three sons of Samuel's deceased son, Cyprian, viz: William, Samuel and John, were to receive £10 each when they reached age twenty-one to make up for the part of Cyprian's share he had not received. To his daughters, Samuel left: £25 in one year to Hannah Rice; £25 in two years to Mary Willard; £25 in three years to Dorothy Felps; £15 in four years to Abigail Willard, and 20 shillings to Isabel Frink, all bequests bringing the daughters up to their full shares. Samuel signed his will before John Fletcher, William Fenton and Hezekiah Fletcher on 30 June 1739, and it was allowed on 5 Feb. 1739/40
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Cyprian married BURKE Hannah. Hannah (daughter of Burke Jonas and Johnson Hannah) was born about 1712; died on 18 Aug 1776 in Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is unknown where Timothy and Hannah were married , but probably in Rutland, Worcester County, MA where she lived with her late husband before he drowned. Timothy owned property in Ware, given him by his father, Thomas. Timothy knew the Wrights well and was well aquainted with Hannah and her first husband, Cyprian Wright, who died by drowning in Muscopog Pond in Rutland in 1738. Cyprian's name was on a land deed of Thomas Brown.

Hannah brought three children, of which two were minors, to this marriage; William, Samuel and John. John died by the age of 10 years.
Timothy had to put up a surety bond for these children so he sold some land in Rutland to have money in trust for their care.

Timothy died 3 Jan. 1770, preceding Hannah in death. She died of small pox in Swanzey, 1776.


Early Worcester County, MA Probate Records:
[ Case # 57,737]

Cyprian Wright died at Rutland, intestate, and on 11 July, 1739 an inventory of his property was taken by Joseph Stearns, John Hubbard, and Moses How. The estate came to £ 726 which included stock, five acres of Pine Plain and a right in undivided lands at Rutland, [2:409] on 24 July 1739, an administrators' bond was issued to Hannah Wright, widow, with Frank Fink, clerk, and William Wright, (brother) yeoman, as sureties, all of Rutland. Hannah signed in her own name. [179:341]

The administrators' account was dated 16 May 1745 and was submitted by Timothy Brown and Hannah Brown, formerly Hannah Wright.
It indicated that the widow has received her thirds and that the other two thirds had beeb divided among the children who were not named, that the eldest son receiving double share and the two other children receiving single shares. [5:352]

Notes:

Captain Samuel Wright was prominent among the early settlers of Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He held the offices of selectman, assessor, clerk of the town and moderator of the meetings for many years, justice of the peace, deacon of the church, captain of the militia and surveyor and committee in dividing the lands of six miles square and recording the same in the proprietors' book, which he did in a very plain and legible hand. Many of the bounds and corners made more than one hundred and fifty years could still be found. Capt. Wright kept a tavern in front of the first meeting-house, on the opposite side of the street, where much of the first business of the town was done. (The old records show that the town would frequently during the session of its town-meeting vote to "adjourn for fifteen minutes," which was quite suggestive.) This house was taken down or removed before the Revolution.


Early Worcester County, MA Probate Records.
Esq. Samuel Wright of Rutland, Worcester Co. [ Case No. 67,824]
Samuel Wright, Esq. of Rutland left his entire estate, with the exception of specific cash bequests, to his son, William who was also to be the sole executor. The three sons of Samuel's deceased son, Cyprian, viz: William, Samuel and John, were to receive £10 each when they reached age twenty-one to make up for the part of Cyprian's share he had not received. To his daughters, Samuel left:
£25 in one year to Hannah Rice; £25 in two years to Mary Willard; £25 in three years to Dorothy Felps; £15 in four years to Abigail Willard, and 20 shillings to Isabel Frink, all bequests bringing the daughters up to their full shares. Samuel signed his will before John Fletcher, William Fenton and Hezekiah Fletcher on 30 June 1739, and it was allowed on 5 Feb. 1739/40
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Died:
15 Jan 1739/1740

Samuel married Stevens Mary in 1698 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA. Mary (daughter of Stevens Cyprian and Willard Mary) was born on 22 Nov 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA; died on 18 May 1739 in Rutland, Worcester County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cyprian Stevens, father of Mary, was one of the first settlers of Rutland, Worcester Co. MA in 1686. Mary named one of her sons after her father.

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From "The Burke and Alvord Memorial" Boutelle 1864, p. 18

"Jonas Burke, born Sudbury, Mass, Jan 4., 1683-4; d. Stow Mass. Son of Richard and Mary (Parmenter) Burke. He received to following division of land in his father's estate; land 'butting on ye east with the land of his brother
John burk on ye south with ye lands of Mr Abraham Holman, westerly with the lands of Stow, northerly with ye lands of Lieut. Ruddock.' 'Of ye movable estate,' 'by one cow, 2:10:00.' He resided in Sudbury and in Stow. As early as the year 1722, he sold land in Sudbury to his brother, John Burk. His inventory is on file, dated March 3, 1729-30. A letter, which is on file, dated Nov. 15, 1739, says, that the oldest son had sold his interest, and is beyond the sea.

A division and settlement of the estate was made April 10, 1741. Amos Brown, who purchased the estate of Jonas Burke, gave security for that which belonged to Mary, the eldest daughter. Mr. Burke was married at Sudbury, Dec. 23, 1709 to Hannah Johnson. She outlived her husband and administered on the estate."

Jonas died about 1730. His inventory is on file in Middlesex County, MA, Probate record #3583, May 10, 1730.

Administrators were Hannah Burke, widow, and Amos Brown, blacksmith, both of Stow and Charles Johnson of Sudbury, wheelwright. Will mentions children; Mary,widow Hannah (of Cyrprian) Wright, Joseph, Abigail, (given land next to Edward Fuller.) Elizabeth, Hepsibeth and Jonas.

Docket # 3584 Middlesex Co., MA, Probate, April 6, 1743.

Daniel goodenow chosen guardian for Hepsibeth Burke and Elizabeth Burke.

Docket # 3585 Middlesex County, MA, Probate Feb. 18, 1733/34
Joseph Burke of Stow, now living in Rutland, Worcester County, MA, a minor though of age to choose his guardian, chooses Cyprian Wright of Rutland, his brother-in-law.

Birth:
4 Jan 1683/1684

Jonas married Johnson Hannah. Hannah (daughter of Johnson Caleb and Bent Agnes) was born on 05 May 1685 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]