Jonathan Wright

1746 - 1836  (90 years)

• Name	Jonathan Wright  [1]
  Birth	13 Mar 1746	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, -USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	Some of the data on Jonathan is from his application for a pension from the Revolutionary War. At the time of the application in 1832, his son, Jonathan,had been dead for nearly 33 years as he died in December of 1799 at age 32. His pension claim is # S11908. His son Samuel was the executor of his estate.
  Note	The death date is from gravestone inscriptions from Litchfield cemeteries. His marriage to Leah Peck Bissell is found in THE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE GOV JOHN WEBSTER FAMILY OF CONNECTICUT, Webster & Webster, 1915, p 226. birthdate is from Desc of Richard Knowles, p 30. There is some question as to the location of the marriage to Tryphena, also as to whether her last name was Tray or Cone. The LDS records show the marriage in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT and her name as Cone. birthdate and place is from Descendants of Richard Knowles, Hufbauer, 1974, p.30.also transcribed from Family Records, CT Library W/20283.
  Death	17 Apr 1836	Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA   [1]
  Person ID	I14658	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Samuel Wright,   b. 1 Apr 1714, East Haddam, Connecticut, -USA d. 28 Dec 1754, East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, -USA (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Martha Knowles,   b. 28 Jan 1713, Chatham, Massachusetts, -USA d. 1 Jan 1755, East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, -USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1744	East Haddam, Connecticut, -USA   [1]
  Family ID	F3944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leah Bissell,   b. Abt 1747   d. 11 Jun 1782 (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1767	Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA   [1]
  Children	> 1. Jonathan Wright,   b. Abt 1767, Connecticut, -USA d. 14 Dec 1799, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA (Age 32 years)   2. Honor Wright,   b. 9 Dec 1767   3. James Wright,   b. 19 Aug 1769, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA   4. Huldah Wright,   b. 27 Sep 1771, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA > 5. Sally Wright,   b. 18 Oct 1773, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA   6. Sina Wright,   b. 18 Oct 1773, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA d. Mar 1774, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA (Age 0 years)   7. John Wright,   b. 4 Jan 1776, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA   8. Sina Wright,   b. 12 Jun 1778, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA d. 22 Nov 1793, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA (Age 15 years)   9. Polly Wright,   b. 18 Jun 1780, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA
  Family ID	F3946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Tryphena Tray,   b. Abt 1748   d. 26 Nov 1786 (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1784	Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA   [1]
  Children	1. Susanna Wright,   b. Connecticut, -USA   2. Triphena Wright
  Family ID	F3934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 3	Thankful Landon,   b. Abt 1757   d. 25 Feb 1831, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1788	Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA   [1]
  Children	1. Samuel Wright,   b. 1 Mar 1789, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA d. 12 Mar 1875, Milton, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA (Age 86 years) > 2. Charles Wright,   b. 10 Jun 1791, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA   3. Marian Wright,   b. 24 Jan 1794, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA   4. Alice Wright,   b. 7 Aug 1795, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, -USA
  Family ID	F3945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Lorinda Stover Steadman 'Lori' (Reliability: 1).