I'm just joining in the Wright message board. I am descended of Charles Wright of Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, a Revolutionary War veteran. Even in the DNA research ( Haplogroup R1b1c), I don't find other NJ Wrights. My father was the only son of an only son. My great-grandfather Benjamin Wright had half brothers who resided in Washington, Warren County, NJ. I would appreciate any leads on the origins and ancestry of Charles Wright. Best regards, Kevin Wright Charles Wright purchased land upon the Punkhorn Creek in Byram Township in 1767. Wrights Pond in Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, is named for him. He served in the continental army and also in Major Westbrook’s Battalion of the State troops. According to his last will and testament, composed September 26, 1801, Charles Wright of Byram bequeathed to his beloved wife, Elizabeth, whole use of his dwelling house, barn and shop and all his land (except two acres), provided she gives his son Ephraim a home and a living with her, and his two daughters a home in said house as long as they live single. He devised his two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, one good feather bed and complete bed furnishings, and one good cow and $25 in cash. To son Samuel, he devised his wagons, one cow and two acres to be taken off the southeast corner of his land so as to take the tan vats and bark house. To his son Ephraim, he devised at his widow’s decease, “my house, barn, shop and all land.” If Ephraim died without heirs, then the land was to be sold and the propfits divided amongst the other three children: Samuel receiving one-half share and Elizabeth and Mary receiving one-half share. He died in 1904. Charles Wright married Elizabeth and had at least four children: (2-1) Samuel (2-2) Mary (2-3) Elizabeth (2-4) Ephraim (2-1) Samuel Wright and Phebe Casterline, both of Byram Township, Sussex County, were married by Reverend James Richards of Morristown on January 17, 1804 (Genealogical Magazine 4:174) Samuel Wright married Jane Wight [White], both of Byram, on November 24, 1805. Samuel Wright, Senior, of Byram, died June 7, 1850. According to his last will and testament, composed April 9, 1850, Samuel Wright, Senior, of Byram Township, bequeathed to his daughter Mary, wife of Silvenus Goble, all land owned by me northwest of the road leading from Wiliam Forgusson’s (Forgast?) to widow Charity McCain’s, supposed to be ten or twelve acres and $200 and all household goods and furniture which I gave to her when she went to keeping house. To daughter Dorcas, wife of Francis D. Laurence, to son William, to son Samuel and to son Joseph G., all the residue of my personal and real estate. He appointed son Samuel as executor. The will was probated June 7, 1850. [Sussex County Will Book D, p. 285] Under provisions of the will, Samuel Wright, executor of Samuel Wright, Senior, conveyed two lots (the First Lot containing 5.35 acres on the Punkhorn Creek, the same conveyed to Samuel Wright, Jr. by deed on June 1, 1850 and recorded in Sussex County Deed Book M, page 81, and the Second Lot, being the same conveyed to Samuel Wright, Senior, by Andrew Bell on November 4, 1808? and recorded in Sussex County Deed Book S, page 323) to Andrew Rose of Byram Township for $1,120. These were the lands devised to Dorcas Lawrence, William, Samuel and Joseph Wright. [Sussex County Deed Book L4, p. 302] (3-1) Mary, wife of Silvinas Goble (3-2) Dorcas, wife of Francis Lawrence (3-3) William. The 1850 Census for Byram Township lists William Wright (246), aged 35 years, Farmer; Mahala, aged 32 years; Maria, aged 13 years; George, aged 6 years; Arminda, aged 5 years. The will of William Wright of Stanhope (died December 12, 1884 ) mentioned wife, Mahala and three daughters Maria (wife of Owen W. King), Arminda and Eveline E. (?-?) Cornelius G., born ca 1821; married Margaret, born ca 1829. Children: Sarah, born 1850 (listed 5/12 in 1850 Census of Byram Township); Eveline, born 1850 (listed 4/12 in 1850 Census of Byram Township); died November 15, 1881, will mentions 5.13 acres conveyed by William Forgast and Sarah Wright to Cornelius C. Wright on March 15, 1861; 16 acres conveyed by the same parties on May 3, 1859; 20 acres held as tenant in common with Leo Wright. Children: Lydia E., wife of Joseph Harvey; Leo Wright; Laura, wife of Jacob Banghart; Mahala, wife of Edward Hawk; Elias Wright; Isabella, wife of George Louison (?). (3-4) Samuel, born 1823 Samuel Wright married (1) Hannah Jane Stiff of Byram (both of Stanhope), daughter of Benjamin Stiff and Sarah Snider in Newton on July 27, 1850 by Reverend R. Vanhorne. Their chirldren: (4-1) Benjamin Snyder Wright, born October 13, 1850. His mother died in childbirth in 1852 and his father remarried. When his father and step-mother moved to Washington, New Jersey, about 1856, he was raised by his maternal grandfather, Benjamin Stiff. The 1870 Census of Byram Township lists (105/26) Benjamin Stiff, 80 years old, retired farmer, Sarah, 77 years old; Benjamin Wright, 19 years old, farm laborer; and Charles Stiff, carpet weaver. He married Sarah Elizabeth Talmadge (born November 28, 1855), daughter of of James L. and Caroline (Queren) Talmadge, of Roseville, at Succasuna on October 11, 1874. According to May Belle (Wright) Kymer, Benjamin Wright wore braces on both legs as a young man and had white hair by the time he was 21 years of age. He was the head mason who worked on many Newton landmarks, including the Bentley Mansion on Main Street, Hill Fountain (corner of High and Liberty Streets). He liked to walk to the fountain on Sunday afternoons. Sarah Elizabeth Wright died at Newton, New Jersey, of an obstruction of the bowel on July 31, 1924, aged 68 years, 8 months and 3 days. On July 31, 1928, The Sussex Register reported that “Mrs. Benjamin Wright is seriously ill at her home after an operation.” In August 1928, Mrs John Staley of East Orange was guest of her father, Benjamin Wright of Mill Street, Newton. Benjamin Snyder Wright died of a hemorrhage of the stomach at the home of his son Ivan Wright, at 31 Foster Street, Newton, New Jersey, on September 10, 1928, aged 77 years, 10 months and 27 days. He was survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Staley of East Orange; Mrs. James L. Kymer of Newton; and Rosetta Wright; and one son, Ivan Wright; also, the following sisters: Mrs. Neil Christine of Washington, New Jersey; Mrs. J. K. (Ida) Smith of Newark; Mrs. (Carrie) Joseph Smith of Westfield, New Jersey; and one brother, William Wright of Washington, New Jersey. He was buried at Andover. The children of Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Wright were: (5-1) Emma Louisa Wright, born December 20, 1876. John B. Staley of Andover married Emma L. Wright of Newton at Baleville on June 27, 1901. (5-2) Rosetta Queren Wright, born April 11, 1878; died March 1962, aged 83 years.. (5-3) May Bell Wright, born May 6, 1882; married James L. Kymer (5-4) Virgil Ivan Wright, born March 18, 1893. Ivan V. Wright of Newton married Miss Gertrude C. Brink of Branchville on January 20, 1923. At beginning of February 1928, Ivan Wright of the firm of Straulina & Wright, returned Bridgeport, Connecticut, and New York, where he was taking instructions pertaining to oil business. Their children: (6-1) John Ivan, born December 4, 1923; (6-2) Elizabeth; (6-3) Janet

Hi Kevin, Thank you for sharing this information. Have you considered joining the Wright Surname Project? It is a great tool in determining which other Wrights you might be related to. Linda Parker Magellan Volunteer Coordinator, Wright Surname Project http://www.wright-dna.org Member ISOGG International Society of Genetic Genealogy http://www.isogg.org On Nov 7, 2007, at 4:25 PM, Kevin Wright wrote: > I'm just joining in the Wright message board. I am descended of > Charles Wright of Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, a > Revolutionary War veteran. Even in the DNA research ( Haplogroup > R1b1c), I don't find other NJ Wrights. My father was the only son of > an only son. My great-grandfather Benjamin Wright had half brothers > who resided in Washington, Warren County, NJ. > > I would appreciate any leads on the origins and ancestry of Charles > Wright. > > Best regards, > Kevin Wright > > > > Charles Wright purchased land upon the Punkhorn Creek in Byram > Township in 1767. Wrights Pond in Byram Township, Sussex County, New > Jersey, is named for him. He served in the continental army and also > in Major Westbrook’s Battalion of the State troops. According to his > last will and testament, composed September 26, 1801, Charles Wright > of Byram bequeathed to his beloved wife, Elizabeth, whole use of his > dwelling house, barn and shop and all his land (except two acres), > provided she gives his son Ephraim a home and a living with her, and > his two daughters a home in said house as long as they live single. > He devised his two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, one good feather > bed and complete bed furnishings, and one good cow and $25 in cash. > To son Samuel, he devised his wagons, one cow and two acres to be > taken off the southeast corner of his land so as to take the tan vats > and bark house. To his son Ephraim, he devised at his widow’s > decease, “my house, barn, shop and all land.” If Ephraim died without > heirs, then the land was to be sold and the propfits divided amongst > the other three children: Samuel receiving one-half share and > Elizabeth and Mary receiving one-half share. He died in 1904. > > Charles Wright married Elizabeth and had at least four children: > > (2-1) Samuel > > (2-2) Mary > > (2-3) Elizabeth > > (2-4) Ephraim > > > (2-1) Samuel Wright and Phebe Casterline, both of Byram Township, > Sussex County, were married by Reverend James Richards of Morristown > on January 17, 1804 (Genealogical Magazine 4:174) Samuel Wright > married Jane Wight [White], both of Byram, on November 24, 1805. > Samuel Wright, Senior, of Byram, died June 7, 1850. According to his > last will and testament, composed April 9, 1850, Samuel Wright, > Senior, of Byram Township, bequeathed to his daughter Mary, wife of > Silvenus Goble, all land owned by me northwest of the road leading > from Wiliam Forgusson’s (Forgast?) to widow Charity McCain’s, > supposed to be ten or twelve acres and $200 and all household goods > and furniture which I gave to her when she went to keeping house. To > daughter Dorcas, wife of Francis D. Laurence, to son William, to son > Samuel and to son Joseph G., all the residue of my personal and real > estate. He appointed son Samuel as executor. The will was probated > June 7, 1850. [Sussex County Will Book D, p. 285] Under provisions of > the will, Samuel Wright, executor of Samuel Wright, Senior, conveyed > two lots (the First Lot containing 5.35 acres on the Punkhorn Creek, > the same conveyed to Samuel Wright, Jr. by deed on June 1, 1850 and > recorded in Sussex County Deed Book M, page 81, and the Second Lot, > being the same conveyed to Samuel Wright, Senior, by Andrew Bell on > November 4, 1808? and recorded in Sussex County Deed Book S, page > 323) to Andrew Rose of Byram Township for $1,120. These were the > lands devised to Dorcas Lawrence, William, Samuel and Joseph Wright. > [Sussex County Deed Book L4, p. 302] > > (3-1) Mary, wife of Silvinas Goble > > (3-2) Dorcas, wife of Francis Lawrence > > (3-3) William. The 1850 Census for Byram Township lists William > Wright (246), aged 35 years, Farmer; Mahala, aged 32 years; Maria, > aged 13 years; George, aged 6 years; Arminda, aged 5 years. The will > of William Wright of Stanhope (died December 12, 1884 ) mentioned > wife, Mahala and three daughters Maria (wife of Owen W. King), > Arminda and Eveline E. > > (?-?) Cornelius G., born ca 1821; married Margaret, born ca 1829. > Children: Sarah, born 1850 (listed 5/12 in 1850 Census of Byram > Township); Eveline, born 1850 (listed 4/12 in 1850 Census of Byram > Township); died November 15, 1881, will mentions 5.13 acres conveyed > by William Forgast and Sarah Wright to Cornelius C. Wright on March > 15, 1861; 16 acres conveyed by the same parties on May 3, 1859; 20 > acres held as tenant in common with Leo Wright. Children: Lydia E., > wife of Joseph Harvey; Leo Wright; Laura, wife of Jacob Banghart; > Mahala, wife of Edward Hawk; Elias Wright; Isabella, wife of George > Louison (?). > > (3-4) Samuel, born 1823 Samuel Wright married (1) Hannah Jane Stiff > of Byram (both of Stanhope), daughter of Benjamin Stiff and Sarah > Snider in Newton on July 27, 1850 by Reverend R. Vanhorne. Their > chirldren: > > (4-1) Benjamin Snyder Wright, born October 13, 1850. His mother died > in childbirth in 1852 and his father remarried. When his father and > step-mother moved to Washington, New Jersey, about 1856, he was > raised by his maternal grandfather, Benjamin Stiff. The 1870 Census > of Byram Township lists (105/26) Benjamin Stiff, 80 years old, > retired farmer, Sarah, 77 years old; Benjamin Wright, 19 years old, > farm laborer; and Charles Stiff, carpet weaver. He married Sarah > Elizabeth Talmadge (born November 28, 1855), daughter of of James L. > and Caroline (Queren) Talmadge, of Roseville, at Succasuna on October > 11, 1874. According to May Belle (Wright) Kymer, Benjamin Wright wore > braces on both legs as a young man and had white hair by the time he > was 21 years of age. He was the head mason who worked on many Newton > landmarks, including the Bentley Mansion on Main Street, Hill > Fountain (corner of High and Liberty Streets). He liked to walk to > the fountain on Sunday afternoons. Sarah Elizabeth Wright died at > Newton, New Jersey, of an obstruction of the bowel on July 31, 1924, > aged 68 years, 8 months and 3 days. On July 31, 1928, The Sussex > Register reported that “Mrs. Benjamin Wright is seriously ill at her > home after an operation.” In August 1928, Mrs John Staley of East > Orange was guest of her father, Benjamin Wright of Mill Street, > Newton. Benjamin Snyder Wright died of a hemorrhage of the stomach at > the home of his son Ivan Wright, at 31 Foster Street, Newton, New > Jersey, on September 10, 1928, aged 77 years, 10 months and 27 days. > He was survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Staley of East Orange; > Mrs. James L. Kymer of Newton; and Rosetta Wright; and one son, Ivan > Wright; also, the following sisters: Mrs. Neil Christine of > Washington, New Jersey; Mrs. J. K. (Ida) Smith of Newark; Mrs. > (Carrie) Joseph Smith of Westfield, New Jersey; and one brother, > William Wright of Washington, New Jersey. He was buried at Andover. > The children of Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Wright were: > > (5-1) Emma Louisa Wright, born December 20, 1876. John B. Staley of > Andover married Emma L. Wright of Newton at Baleville on June 27, > 1901. > > (5-2) Rosetta Queren Wright, born April 11, 1878; died March 1962, > aged 83 years.. > > (5-3) May Bell Wright, born May 6, 1882; married James L. Kymer > > (5-4) Virgil Ivan Wright, born March 18, 1893. Ivan V. Wright of > Newton married Miss Gertrude C. Brink of Branchville on January 20, > 1923. At beginning of February 1928, Ivan Wright of the firm of > Straulina & Wright, returned Bridgeport, Connecticut, and New York, > where he was taking instructions pertaining to oil business. Their > children: (6-1) John Ivan, born December 4, 1923; (6-2) Elizabeth; > (6-3) Janet > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WRIGHT-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message