• General Notes

  [3104.ftw]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3104, Date of Import: Dec 9, 1998]
  
  was aged 94 at death. Lived in Skipmuck,but named changed to Springfield
  Lt.Abel Wright early settler of Springfield,MA from 1655-1725.
  from town record:"2 Jan 1655"There was granted to Abell Wright a home lot of 3
  Acres in the land next Round Hill. 13 Feb.1656 Granted to Abell Wright an
  amount of 20 acres which had formerly come into the hand of Rowland Thomas
  lying in ye great plain over ye great River." 1695 was elected to the General
  Court.  May 1696 Lt.Abel & Deacon Burt chosen to answer a petition of the
  people on west side of river asking to become a seperate parish.
  [2931.ftw]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 27, Ed. 1, Tree #2931, Date of Import: Jan 2, 2000]
  
  Of Abel and Martha Kitcherel (Kritchwell) Wright's children:
  Joseph m. Sarah Osborn 12-29-1687. He d. 6-14-1736
  Martha m. Thomas Marlow (Morley) 12-8-1681
  Abel, Jr. m. Rebecca Terry 9-6-1691. He d. 6-2-1745
  Benjamin m. Mary Chapin 1-24-1695. He d. 12-25-1704
  Hannah m. Joseph Sexton in 1690
  Sarah m. Thomas Chapin in 1694
  Mary m. Nathaniel Bliss in 1698
  Daniel (some records say Samuel) m. Mary Case in 1710
  Elizabeth m. Ebenezer Dewey in 1709
  The first Henry and Elizabeth, also John, all died young.
  Martha Kitcherel Wright was scalped by Indians on 7-26-1708 and died 10-19-1708.

Details of Abel's family with Martha Kitcherel