Wright, Ephraim

Birth Name Wright, Ephraim 1a 2a
Gramps ID I84429
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years, 2 months, 19 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E139207] 1746/7-01-01 (Julian) Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA  
3 1b 2b
Death [E139208] 1814-03-31 Westhampton, Hampshire Co., MA  
1c 2c

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Wright, Ephraim [I84488]1712-10-251794-01-25
Mother Wright, Miriam [I84489]1721-06-031774-01-02
         Wright, Ephraim [I84429] 1746/7-01-01 (Julian) 1814-03-31
    Sister     Wright, Esther [I84521] 1748-12-19 WFT 1749-1842
    Brother     Wright, Moses [I84522] 1750-11-10 1750
    Brother     Wright, Moses [I84523] 1751-11-19 WFT 1752-1841
    Brother     Wright, Seth [I84524] 1754-08-24 1828-12-20
    Sister     Wright, Miriam [I84525] 1757-05-12 WFT 1758-1851
    Sister     Wright, Eunice [I84526] 1759-07-11 1801
    Sister     Wright, Tabitha [I84527] 1761-08-22 WFT 1762-1855

Families

    Family of Wright, Ephraim and Lyman, Abigail [F29019]
Married Wife Lyman, Abigail [I84430] ( * 1749/50-03-10 (Julian) + 1824-03-18 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E327851] 1772-07-04 Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA  
1d 2d
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Wright, Levi [I84511]1773-08-191825-06-09
Wright, Preserved [I84512]1775-07-021839-09-08
Wright, Luther [I84513]1777-04-101846-05-09
Wright, Charlotte [I84514]1779-05-221814-02-10
Wright, Medad [I84515]1781-06-091864-04-14
Wright, Abigail [I84516]1783-06-131851-12-02
Wright, Zenos [I84487]1785-09-101861-11-11
Wright, Zadock [I84517]1788-01-141844-12-10
Wright, Miriam [I84518]1790-10-311869-07-10
Wright, Martin [I84386]1793-02-011852-10-21

Narrative

[phelps.FTW]

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #1377, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998]

According to the D. A. R. Index, Ephraim Wright, Jr. was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. In the appendix of Trumbull's History of Northampton, p. 629, his terms of service are given as two weeks in 1776 and four days in 1777.

About the time of his marriage, Ephraim Wright, Jr. moved from Northampton to become one of the founders of Westampton. Samuel L. T. Wright writes, "Following the old Berkshire Trail (Route 66) from Northampton to Huntington, start at the town line separating Northampton from Westhampton; go west, walk down a slight hill, cross a brook and begin to climb a long hill once known as Meeting House Hill, later known as Norton's Hill. About 65 rods up the hill we come to an ancient house on the north or right side of the road. This house was built in part by Ephraim Wright, Jr., owner from 1773 to 1814, and in part by his son Martin who resided there after his father's death."

Ephraim Wright, Jr. kept an old-fashioned tavern at this location until his death and he was commonly known as Landlord Wright. He died March 30, 1814, a victim of the epidemic fever which raged that year.

Will: Hampshire County Probate Record, Vol. 29, p. 135
Dated: March 5, 1814 Probated: May 3, 1814
Mentions wife Abigail, sons Levi, Preserved, Luther, Medad, Zenos, Zadock Lyman and Martin and daughters Abigail King and Miriam.

-Unpublished information from Barbara Todd, Falls Church, Va.

Pedigree

  1. Wright, Ephraim [I84488]
    1. Wright, Miriam [I84489]
      1. Wright, Ephraim
        1. Lyman, Abigail [I84430]
          1. Wright, Levi [I84511]
          2. Wright, Preserved [I84512]
          3. Wright, Luther [I84513]
          4. Wright, Charlotte [I84514]
          5. Wright, Medad [I84515]
          6. Wright, Abigail [I84516]
          7. Wright, Zenos [I84487]
          8. Wright, Zadock [I84517]
          9. Wright, Miriam [I84518]
          10. Wright, Martin [I84386]
      2. Wright, Esther [I84521]
      3. Wright, Moses [I84522]
      4. Wright, Moses [I84523]
      5. Wright, Seth [I84524]
      6. Wright, Miriam [I84525]
      7. Wright, Eunice [I84526]
      8. Wright, Tabitha [I84527]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 [S361907]
      • Page: Tree #1377
      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998

      • Page: Tree #1377
      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998

      • Page: Tree #1377
      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998

      • Page: Tree #1377
      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998

  2. phelps.FTW [S361914]
      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998

      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998

      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998

      • Source text:

        Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998

  3. Note from Barbara Todd, Falls Church,Va [S14836]