General Notes

Died at age 95 y

Age 95 y at death.

   The wife of Parmenas Dodd of Mendham, New Jersey, Patience was probably the daughter of Benjamin Wright (9.) of Burlington, New Jersey, who in turn was the son of Caleb (19.) and Hope (20.) Wright who were in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, when Benjamin was born.
Benjamin's children included Patience, Penelope, Benjamin and perhaps others. It also seems likely, because of the dates and the name similarity, that this family is related to Benjamin Wright who came to Guilford, Connecticut, by 1645 and was a tanner and miller. He took his family to Killingworth in 1659 where he was one of its first settlers and where he owned "much land." He died March 29, 1677. His children were Jane (m. Joseph Hand), Benjamin, James, Elizabeth, Ann, Jonathan and John.