In 2002 I found an old family history publication about the Wright family. Several of my Wright ancestors were included. The booklet was published in 1901: Genealogy of the Wright Family from 1639 to 1901 - Eight Generations; compiled and written by Rev. Henry W. Wright of Petersburgh, Mich. A.D. 1901. (Middletown, Conn.: Pelton & King, Printers and Bookbinders. 1901). The owner of the book was trying to find a living direct descendant so she could reunite the book with family. One person had already contacted the owner, claiming they were direct descendants. I was sad that I had missed this opportunity to be reunited with the oldest publication I know of for my Wright ancestors. The FamilySearch Catalog describes the booklet:
A couple months passed and to my surprise I received a package in the mail with (you guessed it) the original publication and a short note: "The person that I promised the Wright booklet to never followed up to show they were actually as closely related as they originally claimed - so I'm sending you the actual booklet instead of the photo copy." You can image how thrilled I was that day to be blessed with such a rare copy of the Wright genealogy.
Benjamin Wright (d.1677) immigrated from England to Guilford, Connecticut during or before 1645, moving about 1659 to Kenilworth (later Killingworth, now Clinton), Connecticut. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, Illinois, Michigan, California and elsewhere. Includes Northam, Stannard and related families.
I found two other locations where this booklet exists:
- The FamilySearch Library has a digital copy online
- The Library of Congress has a copy of the booklet (Microfilm 72234).
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