Caleb Wright1
M, b. circa 1638, d. 5 February 1695
| Father | Nicholas Wright IV b. 1609, d. b 18 Dec 1682 |
| Mother | Ann (?) d. b 4 Jun 1683 |
Caleb was born circa 1638 in Sandwich, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Caleb married Elizabeth Dickerson circa 1677 in Hempstead Town, Queens County, Long Island, New York. Caleb made his will on 2 February 1695 at Oyster Bay Town, Queens County, Long Island, New York.
Caleb Wright, of Oyster Bay, 2 Feb., 1695. Half of moveable estate to wife, Elizabeth, and half to daus. Elizabeth & Penelope when eighteen. To the daus. Also rights in meadow on the highway to Jericho, called the old or south field. Residue to son, William, when of age. Wife sole exx. Trustees: Jon. Townsend at mill, Nathaniel Coles, Jr., & my bro. Jon. Wright. Wits: Henry Townsend, Anthony Wright, & Josiah Harrison.2
Caleb departed this life on Saturday, 5 February 1695 in Oyster Bay Town, Queens County, Long Island, New York. The probate date was not recorded.
Caleb Wright, of Oyster Bay, 2 Feb., 1695. Half of moveable estate to wife, Elizabeth, and half to daus. Elizabeth & Penelope when eighteen. To the daus. Also rights in meadow on the highway to Jericho, called the old or south field. Residue to son, William, when of age. Wife sole exx. Trustees: Jon. Townsend at mill, Nathaniel Coles, Jr., & my bro. Jon. Wright. Wits: Henry Townsend, Anthony Wright, & Josiah Harrison.2
Caleb departed this life on Saturday, 5 February 1695 in Oyster Bay Town, Queens County, Long Island, New York. The probate date was not recorded.
Family | Elizabeth Dickerson b. 11 Oct 1652 |
Citations
- [S106] Howland Delano Perrine, The Wright Family of Oysterbay, L.I. with the ancestry of and descent from Peter Wright and Nicholas Wright, 1423-1923, page 143 - CALEB WRIGHT (NICHOLAS), b. 163-; d. Feby. 5, 1695; m. Elizabeth (Capt. John and Elizabeth (Howland) Dickerson, of Plymouth, Mass., before 1680; b. Oct. 11, 1652. Issue: no.457 Elizabeth, b. Sept. 14, 167-; m. Joseph (Daniel and Maher Gorton) Coles, of Musketo Cove, L. I., b. 1675; d. May 20, 1767; no.458 William, b. Dec. 8, 1680; d. Nov. 9, 1759; no. 459 Penelope, b. June 24, 168-; in. Daniel Reynolds, of Greenwich, Conn.
- [S1186] Amos Canfield, Abstracts of Early Wills of Queens Co., N.Y., Recorded in Libers A & C of Deeds, Pgs. 114-120, page 246 - Abstract of the will of Caleb Wright dated: 2 February 1695.