Sir John Wright

John Wright
Sir
Titles and styles
  • Sir John Wright
  • Lord of Kelvedon Hall
Born 1488
Kelvedon township, Essex
Baptised 12 July 1488
Dagenham, Essex
Died 5 October 1551
Dagenham Manor, Essex
Buried Kellydon Church
Noble family Wright
Father Reverend John Wright
Mother Agnes

Sir John Wright (1488 – 5 October 1551) was a member of the English gentry and was ancestor of the famous Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright.[1]

Biography

Wright was born in 1488 in Kelvedon, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, to Reverend John Wright (27 October 1450 – 5 May 1509) and wife Agnes (born in Dagenham, Essex).[2] The younger John Wright was christened 12 July 1488, in Dagenham, Essex.

In 1509 Wright married Olive Hubbard (1487 – October 1560).[3]

Wright was a yeoman and was knighted on 20 June 1509. The grant included a coat of arms for the Wright family along with the inheritable title, and a seat on the King's council.

In 1538 Wright purchased Kelvedon Hall from Richard Bolles for £493 6s 8d.[1] Wright Hall, which had been known before as Weald Hall in the past, had also been owned by Sir Brian Tuke at one point.[4] The estate stayed in the Wright family almost four centuries until 1922 through the descendants of son John Wright (born 1510), the eldest of Wright's children. In the 18th century, the manor was rebuilt by the seventh John Wright.

Wright died at age 63 on 5 October 1551 at Dagenham Manor, at Kelvedon Hatch, Essex. He had had a will drawn up on 25 September 1551, and per his request in the will was buried in the chancel of Kellydon Church.[5]

Children

Children of Wright are listed in birth order, including three separate Johns:[3][6]

  • John Wright, b. 1510, Kelvedon, Essex, England, d. 10 October 1563, Kelvedon Hall, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England
  • Katherine Wright, b. 1512, Kelvedon, Essex, England, d. 1 January 1595, Navistock, Essex, England
  • Robert Wright, b. 9 April 1516, Kelvedon, Essex, England, d. 25 January 1587, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England
  • Alice Wright, b. 10 May 1519, Kelvedon, Essex, England, d., Kelvedon, Essex, England
  • John Wright, b. 19 January 1522, d. 1558.
  • John Wright, b. 4 May 1524, Wrightsbridge, Essex, England, d. 30 September 1626, Whitesbridge, Essex, England
  • Elizabeth Wright, b. 1526, Kelvedon, Essex, England, d. 1536, Essex, England

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kelly, Fred C. (2012). The Wright Brothers: A Biography. Courier Corporation. p. 21. ISBN 9780486138107.
  2. ↑ Wright Esq., Randy A. From Kelvedon Hatch To Texas A Familial Journey Of The Wrights. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. 1 2 Cutter, William Richard (1914). New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 4. Lewis historical publishing Company. p. 1991. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ↑ Rice, Charles Elmer (1905). A History of the Hanna Family: Being a Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Hanna and Elizabeth (Henderson) Hanna, who Emigrated to America in 1763. A. Pim & son, printers. p. 214. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ↑ "Your Heritage Person Page 50822". Ancestry. Retrieved 14 Nov 2013.
  6. ↑ Cutter, William Richard (1914). New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 4. Lewis historical publishing Company. p. 1986. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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