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Richard Wright 1608 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1608

Birth Location: Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Death Date: 9 Jun 1691

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: William Wright

Mother: Priscilla Carpenter

Spouse(s): Humility Cooper, Hester Cooke

Children(s): Wassell\Westsell Cooper, Ann Cooper, John Cooper, Thomas Cooper, Martha Cooper, Richard Cooper, Sarah Cooper, Ann Cooper, Ann Cooper, John Cooper, Martha Cooper, Adam Wright, Esther Wright, Isaac Wright

The story of Richard Wright began in 1608 in Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, with parents William Wright and Priscilla Carpenter. As an adult, Richard Wright wed Humility Cooper and Hester Cooke. Their household included Wassell\Westsell Cooper, Ann Cooper, John Cooper, Thomas Cooper, Martha Cooper, Richard Cooper, Sarah Cooper, Ann Cooper, Ann Cooper, John Cooper, Martha Cooper, Adam Wright, Esther Wright and Isaac Wright. Richard Wright's life came to an end in 1691 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Parents

William Wright
1585 – 1648
Birth Location: En
WW
Priscilla Carpenter
1598 – 1679
Birth Location: Ho
PC

Spouses(s)

Humility Cooper
1619 – 1689
Birth Location: Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
HC
Hester Cooke
1618 – 1669
Birth Location: Leyden, Holland
HC

Children(s)

Wassell\Westsell Cooper
1616 – 1657
Birth Location: Middlesex,England
WC
Ann Cooper
1619 –
Birth Location: Olney
AC
John Cooper
1624 – 1675
Birth Location: Olney
JC
Thomas Cooper
1628 – 1687
Birth Location: Olney, Northamptonshire, England
TC
Martha Cooper
1629 –
Birth Location: Olney
MC
Richard Cooper
1639 – 1724
Birth Location: England
RC
Sarah Cooper
1641 –
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
SC
Ann Cooper
1644 – 1691
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
AC
Ann Cooper
1644 – 1691
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
AC
John Cooper
1624 – 1675
Birth Location: Olney
JC
Martha Cooper
1629 –
Birth Location: Olney
MC
Adam Wright
1645 – 1724
Birth Location: –
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Esther Wright
1649 –
Birth Location: –
EW
Isaac Wright
1662 –
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 Jun 1608
    Event Place: Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1630
    Event Place: Lynn, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Lynn, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 331

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1650-1884
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Jun 1691
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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