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Drury Wright

Male Abt 1693 - 1777  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Drury Wright was born about 1693 (son of John Wright, Gentleman and Sarah Drury); died in Aug 1777 in Barningham, Suffolk, England; was buried on 29 Aug 1777 in St Andrew's Church, Barningham, Suffolk, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: Dray Wright
    • Alternative Name: Drew Wright
    • Alternative Name: Drury Right
    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Residence: 1724, Tuddenham St Mary, Suffolk, England
    • Poll Book: 1727
    • Residence: Between 1727 and 1732, Great Saxham, Suffolk, England
    • Residence: 1743, Drinkstone, Suffolk, England
    • Residence: 1746, Barningham, Suffolk, England
    • Probate: 1777

    Notes:

    Poll Book:
    Drewry Wright of Great Saxham was listed in the 1727 Poll for Suffolk as a freeholder in the parish of 'Bradfields' (Bradfield St George, Bradfield St Clare, Bradfield Combust).

    Probate:
    IC500/1/231/61 Original Will of Drury Wright of Barningham 1777

    Drury married Jane Stutter in 1717 in Holy Innocents Church, Great Barton, Suffolk, England. Jane was christened in 1696 in Great Barton, Suffolk, England; died in Dec 1742 in Drinkstone, Suffolk, England; was buried on 19 Dec 1742 in All Saints Church, Drinkstone, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Jane Wright was born about 1723; died in Apr 1800 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England; was buried on 15 Apr 1800 in St Nicholas' Church, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.
    2. Drury Wright was born in 1724 in Tuddenham St Mary, Suffolk, England; was christened on 12 Oct 1724 in St Mary's Church, Tuddenham St Mary, Suffolk, England; died in Jan 1804 in Barningham, Suffolk, England; was buried on 10 Jan 1804 in St Andrew's Church, Barningham, Suffolk, England.
    3. John Wright was born in 1727 in Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; was christened on 8 Sep 1727 in St Andrew's Church, Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; died after 1776.
    4. Simon Wright was born in 1729 in Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; was christened on 4 Aug 1729 in St Andrew's Church, Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; died before 1776.
    5. Charles Wright was born about 1730; died in Feb 1729/30; was buried on 13 Feb 1729/30 in Holy Innocents Church, Great Barton, Suffolk, England.
    6. Stephen Wright was born in 1731 in Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; was christened on 7 Feb 1730/31 in St Andrew's Church, Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; died in Feb 1730/31 in Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; was buried on 15 Feb 1730/31 in St Andrew's Church, Great Saxham, Suffolk, England.
    7. James Wright was born in 1732 in Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; was christened on 4 May 1732 in St Andrew's Church, Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; died in 1732 in Great Saxham, Suffolk, England; was buried on 12 Sep 1732 in St Andrew's Church, Great Saxham, Suffolk, England.
    8. Daniel Wright was christened on 14 Dec 1736 in All Saints Church, Drinkstone, Suffolk, England; died before 1776.

    Drury married Penelope Pitches in Jun 1743 in St Peter and St Paul's Church, Ampton, Suffolk, England. Penelope (daughter of John Pitches and Penelope Marren) was born in 1706 in Barrow, Suffolk, England; was christened on 29 Apr 1706 in Barrow, Suffolk, England; died in Apr 1777 in Barningham, Suffolk, England; was buried on 15 Apr 1777 in St Andrew's Church, Barningham, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    Marriage License:
    2 June 1743, Drury Wright of Drinkstone, widower, farmer, & Penelope Cornal, of Tostock, widow, 33 years, to be married at Ampton. Bond: Mr. John Wright, of Ampton, farmer.

    Children:
    1. William Wright was born about 1744; died on 20 Nov 1816 in Barningham, Suffolk, England; was buried on 24 Nov 1816 in Society of Friends, Bardwell, Suffolk, England.
    2. David Wright, Gentleman was born about 1746 in Barningham, Suffolk, England; was christened on 16 May 1746 in Suffolk, England; died in Apr 1820 in Barningham, Suffolk, England; was buried on 25 Apr 1820 in St Andrew's Church, Barningham, Suffolk, England.
    3. James Wright was born about 1749 in Suffolk, England; was christened on 19 Sep 1749 in Suffolk, England; died in Nov 1825 in Hepworth, Suffolk, England; was buried on 13 Nov 1825 in St Peter's Church, Hepworth, Suffolk, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Wright, Gentleman was born in 1666 in The Mill, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; was christened on 1 Feb 1665/66 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England (son of John Wright and Anne Ray); died in Apr 1716 in Great Barton, Suffolk, England; was buried on 1 May 1716 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England.

    Other Events:

    • Land: 1708, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England
    • Land: 1708, Hitcham, Suffolk, England
    • Land: 1708, Wattisham, Suffolk, England
    • Residence: Between 1708 and 1716, Great Barton, Suffolk, England
    • Probate Inventory: 1716
    • Probate: 1716

    Notes:

    Probate Inventory:
    DN/INV 73/59
    Wright, John, gentleman, of Great Barton (Suffolk)
    1716-1718 Probate inventory

    Probate:
    NCC will register Bokenham 87
    Wright, John, gentleman, of Great Barton, Suffolk 1716

    John married Sarah Drury on 11 Oct 1688 in St Leonard's Church, Horringer, Suffolk, England. Sarah (daughter of Drury) was born about 1667; died in Aug 1719 in Great Barton, Suffolk, England; was buried on 13 Aug 1719 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Drury was born about 1667 (daughter of Drury); died in Aug 1719 in Great Barton, Suffolk, England; was buried on 13 Aug 1719 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Wright was born in 1689 in Horringer, Suffolk, England; was christened on 16 Aug 1689 in St Leonard's Church, Horringer, Suffolk, England; died after 1708.
    2. John Wright was born about 1691; died in 1763 in Ampton, Suffolk, England; was buried in 1763 in St Peter and St Paul's Church, Ampton, Suffolk, England.
    3. 1. Drury Wright was born about 1693; died in Aug 1777 in Barningham, Suffolk, England; was buried on 29 Aug 1777 in St Andrew's Church, Barningham, Suffolk, England.
    4. Anne Wright was born about 1695; died after 1708.
    5. Elizabeth Wright was born about 1697; died after 1708.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Wright (son of Lawrence Wright and Grisell Clopton); died about 1670 in Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; was buried in St Andrew's Church, Tostock, Suffolk, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: John Right
    • Residence: 1666, The Mill, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England
    • Occupation: 1669; Yeoman

    John married Anne Ray in 1663 in Tostock, Suffolk, England. Anne was buried on 28 Jan 1713/14 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Anne Ray was buried on 28 Jan 1713/14 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England.
    Children:
    1. 2. John Wright, Gentleman was born in 1666 in The Mill, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; was christened on 1 Feb 1665/66 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; died in Apr 1716 in Great Barton, Suffolk, England; was buried on 1 May 1716 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England.
    2. Lawrence Wright was born in 1667 in Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; was christened on 1 Nov 1667 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; died after Jan 1676/77.
    3. Edward Wright was born in 1669 in Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; was christened on 4 Feb 1668/69 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; died after 1708.
    4. Sarah Wright was born in 1671 in Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; was christened on 24 Jan 1670/71 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; and died.

  3. 6.  Drury was born about 1646; and died.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Drury was born about 1665; died after 1686.
    2. 3. Sarah Drury was born about 1667; died in Aug 1719 in Great Barton, Suffolk, England; was buried on 13 Aug 1719 in St George's Church, Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Lawrence Wright (son of Wright); died about 1661 in Tostock, Suffolk, England.

    Other Events:

    • Ship Money: Between 1639 and 1640, Tostock, Suffolk, England
    • Residence: 1654, Tostock, Suffolk, England
    • Occupation: 1654; Yeoman
    • Probate: 16 Oct 1661; Suffolk Archdeaconry

    Notes:

    Ship Money:
    Tostock Inhabitants: Wright, Lawr. 8s 9d
    Lwr. Wrighte, Constable

    Lawrence married Grisell Clopton before Nov 1630. Grisell (daughter of Francis Clopton, Gentleman and Anne Shorte) was born about 1615; was buried on 24 Feb 1676/77 in St Andrew's Church, Tostock, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Grisell Clopton was born about 1615 (daughter of Francis Clopton, Gentleman and Anne Shorte); was buried on 24 Feb 1676/77 in St Andrew's Church, Tostock, Suffolk, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Name: Gressell Wright

    Children:
    1. Lawrence Wright died in 1666.
    2. Edward Wright, Gentleman and died.
    3. 4. John Wright died about 1670 in Bradfield St George, Suffolk, England; was buried in St Andrew's Church, Tostock, Suffolk, England.