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James WRIGHT, III
1701 - 1760 (59 years)-
Name James WRIGHT Suffix III Birth 1701 England 
Gender Male _UID BD8E1AB2D9B14E0C9059E5624336992D6A1B Death 1760 Saybrook, Middlesex Co, Connecticut Person ID I20127 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 5 Feb 2012
Father James WRIGHT, Jr, b. England d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F9651 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Temperance WHITTLESEY, b. 30 Aug 1703, England d. Aft 1769, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, Connecticut (Age 66 years) Marriage 4 Jan 1722 England Children 1. Phoebe WRIGHT, b. England d. Yes, date unknown2. James WRIGHT, b. 28 Jul 1723, Saybrook, Middlesex Co, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown3. George WRIGHT, b. 2 Sep 1736, England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F9650 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Notes - According to the records kept by George Wright, Sr., James was wealthy in England but was defrauded of his property, so he came to America with his wife and children. He settled in Saybrook, CT, near the mouth of the Conn. River, where he farmed there the remainder of his life.
Immigrated to Saybrook in 1750.
Found in Saybrook vital records http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/vital_records/saybrook_vr_part_5.htm
for marriage date and birth of son James Wright 1723.
- According to the records kept by George Wright, Sr., James was wealthy in England but was defrauded of his property, so he came to America with his wife and children. He settled in Saybrook, CT, near the mouth of the Conn. River, where he farmed there the remainder of his life.