Nathan Wright, son of Edward and Tryphena (Hines)Wright. was born in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1729; died in Middlefield. Hampshire, Massachusetts 14 May 1816. He married 26 October 1779, Mary, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Carter) Whittemore of Spencer,who died in Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts 13 December 1841. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He lived for a while in Spencer, then moved to Murrayfield (now Chester), Hampden, Massachusetts where he lived until about 1798 when he bought of James Nooney the farm on the meadows of Den Stree, first cultivated by the Rhoads family, now (1924) known as "Glendale Farm" owned by his grandson, Clark B. Wright. He joined the Methodist congregation in the region which worshipped at The Bethal meetinghouse in Middlefield.
Children of Nathan & Mary (Whittemore) Wright:
1. Sally, b. 13 February 1782; married 27 January 1802, Dan Pease
2. Polly, b. 8 April 1784; married (Intentions) 7 October 1802, Job Robbins
3. Nathan, b. 26 August 1786, married 8 February 1816, Asenath Cone
4. Sybil, b. 6 October 1788; married 9 March 1815, Thomas Durant, Jr.
5. Amos, b. 18 May 1791, died 5 July 1810
6. Jesse, b. 18 July 1793; married 29 May 1817, Dorothy Skinner
7. Esther Whittemore, b. 26 December 1795, married 18 May 1820, Milton Johnson
From "The History of the Town of Middlefield, Massachusetts" by Edward Church Smith & Philip Mack Smith with the assistance of Theodore Clarke Smith; Originaly Printed 1924; Second Printing 1988: Printed and Bound by Bookmasters, Ashland, Ohio
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Children of Nathan & Mary (Whittemore) Wright:
1. Sally, b. 13 February 1782; married 27 January 1802, Dan Pease
2. Polly, b. 8 April 1784; married (Intentions) 7 October 1802, Job Robbins
3. Nathan, b. 26 August 1786, married 8 February 1816, Asenath Cone
4. Sybil, b. 6 October 1788; married 9 March 1815, Thomas Durant, Jr.
5. Amos, b. 18 May 1791, died 5 July 1810
6. Jesse, b. 18 July 1793; married 29 May 1817, Dorothy Skinner
7. Esther Whittemore, b. 26 December 1795, married 18 May 1820, Milton Johnson
From "The History of the Town of Middlefield, Massachusetts" by Edward Church Smith & Philip Mack Smith with the assistance of Theodore Clarke Smith; Originaly Printed 1924; Second Printing 1988: Printed and Bound by Bookmasters, Ashland, Ohio
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Nathan Wright, son of Edward and Tryphena (Hines)Wright. was born in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1729; died in Middlefield. Hampshire, Massachusetts 14 May 1816. He married 26 October 1779, Mary, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Carter) Whittemore of Spencer,who died in Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts 13 December 1841. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He lived for a while in Spencer, then moved to Murrayfield (now Chester), Hampden, Massachusetts where he lived until about 1798 when he bought of James Nooney the farm on the meadows of Den Stree, first cultivated by the Rhoads family, now (1924) known as "Glendale Farm" owned by his grandson, Clark B. Wright. He joined the Methodist congregation in the region which worshipped at The Bethal meetinghouse in Middlefield.
Children of Nathan & Mary (Whittemore) Wright:
1. Sally, b. 13 February 1782; married 27 January 1802, Dan Pease
2. Polly, b. 8 April 1784; married (Intentions) 7 October 1802, Job Robbins
3. Nathan, b. 26 August 1786, married 8 February 1816, Asenath Cone
4. Sybil, b. 6 October 1788; married 9 March 1815, Thomas Durant, Jr.
5. Amos, b. 18 May 1791, died 5 July 1810
6. Jesse, b. 18 July 1793; married 29 May 1817, Dorothy Skinner
7. Esther Whittemore, b. 26 December 1795, married 18 May 1820, Milton Johnson
From "The History of the Town of Middlefield, Massachusetts" by Edward Church Smith & Philip Mack Smith with the assistance of Theodore Clarke Smith; Originaly Printed 1924; Second Printing 1988: Printed and Bound by Bookmasters, Ashland, Ohio
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Children of Nathan & Mary (Whittemore) Wright:
1. Sally, b. 13 February 1782; married 27 January 1802, Dan Pease
2. Polly, b. 8 April 1784; married (Intentions) 7 October 1802, Job Robbins
3. Nathan, b. 26 August 1786, married 8 February 1816, Asenath Cone
4. Sybil, b. 6 October 1788; married 9 March 1815, Thomas Durant, Jr.
5. Amos, b. 18 May 1791, died 5 July 1810
6. Jesse, b. 18 July 1793; married 29 May 1817, Dorothy Skinner
7. Esther Whittemore, b. 26 December 1795, married 18 May 1820, Milton Johnson
From "The History of the Town of Middlefield, Massachusetts" by Edward Church Smith & Philip Mack Smith with the assistance of Theodore Clarke Smith; Originaly Printed 1924; Second Printing 1988: Printed and Bound by Bookmasters, Ashland, Ohio
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