Thomas WRIGHT6

- 17th Jun 17816

Life History

17th Jun 1696	Baptised in Sheffield, St Peter & St Paul.1,2,3 From the Bishop's Transcripts :- "Thomas son of Rich. Wright" From the Parish Register :- "Thomas fil? Rich'i Wright"
4th Feb 1717/8	Married Dorothy JERVAS in Sheffield, St Peter & St Paul.32,33,34,6 From the Bishop's transcript :- "Thos. Wright Carrier & Dorothy Jervis spinster" From the Parish Register :- Tho' Wright farmer and Dorothy Jervis spinster"
31st Aug 1720	Birth of son Jervas WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter & St Paul.7,8,9
17th Aug 1722	Birth of daughter Catherine WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.10
7th Feb 1723/4	Birth of daughter Rebecca WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.12,13
10th Dec 1725	Birth of son Joshua WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter & St Paul.14,15,16
approx. 1726	Birth of daughter Dorothy WRIGHT
5th Feb 1726/7	Birth of daughter Elizabeth WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter & St Paul.19
16th Feb 1728/9	Death of daughter Elizabeth WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.18
22nd Nov 1729	Birth of son John WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.20,21
6th Mar 1731/2	Birth of son Thomas WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.22
8th Dec 1732	Birth of son Charles WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.23,24
1st Jun 1735	Death of daughter Dorothy WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.17
22nd Oct 1735	Birth of son Alexander WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter & St Paul.25,26,27
30th Sep 1737	Birth of daughter Dorothy WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.28
16th Jul 1739	Birth of daughter Jane WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.30,31
6th Apr 1741	Death of daughter Jane WRIGHT in Sheffield, St Peter.29
4th Feb 1744	Apprenticed his son.4 Apprentice - Thomas Wright son of Thomas Wright of Sheffield in the County of York gentleman Master - Robert Cooper, Citizen and Cooper of London
6th Dec 1766	Death of son Joshua WRIGHT.6
30th Sep 1770	Death of Dorothy JERVAS.6
21st Jul 1778	Death of daughter Rebecca WRIGHT in City of London, St Michael Bassishaw.11
27th Oct 1780	Wrote will.5 1) In the name of God Amen 2) I Thomas Wright of Sheffield in the county of York gentleman being 3) of sound mind ... Some names mentioned :- 1) my son Jervas Wright 2) my son John Wright 3) my son Thomas Wright 4) my son Charles Wright 5) my son in law George Elliot 6) Mr David Cooper my now or late son in law 7) my daughter Dorothy 8) my late son Joshua Wright deceased 9) my son Alexander Wright 10) Ann Wright widow of the said Joshua Wright 11) my grandson Thomas Wright 12) my granddaughter Rebecca wife of Paul Jubb of Braithwell husbandman .... her late father the said Joshua Wright 13) my granddaughter Ann wife of John White of Sheffield ... her late father the said Joshua Wright The portraits of myself and my late wife
17th Jun 1781	Died.6
16th Jul 1782	Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.5 Executors :- Jervas Wright John Wright "the sons"

Other facts

Research Note.6

From the Pedigree held in Sheffield Archives :-
"Thomas Wright of Sheffield Park farmer (Nunnery Farm). He was the first stage carrier between Sheffield and London. He died 17 June 1781, aged 85. The portraits of himself & his wife are in the possession of W. White"

Sources

1. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 - Thomas Wright - 1696
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
2. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms - Thomas Wright - 1694
- http://www.fndmyast.co.uk
3. Parish register of Sheffield in the county of York, Part IV - Burials 1653-1868, Baptisms 1687-1703, Marriages 1687 to 1703
- Sheffield Archives T1 20/4
4. City of London, Freedom Admissions Papers, 1753 March - WRIGHT - Thomas Wright
- LMA - COL/CHD/FR/02/773
5. Will of Thomas Wright, Gentleman of Sheffield, Yorkshire
- TNA - PROB 11/1094
6. Pedigree of Wright of Gainsborough (Lincolnshire) and Sheffield with arms IN Volume of extracts from the parish registers of Eyam, Derbyshire and numerous pedigrees
- Sheffield Archives - JC/110
7. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 - Jervas Wright - 1720
- https://familysearch,org
8. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - Jervas Wright - bap.1720
- http://www.ancestry,co.uk
9. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms - Jervas Wright - 1720
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
10. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - Catherine Wright - bap.1722
- http.//www.ancestry.co.uk
11. London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 - Rebecca Cooper
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
12. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - Rebecca Wright - bap. 1723
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
13. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms - Rebecca Wright - 1723
- http.//www.findmyast.co.uk
14. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - Joshua Wright - bap.1725
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
15. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 - Josh. Wright - 1725
- https://familysearch.org
16. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms - Joshua Wright - 1725
- http://www.finndmypast.co.uk
17. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Burials - Dorothy Wright - 1735
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
18. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Burials - Eliza Wright - 1728
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
19. Parish register of Sheffield in the County of York. Vol. VI - 1720-1726
- Sheffield Archives TI 20/6
20. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - John Wright - bap.1729
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
21. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms - John Wright - 1729
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
22. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - Thomas Wright - bap.1731
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
23. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - Charles Wright - bap.1732
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
24. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms - Charles Wright - 1732
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
25. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 - Alexander Wright - 1735
- https://familysearch.org
26. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - Alexander Wright - bap.1735
- http://wwww.ancestry.co.uk
27. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms - Alexander Wright - 1735
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
28. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - Dorothy Wright - bap.1737
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
29. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Burials - Jane Wright - 1741
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
30. Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records - Jane Wright - bap.1740
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
31. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms - Jane Wright - 1739
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
32. Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts of Marriages - Wright & Jervis -1717
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
33. Boyd's Marriage Index, 1538-1850 - Wright & Jervis - 1717
- http://www.findmypast.co.uk
34. Parish register of Sheffield in the county of York. Part V - Burials 1686 to 1703. Baptisms 1703-1719. Marriages 1703 to 1719
- Sheffield Archives T1 20/5