Richard Wright
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 8 June 1629.
Place of Burial: North Meols, Lancashire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Ellen Norris. Married 16 March 1604/5 in Croston (St Michael and All Angels).
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
George Wright (baptized 19 November 1605 in North Meols, Lancashire - buried 8 January 1605/6 in North Meols)
Elizabeth Wright (baptized 3 February 1606/7 in North Meols)
George Wright (baptized 19 February 1612/3 in North Meols)
Anne Wright (baptized 29 February 1613/4 [sic, according to the register])
Edmund Wright (baptized 5 November 1616 in North Meols)
Ellen Wright (baptized 9 March 1618/9 in North Meols)
George Wright (baptized 11 October 1621 in North Meols)
Robert Wright (baptized 5 January 1625/5 in North Meols)
Jane Wright (baptized 5 January 1625/6 in North Meols)
John Wright (baptized 18 March 1626/7 in Croston - died 1653)
Evidence
from the Crostons (St Michael and All Angels) parish register:
Rychard Wright and Elen Norres were married together the xvjth of March [1604]
18 John s. of Richard Wright [March 1626]
from the North Meols (St Cuthbert) parish register:
Bap. George the Sonn of Richard Ryght bapt the xixth day [November 1605]
Sepult Georg the Sonn of Richard Ryght sepult. the viijth day [January 1606]
Elizabeth the daughter of Richard Right bap. the 3d [February 1606]
George sonne of Rich. Right bap. idid. [19 February 1613]
Ann daughter of Rich Wright bapt --- xxixth [February 1614]
Edmund Wright fil. Rich bapt Nou’br 5o [1616]
Elline Wright fil. Rich de Crosten bapt March 9. [1618]
Georg Wright fil Rich was bapt Octrobr 11 [1621]
Robt and Jane Wright fil gem Rich bapt Ja 5o [1625]
Richard Wright de Crostens was buried June 8 [1629]
The 1653 PCC will of Richard’s son John Wright:
In the name of God Amen the Twelfth day of June. Anno Domini 1653 I John Wright of Crossones in the Northmeales and County of Lancaster Bacheler Sick in body but of good a p[er]fect memory (God bee thanked for it) doe ordayne this my last Will in manner as followinge First I Comitt my Soule to Almighty God my Maker and Redeemer and my body to bee buryed att the Meales Church at the sight and discrecon of my friends And for my worldly Goods I doe divide as thus First I Gyve unto my Sister Margarett and her Children one Cowe and two heyfers that goes att Grasse at Frecelton Marsh Item I Gyve unto my Cozen Anne Husonne One Cowe that is att her brother Thomas Husonne and one heyfer with a browne mouth Item I Gyve unto Ellin Bloxinde one heyfer with a Taghtie tayle to bee kept at the house this Winter Item I Gyve unto my Sister Elline one Cowe that is at Richard Bownder of Banckes Item I Gyve to my Sister Jane one Cowe and all the increase that is at Thomas Balls And Thomas Ball is to pay unto my Sister Jane seven shillings for a p[ar]te of Calfe Item I Gyve to little Elline Tode one heyfer about Forty shillings Price Item I Gyve unto my brother Edmond all my buildings Tymber Item I Gyve more unto my brother my best Suite of Apparrell & my best Wastpetticoate and my best hatt & one Flaxen shurt Item I Gyve unto my brother my Mare with Saddle and bridle and one Payre of Bootes and all my husbandry geare Item I Gyve unto my Mother my new payre of Wheeles that are in Preston and one oxe Item I Gyve unto my Sister Ellin one Fardell to bee her a fale board Item I Gyve unto my Sister Jane one fardell to bee her a Fale board Item I Gyve Ellin my Sister one Butt of Meadow one yeare the Greate but in the new hey Item give unto my Sister Jane one Meadow but called the sod butt for one yeare Item I Gyve unto Edward Jumpe one Sapline Chest Item Gyve unto Thomas Huson my second suite of Clothes and a Petticoate of my back and a payr of Lose Item Gyve unto Anne Huson two Cadowes but her brother Thomas shall have them while hee lives to keep him warme Item I Gyve to Anne Huson one Chest butt Thomas her brother shall have it while he lyves Item I Gyve unto Euery Childe that I am Godfather to Three shillings a peece Item I Gyve to William Wright one Bushell of Corne Also unto Nicholas Rymer one bushell of Corne And to Henry Whitehead one halfe bushell And Margaret Matthew one halfe bushell And to Hugh Rymer one halfe bushell Item I Gyve unto Thomas Howard one suite of Apparrell and one Coate and my old hatt Item I Gyve unto Thomas Todes daughter one ewe & lambe Item I Gyve to Thomas Dode’s wife and John Todes wife either of them a Ferdell to buy them Cheese shulfe Item I Gyve to Coplands Old wife the young wife either of them a shilling to buy them Rynnes with Item I Gyve unto my Sister Jane a payre of Redstocks Item I Gyve unto Richard Sich wfe one Tyke bolster Item I Gyve unto William Howorth one ewe and lambe Item I Gyve unto Ellin Tode one ewe hog that is at Lyuricars Item to my Sister Elline one ewe and a Lambe Item to my Sister Jane two ewes and two lambes Item I Gvye unto Richard Matthew one halfe bushell of Malt Item to John Copland John Howard Richard Sich Hugh Rymer four shillings to buy Tobachoe And after these Legacys, Giftise & debts and my bureall and Expences be discharged Then the Remaynder of my whole Goods & Gyve unto my Mother and my brother Edmund And I doe ordayne and make my Executors of my last Will John Copland Edmond Wright my brother to Execute this my last Will as my trust they will In Witnesse to this my last will I heerunto putt my hand John Wright In Witnes here John Howorth Hugh Rymer
[Proved 30 September 1653]
References
Parish registers of St Cuthbert’s, North Meols. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.
The Registers of the Parish Church of Croston (Henry Fishwick trans. and ed.). Lancashire Record Society, 1900.
Will of John Wright of North Meols. Proved 1653 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.