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Abigail Jess

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• • 4th Great-grandmother of Wilbur Wright — 7th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 65 
  • Father:
  • William Jess 
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  • Birth Date:
  • 1 Mar 1644/1645 
  • Birth Location:
  • Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • James Wright
  • Marriage Date:
  • 18 Jan 1664 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts 
  • Child:

  Samuel Wright (Ahnentafel No:32 )

  • Notes: 

  • Abigail Jess's maiden name is also seen as Jesse.

• Sources for Abigail Jess

  • ¹ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Northampton, p. 16, Birth record for son Samuel Wright.
  • ² Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988,

    When looking at images of the original marriage record for James Wright and Abigail Jess.

  • ³ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1850, Vol. 4, p. 358.
  • ⁴ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1886, Vol. 40, p. 281.
  • ⁵ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1864, Vol. 18, p. 83.
  • ⁶ Northampton, MA: Vital Records, p. 1559, Marriage record for James Wright and Abigail Jess.
  • ⁷ Northampton, MA: Vital Records, Birth record for son Samuel Wright.
  • ⁸ Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 2, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1999), 37.
  • ⁹ Torry, Clarence, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (2004), 842.