Thomas Wright was born in Chatham, (now East Hampton), Middlesex, Connecticut on September 3, 1775. He was the son of Thomas Wright, who was a seafarer, and his wife Anna Creemer. He was only two years old when his father died, possibly at sea. According to later sources, he removed to Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts as a young man, where he married Eliza Smead. Unfortunately, no record exists in Franklin County of Thomas. In 1800, Thomas & Eliza moved to Bolton, Warren County, New York. For some years he was involved in farming, and later he built a woolen mill and engaged in carding and coloring wool. Eliza and Thomas had nine children while residing in Bolton. Eliza died in 1828, and Thomas married Catherine Griffin, the widow of a man named Stanton. Thomas and Catherine had one child, a daughter.
In the 1830 census, Thomas is listed next to Joel Barton in Bolton, so they must have been neighbors. In the 1840 census, Thomas is not to be found, but his son Samuel is listed next to Uri Barton, Joel’s son, still in Bolton, and has a male of the correct age to be himself, and a male of the correct age to be his father, Thomas.
Sometime after 1840, Thomas moved with some of his grown children to Jackson County, Iowa and settled on a farm near Maquoketa. Uriah Barton, who married Thomas’ daughter Harriet, also appears at that time in Jackson County, near Maquoketa. After some years, Thomas moved into the town of Maquoketa and spent his retirement there. In 1850, Thomas was living with his son-in-law, John E. Goodenow, in Maquoketa. In 1860, Thomas was still living in Maquoketa, this time he is head of a household. The others in the home are H S Billups, 24, his daughter, and her two children . Thomas died in Maquoketa on February 7, 1864, and is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Jackson County.
Portrait Album of Jackson County, Iowa, p. 180, not the entire article
Mrs. Eliza (Wright) Goodenow was born at Lake George, Warren Co., N.Y., March 19, 1818. Her father, Thomas M. Wright, was a native of Connecticut, as also was her grandfather, Samuel Wright (sic, actually Thomas Wright), who traced his ancestry to Scotland, and who is supposed to have spent his entire life in Connecticut. Thomas Miles Wright, was left an orphan at an early age, and was reared by his step-father. He had but one brother, Samuel, who was for some years a missionary and teacher among the Indians of Western New York. He finally removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he spent his last years. The father of Mrs. Goodenow, when a young man, took up his abode in Shelburne, Franklin Co., Mass., where he was married to Miss Eliza Smead, who was a native of that place, and who became the mother of Mrs. Goodenow. About 1800, he, with several other families, set out for Warren County, N.Y., with ox teams, located on a tract of heavily timbered land in the wilderness, and put up a log house. Near this homestead afterward grew up the town of Huddle.
In the 1830 census, Thomas is listed next to Joel Barton in Bolton, so they must have been neighbors. In the 1840 census, Thomas is not to be found, but his son Samuel is listed next to Uri Barton, Joel’s son, still in Bolton, and has a male of the correct age to be himself, and a male of the correct age to be his father, Thomas.
Sometime after 1840, Thomas moved with some of his grown children to Jackson County, Iowa and settled on a farm near Maquoketa. Uriah Barton, who married Thomas’ daughter Harriet, also appears at that time in Jackson County, near Maquoketa. After some years, Thomas moved into the town of Maquoketa and spent his retirement there. In 1850, Thomas was living with his son-in-law, John E. Goodenow, in Maquoketa. In 1860, Thomas was still living in Maquoketa, this time he is head of a household. The others in the home are H S Billups, 24, his daughter, and her two children . Thomas died in Maquoketa on February 7, 1864, and is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Jackson County.
Portrait Album of Jackson County, Iowa, p. 180, not the entire article
Mrs. Eliza (Wright) Goodenow was born at Lake George, Warren Co., N.Y., March 19, 1818. Her father, Thomas M. Wright, was a native of Connecticut, as also was her grandfather, Samuel Wright (sic, actually Thomas Wright), who traced his ancestry to Scotland, and who is supposed to have spent his entire life in Connecticut. Thomas Miles Wright, was left an orphan at an early age, and was reared by his step-father. He had but one brother, Samuel, who was for some years a missionary and teacher among the Indians of Western New York. He finally removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he spent his last years. The father of Mrs. Goodenow, when a young man, took up his abode in Shelburne, Franklin Co., Mass., where he was married to Miss Eliza Smead, who was a native of that place, and who became the mother of Mrs. Goodenow. About 1800, he, with several other families, set out for Warren County, N.Y., with ox teams, located on a tract of heavily timbered land in the wilderness, and put up a log house. Near this homestead afterward grew up the town of Huddle.
Thomas Wright was born in Chatham, (now East Hampton), Middlesex, Connecticut on September 3, 1775. He was the son of Thomas Wright, who was a seafarer, and his wife Anna Creemer. He was only two years old when his father died, possibly at sea. According to later sources, he removed to Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts as a young man, where he married Eliza Smead. Unfortunately, no record exists in Franklin County of Thomas. In 1800, Thomas & Eliza moved to Bolton, Warren County, New York. For some years he was involved in farming, and later he built a woolen mill and engaged in carding and coloring wool. Eliza and Thomas had nine children while residing in Bolton. Eliza died in 1828, and Thomas married Catherine Griffin, the widow of a man named Stanton. Thomas and Catherine had one child, a daughter.
In the 1830 census, Thomas is listed next to Joel Barton in Bolton, so they must have been neighbors. In the 1840 census, Thomas is not to be found, but his son Samuel is listed next to Uri Barton, Joel’s son, still in Bolton, and has a male of the correct age to be himself, and a male of the correct age to be his father, Thomas.
Sometime after 1840, Thomas moved with some of his grown children to Jackson County, Iowa and settled on a farm near Maquoketa. Uriah Barton, who married Thomas’ daughter Harriet, also appears at that time in Jackson County, near Maquoketa. After some years, Thomas moved into the town of Maquoketa and spent his retirement there. In 1850, Thomas was living with his son-in-law, John E. Goodenow, in Maquoketa. In 1860, Thomas was still living in Maquoketa, this time he is head of a household. The others in the home are H S Billups, 24, his daughter, and her two children . Thomas died in Maquoketa on February 7, 1864, and is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Jackson County.
Portrait Album of Jackson County, Iowa, p. 180, not the entire article
Mrs. Eliza (Wright) Goodenow was born at Lake George, Warren Co., N.Y., March 19, 1818. Her father, Thomas M. Wright, was a native of Connecticut, as also was her grandfather, Samuel Wright (sic, actually Thomas Wright), who traced his ancestry to Scotland, and who is supposed to have spent his entire life in Connecticut. Thomas Miles Wright, was left an orphan at an early age, and was reared by his step-father. He had but one brother, Samuel, who was for some years a missionary and teacher among the Indians of Western New York. He finally removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he spent his last years. The father of Mrs. Goodenow, when a young man, took up his abode in Shelburne, Franklin Co., Mass., where he was married to Miss Eliza Smead, who was a native of that place, and who became the mother of Mrs. Goodenow. About 1800, he, with several other families, set out for Warren County, N.Y., with ox teams, located on a tract of heavily timbered land in the wilderness, and put up a log house. Near this homestead afterward grew up the town of Huddle.
In the 1830 census, Thomas is listed next to Joel Barton in Bolton, so they must have been neighbors. In the 1840 census, Thomas is not to be found, but his son Samuel is listed next to Uri Barton, Joel’s son, still in Bolton, and has a male of the correct age to be himself, and a male of the correct age to be his father, Thomas.
Sometime after 1840, Thomas moved with some of his grown children to Jackson County, Iowa and settled on a farm near Maquoketa. Uriah Barton, who married Thomas’ daughter Harriet, also appears at that time in Jackson County, near Maquoketa. After some years, Thomas moved into the town of Maquoketa and spent his retirement there. In 1850, Thomas was living with his son-in-law, John E. Goodenow, in Maquoketa. In 1860, Thomas was still living in Maquoketa, this time he is head of a household. The others in the home are H S Billups, 24, his daughter, and her two children . Thomas died in Maquoketa on February 7, 1864, and is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Jackson County.
Portrait Album of Jackson County, Iowa, p. 180, not the entire article
Mrs. Eliza (Wright) Goodenow was born at Lake George, Warren Co., N.Y., March 19, 1818. Her father, Thomas M. Wright, was a native of Connecticut, as also was her grandfather, Samuel Wright (sic, actually Thomas Wright), who traced his ancestry to Scotland, and who is supposed to have spent his entire life in Connecticut. Thomas Miles Wright, was left an orphan at an early age, and was reared by his step-father. He had but one brother, Samuel, who was for some years a missionary and teacher among the Indians of Western New York. He finally removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he spent his last years. The father of Mrs. Goodenow, when a young man, took up his abode in Shelburne, Franklin Co., Mass., where he was married to Miss Eliza Smead, who was a native of that place, and who became the mother of Mrs. Goodenow. About 1800, he, with several other families, set out for Warren County, N.Y., with ox teams, located on a tract of heavily timbered land in the wilderness, and put up a log house. Near this homestead afterward grew up the town of Huddle.
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