The matrilineal lines in my Coburn family tree are a bit frustrating. The maiden names of Edward Colborne's and his son Joseph Coburn's wives are unknown or in dispute. All that is known for
sure is that their wives' first names were both Hannah. It isn't until we get to the third generation,
Moses Coburn, that we have a wife with a surname: Deborah Wright. So I'm starting off exploring her Wright family line.
Her immigrant ancestor was John Wright, of whom William Richard Cutter has this to say:
John Wright, immigrant ancestor, born in England in 1601, settled in Woburn, Massachusetts, among the first settlers. He was prominent in church and town affairs. He married Priscilla . who died April 10, 1687. He died June 21, 1688. Children: 1. John, born 1630, mentioned below. 2. Joseph, 1639. 3. Ruth. April 23, 1646, married Jonathan Knight; died April 13, 1714. 4. Deborah. born January 21, 1648-49. 5. Sarah, February 16, 1652-53, married Joshua Sawyer.
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Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 1 Lewis historical Publishing Company, 1908 - Boston (Mass.)
Some sources identify John Wright's wife as Priscilla Byfield but there even seems to be
a question about that. Identity problems seem to run in the Coburn line, including one
involving Deborah (Wright) Coburn which has me rethinking her parentage, but that's for a later post.
Next I'll discuss their son John Wright, Jr and his wife Abigail Warren.
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