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CAPTAIN
JAMES WRIGHT - How the English Wrights came
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James Wright was born in Royston,
Yorkshire in 1615 and died in 1700. He first
married Jane Owen in 1638 and had one son,
William in 1640. Captain James Wright arrived
with Cromwell's army in Dublin in 1649 and was
later granted the estates of Gola and Carrachor
in western County Monaghan by King James II in
1689.
After Jane's her death he married Mary Slacke and
had six more children. The second son of that
marriage was Thomas who in his marriage had
sixteen children. Joseph Wright, the second son
of that family, became a Church of Ireland parson
with an estate at Carrachor. James Wright of
Shercock is believed to be a grandson of Rev.
Joseph Wright, being one of the children of James
Wright III who inherited Carrachor Hall. His
descendants sold the property and some moved to
Cork.
In 1664 he is also found on the list of those
liable to Hearth Money. In the list of those
attainted by the Parliament of James II in 1689,
there are the names of James Wright, Gentleman.
He made his will Nov. 21, 1700 and it was proved
May 22, 1701. In it, he desired to be buried in
the church at Tedavnet, and disinherited his
eldest son William, by his first wife Jane Owen,
in favour of his son Joseph by his 2nd wife Mary,
leaving the estate of Grola to Joseph, and
Drumloo to Thomas Wright.
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