James Wright was one of the first settlers of Truro, and a Grantee of the Township. His house lot was at the east end of the Village, lying between the cross streets east of the old Methodist Chapel and extending north to the River. His first house stood near the place that the old Baptist Chapel now stands. He lived in this house for a length of time, and then sold the south part of his lot to Daniel Cock, and the remaining part to Timothy Prout. Mr. Wright built his next house on his front wood lot, on the hill near the place that Mr. L. J. Walker now resides. He sold this place to George Dill, Esq., about the year 1804, and lived with some of his sons the remainder of his life. He died at the house of his eldest son, John, who lived in a house which was built by William McKeen, near the place that Mrs. McClure now resides. He died about the year 1820. He was married to Deborah, Daughter of Ephriam Howard, Senr., in the year 1765.
John, the eldest son of James and Deborah Wright, was born in Truro, November 7th, 1766. He was married to Sarah, daughter of Jacob Lynds, Senr., November 25th, 1788. Deborah, the eldest daughter of John and Sarah Wright, was born in Onslow, October 9th, 1789. She was married to Edward McCollum, October 3rd, 1816. They had five sons and one daughter. Mr. McCollum died April 5th, 1855, aged 65 years. Ruth Wright, their second daughter, was born December 25th, 1790. She was married to Amos Maynord, January 1st, 1815. They had four sons and five daughters. They settled in Lower Stewiacke. She died there, November, 1870, aged 80 years. Mr. Maynord died December 9th, 1872, aged 82 years. James Wright, their eldest son, was born July 17th, 1792. He was married to Abigail Ryan, of Hants County, June 10th, 1817. He settled on Onslow Mountain. They had four sons and six daughters. Sarah Wright, their third daughter, was October 25th, 1793. She died unmarried, August 28th, 1825, aged 31 years. David Wright, their second son, was born August 7th, 1796. On August 6th, 1825, he was engaged getting hay at Fort Ellis, on the Marsh. He went into the river to bathe and was drowned. William Wright, their third son, was born March 1st, 1798. He was married to Hannah Crowell. He settled at Pleasant Valley. They had five sons and five daughters. Mrs. Wright died September 8th, 1846. He was married again to Mary Fisher, widow of the late John Conley, June, 1849. They had two daughters. Mrs. Wright died. Rebecca Wright, their fourth daughter, was born August 22nd, 1799. She was married to Job Field. They had three sons. Jacob Wright, their fourth son, was born January 14th, 1801. He was married to Mary Fulton, of Stewiacke, December 7th, 1825. They had three sons and three daughters. Mrs. Wright died August 12th, 1854. He was married again to Elizabeth McMullon. They had two sons and five daughters. Lucy Wright, their fifth daughter, was born July 17th, 1802. She was married to Ephraim, son of Moses and Lydia Wright. They had three sons and three daughters. They reside in the Wright settlement of Stewiacke. Esther Wright, their sixth daughter, was born September 1803. She was married to George S. Dickey, December 27th, 1833. They had two sons and three daughters. Mr. Dickey died May 2nd, 1864. Miriam Wright, their seventh daughter, was born in 1805. She was married to Solomon, son of Moses and Lydia Wright of Stewiacke. They had five sons and three daughters. Elizabeth Wright, their eighth daughter, was born in 1806. She was married to William Blair January 24th, 1827. They had six sons and six daughters. They removed to Illinois, U. S., in 1842.
James, son of James and Deborah Wright, was born in Truro, August 9th, 1769. He removed to the United States, and was married there to Miss Bartlet.
Jonas, their third son, was born December 3rd, 1770. He removed to Cape Breton, and died a bachelor.
George, their fourth son, was born October 2nd, 1772. He removed to Cape Breton about the year 1813. He died there a bachelor.
Sarah, the only daughter of James and Deborah Wright, was born in Truro, October 26th, 1773. She was married to Henry Miller, March 22nd, 1796. They settled first in the woods on the old Halifax road, about four miles from the iron foundry in Truro, southeast of the place where William Holstead now resides. The first road from Truro to Halifax passed the place where the iron foundry now stands, and over the high hill, south of this place, passing through Brookfield, east of the present road. Mr. Miller and family removed about the year 1818 to Brandy Brook, being the same place that Peter Serret now resides. They continued there, and kept an inn, until Mr. Miller died. She then removed to the place that her sons had settled, now called the Miller Settlement, on the Mountain on the south side of Stewiacke River, where she died. They had four sons and seven daughters; their sons' names were James, Moses, George, and Henry.
Robert, the fifth son of James and Deborah Wright, was born in Truro, November, 1775. He followed the sea when he was a young man, and was on board a ship of war for some time. He returned to Truro about the year 1815, and worked for Mr. Charles Nelson and others, for a few years, and then removed to Shepody. He married and died there.
William Wright, their sixth son, was born in Truro, November 18th, 1777. He removed to Shepody, and was married to Miss Clark. They lived and died there.
Ephraim, their seventh son, was born in Truro, April 8th, 1779. He was married to Mary Blachford in 1805. They settled at St. Andrew's, south of Lower Stewiacke, where they reared their family, and spent the remainder of their days. Mrs. Wright died in 1835, and he was married again to Nancy, widow of the late Samuel Archibald, of St. Mary's, July, 1843.
James, the eldest son of Ephraim and Mary Wright, was born in 1806. He was married in the State of Maine to Miss Stevens. Sarah, their eldest daughter, was born March 12th, 1808. She married John Godfry. They had three sons and seven daughters. They removed to Wisconsin. Elizabeth, the second daughter, was born in 1810. She was married to James Ramsey. They had three sons and three daughters. She died June 12th, 1853, and he died July 21st, 1862. Robert Wright, their second son, was born May 2nd, 1814. He was married to Elizabeth Sibley in 1836. They had six sons and five daughters. Mrs. Wright died August, 1857. He was married again to Phebe Ann Howard, February 1860. Daniel McHaffey Wright, was born March 17th, 1817. He was married to Ann Thomas of New Brunswick. They had seven sons and three daughters. Mary Ann, their third daughter, was born August, 1819. She was married to John Richardson. They had three sons and five daughters. They removed to Cape Breton. She died there in March, 1863. He died in November 1855, aged 76 years.
Moses, the eighth and youngest son of James and Deborah Wright, was born in Truro, December 3rd, 1780. He was married to Lydia, daughter of Solomon Hoar, of Onslow, about the year 1806. They settled on the east side of the South Meadow of Stewiacke, on the same farm on which Hugh Graham Cox now resides. About the year 1826, he sold this farm and removed to Goshen where he spent the remainder of his life.
Ephraim, their oldest son was born in the year 1807. He was married to Lucy, fifth daughter of John and Sarah Wright. They had three sons and three daughters. Solomon, their second son, was married to Miriam, the seventh daughter of John and Sarah Wright. They had five sons and three daughters. Lydia, their eldest daughter, was married to Moses, second son of Henry Miller and Sarah Wright, his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Miller both died a considerable time ago.
Mary, their second daughter, removed to the United States, and died there. James, their third son, was married to Sarah Dickey. They had eight sons and three daughters. William, their fourth son, is still living a bachelor. Moses their fifth and youngest son, was married to Rebecca, daughter of Amos Maynord and Ruth Wright, his wife. They had five sons and six daughters. Olive, the youngest daughter of Moses and Lydia Wright, was married to Daniel Tupper, and had two daughters. Jane, the youngest daughter of James and Deborah Wright, was born in Truro in the year 1782. She lived until old and died unmarried.
John Ryan was another of the early settlers of Truro, and a Grantee of the Township. He owned lot number six of the front division of wood lots, being the east lot, owned now by Mr. John L. Doggett. He had his house on the north east of Mr. Doggett's house. He sold out to Alexander Miller and removed to the county of Hants, where there are some of his descendants now. His house was burnt shortly after he left it. He had five sons and three daughters.
