Samuel Wright (d.1663/1667) immigrated from England to Springfield, Massachusetts during or before 1639, and moved to Northampton, Massachusetts in 1655. Descendants lived in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, Florida and elsewhere.

"The focus of this study has been Wright migrations to and from Westchester and old Dutchess Counties, then further up the Hudson to Albany County and west. While a number of Wright families have been located in western New Yobk by 1790, only those families with Hudson Valley origins are included here." (P. [6] at beginning). The given names are listed alphabetically, followed by pertinent genealogical data.

This is an exhaustive guide to family history sources in German archives at every level of jurisdiction, public and private. Anyone searching for data about people who lived in Germany in the past need only determine which archives today have jurisdiction over the records that were created by church or state institutions.

In this unique, well-illustrated book, readers learn how fifty financial corporations came to dominate the U.S. banking system and their impact on the nation's political, social, and economic growth. A story that spans more than two centuries of war, crisis, and opportunity, this account reminds readers that American banking was never a fixed enterprise but has evolved in tandem with the country. More than 225 years have passed since Alexander Hamilton created one of the nation's first commercial banks. Over time, these institutions have changed hands, names, and locations, reflecting a wave of mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring efforts that echo changes in American finance. Some names, such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo, will be familiar to readers. The origins of others, including Zions Bancorporation, founded by Brigham Young and owned by the Mormon Church until 1960, are surprising. Exploring why some banks failed and others thrived, this book wonders, in light of the 2008 financial crisis, whether recent consolidations have reached or even exceeded economically rational limits. A key text for navigating the complex terrain of American finance, this volume draws a fascinating family tree for projecting the financial future of a nation.

OHIO: Home of the Wright Brothers - Birthplace of Aviation is the genealogical chronicle of an Ohio pioneer family and the invention of the airplane. The book follows the ancestry of the Wright brothers from the Revolutionary War in 1776, through the settling of the Northwest Territory in 1790, Ohio statehood in 1803, the development of the National Trail through the 1830s, the Civil War in the 1860s, and on through the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright as they invent the airplane. The lives of Milton and Susan Wright, the parents of the Wright brothers, are followed from the early 1800s on through the years when they raise their children in Dayton, Ohio in the aura of Ohio's heyday as the home of presidents. The 790 page volume includes 40 plus illustrated maps, over two dozen family letters, and numerous official documents which amplify and detail the story of the Wright ancestors in Ohio. The book is available for purchase at wrightbrothers-ancestry.com .