The Loyalists’ Ordeal

We’ve discussed the paths taken by our fifth and fourth great grandparents William and Nathaniel Wright, both born in Westchester County, New York and exiled to Nova Scotia and later Prince Edward Island during the Revolution.

The details of the Wrights’ ordeal before getting back on their feet in PEI are harrowing. The following biographical summary appears in a publication of the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada (sort of a historical organization with an attitude–perhaps analogous to the DAR).

An Island Refuge is a reference to a book by Doris Muncey Haslam, a Prince Edward Island historian and genealogist (and distant cousin of ours) who has written extensively on the Wright family. We will discuss more about her in future posts.

As a side note, the following is from the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada web page. Apparently we would easily qualify for membership, and we have the option of using the UE designation after our names.