Source: 1784 History of Chenango and Madison Counties, New York, by James H. Smith, published by D. Mason & CO, Syracuse, NY, 1880, p 686, About 1800 came a large number of familes of moderate means and industrious habits, many of who purchased farms in the souther part of the town. We find prominent among them ... Gideon Wright ....." [Town refered to is Smithfield]
Source - Our County and Its People, A Descriptive and Biographical Record of Madison County, New York, edited by John E. Smith, The Boston History Company, Publishers 1899, p 130: Between the years 1798 and 1805 many valuable men came in and settled as farmers ...on Mile Strip Tract ...Gideon Wright
p 136: Gideon Wright, who came from Massachusetts to Madison County at an early day and here died; his wife was Lydia Shipman, who died in Smithfield.
p 606: Among the settlers of 1800 were Solomon Merrill, David Shipman, Samuel and Jacob Walker, Jabez Lyon, Robert Streeter, Shadrach Hardy, Gideon Wright, ....
Ages not right for our Gideon, possible relative?
1810 Cayuga County, NY, Gideon Wright, 1 male 45+, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 45+
1850 Census, Smithfield, Madison Co, NY, family 85, Gideon 76, laborer, born Conneticut, Ann, 38, and Sally,33, still in the home
