Nathan Wright
The intersection of Dunbar Road and Hamlin-Parma Townline Road is known as Wright’s Corners, named after the Wright family. The area was settled by four brothers from Oneida County – Barber, Nathan, Gad Jr., and Jesse Wright. These four brothers, together with their families, four sisters, and their mother Elizabeth White-Wright, arrived in Parma between 1810 and 1812. They cleared the land and erected log cabin homes. Both Barber and Nathan received additional land grants of 400 acres each from the government for their service in the War of 1812.
Nathan Wright was one of the first carpenters in the area, doing most of his work at the Wright Settlement, where he operated a sawmill. The sawmill was later operated by his son, David Wright, then later by his son, Grant Wright. Nathan was the youngest of the four pioneer Wright brothers and had the largest family. He was married three times and had sixteen children total. His mother, Elizabeth, lived with Nathan and his family until her death in 1838.