Judith (Barnes) Wright (1717 - aft. 1760)

Born 1717 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John Wright — married 1728 in Goochland County, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 1760 after age 43 in Goochland County, Virginia

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Biography

Judith Barnes father died when she was quite young. Her mother married Warham Easley, Records are seen with both surnames. She married John Wright about 1727 in Henrico, Virginia.^[1] Children: Capt. John, Elizabeth, Nancy, Mary, William, Frances, James, David, Elijah, Joshua, Judith. She died about 1758 or 1760 in Goochland County, formerly Henrico County, Virginia.

Both names, Barnes and Easley are seen in the birth records of their children.^[2]

Research Notes

Doug Rusmisel brought important information to the attention of Robert Noel Grant, who published the following evidence that Judith was known by two maiden names, her birth name Barnes, being the daughter of John Barnes, and also Easly or Easley, in honor of her step father, Warham Easley^[3] The Records show:

• Barnes, Judith & John Wright 22 Mch. 1769.^[4]
• John Wright & Judith Barnes a son named Benjamin born Mar: 22. 1759. Baptized 1759 Ap: 29. p. 55.
• John Wright & Judith Easly on Lickinhole a Daugh: born feb:… 1756 named Betty. Baptized 1756 Mar. 21. p. 48.^[5]

John Wright was charged with a tithe for Jenny in the 1746 Tithe list for Goochland County, Parish of St. James Northam. Jenny is the name of a slave willed by John Barnes to his daughter, Judith.^[6]

"Will of John Barnes
To daughter Mary Barnes, items and negro man Peter
To Son John, Items
To son William, items, when of age
To son James, plantation I live on after his mother's death and likewise my plantation at Pickanocke, and land next to the branch above it, and items
To daughter Judith Barnes, rest of land at Pickanocke, items, and negroes Mingo and Jenne, when she marries
To wife Sarah, neg roes, etc. I impower my wife to let over the plantation I come from in James Citty County, and make good title to land, provided said Crawley will pay her L35 due on bond
Wife to be executrix
Dated 4 April 1720 Prob. 6 June 1720 Wt: Matt. Branch, Jr. Mat. Duprays"^[7]

Later documents add: "Henrico County, Virginia, Minute Book 1719-1724, Court held 6 June 1720 (p. 29)
Will of John Barnes presented by Sarah Barnes, Executrix, proved by witnesses; William Randolph and Warham Easley, security

Court held 5 February 1721 (p. 155)
Warham Easly and Sarah his wife, executrix of John Barnes, dec'd exhibit a bond of Robert Crawley's and make oath they found same among John Barnes's papers".^[8]

This is clear evidence that Judith is the daughter of John Barnes, not Warham Easley, and that she married John Wright. Her mother, Sarah ___ Barnes, married as her 2nd husband, Warham Easley between June 6, 1720 and Feb 5, 1721.

On September 17, 1747, at Goochland County, Virginia, both John Wright and his wife Judith moved the court for payment as witnesses in the suit of Laine v. Hughes. They were each awarded 125 pounds of tobacco.^[9]

The 1748 Tithables list shows
John W[ri]ght Carptr Tithes 3
Jeffry, Jany
He paid tithes for himself and two slaves, Jeffry and Jany or Jennie.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. John Wright and Judith Easly,
2. ↑ Douglas "John Wright & Judah Easly on Lickinhole, a Daugh: born f e b : . . . . 1756 named Betty. Baptized 1756 Mar. 21" and "John Wright and Judith Barns a son named Benjamin born Mar: 22, 1759. Baptized 1759Ap:29."
3. ↑ Grant X Pg 166 or pdf pg 174.
4. ↑ Douglas Pg 125, pdf Pg 127 of 414.
5. ↑ Douglas Pg 328, pdf Pg 330 of 414.
6. ↑ Goochland Co., Virginia, Tithe Lists 1735-1747, 1979; transcribed, indexed, and published by A. Jean Lurvey, 1864 E. Page, Springfield, MO 65802
7. ↑ Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia Part One 1677-1737, 1976, 1998. Weisiger, Benjamin B III. Pg 493 in left margin, PDF page 25 of 26.
8. ↑ Grant X Pg 181-2 or pdf pg 189-190.
9. ↑ Grant-Sorting II Pgs 9-10. citing Ct.O.B. 6/389
10. ↑ Grant-Sorting II Pg 10.

• The Douglas register : being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797 : an index of Goochland wills, notes on the French-Huguenot refugees who lived in Manakin-town. Douglas, William; Jones, W. Mac.; King William Parish (Powhatan County, Virginia : Episcopal) St. James-Northam Parish (Goochland County, Virginia : Episcopal) Viewable when signed in with free account. Also available at ancestry.com Operations: The Douglas Register

• Sorting some of the Wrights of southern Virginia : Part X, 1690 Francis Wright of Lancaster County, his wife Mary (Hill) (Wright) (Lawrence) Meredith and their descendants. Grant, Robert N., 1945-

• Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia Part II: John Wright (Goochland County Carpenter), His Wife Judith (Easly) Wright, and Their Descendants Volume 1 of 4. Grant, Robert N. (1945-) 2004 Menlo Park, CA.

• https://easleygeneology.home.blog/

Acknowledgements

• Barnes-9794 was created by Tracey Raburn through the import of Raburn-Wright Family Tree - Selected_2016-06-13.ged on Jun 13, 2016.
• Easley-243 was created by Stephen Gregory 1 Mar 2013 through the import of Gregory Ancestors.ged