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John Wright (abt. 1721 - 1762)

John Wright
Born about in Virginiamap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1740 in Augusta, Virginia,map
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 41 in Augusta, Virginiamap
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Contents

Biography

Name: John Wright[1][2][3]

Birth: John was born in 1721.[4]

Death: Date: 17 NOV 1762. Place: Augusta, Virginia[5][6]

Residence: Place: United States[7]

Residence: Place: United States[8]

Marriage

Date: 1740
Place: Augusta, Virginia[9][10]
Wife: Lydia Grant
Child: Esther Harris Wright
Child: Elizabeth Wright
Child: John Wright
Child: James Wright
Child: Sarah Wright
Child: Mary Wright
Child: @I320@
Child: @I965@
Child: Janet Wrigh

Events

Event: 200 acres on Cooks Creek
Type: Land
Date: 21 FEB 1750
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[11]
Event: 400 acres, Irish Road
Type: Land
Date: 21 FEB 1751
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[12]
Event: 400 acres Smith's Creek on Irish Road
Type: Land
Date: 2 MAY 1752
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[13]
Event: Buyer - part of Peter Moser's estate
Type: Land
Date: 28 JUN 1758
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[14]
Event: Patented 510 acres to Jacob Gardner
Type: Land
Date: 9 NOV 1760
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[15]
Event: 550 acres on Linvel's Creek
Type: Land
Date: 31 DEC 1760
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[16]
Event:
Type: Land
Date: 10 SEP 1763
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[17]

Occupation

Occupation: Crying at the vendue (aka auctioneer)
Date: 19 AUG 1761
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[18]

Will

Date: 27 SEP 1762
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[19] This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
John Wright's will[20] 27th September, 1762. John Wright's will--To wife, Lidy; to eldest son, Abraham, 300 acres called Ball Hill; to second son, James,175 acres patented in name of testator's father, James Wright, and 30 acres adjoining the Bald Hill part of the Bear Wallow; to child wife is big with, remainder of Bear Wallow tract; to daughters, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Janet, Easter and Lydia Wright, tract called Perish Lines; to third son, Joshua, 170 acres; to farther son, John, infant. Executors, wife Lydia and Daniel Smith. Teste: Michael Warren, Jno. Hughes, Egniar Virden. Proved, 18th November, 1762, by Micliael Warren and Egniar Virden. Executors qualified, with Jno. Bowyer.
John's will names these family members:
  • his father James Wright
  • his wife Lidy
  • his sons: Abraham (eldest), James (second), Joshua (third), John (infant)
  • his daughters: Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Janet, Easter, Lydia
  • his unborn child

Probate

Date: 18 NOV 1762
Place: Augusta Co, Virginia, British America[21]

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S18 LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=varecords_ga&h=133081&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  2. ↑ Source: #S19 Object: @M733@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=876677&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  3. ↑ Source: #S19 Data: Text: Death date: 1762 CONT Death place: Augusta, Virginia CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States Object: @M733@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=876676&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  4. ↑ The source of the exact birth date shown on this profile is unclear. However, it is a reasonable estimate based on the documents listed below showing that John was a landowner by 1750, and the birth dates of his first children in the early 1740s.
  5. ↑ Source: #S19 Object: @M733@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=876677&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  6. ↑ Source: #S19 Data: Text: Death date: 1762 CONT Death place: Augusta, Virginia CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States Object: @M733@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=876676&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  7. ↑ Source: #S19 Object: @M733@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=876677&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  8. ↑ Source: #S19 Data: Text: Death date: 1762 CONT Death place: Augusta, Virginia CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States Object: @M733@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=876676&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  9. ↑ Source: #S19 Object: @M733@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=876677&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  10. ↑ Source: #S19 Data: Text: Residence date: CONT Residence place: United States Object: @M733@ LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=876677&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  11. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Internet; 6 June 2014; John Wright Date: 21 Feb 1750 Location: Augusta Co., VA Property: 200 acres on Cooks Creek. CONT Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. Remarks: Originally bought from Samuel Herrison and Mary, his wife; recorded in Augusta. Description: Grantor Book: 3-97
  12. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Viewed; 6 June 2014; John Wright TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Viewed FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 6 June 2014 FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE John Wright FIELD Name: CreditLine Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Name: John Wright CONT Date: 21 Feb 1751 CONT Location: Augusta Co., VA CONT Property: 400 acres, Irish Road as appears by the patent. CONT Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. CONT Description: Grantee CONT Book: 3-93
  13. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Viewed; 6 June 2014; John Wright TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Viewed FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 6 June 2014 FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE John Wright FIELD Name: CreditLine Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Name: John Wright CONT Date: 2 May 1752 CONT Location: Augusta Co., VA CONT Property: 400 acres on head of Dry Fork of Smith's Creek on Irish Road. CONT Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. CONT Description: Grantee CONT Book: 4-516
  14. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Viewed; 6 June 2014; John Wright TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Viewed FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 6 June 2014 FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE John Wright FIELD Name: CreditLine Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Name: John Wright CONT Date: 28 Jun 1758 CONT Location: Augusta Co., VA CONT Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. CONT Remarks: Peter Moser's estate settlement by Michael Mallow, allowed 19 May 1761 - To Cathron Moser, John Hopkins, Daniel Love, James McDole, John Wright, Fardrick Kestor, Jacob Harper, Andrew Arewen, Powl Shaver, Eaform Love, Nickles Hofman, Edward McGary. ( CONT Description: Buyer CONT Book: WB3-28
  15. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Viewed; 6 June 2014; John Wright TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Viewed FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 6 June 2014 FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE John Wright FIELD Name: CreditLine Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Name: John Wright CONT Date: 9 Nov 1760 CONT Location: Augusta Co., VA CONT Property: 510 acres on head of east fork of Cook's Creek and a draft of Smith's Creek; Daniel Harrison's land. CONT Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. CONT Remarks: 40. Patented to Jacob Gardner 1756. CONT Description: Grantor CONT Book: 9-17
  16. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Viewed; 6 June 2014; John Wright TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Viewed FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 6 June 2014 FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE John Wright FIELD Name: CreditLine Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Name: John Wright CONT Date: 31 Dec 1760 CONT Location: Augusta Co., VA CONT Property: 550 acres on Linvel's Creek; corner to portion of said tract belonging to Jeremiah Harrison. CONT Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. CONT Remarks: 150. Part of 1200 acres patented to McCoy, Hite & Co. and by them conveyed to Abraham by deed recorded in Orange. Delivered to John Johnston by order of Cap. Daniel Smith, Aug 1766. CONT Description: Grantee CONT Book: 9-108
  17. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Viewed; 6 June 2014; John Wright TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Viewed FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 6 June 2014 FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE John Wright FIELD Name: CreditLine Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Name: John Wright CONT Date: 10 Sep 1763 CONT Location: Augusta Co., VA CONT Property: 310 acres on head of East Fork of Cook's Creek, and a draft of Smith's Creek, black oak near Daniel Harrison's land. CONT Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. CONT Remarks: 150. Property patented to Jacob Garner, 16 Aug 1756, and conveyed by Garner to John Cravens and John Wright, and by Cravens and Wright to Daniel. Delivered to Reuben Rutherford, May 1768. CONT Description: Landowner CONT Book: 11-382
  18. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Viewed; 6 June 2014; John Wright TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Viewed FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 6 June 2014 FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE John Wright FIELD Name: CreditLine Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Name: John Wright CONT Date: 19 Aug 1761 CONT Location: Augusta Co., VA CONT Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. CONT Remarks: Daniel Smith's settlement of estate of Jacob Sivers approved - Paid Woolrick Conrod, Gabriel Kyle; paid 1 clerk's note for swearing into your commission; paid John Wright for crying the vendue; paid Henry Pircy for liquor; paid David Rule; paid Chris CONT Description: Creditor CONT Book: WB3-75
  19. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Viewed; 6 June 2014; Lydia Wright TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Viewed FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 6 June 2014 FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE Lydia Wright FIELD Name: CreditLine Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Name: Lydia Wright CONT Date: 27 Sep 1762 CONT Location: Augusta Co., VA CONT
  20. ↑ Source: #S85 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Page 193.
  21. ↑ Source: #S85 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Data: Text: Page 193.--27th September, 1762. John Wright's will--To wife, Lidy;to eldest son, Abraham, 300 acres called Ball Hill; to second son, James,175 acres patented in name of testator's father, James Wright, and 30acres adjoining the Bald Hill part of the Bear Wallow; to child wife isbig with, remainder of Bear Wallow tract; to daughters, Elizabeth, Mary,Sarah, Janet, Easter and Lydia Wright, tract called Perish Lines; to thirdson, Joshua, 170 acres; to farther son, John, infant. Executors, wifeLydia and Daniel Smith. Teste: Michael Warren, Jno. Hughes, EgniarVirden. Proved, 18th November, 1762, by Micliael Warren and EgniarVirden. Executors qualified, with Jno. Bowyer.
  • Source: S18 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical P;
  • Source: S19 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;
  • Source: S84 Abbreviation: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Title: "Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850," database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (: accessed ), . Subsequent Source Citation Format: "Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850," database . BIBL "Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850." Database. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. : . Text: Ancestry.com. Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: CONT Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912. CONT Crozier, William Armstrong, ed. Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800. Being transcriptions from the original files at the County Court House of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners. New York, NY: Fox, Duffield & Co., 1905. CONT The will abstracts for Isle of Wight and Norfolk counties were taken from microfilmed copies of the original Will Books. Some of these records may be found at the Family History Library as well as other libraries and archives. The originals may be found at the appropriate county courthouses. CONT For individual sources please see the Notes section listed with each record. Note: This data set contains information on approximately 135,000 individuals mentioned in abstracts of deeds, marriages, and wills from Augusta, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, and Spotsylvania Counties in the State of Virginia, USA. TMPLT TID 239 FIELD Name: DatabaseTitle VALUE Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 FIELD Name: ItemType VALUE Database FIELD Name: WebsiteOwner VALUE Ancestry.com FIELD Name: WebsiteTitle VALUE Ancestry.com FIELD Name: URL Page: Viewed; 6 June 2014; John Wright TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Viewed FIELD Name: AccessDate VALUE 6 June 2014 FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE John Wright FIELD Name: CreditLine Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 QUAL Source: D Information: S EVID I Note: Proves father, James Wright, and son James Wright. Data: Text: Name: John Wright CONT Location: Augusta Co., VA CONT Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. CONT Remarks: Patent to James Wright, the elder, 16 Aug 1756, who died intestate, and tract descended to said John Wright, the surviving heir of James, and was devised to James Wright, Jr. by John Wright, deceased. CONT Description: Deceased landowner CONT Book: 21-359
  • Source: S85 Abbreviation: Augusta County VA Will Book 3 Title: Augusta County, Virginia, Will Book No 3, ; August County Court, Augusta County, Virginia. Subsequent Source Citation Format: Augusta County, Virginia, Will Book No 3. BIBL Virginia. Augusta County. Will Book No 3. August County Court, Augusta County, Virginia. Text: Augusta County, VA - Will Book 3, Abstracts From "Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish in Virginia" ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT. WILL BOOK No. 3. Note: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/augusta/wills/willbk3.txt TMPLT TID 198 FIELD Name: Jurisdiction VALUE Augusta County, Virginia FIELD Name: District FIELD Name: Repository VALUE August County Court FIELD Name: RepositoryLoc VALUE Augusta County, Virginia FIELD Name: Volume VALUE Will Book No 3

Acknowledgements

  • Wright-11814 was created by P Bennett through the import of Paula Tree 6-12-14.ged on Jun 12, 2014.
  • Wright-14432 was created by Kathy Vance through the import of KoernerMeyerFinlayOsbornVanceMurphyEverettFry Family Tree_2015-01-24.ged on Jan 24, 2015.
  • Wright-11816 was created by P Bennett through the import of Paula Tree 6-12-14.ged on Jun 12, 2014.
  • Note: From Cassandra.




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White-22300 Bill White
Elizabeth (Wright) Payne may be connected to the wrong family. While I don't have the proper sources yet, I believe this Elizabeth's parents were John Wright (1754-1824) and (Nancy?) Ann McCormick (1760-1841), married December 13, 1780 in Berkeley County, Virginia. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBT5-NLV

This John Wright (Wright-11814) had a daughter Elizabeth, but died (about 1762) before Elizabeth (Wright) Payne (Wright-14436) was born.

The existing connection between these two profiles is being flagged as an error in the database. I suggest removing Wright-14436 until her correct relationships can be resolved.

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Coltrane-45 Elizabeth Coltrane
Wright-11816 and Wright-11814 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse; birth day is the same, different year; other dates are close and need to be sourced.
posted by Elizabeth Coltrane

Rejected matches › John Wright (1701-1701) › John Benjamin Wright Jr. (1712-bef.1792) › John Wright (bef.1716-) › John Wright (abt.1702-) › John Norton Wright (1720-1749)

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