Moses Cook Wright (1744 - abt. 1830)

Born 1744 in Albemarle, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Ann (Whitehead) Wright — married Nov 1775 in Amherst County, Virginia

Descendants

Died about Mar 1830 at about age 86 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Moses Wright was born about 1744 and died about 1799. He married Elizabeth Whitehead Wright November 1775 in Amherst County, Virginia.

Military Service

Moses Wright was a Revolutionary War soldier, enlisting in Capt. James Franklin's company of "foot" 10th Va. Regt., later in Capt. John Steed's company. (See Vol. LXXIX DAR Lineage Records, 1926, numbers 47,092 58,772 an d 78,542.) Moses Wright enlisted January 23, 1777, for three years, as a priva te in Captain James Franklin's Company of Foot 10th Virginia Regiment, Revolutionary War. This regiment became the 6th Regiment about September 1778, and was known as such to December, 1779. His name appears as Moses Right, on the muster roll for the month of January 1780, of Captain John Steed's Comp any in a detachment of the 2nd Virginia Brigade, commanded by Colonel Febiger . This roll is dated January 28, 1780, and bears the remark "Expiration of service, February 29, 17--."

His name last appears on the company roll for December, 1779, and January, February, and March 1780.

See Elizabeth Wright's widow's pension claim W6591, National Archives. The first three children's names came from the claim. This Moses was the son of Elizabeth and Benjamin Wright (died 1799). John C. Whitehead, J.P. took the details of the pension claim from Elizabeth in August 1843. Other sources used in this compilation were: DEEDS OF AMHERST AND ALBEMARLE COUNTIES, VIRGINIA, COURTHOUSE MINIATURES, both by Bailey Fulton Davis; also marriage records and wills of Amherst County.

Property

The following is a list of deeds in which you will find some members of this family: Deed Bk C:295, D:421-4 22;E:59; F:4,45,224,486; G:359; I:273, 377, K:501.

• Property: Sale of land to John Campbell; Date: 08 MAR 1824; Place: Amherst County, VA^[1]

• Property: Sale of land to Benjamin Wright; Date: 15 JUL 1809; Place: Amherst County, VA^[2]

• Property: Sale of land to John Campbell; Date: 06 FEB 1786; Place: Amherst County, VA^[3]

• Property: Purchase of land from John Campbell; Date: 15 APR 1809; Place: Amherst County^[4]

• Property: Sale of land to John Campbell by Moses and Elizabeth Wright; Date: 16 JUN 1802; Place: Amherst County, VA^[5]

• Property: Purchase of land from John Cartwright; Date: 01 SEP 1801; Place: Amherst County, VA^[6]

• Property: Purchase of land from Richard Harrison; Date: 01 AUG 1785; Place: Amherst County, VA^[7]

• Property: Sale of land to John Campbell; Date: 15 APR 1809; Place: Amherst County, VA^[8]

• Property: 64 acres on Crawley's Creek a branch of Piney River; Date: 27 JUL 1807; Place: Amherst County, VA^[9]

• Property: Sale of land to Benjamin Wright from Moses Wright; Date: 10 OCT 1806; Place: Amherst County, VA^[10]

Research Notes

• FamilySearch.org ID: GNXP-1QP

Sources

1. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book Q, P. 65
2. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book L, p. 289
3. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book F, p. 45
4. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book L, p. 271
5. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book I, P, 377
6. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book I, p. 273
7. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book F, p 4@
8. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book L, p. 267
9. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia, Patent Deeds Note, Deed Book 50, p. 269
10. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records,Deed Book K, p. 501

• Robert N. Grant Title: Wright Family Patent Deeds and Land Grants, 1761-1900; Deed Records, 1761-1903; Chancery Court Files, 1804-1900; Death Records, 1853-1920; Cemetery Records by Cemetery; and Probate Records , 1761-1900 in Amherst County, VA Publication: Name: Heritage Books; Repository: #R00005 Call Number: CS71.W952009c NOTERobert N. Grant, Wright Family Patent Deeds and Land Grants, 1761-1900; Deed Records, 1761-1903; Chancery Court Files, 1804-1900; Death Records, 1853-1920; Cemetery Records by Cemetery; and Probate Records , 1761-1900 in Amherst County, VA (Heritage Books), CS71.W952009c, Source Medium: (null) CONT Located at Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.
• Grant, Robert N. "Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia; Part VII: 1767 Francis Wright of Amherst County, His Wife Mary (Hawkins) Wright, and his Descendants"; Volume 1 or 7: Text. Revised 25 Dec 2008. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE98987; accessed 6/1/2018