Williams Wright (1779 - abt. 1827)

Born 14 Apr 1779 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

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Died about 19 Jul 1827 at about age 48 in Madison, Madison, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Williams Wright was born April 14, 1779, in Fauquier county, Virginia, a son of John Wright and Anne (Williams) Wright. William's father was too old to join the military ranks during the American Revolutionary War, but he is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution for his Patriotic Service for furnishing supplies for the Continental Army and for his Civil Service, as he served as a Juror and an Assessor, in Surry County, North Carolina. Records held by the Society of the DAR show that he married Ann Williams. Application for membership in the Society have been filed by the descendants of William Wright, who married Sally Mitchell.^[1]

Children of William Wright and Sally Mitchell include:

1. Nancy Wright McCreary (1804)
2. Eliza Wright
3. Lucinda Wright (1815-1880), married Samuel M. Bourland, on January 21, 1830 in Calloway, Kentucky.
4. Cynthia Wright
5. Harriet Atwood Wright (1821-1883)
6. Williams Wright
7. Matilda Wright
8. Sally Wright
9. John Wright

He died in Madison County, Alabama on 19 July 1827. ^{[citation needed]} His estate was settled on 15 Feb 1831; the document lists his heirs.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ DAR Ancestor #A130877
2. ↑ "Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985," Family Search, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8B3T-GT4?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=MJD8-Z2Q&i=446, accessed: 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Alabama, with images. Book 5, p. 313.

   Feb 15, 1831, settlement of the estate of Williams Wright, Madison County Alabama. Heirs receiving distribution: Nancy McCreary, Eliza Wright, Lucinda Wright, Scynthia Wright, Harriet Wright, Williams Wright, Matilda Wright, Sally Wright, John Wright.

• Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 13 November 2020), memorial page for Williams Wright (5 Apr 1779–9 Jul 1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #113223359, citing Wright-McCrary Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Eureka Native (contributor 47496993). This source has different dates, with a tombstone photo that is very unclear.
• SAR membership number 59285
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3Q3C-TB7 : accessed 6 August 2018), entry for WILLIAMS /WRIGHT/, cites sources; "Sequoia - My big family tree" file (2:2:2:MMD8-VMF), submitted 23 April 2014