Peter Wright (1754 - 1821)

Born Jan 1754 in Halifax, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Died Oct 1821 at age 67 in Harrison, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Peter Wright was born in Halifax county, Virginia in 1754, the son of Richard R. Wright, Sr. And Ann Morgan. Peter fought in the Revolutionary War, as did his father. Peter married and had at least one child, Greenberry Wright. Peter inherited 20 shillings from his father’s estate when the will was probated on 8 February 1785 in Roan county, North Carolina. Peter died in October 1821 in Harrison county, Indiana. ^[1][2]

Sources

• Fact: Residence (1790) Randolph, North Carolina, United States
• Fact: Residence (1800) Hillsboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
• Fact: Occupation Farmer
• Fact: _MILT Revolutionary War
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Peter Wright, son of Richard Wright, Sr., and his wife Ann was born in 1754 and served in the Revolution. He was given only twenty shillings in his fathers will in 1784.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #108792924 with North Carolina Historical Commission Certification of Revolutionary War service payment
2. ↑ ancestry.com Pedigree Resource File (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:331M-RG4)

• "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5463 : accessed 19 August 2022), Peter Wrigh, 09 Sep 1783; citing Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

• "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF6T-Y2Q : 13 January 2020), Peter Wright, 1812.

• United States Census, 1790, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-1R3?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LHR5-6Q9

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-MHM : accessed 19 August 2022), Peter Wright, Hillsboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 346, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 July 2022, 15:15), entry for Peter Wright (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHR5-6Q9 ); contributed by various users.