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William Wright Sr (1752 - 1836)

Sgt William Wright Sr
Born in Culpeper, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 1773 in Culpeper, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 83 in Clark County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Sergeant William Wright Sr served with Culpeper County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Wright Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A131054.
Flag of Virginia
William Wright Sr lived in Virginia.
Sgt. William Wright, Sr[1][2]
Birth: 18 Dec 1752, Culpepper, Virginia[3]
Death: 21 Nov 1836, Clark, Kentucky, USA[4][5] (Age 83)
Father: Joseph Wright[6]
Mother: Frances Hunter[7]
NOTE: He was a Sgt. And Rev. Only one can fit in prefix.

Marriage & Family

Spouse: Susanna Threlkeld
Marriage: 1773, Culpeper, Virginia Colony[8][9]
Children:
  1. James Samuel Wright (1772–1835)
  2. Frances Wright (Shackleford) (1774–1863)
  3. John Wright (1775–1816)
  4. Joseph Wright (1780–1883)
  5. Rosamond Wright (1780– )
  6. Willis Wright (1780–1821)
  7. Henry T Wright (1782–1825)
  8. William Wright (1784–1833)
  9. Nancy Wright (1789–1894)
  10. Isbel Elizabeth Wright (Stone) (1791-ca.1860)
Possible duplicate of child cited above:
  1. William Wright

Military Service During the American Revolution

Sgt. William Wright fought in the American Revolution; his DAR patriot # A131054
William Wright Sr
Enlisted 1781 abt. 1st of Sep
Militia of the same county (information as to which county is missing).
Marched down to little York, (to) the Siege of Cornwallis, and was put under the command of Capt. Reed in the brigade commanded by General Stevens. (He was) chosen to guard the British prisoners to Winchester’s Brigade, but having been taken sick at Falmouth, he was discharged, having served about two months. He received a written discharge from Maj. Murray being the officer in command, which he (meaning William Wright Sr) has lost (the discharge).[10][11]

DNA Comparison

Comparing Kit A073602 (Lynden Rodriguez) (fourth great granddaughter of Sgt. William Wright, Sr) [Migration - F2 - A] and Kit A126156 (*MKY) (fifth great granddaughter of Sgt. William Wright, Sr) [Migration - F2 - A]
Lynden and *MKY are third cousins once removed.
Segment threshold size will be adjusted dynamically between 200 and 400 SNPs
Minimum segment cM to be included in total = 7.0 cM
Mismatch-bunching Limit will be adjusted dynamically to 60 percent of the segment threshold size for any given segment.
Chr: 17
B37 Start Pos'n: 71,391,636
B37 End Pos'n: 81,041,077
Centimorgans (cM): 27.4
SNPs: 1,771
Chr: 20
B37 Start Pos'n: 63,799
B37 End Pos'n: 3,011,188
Centimorgans (cM): 9.9
SNPs: 857
Chr: 22
B37 Start Pos'n: 47,718,677
B37 End Pos'n: 49,867,931
Centimorgans (cM): 12
SNPs: 691
Largest segment = 27.4 cM
Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 49.4cM (1.376 Pct)
Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.1
3 shared segments found for this comparison.
402461 SNPs used for this comparison.
52.447 Pct SNPs are full identical
Ver: May 11 2021 07 33 46

Sources

  1. ↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
  2. ↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872
  3. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records
  4. ↑ Family Data Collection - Deaths
  5. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records
  6. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records
  7. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records
  8. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records
  9. ↑ Family Data Collection - Marriages
  10. ↑ NOTE: Some information is not showing, but it may be extrapolated that he was drafted at least two other times.
  11. ↑ William Wright Sr. Patriot Service
  • 1810 United States Federal Census: Name: William Wright; Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Clark, Kentucky; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 2; Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1; Number of Household Members Under 16: 2; Number of Household Members Over 25: 3; Number of Household Members: 8
  • 1820 United States Federal Census: Name: William Wright Senior; Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Clark, Kentucky; Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1; Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 3; Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1; Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 6; Free White Persons - Under 16: 1; Free White Persons - Over 25: 2; Total Free White Persons: 7; Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
  • 1830 United States Federal Census: Name: William Wright; Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Clark, Kentucky; Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1; Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1; Free White Persons - Under 20: 1; Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1; Total Free White Persons: 2; Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 2
  • Family Data Collection - Deaths: Name: William Wright; Death Date: 21 Nov 1836; County: Clark; State: KY; Country: USA
  • Family Data Collection - Individual Records: Name: William Wright; Spouse: Susanna Threlkeld; Parents: Joseph Wright Frances, Isbel; Birth Place: Culpepper Co, VA; Birth Date: 18 Dec 1752; Marriage Date: 1773; Death Place: Clark Co, KY; Death Date: 21 Nov 1836
  • Family Data Collection - Marriages: Name: Susanna Threlkeld; Spouse: William Wright; Marriage Date (Day, Month, Year): 1773
  • U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900: Name: William Wright; Pension Year: 1832; Application State: Kentucky; Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File; Archive Publication Number: M804; Archive Roll Number: 2652; Total Pages in Packet: 27
  • U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872: Name: William Wright; Year range: 1831-1848; Pension Office Place: Kentucky, USA
  • Also see:
Place sources here:
'The Joseph Wright Family' Submitted by Jim G. Faulconer

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Lynden Castle Rodriguez for creating and developing this profile on behalf of the Stone~Iveson~Castle~Rodriguez Families.
  • This person was created through the import of breesefam.ged on 09 May 2011.




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Stone-4245 Cheryl (Stone) Caudill
Hi Lynden,

You may not know but my immediate Stone family is from Clark County, Kentucky and I lived there for almost 25 years. Here is a very good source for information on William Wright along with his petition for pension for the Revolutionary War. Occupation; William was a Methodist Minister, and farmer The Joseph Wright Family Submitted by Jim G. Faulconer

I am headed to Clark County, Kentucky to The Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival Labor Day Weekend. Lots of family still live there.

Later Cousin, Cheryl

posted by Cheryl (Stone) Caudill
Scarborough-638 Sandra Scarborough
William is a proven patriot of the American Revolution, his DAR patriot # is A131054
posted by Sandra Scarborough

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