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Benjamin Wright Sr.

Born about 1773 in Amherst, Virginia

Ancestors

Son of Moses Cook Wright and Elizabeth Ann (Whitehead) Wright

Brother of Mary (Wright) Cash, Matilda Wright, Morris Wright, Moses Cook Wright Jr., John William Wright, Elizabeth (Wright) Cash, Jesse Wright, Rhoda Ann (Wright) Cottrell, Bethenia (Wright) Cash, Cary Wright and Mary (Wright) Cash

Husband of Nancy (Campbell) Wright — married 12 Feb 1805 in Amherst County, VA

Husband of Dicey (Campbell) Wright — married 19 Mar 1821 in Nelson Co., VA

Descendants

Died after 1850 after about age 77 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

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Biography

A letter about George Washington Wright states that Benjamin Wright had 22 children.

Property

Property: Sale of land to Benjamin Wright from Moses Wright; Date: 10 OCT 1806; Place: Amherst County, VA^[1]

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

Property: 50 acres on S. waters of Piney River; Date: 10 OCT 1809; Place: Amherst County, VA^[3]

Property: Deed of Trust to George G. Wright and William Wright; George and William Wright were sons of Jesse Wright (son of Benjamin Wright (d. 1799)); Date: 20 JUL 1837; Place: Amherst County, VA^[4]

Property: Sale of land to Wyatt Campbell and Dicey (Campbell) Wright; Dicey Wright is wife of Benjamin Wright.; Date: 22 JAN 1838; Place: Amherst County, VA^[5]

Property: Indenture - Book W, p. 237 Amherst County Deeds; Date: 22 JAN 1838; Place: Amherst County, VA ^[6]

Property: Deed of Trust, Hezekiah Jones, Trustee; Date: 25 JUN 1841; : Place: Amherst County, VA^[7]

Event

Plaintiff: John B. Fortune and Christopher T. Estes against Benjamin Wright, Dicey Wright, Wiatt Campbell, William Wright, Ellis Wright, Daniel Wright, and George G. Wright

Type: Chancery Court Case; Date: 20 FEB 1838, Place: Amherst County, VA ^[8]

Census

1850: Amherst, Virginia ^[9]

Benjamin Wright 1773 VA
Dicey Wright 1795

Sources

↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book K, p. 501
↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book L, p. 289
↑ Amherst County, Virginia, Patent Deeds, Deed Book 59, p. 243
↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book W, p. 137@
↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book W, p.237
↑ Indenture - Book W, p. 237 Amherst County Deeds
↑ Amherst County, Virginia Deed Records, Deed Book X, p. 489
↑ Amherst County, Chancery Court Files
↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: , Amherst, Virginia; Roll: M432_933; Page: 117; Image: 231.

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

Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

Jeffrey Wright : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-L664

Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:

Mike Little : Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1e1, FTDNA kit #83215

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:

~3.12% Bill Johnson : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GA7173821 [compare], yourDNAportal WMJ43c3ef5c, Ancestry member wejdj
~3.12% Jim Mundy : Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T309905 [compare]
~1.56% ~1.56% Ellie (Gresser) Jenkins : 23andMe
~1.56% Mary Sue Magee : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member winfield_hunt
~0.78% Cameron Jolley : 23andMe, GEDmatch M450776 [compare]
~0.78% ~0.78% Chrissy Jenkins : 23andMe, GEDmatch NH6533081 [compare]
~0.78% ~1.56% Sean Jenkins : 23andMe
~0.78% Elizabeth (Haworth) Lindgren : AncestryDNA
~0.78% DelYnda Wadsworth : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member youngscc1
~0.78% April (Joyave) Distel : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NW2168759 [compare], yourDNAportal APRdd1fe10a, Ancestry member aprilj0507 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch NW2168759 [compare], yourDNAportal APRdd1fe10a, FTDNA kit #B905472 + MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch NW2168759 [compare], yourDNAportal APRdd1fe10a