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Francis Edward Wright II (abt. 1709 - abt. 1742)

Maj. Francis Edward Wright II
Born about in Machodoc, Westmoreland, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 7 Dec 1737 in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 33 in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia,map
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Cautionary Note: Do NOT request to merge with Francis Wright who died 1767 in Amherst County. They are two different individuals, both having proven wills. Please stop perpetuating erroneous information. Skye

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Biography

Francis was born in 1704. He was the son of John (Major, Justice) Wright (1685–1739) and Dorothy (1680–1739). He passed away in 1742.

Francis Wright was first married to Mary Fleet Cox.

Francis Wright secondly married to Anne Massey (1719–1752) 7 Dec 1737 in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia. Their three DAUGHTERS:

  1. Elizabeth Wright (1738–1771)
  2. Dorothea Wright (1740–1780)
  3. Frances Wright (1742–1784)

DNA

The Wright DNA Project at http://www.wright-dna.org.

Notes

Francis WRIGHT was born Mar 170___ in Lower Machodoc, Westmoreland Co., VA. He died about 1741/1742 in Fauquier, VA. We know that Francis "died young". Hoppin also gave unquestionable proof that John Wright and Dorothy …. had an “eldest” son Francis Wright (ca 1703-1742) of Prince William County, as well as extremely persuasive circumstantial evidence that John Wright (ca 1705-1792) of Fauquier County was also a son. It seems unlikely that this relationship can ever be questioned.

"Francis the eldest son inherited all of his father's real estates. Both sons continued of official record thereabouts for the balance of their lives in a plethora of more than 50 seperate documents, though it is apparent that they were deeply at odds over their father's estate."

Sold Leesylvania estate for cash (1741) & bought an inferior ppty on Bull Run; Sole inheritor of father's real ppty, did not share with brother John; Forced brother John to leave the family home.

1. Francis married (1) Mary Fleet COX.
2. Francis also married (2) Ann MASSEY, daughter of Dade MASSEY and Elizabeth ELLIS, on 7 Dec 1737 in St. Paul's Parish, King George Co., Virginia. Source" "The Washington-Wright Connection" by Hoppin, 1923

"Ann, the widow of Francis Wright, is not of further record in Prince William County. Her three daughters, Elizabeth, Dorothy and one whose name does not appear in Prince William records remained in that county about ten years after their father's death. Ann Wright's name disappears from the records either by death or a second marriage.."...(probably by death).

Elizabeth Wright, one of these daughters, married Taliaferro Stribling, who removed to Frederick county, where in a deed of 1771 and in his will of 1774 he bequeathed to her as his wife."

"Dorothy Wright, another daughter (doubtless named after her grandmother Dorothy Wright) chose Francis Ash as her individual guardian, and on 27 November, 1754, her uncle, John Wright, Gent., as a justice, confirmed this choice on that date." "Dorothy Wright thereafter disappears from the records of Prince William county."

They had the following children:

F i. Elizabeth WRIGHT. Elizabeth married Taliaferro STRIBLING.
F ii. Dorothy WRIGHT.
F iii. Frances WRIGHT.

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Will

[2] Will of Francs Wright, dated 29 March 1742 Francis Wright of Prince William County being very sick and weak Unto my well beloved wife Ann Wright her choice of half that tract of back land to settle on during her natural life and' being now apprehensive that my beloved wife is pregnant and if it should prove a boy the other half of the back land I give into him and after his mother's decease the whole tract of land to fall to him. But in case it should prove a girl the whole property of the land to belong to my beloved wife'during her natural life a-nd aftewards to be eqally divided betw-een my three daughters if the last should prove a gir. In case any of them should die without any such heir (lawfully begotten] to the next heir at heir.

My will is that my beloved wife should peaceably posess al1 that appertaineth unto me during her natural life except if she should marry and then to possess all untill my children are of age to choose their Guardians.

My will is that after my beloved wifes decease that my negros, stock and household goods be equally divided amongst my children and the heirs lawfully begotten of their bodies. I do hereby appoint my true and trusty friends Moses Linton of Prince William County and Sigismund Massey of Stafford County executors and my beloved wife elecutrix of this my last will and testament during her widowhood but no longer.

wit:

Jane (X) Calvert
Moses Linton
Jno. Bryan

27 Sept. 1742. presented in Court by Ann Wright executrix. Proved by the oaths of Moses Linton and Jane Colvert, witnesses. Pages 377-78. Bond of Ann wright, Thos Young and Daniel French unto William Fairfax, Esq., justice. For £5 7 Sept. 1742, Ann Wright is extx. of Francis Wright dec. Ann Wright, Thomas Young, Daniel French

Sources

  1. http://oursoutherncousins.com/wright3.html; accessed 6/5/2018
  2. Prince William County, Virginia Will Book Liber C, 1734-1744; (John Fredrick Dorman); Pages 376-377.
  • Source: S-2052921884 Repository: #R-2139398877 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note: APID: 1,4725::0
  • Source: Family Data Collection - Births: Name: Francis Wright; Father: John Wright; Mother: Dorothy Aubrey; Birth Date: 1710; City: Westmoreland; State: VA; Country: USA
  • Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records: Name: Francis Wright; Spouse: Ann Massey; Parents: John, Dorothy Aubrey Wright, Aubrey; Birth Place: Westmoreland, Co, VA; Birth Date: 1710; Marriage Date: 1730; Death Place: Prince, William, CO, VA; Death Date: 29 March 1742
  • Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Name: Francis Wright; Gender: Male; Spouse Name: Anne Massey; Spouse Birth Year: 1719; Marriage Year: 1737; Marriage State: VA; Number Pages: 1; Household Members: Name: Francis Wright; Anne Massey
  • Source: Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800: Name: Francis Wright; Spouse: Anne Massey; Marriage Date: 7 Dec 1737; Marriage Location: King George County, Virginia; Household Members: Name: Anne Massey; Francis Wright
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #242585550, Francis Wright




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Benjamin Wright was not the son of this Francis Wright and Anne Massey, He was the son of Francis Wright who died in 1767 in Amherst County. He is named in Francis's will as his eldest son.
posted by Gary Kriss
Wright-26749 and Wright-4544 appear to represent the same person because: Both profiles indicate marriage to Anne Massey
posted by Skye Sonczalla