James Grant Wright Sr. (1756 - 1823)

Born 1756 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Young) Wright — married 9 Oct 1786 in Franklin, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 11 Mar 1823 at about age 67 in Franklin, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Wright (son of William Wright and Mary Grant) was born 1756 in Virginia, and died March 11, 1823 in Boones Mill, Franklin County, Virginia.

He married Margaret Peggy Young on October 17, 1786 in Franklin Co Va. on October 17, 1786.

Franklin County, Virginia, Marriage Bond Index, 1786-1858

Name James Wright. Gender Male. Marriage Date 9 Oct 1786. Marriage Place Franklin, Virginia, USA. Spouse Peggy Young. Page 250. Household Members... Name Age. Name James Wright. Name Peggy Young...

Children of James Wright and Margaret Peggy Young are:

• Phoebe Wright, b., Franklin Co Va.
• Berry Wright, b. 1789, Franklin Co Va.
• George Wright, b. Abt. 1790, Franklin Co Va, d. April 01, 1880, Franklin Co Va.
• Jane Wright, b. Abt. 1792, Franklin Co Va, d. Abt. 1860.
• Mary Wright, b. 1797, Franklin Co Va.
• James Grant Wright, b. 1799, Franklin Co Va.
• John B. Wright, b. Abt. 1806, Franklin Co Va, d. July 15, 1896, Franklin Co Va.
• Margaret Peggy Wright, b. Abt. 1810, Franklin Co Va.
• Goodman A. Wright, b. October 23, 1813, Franklin Co Va, d. September 04, 1886.

Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War

Soldier James Wright Sr. served with Bedford County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

James Wright Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A130837.

Name: James Wright Residence Place: Virginia, USA Notes: Wright, James, Cp., 1778. Comments: VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PART III Virginia's Share in the Military Movements of the Revolution. Page Number: page 229^[1]

James Wright in the U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

Name: James Wright Application State: Virginia Applicant Designation: Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File Archive Publication Number: M804 Archive Roll Number: 2649 Total Pages in Packet: 8

Burial: Abshire Cemetery, Boones Mill, Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War

• Franklin County, Virginia, Marriage Bond Index, 1786-1858

• James Wright in the U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

• VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PART III Virginia's Share in the Military Movements of the Revolution

• The Washingtons. Volume 9: The Presidential Branch: Six Wright Lines (The Washingtons: A Family History) by Justin Glenn

• The Identification of 1809 William Wright of Franklin Co, VA, as the Son of 1792 John Wright of Fauquier Co., VA, and Elizabeth (Bronaugh) Darnall) Wright. Abbrev: Grant, Robert, 1809 William Wright. Author: Grant, Robert N. Publication: Menlo Park, CA

• Family Tree By Me [1]

• Descendants of Richard Wright[2]

• Twelve Generations[3]

• Ancestry

• Norman T. Wright, Jr Genealogy

• Rootsweb

• Ware James Baker Calder on rootsweb

• Source: jecguila, Faro Web Site. MyHeritage family tree. Family site: Faro Web Site. Family tree: 337132681-1 TID 0 Footnote jecguila, Faro Web Site ShortFootnote jecguila, Faro Web Site Bibliography jecguila. Faro Web Site. James Wright Page James Wright Certainty: 3 QUAL P Added via a Smart Match

• Jack Adams

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Raymond Nichols for creating Wright-9347 on 20 Sep 2013.