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Descendants of Francis Wright


Generation No. 2


2. MARY2 WRIGHT (FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1726 in Virginia, and died in Amherst or Nelson Co. Lynchburg, Va.. She married RICHARD SHELTON August 20, 1746 in probably Louisa Co. Va..


       Children of MARY WRIGHT and RICHARD SHELTON are:

6. i.   JANE3 SHELTON, b. September 01, 1747, Va.; d. August 24, 1800, Amherst Co. Va..

  ii.   JOSHUA SHELTON, b. December 06, 1749, Albemarle Co. Va.; d. March 1813, Amherst Co. Va.; m. (1) MARY GIBSON; m. (2) JUDITH "POLLEY" DAWSON, March 29, 1775.

  iii.   RALPH SHELTON, b. January 12, 1751/52, Amherst Co. Va..

7. iv.   ELIZABETH SHELTON, b. March 20, 1754, VA.; d. June 08, 1817, KY..

  v.   RICHARD SHELTON, b. May 19, 1756, Va..

8. vi.   JOHN SHELTON, b. November 19, 1758, Va.; d. 1853, Amherst Co. Va..

9. vii.   MARY SHELTON, b. December 24, 1760, Va.; d. 1778, Va..

  viii.   ISAAC SHELTON, b. August 03, 1763, Va..

10. ix.   SARAH SHELTON, b. October 14, 1765, Va..

11. x.   NANCY ANN SHELTON, b. January 23, 1767, Va.; d. Abt. 1818, Amherst Co. Va..

  xi.   CHARLOTTE SHELTON, b. August 10, 1770, Va.; d. 1778.

12. xii.   WILLIAM SHELTON, b. November 03, 1772, Va..
3. ANNA2 WRIGHT (FRANCIS1) was born 1729 in probably Virginia, and died Aft. 1767 in probably Virginia. She married JOHN WATERS in probably Virginia.


       Child of ANNA WRIGHT and JOHN WATERS is:

  i.   ELIZABETH3 WATERS.
4. BENJAMIN2 WRIGHT (FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1730 in Va., and died Bef. October 21, 1799 in Amherst Co. Va.. He married ELIZABETH in Va..

Notes for BENJAMIN WRIGHT:
All the names of his children came from his will, Amherst Co. Will Bk 3:554, 574. Inventory Will Bk 4:286, 23. Executors: Jno. Camden, Jno Massey, Jesse Wright.
Benjamin was his oldest son according to Francis Wright's Will BK:110 in 1766, Amherst Co. Va. Elizabeth, his wife was named in the will.
See the following Amherst Co. deeds for members of this family: C:158, 272; D:148,165, 421-422; E:59; F:4, 45, 195, 224, 650; G:359. Nelson Co. Deed Bk I:71.
His son-in-law Henry Campbell was a Revolutionary soldier. See widow's pension claim filed in Nelson Co. Va., 31 Oct. 1839. They were Baptists.
His son, Moses, Revolutionary soldier; see W 6591, widow's pension claim.
His son-in-law, John Massey,Revolutionary soldier, Thomas Massey's pension claim, 24 September 1853. Source for Susannah and John Massey's marriage record.
His son-in-law, Benjamin Camden, was a Revolutionary soldier.
See Deed Bk I:206, 299, 476; K:418, 468; F:45; G:359.


       Children of BENJAMIN WRIGHT and ELIZABETH are:

  i.   ELIZABETH3 WRIGHT, b. Virginia; d. Still living 1799, Amherst Co. Va.; m. BENJAMIN CAMDEN, Virginia.

  ii.   FEEBE WRIGHT, b. Virginia; d. Aft. 1799; m. DANIEL GOODE, Virginia.

  iii.   JESSE WRIGHT, b. probably Virginia.

  Notes for JESSE WRIGHT:
Sources: Virginia Land records survey of 1796 and 25 Feb. 1774, Amherst Co. Va. Deed Bk D:165, F:650, G: 359



  iv.   MARTHA WRIGHT, b. probably Virginia; d. Aft. 1799; m. WILLIAM HOUCHINS, Virginia.

  v.   MARY WRIGHT, b. probably Virginia; d. Living in 1799; m. ? HOUCHINS, probably Virginia.

  vi.   ONEY WRIGHT, b. probably Virginia; d. Living in Nelson Co. Va. Deed Bk I:71; m. JOHN CAMDEN, Virginia.

  vii.   SALLY WRIGHT, b. Virginia; d. Aft. October 31, 1839, Living in Nelson Co.; m. HENRY CAMPBELL, May 19, 1786, Amherst Co. Va..

13. viii.   MOSES WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1753, Virginia; d. March 1830, Amherst Co. Va..

14. ix.   MATILDA WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1762, Amherst Co. Va..

15. x.   SUSANNAH WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1762, Amherst Co. Va.; d. December 01, 1847, Nelson Co. Va..
5. ISAAC2 WRIGHT (FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1740 in King William County, Va., and died 1807 in Amherst Co. Va.. He married SUSANNAH ELLIS Unknown in Virginia.

Notes for ISAAC WRIGHT:
The names of Isaac's children are given in his will.
Isaac Wright was first mentioned in Amherst deeds in 1761. He also left a will in Will BK 4:465,496,515. He wrote it on 17 Feb. 1803 and it was probated 21 Sept. 1807. The executors were Richard L. Ellis, Jno. Ellis, Nelson Crawford, Thos. H. Ellis, Jno. Shelton. Isaac was last mentioned in Deed Bk K:491 when he sold land on 10 July 1805.
Isaac Wright's wife , Susannah Ellis, daughter of Charles Ellis, b. 1719 and Susannah Harding who married in 1739. Her birth and death dates and the locations are given in the 1849 Ellis Memorandum by Thomas Harding Ellis, and also more Ellis family history is given in Meade's Old Churches and Ministers of Virginia, Vol II, pp. 461-462. Isaac's birth in King William Co. Va. in the Memorandum.
His son-in-law William Pryor was a Revolutionary soldier who has a pension claim declaration in Lyman Chalkley's Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol II, p.491. Also see Amherst Co. Deed Bk K, p. 491.
His son Jesse Wright is said to have married Miss Peyton and they went to KY.
From the Ellis Memorandum.
John E. Wright, his son, said to have married Miss Houston and they were in
Lincoln Co. KY in 1825.
His daughter, Mary who married Henry Brown, required her father's consent at the time of the marriage, 20 Oct. 1788, so she was under 21 years of age then.
His son, Nelson Wright, appears as an orphan (under 21) on 21 Dec. 1807, in Amherst Co. Will Bk 4:491, guardian bond, Abram Carter and William Ware, guardians. Nelson as an adult left Amherst and went to KY.
All of the wives, Misses Peyton, Goff, Lawless, Givens, Houston, and Sherrold, names were given by T. H. Harding, Ellis Memorandum.
See Deed Bk E:613,617 for them.
His daughter Nancy also required her father's consent at her marriage.
His son, Bennett, went to Ky.
His son, Maurice, went to Ky., also Isaac, Jr. went there.
His daughter, Susannah, required her father's consent for marriage in 1793. She removed to Ohio.









       Children of ISAAC WRIGHT and SUSANNAH ELLIS are:

  i.   BENNETT3 WRIGHT, m. (1) MISS LAWLESS; m. (2) MISS GIVENS.

  ii.   ISAAC WRIGHT, b. Virginia; m. MISS GOFF.

  iii.   JOHN WRIGHT, b. Virginia; m. (1) MISS PEYTON; m. (2) MARTHA "PATSY" MOORE; m. (3) SUSANNAH BIBB, October 09, 1789, Amherst Co. Va..

  iv.   MAURICE WRIGHT, b. probably Va.; d. Lincoln Co. KY; m. MARY LAWLESS, May 21, 1797, Amherst Co. Va..

  v.   HANNAH WRIGHT, b. Bef. 1760; m. MAURICE BROWN.

16. vi.   JESSE WRIGHT, b. 1760, Amherst Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1830, Wayne Co. KY.

  vii.   ELIZABETH WRIGHT, b. Aft. 1767, Virginia; m. WILLIAM PRYOR, October 13, 1788, Amherst Co, Va. with her father's, Isaac, consent.

  Notes for WILLIAM PRYOR:
William Pryor was a Revolutionary soldier. See pension declaration claim abstracted in Lyman Chalkleys CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT IN VIRGINIA, Vol II, p.491. Also see Amherst Co. Deed Bk H:274.


  viii.   MARY "MOLLY" WRIGHT, b. 1768, Amherst Co. Va.; d. Bef. February 17, 1803, probably Amherst Co. Va.; m. HENRY BROWN, October 20, 1788, Amherst Co. Va..

  ix.   SUSANNAH WRIGHT, b. Aft. 1772, Amherst Co. Va. probably; m. JAMES NOWLIN, January 15, 1793, Amherst Co. Va..

  x.   NANCY ANN WRIGHT, b. Aft. 1778, probably Virginia; m. EDWARD CARTER, May 01, 1799, Amherst Co. Va..

17. xi.   ELLIS WRIGHT, b. December 1783, Amherst Co. Va.; d. September 30, 1860, Wayne Co. KY.

  xii.   NELSON WRIGHT, b. Aft. 1786, probably Virginia; m. MISS SHERROLD.

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