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From: cheryl <>
Subject: [GAOGLETH] Wright/Jones Family; Va - Georgia
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 07:00:27 -0700

Posted on: Oglethorpe County Queries
Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Oglethorpe?read=455

Surname: Wright, Jones, Stroud, Noland, Levins, Edwards, McCurdy, Battles,
Williford
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Looking for information on my ggggg-grandparents, FRANCIS WRIGHT (1759-1804
in Oglethorpe Co.,GA) and LUCY JONES (born 1761 in Virginia; died 1830
in Madison Co., Ga., daughter of AARON JONES, SR. & SARAH STROUD). LUCY
JONES WRIGHT later married a JOHN WILLIFORD.

FRANCIS WRIGHT & LUCY JONES had 10 children:
1) MOSES WRIGHT, born ca 1782;
2) HENRY WRIGHT, born Feb. 11, 1783 in Virginia, married a LETTICE NOLAND
in Wilkes Co., Ga; HENRY died Nov. 29, 1848 in Chambers County, Alabama;
3) WILLIS W. WRIGHT (my gggg-grandfather), born ca 1785; married on Jan.
18, 1810 in Oglethorpe Co., GA to my gggg-grandmother: BETSEY JONES; WILLIS
died 1837 in Sumter co., GA.
4) FANNY WRIGHT, born ca 1786.
5) ASA WRIGHT, born ca 1794 in Oglethorpe Co., Ga; married a JANE L. JONES
on April 10, 1823 in Oglethorpe Co., GA; died ca 1838;
6) MILDRED (MILLY) WRIGHT, born ca 1788; married twice: (Unknown) LEVINS
and WILLIAM EDWARDS.
7) DELILAH (DILLY) WRIGHT, born ca 1789; died in 1810; married a STEPHEN
MCCURDY;
8) KEZIAH WRIGHT, born ca 1790; married on Dec. 12, 1818 a WILLIAM BATTLES
in Oglethorpe Co., Ga.
9) NANCY WRIGHT, born ca 1791; married on Nov. 18, 1805 in Oglethorpe Co.,
a SAMUEL BATTLES.
10) WILLIAM WRIGHT born ca 1793.

Any and all information on my family would be greatly appreciated.
Cheryl

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