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From: "Carolyn Carroll" <>
Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] Re: David Wright/Sarah Talbot
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 11:06:29 -0500


Hi, I hate to but in, but can either one of you tell me if any of those
Wright families have a William Wright of Kentucky, or Raymond Wright of
Kentucky and/or West Virginia


> Dear Connie,
>
> This is in reply to your query and for convenience I am copying the
> Wright, Bedford, and Prince Edward lists.
>
> My records list your David Wright as David Wright, Jr., of Henderson
> County, Kentucky, (place of death), son of David Wright, Sr., and ____
> (_____) Wright, and grandson of 1779 (year of death) John Wright of
> Prince Edward County, Virginia, (place of death). David Jr. was born
> about 1760 or after 1761 and before 1766, married Sarah Talbot on Sep 28,
> 1782, at Bedford County, Virginia, resided in 1783 at Bedford County,
> Virginia, resided in 1790 at the County of Kentucky, resided at Hopkins
> County, Kentucky, was the first sheriff of Hopkins County, Kentucky,
> resided at Vincennes, and died after 1836 at Henderson County, Kentucky.
> I list nine children for them as follows:
> 1. David W. Wright,
> 2. Laura L. (Wright) Griffin,
> 3. Priscilla Ann (Wright) Long,
> 4. Mary (Wright) Jones,
> 5. Jane C. (Wright) Black,
> 6. Elizabeth Janet (Wright) (Gordon) Lair,
> 7. Edmund Wright,
> 8. Sarah D. (Wright) Kilgore, and
> 9. Martha C. (Wright) (Crenshaw) Granger.
>
> David Jr.'s father David Wright, Sr. was born between June 10, 1730, and
> June 11, 1732, resided in 1748 at Goochland County, Virginia, married
> first ____ _____, resided in 1767 & 1769 at Bedford County, Virginia,
> married second Nancy Ann (Johns) (Turner) Wright on Nov 8, 1770, at
> Bedford County, Virginia, resided in 1784 & 1788 at Botetourt County,
> Virginia, resided in 1787 at Sullivan County, North Carolina (now
> Tennessee), resided in 1790 at Sullivan County, State of Franklin, and
> died before 1814 and possibly before 1807 near the Holston River in East
> Tennessee.
>
> David Wright, Jr.'s grandfather 1779 John Wright of Prince Edward County,
> Virginia, was born probably before 1713, resided from 1729/30 to 1757 at
> Goochland County, Virginia, married Anne Pryor probably before 1730, was
> a shoemaker, resided in 1763 & 1764 at Prince Edward County, Virginia,
> and died in March 1779 at Prince Edward County, Virginia.
>
> I would be happy to exchange information about this family with other
> interested researchers.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Robert N. Grant
> 15 Campo Bello Court
> Menlo Park, CA 94025
>
>
> Connie Taylor wrote:
>
> > Dear Group,
> > Does anyone have information on this couple? One Wright researcher
> > said that I might find this couple to be the parents of my Jonathan
> > Wright. She said that the DAR does not list a son named Jonathan, but
> > she thinks the list is incomplete. I do not have any information on
> > David and Sarah. I only have that my Jonathan lived in Virginia/West
> > Virginia. Was born in 1787, parents were David Wright and Sarah
> > Wright.
> > Thanks,
> > Connie
> >
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