Dorothy Wright

John Wright married Dorothy (last name unknown). Although Hoppin hypothesized a surname Awbrey for her, this has since been disproved. (Parenthetically, Hoppin also attributed to Anne Washington a daughter Anne Wright, wife of Gerrard Davis, although this lady actually was the daughter of Francis Wright’s second wife; the husband, Gerrard Davis, can be proved to have been born after 1706.) The wife of John Wright was a Dorothy, but was not Dorothy Awbrey. Dorothy Awbrey was the wife of John Billips.

I am only familiar with two children of John and Dorothy:

1) Francis Wright (1703-- Abt 1741/1742) (eldest son, died a fairly young man)

2) John Wright (II) (1706/1707- 27 Feb 1792). [NO - disproved by DNA test results]

Previous curator note had read:

Daughter of THOMAS Awbrey. Married John Wright. Not to be confused with her cousin Dorothy, daughter of RICHARD Awbrey, who married John Billups.

Disconnected from Richard Aubrey/Awbrey & Dorothy Awbrey as parents based on note above

Updated Dec 2018

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-264890

Disputed Origins

That Dorothy, wife of John Wright, was an Awbrey, was initially put forth in 1932 by Charles Arthur Hoppins.[1] He supposedly examined 17 Dorothies as candidates for Wright's wife, settling on Dorothy Awbrey, granddaughter of the immigrant, Henry. On page 455, he later says it was Henry's son Richard who was father of Dorothy.

However, an Essex Co., Va., deed, dated Feb. 11, 1729 , clearly identifies “John Billups & Dorithy my wife … Daughter & heir Apparent of Richd. Aubery Decd Son of Henry Aubery Decd.” This proves that Dorothy, wife of John Wright was not the daughter of Richard Aubrey.[2][3]

Others have claimed she was daughter of Thomas Awbrey, who at his death left her a ward of Henry and later John Awbrey.

http://gw.geneanet.org/dgill?lang=en&pz=douglas+r.&nz=gill&ocz=0&p=... Bad link with wrong parents