Mary 'Polly' Lucy Highley (Wright)

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Mary Lucy Highley (Wright)

Also Known As: "Polly"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Death: March 25, 1822 (77-89)
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Wright, of Fauquier County and Elizabeth Wright
Wife of William Highley and Samuel Coleman, Jr.
Mother of James Hall Highley, Sr.; Thomas Highley; Elizabeth Bartee; Nancy Barnes and John H. Highley
Sister of Capt. John Wright, Jr.; Capt. William Wright, Sr., of Prince William; Francis Wright; Richard B. Wright; Captain James Wright and 2 others
Half sister of Margaret Morgan; Elizabeth Darnall; Ann Garner and Jeremiah Darnall

Managed by: Judith Patricia Martin
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About Mary 'Polly' Lucy Highley (Wright)

Daughter of Captain/Justice John Wright and wife Elizabeth.



Mary Wright Highley was most probably the sister, not the daughter, of Capt. William Wright, but her profile has been locked for editing.



1.WILLIAM1 HIGHLEY was born Abt. 1724 in England, and died Aft. 1797 in Franklin Co., VA.He married MARY ? Abt. 1763 in Virginia.She was born in Ireland, and died in Kentucky.

Children of WILLIAM HIGHLEY and MARY ? are:

  • 2. i. JAMES2 HIGHLEY, SR., b. Abt. 1765, Probably in Virginia; d. Aft. 1836.
  • 3. ii. THOMAS HIGHLEY, b. Abt. 1775, Virginia; d. August 1859, Wythe, Virginia.
  • 4. iii. ELIZABETH HIGHLEY, b. Abt. 1776.
  • iv. NANCY HIGHLEY, b. Abt. 1777; m. TUISHITHA BARNES, December 18, 1797, Franklin Co, Virginia.
  • 5. v. JOHN H. HIGHLEY, b. 1780, Virginia; d. 1852, Belleview, Washington Co., MO.

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Mary 'Polly' Lucy Highley (Wright)'s Timeline

1737
1737
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
1760
June 7, 1760
Campbell County, VA, United States
1775
1775
Virginia, United States
1776
1776
Campbell County, Virginia, United States
1777
1777
1780
1780
Franklin, VA, United States
1822
March 25, 1822
Age 85
Fauquier, Virginia, United States