Richard Wright, of Westmoreland County

Richard Wright, son of Francis Wright and his 2nd wife Martha Cox, died in 1741. His wife was Elizabeth Wigginton, daughter of Frances Johnston and William Wigginton. Their children were Francis, Mottram, Anne, and Richard Wright. The widow married 2nd to Dr. Thomas McFarlane, who died in 1755.

Notes

From https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0291...

Hapologroup J2.

Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia , Page 111 WRIGHT, RICHARD, 10 March 1740; 27 Oct. 1741. 1 horse, cow, etc. to Godson William Davis; bro. in law Gerrard Davis clothes; sister Ann Davis clothes; bro. John Wright; my wife Elizabeth use of 6 slaves and land for life; son Francis land given me by my bro. John Wright; dau. Elizabeth Wright 4 slaves.

Jo Anne Mackby 2008-08-03 17:58:07
NOTE: this Richard Wright carries the J2 Haplogroup DNA of the Wright family of Bolton-on-Swale, Co, York in descent from John Wright of Ploughland, Co. York d. 1540.

Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia , Page 97
WIGGINTON, FRANCES, 24 Dec. 1732; 27 March 1733. Cousin Elizabeth Cannady; Anne Bannister; Godson Thomas Martin; cousin Barbara Davis; cousin Frances Davis and cousin Gerrard Davis Jr; my dau. Elizabeth Wright; son in law Richard Wright; my husband and childrens' graves to be paled in.

From https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0245...

WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS & WILLS. No. 10; 1745-1747{Antient Press}: pp 275-278
JOHN KENNEDY aged forty six years being first sworn with that fifteen years ago he was averseer for Colo. HENRY LEE at the Plantation where JOHN WRIGHT formerly did live very near the land in dispute, that when he first come to be Overseer for Colo. LEE he had occasion for Board Timber and as he was unacquainted with the lines, he applied himself to JOHN HOWELL (who had intermarried with the Mother of RICHARD WRIGHT, and with whom the said RICHARD WRIGHT then lived being a boy and under the care of the said HOWELL to skew him where to git the said Boards that he might not commit a trespass upon any of the Neighbours lands, and the said HOWEL directed him to come to a place near the head of BARRES CREEKS where he would find a parcel of rich well timbered land close by and adjoining the place where JOHN RICE, a witness in this suit, had Cut down trees and further told him that he had once forwarned the said JOHN RICE from clearing the said ground, telling him that he thought it would be of great service to DICKIE (meaning the said RICHARD WRIGHT) but that in some short time afterwards going that way the said HOWELL had a mind to see where the line run., and after he found out which way the line went, he said glad he had forewarned the said RICE for that had the said RICE gone on he would have cleared upon Colo. LEE's Land, And this Deponant further with that about a year or two after this happensd, GERRARD DAVIS, who intermarried with a Sister of the said RICHARD WRIGHT, came to the house of this Deponant in company with the said RICHARD WRIGHT and their the said GERRARD DAVIS in the hearing of this Deponant persuaded the said RICHARD WRIGHT to sue Colo. LEE for more land for that he'd engage the said WRIGHT might .... ... . JOHN KENNEDY The above Deposition was sworn to before me
EDWARD RANSDELL, August 9th 1744 Westmd. Sct. At a Court held for the said County the 26th day of June 1745

This Deposition of JOHN KENNEDYs in an Ejectment in the General Court between FRANCIS WRIGHT. an Infant Son of RICHARD WRIGHT, deceased, by JOHN BUSHROD his Guardian, and THOMAS McFARLANE. Plffs, and HENRY LEE, Gent., Defendant was presented into Court by the said LEE at whose motion the same is admitted to Record

Citations

• Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives: A Genealogy of the Tucker ... By Norma Tucker. Page 146 GoogleBooks