Company No. 1, Jas. Wright
Fauquier County, Sep. 27, 1759
Jn. Bell Col.
Elias Edmonds, Wm. Wright, Armistead Churchill, Jn James, Augustine Jennings, Thos McClanahan and Robt. Ashby, Capt.
Middlesex County July 10, 1676
Private William Wright
Surry County, 1687
For Foot
Tho Wright
Westmoreland County
Richard Lee Col. and Commander in Chief
Willoughby Allerton Lt. Col.
Francis Wright Major
Va. Colonial Militia
Johon Wright, soldier under Col. Byrd in 1758 and then discharged, Bedford Co., VA, March 1780
William Wright, William Provo, Vincent Rollins, and Robert Sherinton; soldiers in the 2nd Va. Regiment in Capt. Hancock's Eustaces Co.
Commissions sent to Col. Washington for the Officers of his Virginia Regiment - - 1754
Adam Stephens, Lt. Col. - July 20
Robert Stobo, Major - July 20
Peter Hogg, Capt. - March 9
Andrew Lewis, Capt. - March 18
Geroge Mercer, Capt. - June 4
Tho Wagener, Capt. - July 20
Wm. Polson, Capt. - July 21
Wm. Peyronney, Capt. - Aug. 25
Jn. Savage, Lt. - March 9
James Towers, Lt. - June 9
Wm Bronaugh, Lt. - July 20
Jn. Mercer, Lt. July 21
James Craick (acting surgeon), Lt. July 23
Wm. Wright, Insign, July 20 , Lt., Oct. 28
Carolus Gustavusde Spildolph, Insign, July 21 - Lt., Oct. 29
Tho Bullet, Insign, July 22 - Lt., Oct. 30
Walter Stewart, Insign, July 25 - Lt., Aug 31
Virginia Officers at Braddock's Defeat -- 1755
K=killed W=wounded
Capt. Stevens - W
Capt. Peyronie
Capt. Waggoner
Capt. Polson - K
Capt. Stewart
Lieut. Hamilton - K
Lieut. Woodward
Lieut. Wright - K
Lieut. Spiltdolph - K
Lieut. Stewart - W
Lieut. Waggner - K
Lieut. McNeill
From: Lisa Wilson <[email protected]
WRIGHTS in "Va/WVirginians 1607-1870" vol. 2
Hope some of you can use the following Wright information.
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"Virginians & West Virginians 1607 - 1870" Vol. 2 Compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col., W.S. Army Retired Heritage Books, Inc. 1988
(The data in this volume has been abstracted form the three biographical volumes of the five-volume work, "Virginia, Rebirth of the Old Dominion" publised by the Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago & New York, in 1929. For each entry, the volume and page number of the data source are indicated: e.g. 5-137 denotes that the data came from Volume 5, Page 137.)
WRIGHT,
---, bl8--, EsseCo, d age 45, wMary Ann Jones, DRM (3-349)
---, bl8--, RkbrCo, lh of Myrtle B Nuckles (4-200)
Benjamin E, bcl830, EsseCo?, Lalla Rooke Robins (5-474).
Beverly, bl88-, Richmond, fGeorge Sr, mLulie Stanard (3-350)
Charles, bl9--, Richmond?, fJohn, mVirginia May Pollard (3-209)
Charles Benton, bcl872, Wyth Co?, fHugh O'Neal, mMary Ann Burkett (5-218)
Cornelia Nelson, bcl859, Surr Co, dll/1922, hJames Toomer Garrow (3-274)
David, bcl780, NansCo?, fNathaniel, wMary Armistead (4-497)
David, bl8--, NorfCo, wRebecca --- (4-206)
David, bl9--, Richmond?, fJohn, mVirginia May Pollard (3-209)
David Minton, bcl8lO, NansCo, dIO/28/1863, Norfolk, fDavid mMary Armistead, wPenelope Margaret Creecy, DRM (4-497)
Dorothy Knowles, bl9--, Washington, DC, fJohn Halpin Sr, mDorothy Jones (3-76)
Edward M, bcl870, CampCo?, wAnnie Brook (3-18)
Evelyn, bl9--, Richmond?, fJohn, mVirginia May Pollard (3-209)
Fannie, bl8--, NorfCo?, hDavid Speight (5-259)
George Sr, b6/6/1852, EsseCo, d4/13/1923, Richmond, fDRM, mMary Anne Jones, lwLulie Stanard, 2wLoulie Evans, md 10/7/1890 (3-349)
George Jr, bcl892, Richmond, fGeorge Sr, mLoulie Evans, wLorraine Ruffin (3-350)
George A Sr, b9/11/1881, Gile Co, fJ W P, mSallie Bogle, wLula Buchanon, mdc 1908, Saltville (5-480)
George A Jr, bcl9ll, Saltville, fGeorge A Sr, mLula Buchanon (5-482)
Hugh O'Neal, bl8--, WashCo, d 1905, wMary Ann Burkett, CWS (5-218)
J W P, bl8--, GileCo?, fJohn W, wSallie Bogle (5-481)
James Warren, bcl9l5, Chilhowie?, fGeorge A Sr, mLula Buchanon (5-482)
John, bll/19/1833, Lancashire England, to NY, to VA 1875, dl9O7, fThomas Anthony, mCatherine Elizabeth Knight, 1wAnnie Helpin, 2wMargaret Ella Snell, md 11/17/1893 (3-75)
John, bcl870, Richmond?, w Virginia May Pollard (3-209)
John B, bl8--, NC?, wViolet Rhodes, DRM (4-117)
John Caskie, bcl9OO, Richmond?, fJohn, mVirginia May Pollard (3-209)
John F, bcl855, AugCo, dl921, fRobert, wMary L Busick, DRM (5-91)
John Halpin Sr, bl89-, HeroCo fJohn, mMargaret Ella Snell, wDorothy Jones (3-75)
John Halpin Jr, bl9--, Washington, DC, fJohn Halpin Sr, mDorothy Jones (3-76)
John Hyatt, bcl860, Richmond? wEtta Hayes (3-475)
John W, bl8--, Scotland, to VA (5-481)
Joseph L, blO/1/1889, Keezletown, fJohn F, mMary L Busick, wAnn Blackburn, md 11/1925, DRM (5-91)
Laura M, bcl894, Richmond, fGeorge Sr, mLoulie Evans, hWalter S Street Sr (3-350)
Laura Myra, bl8--, NorfCo, fDavid, mRebecca ---, 3w of Thomas Charles Lee, md 2/1909 (4-206)
Magnolia Pendleton, bcl880, Nelsco, fOilliam H, hRichard E White, md 1898 (3-40)
Margaret, b2/29/1840, Edenton NC, fDavid Minton, mPenelope Margaret Creecy, hAlexander Watson Weddell, md 1/31/1866 GreenvilleCo, NC (4-496)
Margaret Elizabeth, bl9--, fThomas Arthur, mMinnie Rowe (3-75)
Margaret Madison, bl9--, Washington, DC, fJohn Halpin Sr, mDorothy Jones (3-76)
Mary, bl8--, NC, hBeverly Cameron Cobb (4-152)
Mary, bl8--, CaroCo, hJames Upshur Carneal (5-191)
Mary, bcl885, Keezletown, fJohn F, mMary L Busick, hJ W Williamson (5-91)
Mary Morris, bl9--, fThomas Arthur, mMinnie Rowe (3-75)
Mildred V, bl9--, Buena Vista RkbrCo, mMyrtle B Nuckles, hAlbert Griffith (4-200)
Minton A, bcl838, Edenton, NC dl863, fDavid Minton, mPenelope Margaret Creecy, CWS missing in action at Battle of Gettysburg (4-495)
Nancy Bibb, bcl900, HeroCo, f John, mMargaret Ella Snell, hLouis C Adair (3-76)
Nathaniel, bcl750, NansCo?, descendant of William Wriqht who Burqess of,NansCo (4-497)
Randolph, bl9--, Richmond?, f John, mVirginia May Pollard (3-209)
Rice Duval, bcl9ll, Radford, MontCo, fWaldo Walton, mFlora Carper (5-219)
Richard Bagley, bcl896, Richmond, fGeorge Sr, mLoulie Evans(3-350)
Robert,bcl825, AuguCo?, CWS (5-91)
Robert,bl88-, Richmond?, fGeorgeSr, mLulie Stanard(3-350)
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