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Basil Wright 1760–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Prince George's County, MD

Death Date: 6 DEC 1853

Death Location: Jackson County, VA (WV)

Father: Samuel Wright

Mother: Mary Carpenter

Spouse(s): Nancy Jones

Children(s): John Wright, Basil Wright, James Wright, Pheobe Wright, Sarah Wright

Basil Wright was born in 1760 in Prince George's County, MD, the child of Samuel Wright And Mary Carpenter. Basil Wright married Nancy Jones, and had children including Basil Wright, James C Wright, John H Wright, Pheobe Possible Wright, Sarah Wright. Basil Wright passed away in 1853 in Jackson County, VA (WV).

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Biography

  • Basil Wright was born in 1760 in Prince George's County, MD, the child of Samuel Wright And Mary Carpenter.
  • Basil Wright married Nancy Jones, and had children including Basil Wright, James C Wright, John H Wright, Pheobe Possible Wright, Sarah Wright.
  • Basil Wright passed away in 1853 in Jackson County, VA (WV).

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wright
1722–1788
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
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Mary Carpenter
1727–1767
Birth Location: Weathersfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Jones
1775–1858
Birth Location: Bath County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Wright
1803–1865
Birth Location: Monroe, Virginia, USA
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Basil Wright
1802–1880
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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James Wright
1806–1864
Birth Location: Monroe, Virginia, USA
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Pheobe Wright
1810–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Wright
1804–1872
Birth Location: Lewis County, VA, Virginia, USA
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Basil Wright's Ancestors

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Basil Wright
1760–1853
Birth Place: Prince George's County, MD
Parents
Samuel Wright
1722–1788
Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Mary Carpenter
1727–1767
Weathersfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Samuel Wright) III
1693–1734
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Abigail (Goodrich) (Dickinson)
1694–1777
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan I
1657–1701
Mary Craft
1676–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Gardner
1647–1698

Basil Wright's Descendants

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Basil Wright (1760–6 DEC 1853) m. Nancy Jones (13 October 1775–1858)
  1. 1. John (H) Wright 1803–1865 m. Rachel McCune 1803–1885
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Wright 1831–1866 m. Rebecca (Emmaline) Norman 1833–1869
      1. 1. Noah (Edward) Wright 1862–1931 m. Virginia (Alice) Starcher 1873–1909
        1. 1. Cecil (Cleo) Wright 1903–1974 m. Dessel (Beunah) Tanner 1909–1999
  2. 2. Basil Wright 1802–1880
  3. 3. James (C) Wright 1806–1864
  4. 4. Pheobe (- possible) Wright 1810–
  5. 5. Sarah Wright 1804–1872

Basil Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Basil Wright in Prince George's County, MD
Prince George's County, MD
1853
6 DEC 1853
Age 93
Death of Basil Wright in Jackson County, VA (WV)
Jackson County, VA (WV)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Prince George's County, MD
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 DEC 1853
    Event Place: Jackson County, VA (WV)
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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