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Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr 1756–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: S Pignut Ridge, Fauquier, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1823

Death Location: Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Father: William Wright

Mother: Mary GRANT

Spouse(s): Margaret Young

Children(s): Pheobe Wright, G. Wright, George Wright, Jane WRIGHT, Mary WRIGHT, James WRIGHT, John WRIGHT, Margaret Wright, Goodman WRIGHT, Nancy Wright

The story of Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr began in 1756 in S Pignut Ridge, Fauquier, Virginia, USA. In 1776, Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr resided in Frederick. In 1820, Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr resided in Wheeling, Virginia, USA. Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr married Margaret Peggy Young, and had children including G Berry Carre Wright, George D Wright, Goodman A Wright, James Grant Wright, Jane Wright, John B Wright, Margaret Peggy Wright, Mary Wright, Nancy Wright, Pheobe Wright. Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr passed away in 1823 in Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr began in 1756 in S Pignut Ridge, Fauquier, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1776, Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr resided in Frederick.
  • In 1820, Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr resided in Wheeling, Virginia, USA.
  • Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr married Margaret Peggy Young, and had children including G Berry Carre Wright, George D Wright, Goodman A Wright, James Grant Wright, Jane Wright, John B Wright, Margaret Peggy Wright, Mary Wright, Nancy Wright, Pheobe Wright.
  • Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr passed away in 1823 in Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wright
1728–1808
Birth Location: Copel Parish, Prince William Co. VA. (Family Bible)
WW
Mary GRANT
1725–1808
Birth Location: Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Margaret Young
1766–1869
Birth Location: Maggodee Creek, Franklin County, Virginia
MY

Children(s)

Pheobe Wright
1787–1864
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
PW
G. Wright
1789–1847
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
GW
George Wright
1792–1880
Birth Location: Franklin County, VA
GW
Jane WRIGHT
1793–1864
Birth Location: Franklin County, VA
JW
Mary WRIGHT
1797–1853
Birth Location: Franklin County, VA
MW
James WRIGHT
1798–1850
Birth Location: Franklin County, VA
JW
John WRIGHT
1802–1896
Birth Location: Franklin County, VA
JW
Margaret Wright
1810–1871
Birth Location: Franklin County, VA
MW
Goodman WRIGHT
1813–1886
Birth Location: Boone Mill, Franklin, VA
GW
Nancy Wright
1789–
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
NW

Capt. Sr's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Sr
1756–1823
Birth Place: S Pignut Ridge, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Francis Wright
1728–1808
Copel Parish, Prince William Co. VA. (Family Bible)
Mary ("Polly" Whitledge) GRANT
1725–1808
Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Sr's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (James Grant (G) Wright) Sr (1756–11 Mar 1823) m. Margaret ('Peggy') Young (19 Dec 1766–1869)
  1. 1. Pheobe Wright 1787–1864 m. Abraham Abshire 1782–1867
    1. 1. Tenah ((Christina)) Abshire 1820–1895 m. Zachariah Bowles 1828–1862 m. Peter (L) Fisher 1814–
      1. 1. Malissa (Catherine) Bowles 1859–1936 m. Boley (Alexander) Terry 1854–1940
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Terry 1891–1918 m. Marion (Thomas) Brand 1886–1944
        2. 2. Houston Terry 1879–1958
        3. 3. Bebe (Bee) Terry 1890–1968
        4. 4. William (Warner) Terry 1883–1961 m. Early (J Christian) (Terry) 1883–1965
        5. 5. James (Claud) Terry 1896–1960
        6. 6. Lula Terry 1883–1964
        7. 7. Della Terry 1898–1985 m. Roy (P) Myers 1894–
        8. 8. Wood Terry 1885–1961
        9. 9. Harris (Bryant) Terry 1892–1968 m. Donna Mcarthur 1886–1977
        10. 10. Virgie Terry 1876– m. George Means 1875–1965
        11. 11. Woods (Samuel) Terry 1886–1918
        12. 12. Woodrow (Thomas) Terry 1887–1954 m. Ida Christian 1887–1968
        13. 13. Woodrow (T) Terry 1887–1954
      2. 2. William (Riley) Bowles 1852–1938 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Sink 1859–1932
      3. 3. Madeline Bowles 1854–1926 m. William Fisher 1853–
        1. 1. William (Riley) Fisher 1884–
        2. 2. Minnie (Odell Fisher) Gordon 1890–1968
      4. 4. Susan (Letitia) Bowles 1854–1926
        1. 1. James (Otis) Wray 1893–1965
        2. 2. Tiny (Callie) Wray 1886–1972 m. Edward (W.) Smith 1887–
      5. 5. Mary (Jane) Bowles 1845–1922 m. Samuel (O.) Kingrey 1842–1922
      6. 6. Emily Bowles 1848–
      7. 7. Abram (L) Bowles 1859–
      8. 8. Ludrick Fisher 1851–
  2. 2. G. (Berry Carre) Wright 1789–1847
    1. 1. Berry Wright 1813–1861
      1. 1. Ellen (Frances) Wright 1847–1918
        1. 1. Issac (Cadmus) Kelley 1875–1903
  3. 3. George (D.) Wright 1792–1880 m. Susannah Abshire 1793–1880
    1. 1. Edward (A.) Wright 1822–1905
    2. 2. Edward (A.) Wright 1822–1905 m. Eliza (A) Wright 1832–
      1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Wright 1860–1931
        1. 1. Hiram (Henry) Baxter 1892–1981
    3. 3. Sarah (T) Wright 1827–1917
    4. 4. Margaret Hester 1823–1907
    5. 5. Edward Wright 1814–1896
  4. 4. Jane WRIGHT 1793–1864
  5. 5. Mary WRIGHT 1797–1853
  6. 6. James (Grant) WRIGHT 1798–1850
  7. 7. John (B.) WRIGHT 1802–1896
  8. 8. Margaret ("Peggy") Wright 1810–1871
    1. 1. Mary ((Polly) Ann) King 1832–1877
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Gearheart 1856–1925
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Sigmon 1891–1939
  9. 9. Goodman (A.) WRIGHT 1813–1886
  10. 10. Nancy Wright 1789–

Capt. Sr's Timeline

4 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr in S Pignut Ridge, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
S Pignut Ridge, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
1776
2 Sep 1776
Age 20
Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr resided here in Frederick
Frederick
1820
1820-1840
Age 64
Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr resided here in Wheeling, Virginia, USA
Wheeling, Virginia, USA
1823
11 Mar 1823
Age 67
Death of Capt. James Grant (G) Wright Sr in Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: S Pignut Ridge, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1776
    Event Place: Frederick
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI
    [2] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1759-1776; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2BH671 1.2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820-1840
    Event Place: Wheeling, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions
    [2] U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Boones Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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