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Captain Judge John Benjamin Wright 1705–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1705

Birth Location: Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co, VA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1785

Death Location: Liberty, Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: Dorothy (9GGM)

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Captain Judge John Benjamin Wright was born in 1705 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co, VA, the child of John Wright 1 Sr Major And Justice 9Ggf Sr And Dorothy Aubrey Awbry Awbrey 9Ggm. Captain Judge John Benjamin Wright passed away in 1785 in Liberty, Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Captain Judge John Benjamin Wright was born in 1705 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co, VA, the child of John Wright 1 Sr Major And Justice 9Ggf Sr And Dorothy Aubrey Awbry Awbrey 9Ggm.
  • Captain Judge John Benjamin Wright passed away in 1785 in Liberty, Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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Captain Wright's Ancestors

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Captain Wright
1705–1785
Birth Place: Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co, VA
Parents
John Wright (1) Sr, Major, and Justice (9GGF) Sr
1685–1739
Hamilton Parish, Westmoreland Co, Weston, Colony of Virginia (British)
Dorothy (Aubrey Awbry Awbrey) (9GGM)
1685–1739
Prince William,Stafford County Virginia, American Colonies
Grandparents
Francis (E.) Wright
1660–1713
Chicacoan, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Anne (Pope) WASHINGTON
1659–1697
Bridges Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Captain Wright
1633–1663
Anne MOTTROM
1639–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wright
1577–1640
Lady Glascock
1579–

Captain Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1705
8 Nov 1705
Birth of Captain Judge John Benjamin Wright in Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co, VA
Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co, VA
1785
1 Jun 1785
Age 80
Death of Captain Judge John Benjamin Wright in Liberty, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Liberty, Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1705
    Event Place: Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1785
    Event Place: Liberty, Fauquier, Virginia, United States

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