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Christopher Wright 1720 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, British Colony

Death Date: 11 July 1785

Death Location: Princess Anne Co, VA., Virginia, USA

Father: William Wright

Mother: Martin None

Spouse(s): Mary Walke(r)

Children(s): Priscilla Wright

The story of Christopher Wright Doctor began in 1720 in Nansemond, Virginia, British Colony. Christopher Wright Doctor married Mary Walke(r), and had children including Priscilla "Prissy" Wright. Christopher Wright Doctor passed away in 1785 in Princess Anne Co, VA., Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Wright Doctor began in 1720 in Nansemond, Virginia, British Colony.
  • Christopher Wright Doctor married Mary Walke(r), and had children including Priscilla "Prissy" Wright.
  • Christopher Wright Doctor passed away in 1785 in Princess Anne Co, VA., Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wright
1690 – 1753
Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
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Martin None
1686 –
Birth Location: Nancemond Co, VA., Will written, Norfolk Co, VA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Walke(r)
– 1763
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Priscilla Wright
1734 – 1800
Birth Location: Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia
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Christopher Wright's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Wright
1720 – 1785
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, British Colony
Parents
William Wright
1690 – 1753
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Martin
1686 –
Nancemond Co, VA., Will written, Norfolk Co, VA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Wright's Descendants

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Christopher Wright (1720 – 11 July 1785) m. Mary Walke(r) ( – Abt. 1763)
  1. 1. Priscilla ("Prissy") Wright (25 Feb 1734 – 6 Mar 1800) m. William (Ramblin) Withers (31 Jan 1731 – 26 Feb 1816)
    1. 1. Jane Withers (1764 – 1860) m. Samuel Wingfield (1759 – 1825)
      1. 1. John Wingfield (1783 – 1827) m. Elizabeth Good (10 Aug 1784 – 1860-1870)
        1. 1. John Wingfield (11 Mar 1808 – 16 Aug 1844) m. Elizabeth Chance (21 March 1810 – 17 November 1875)

Christopher Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Christopher Wright Doctor in Nansemond, Virginia, British Colony
Nansemond, Virginia, British Colony
1785
11 July 1785
Age 65
Death of Christopher Wright Doctor in Princess Anne Co, VA., Virginia, USA
Princess Anne Co, VA., Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 July 1785
    Event Place: Princess Anne Co, VA., Virginia, USA
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