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Dorcas Wright 1760–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: , Washington, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas II

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): Ashton Scott

Children(s): Elizabeth *, William Scott, Polly Scott, Thomas Scott, Evan Scott, John Scott, John Scott, Kemp Scott, Polly Scott, Borya Williamson, Thomas Scott, Lucretia Scott

Dorcas Wright was born in 1760 in St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas B Wright Ii And Mary Polly Russell Davis. Dorcas Wright married Ashton Scott, and had children including Borya Williamson, Elizabeth Catherine Caley Scott, Evan Scott, John Scott, Kemp Scott, Lucretia Scott, Polly Scott, Thomas Jordan Scott, Thomas Scott, William Scott. Dorcas Wright passed away in 1795 in , Washington, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Wright was born in 1760 in St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas B Wright Ii And Mary Polly Russell Davis.
  • Dorcas Wright married Ashton Scott, and had children including Borya Williamson, Elizabeth Catherine Caley Scott, Evan Scott, John Scott, Kemp Scott, Lucretia Scott, Polly Scott, Thomas Jordan Scott, Thomas Scott, William Scott.
  • Dorcas Wright passed away in 1795 in , Washington, Virginia, USA.

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Dorcas Wright's Ancestors

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Dorcas Wright
1760–1795
Birth Place: St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas B Wright II
1695–1763
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly Russell) Davis
1702–1763
Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Wright's Descendants

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Dorcas Wright (1760–1795) m. Ashton Scott (1748–3 Nov 1840)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Catherine (Caley) Scott) * 1777–1855 m. William (Mitchell) Lockhart* 1765–1830
    1. 1. Lucinda (Lucy) Lockhart* 1804–1889 m. Elder (John James Wallace*) IV 1804–1878
      1. 1. Jane Wallace* 1826–1855 m. James (Anderson Tiller "later) Gilbert" 1820–1903
        1. 1. Leah (J Tiller) Gilbert 1844–1928 m. Henry (P) Deel 1840–1917
    2. 2. Mary (Polly) Lockhart 1791–1852
    3. 3. Dicy Lockhart 1800–
    4. 4. Rebecca (Ann) Lockhart 1802–1855
    5. 5. John (W.) Lockhart 1803–1857
    6. 6. Elizabeth Lockhart 1808–1848
    7. 7. Sarah. ("Sally") Lockhart 1812–1898
    8. 8. Bird (Burdine) Lockhart 1795–1851
    9. 9. Dorcas Lockhart 1812–1887
    10. 10. Samuel Lockhart 1817–1857
    11. 11. Pvt. (William Mitchell "Bill" Lockhart) Jr 1819–1902
    12. 12. James (Carter) Lockhart 1805–1880
  2. 2. William Scott 1786–1864
  3. 3. Polly Scott 1786–
  4. 4. Thomas Scott 1793–1793
  5. 5. Evan Scott 1788–1843
  6. 6. John Scott 1792–
  7. 7. John Scott 1782–1808
  8. 8. Kemp Scott 1790–1864
  9. 9. Polly Scott 1778–1850
  10. 10. Borya Williamson 1785–1833
  11. 11. Thomas (Jordan) Scott 1784–1864
  12. 12. Lucretia Scott 1780–1833

Dorcas Wright's Timeline

6 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Dorcas Wright in St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland
St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland
1760
1760
Birth of Dorcas Wright in St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1764
1764
Age 4
Birth of Dorcas Wright in St Paul Parish, Maryland, United States
St Paul Parish, Maryland, United States
1793
July 22, 1793
Age 33
Death of Dorcas Wright in Pike , Kentucky, USA
Pike , Kentucky, USA
1795
1795
Age 35
Death of Dorcas Wright in Washington, Virginia, United States
Washington, Virginia, United States
1795
1795
Age 35
Death of Dorcas Wright in , Washington, Virginia, USA
, Washington, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: St Paul Parish, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: St Paul Parrish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Washington, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 22, 1793
    Event Place: Pike , Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: , Washington, Virginia, USA

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