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Francis Wright 1710 – 1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 7 Sep 1767

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis Wright

Mother: Anne Washington

Spouse(s): Mary Hawkins

Children(s): Anna Wright, Benjamin Wright, Mary Wright, Isaac Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Moses Wright, Thomas Wright, Jefferson WRIGHT, John Wright

In 1710, Francis Wright entered the world in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, born to Francis E Wright and Anne Pope Washington. Francis Wright married Mary Hawkins, and had children including Anna Wright, Benjamin Wright, Mary Wright, Isaac Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Moses Wright, Thomas Wright, Jefferson WRIGHT, John Wright. Francis Wright passed away in 1767 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1710, Francis Wright entered the world in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, born to Francis E Wright and Anne Pope Washington.
  • Francis Wright married Mary Hawkins, and had children including Anna Wright, Benjamin Wright, Mary Wright, Isaac Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Moses Wright, Thomas Wright, Jefferson WRIGHT, John Wright.
  • Francis Wright passed away in 1767 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Wright
1660 – 1713
Birth Location: Coan, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Anne Washington
1660 – 1697
Birth Location: Northumberland County Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hawkins
1713 – 1773
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Anna Wright
1729 – 1767
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Wright
1730 – 1824
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Mary Wright
1735 – 1808
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Isaac Wright
1735 – 1830
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Wright
1738 – 1768
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Moses Wright
1740 – 1833
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Thomas Wright
1746 – 1793
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Jefferson WRIGHT
1746 – 1810
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John Wright
1756 – 1810
Birth Location: Albemarle, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Francis Wright's Ancestors

Self
Francis Wright
1710 – 1767
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis E Wright
1660 – 1713
Coan, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Anne (Pope) Washington
1660 – 1697
Northumberland County Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Wright
1633 – 1663
London, Middlesex, England
Ann Matron
1639 – 1707
parish, Middlesex, England
Col (John A) Washington
1627 – 1677
Purleigh, Essex, England
Anne Pope
1635 – 1669
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Wright
1601 – 1655
Anne Merriton
1612 – 1670
Lawrence Washington
1602 – 1652
Amphyllis Twigden
1601 – 1654
Nathaniel Pope
1603 – 1660
Lucy Fox
1611 – 1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Wright
1563 – 1651
Grace Beckwith
1584 – 1665
Lawrence Washington
1568 – 1616
Margaret Butler
1568 – 1650
John TWIGDEN
1579 – 1611
Anne Dickens
1582 – 1637

Francis Wright's Descendants

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Francis Wright (1710 – 7 Sep 1767) m. Mary Hawkins (1713 – 1773)
  1. 1. Anna Wright (1729 – 1767)
  2. 2. Benjamin Wright (1730 – 10 Mar 1824) m. Frances Haley (1732 – 16 Mar 1815) m. Elizabeth Lastname (1730 – 01 Dec 1807)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wright (ABT 1750 – 1768)
    2. 2. Mary Wright (1751 – 1798)
    3. 3. Alexander Wright (ABT 1752 – )
    4. 4. Benjamin Wright (ABT 1753 – )
    5. 5. John Wright (4 Mar 1754 – 10 Mar 1824)
    6. 6. Thomas Wright (ABT 1758 – 1818)
    7. 7. Moses Wright (1753 – Mar 1830)
    8. 8. Jesse Wright (1760 – 1796)
    9. 9. Susannah Wright (04 Nov 1761 – 01 Dec 1847)
    10. 10. Benjamin Wright (1762 – )
    11. 11. Sarah Wright (1764 – 1839)
    12. 12. Elizabeth Wright (1766 – 1799)
    13. 13. Meonie Wright (1768 – 1808)
    14. 14. Sally Wright (1771 – 31 Oct 1839)
    15. 15. Phebe Wright (1772 – 1799)
  3. 3. Mary Wright (1735 – 17 Oct 1808) m. Richard SHELTON (14 Aug 1728 – 5 Jan 1821) m. William Clements (1724 – 20 Jun 1803)
    1. 1. Jane SHELTON (1 Sep 1747 – 24 Aug 1800)
    2. 2. Joshua SHELTON (6 Dec 1749 – Mar 1813)
    3. 3. Ralph SHELTON (12 Jan 1752 – 1758)
    4. 4. Elizabeth SHELTON (20 Mar 1754 – 8 Jun 1817) m. George (Penn) LEE (1748 – 2 Aug 1825) m. WILLIAM ARNOLD (31 Aug 1749 – 7 Mar 1825)
      1. 1. Ambrose LEE (1773 – )
      2. 2. Permelia LEE (1775 – 30 Sep 1812)
      3. 3. Richard (Henry) LEE (1777 – 1866)
      4. 4. Mary (Wright) LEE (1779 – 1873)
      5. 5. Lewis LEE (1781 – )
      6. 6. John LEE (1783 – 1783)
      7. 7. William (Fleming) LEE (1785 – 1875)
      8. 8. Abraham (Penn) LEE (24 Jan 1788 – 1820) m. Elizabeth Crutcher (1785 – 1819)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Crucher) Lee (1817 – 1895)
        2. 2. Francis (Marion) Lee (22 Apr 1825 – 2 Mar 1890)
      9. 9. Ralph LEE (Apr 1788 – 1850)
      10. 10. George LEE (1792 – 1879)
      11. 11. Francis (Lightfoot) Lee (1796 – 20 Aug 1835)
      12. 12. James Arnold (1780 – 1825)
    5. 5. Richard SHELTON (19 May 1756 – )
    6. 6. Isaac SHELTON (3 Aug 1763 – 1785)
    7. 7. Sarah SHELTON (14 Oct 1765 – )
    8. 8. Nancy (Ann) SHELTON (23 Jan 1767 – 19 Mar 1818)
    9. 9. Charlotte SHELTON (10 Aug 1772 – 1778)
    10. 10. Stephen Clements (1744 – )
    11. 11. William Clements (1746 – 1822)
    12. 12. Elizabeth Clements (1750 – 1803)
    13. 13. James CLEMENTS (24 Sep 1757 – 1817)
    14. 14. Thomas Clements (13 Nov 1757 – )
    15. 15. Jesse Clements (14 Apr 1760 – 1812) m. Elizabeth Coleman (22 Feb 1764 – 1839)
      1. 1. Jepthah (Clark) Clements (1788 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Clements (15 Aug 1792 – 17 Apr 1861)
      3. 3. Jane Clements (1793 – )
      4. 4. William (Wright) Clements (4 Jan 1798 – 16 May 1875) m. Mary (E Polly) Haskins (10 Dec 1797 – 18 Sep 1865)
        1. 1. James Clements (25 May 1827 – 3 Oct 1903) m. Elizabeth Cox (28 Sep 1847 – 6 Apr 1934) m. Nancy (A) Carroll (24 June 1833 – 28 October 1874)
        2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Clements (24 Nov 1829 – 27 Jan 1876)
        3. 3. Thomas Clements (1830 – 06 OCT 1889)
        4. 4. Julia (Ann) Clements (16 Aug 1834 – 16 Jul 1896) m. John (Samuel) Charnes (Abt 1834 – May 16, 1904)
        5. 5. Jesse Clements (30 Sep 1835 – 1 Sept 1913) m. Mary Kellams (26 May 1841 – 12 Oct 1907)
        6. 6. Hester (A) Clements (1837 – 6 Oct 1889) m. Caroline Smith (1829 – 25 OCT 1885)
        7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Clements (26 May 1840 – 12 Oct 1907)
        8. 8. Martha (Ellen) Clements (1843 – 24 Sep 1893)
        9. 9. George (W) CLEMENTS (20 Jun 1852 – 10 Nov 1915) m. Minerva (5 Jul 1851 – 18 May 1912)
      5. 5. James Clements (20 May 1801 – 17 Nov 1851)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Clements ( – 14 Feb 1875)
      7. 7. Nancy Clements
    16. 16. Joyce Clements (10 Apr 1763 – )
    17. 17. Mary CLEMENTS (1764 – )
    18. 18. John CLEMENTS (1768 – )
  4. 4. Isaac Wright (1735 – 1830) m. Susannah Ellis (9 Nov 1744 – Jul 1828)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Wright (Sep 1738 – 1768)
  6. 6. Moses Wright (1740 – 1833)
  7. 7. Thomas Wright (1746 – 1793)
  8. 8. Jefferson WRIGHT (1746 – 8 Apr 1810)
  9. 9. John Wright (1756 – 25 Jun 1810)

Francis Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Francis Wright in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1767
7 Sep 1767
Age 57
Death of Francis Wright in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Annapolis, Maryland
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Annapolis, Maryland; Year: 1730; Page Number: 167

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1767
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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