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

Francis Wright was born in 1710 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis E Wright And Anne Pope Washington. Francis Wright married Mary Hawkins, and had children including Anna Wright, Benjamin Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Isaac Wright, Jefferson Wright, John Wright, Mary Wright, Moses Wright, Thomas Wright. Francis Wright passed away in 1767 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Wright was born in 1710 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis E Wright And Anne Pope Washington.
  • Francis Wright married Mary Hawkins, and had children including Anna Wright, Benjamin Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Isaac Wright, Jefferson Wright, John Wright, Mary Wright, Moses Wright, Thomas 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)

Mary Wright
1735–1808
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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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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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 Col
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. Mary Wright 1735–1808 m. William Clements 1724–1803 m. Richard SHELTON 1728–1821
    1. 1. Jesse Clements 1760–1812 m. Elizabeth Coleman 1764–1839
      1. 1. William (Wright) Clements 1798–1875 m. Mary (E Polly) Haskins 1797–1865
        1. 1. Julia (Ann) Clements 1834–1896 m. John (Samuel) Charnes 1834–1904
        2. 2. James Clements 1827–1903 m. Nancy (A) Carroll 1833–1874 m. Elizabeth Cox 1847–1934
        3. 3. Nancy (Jane) Clements 1829–1876
        4. 4. Thomas Clements 1830–1889
        5. 5. Jesse Clements 1835–1913 m. Mary Kellams 1841–1907
        6. 6. Hester (A) Clements 1837–1889 m. Caroline Smith 1829–1885
        7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Clements 1840–1907
        8. 8. Martha (Ellen) Clements 1843–1893
        9. 9. George (W) CLEMENTS 1852–1915 m. Minerva 1851–1912
      2. 2. Jepthah (Clark) Clements 1788–
      3. 3. Thomas Clements 1792–1861
      4. 4. Jane Clements 1793–
      5. 5. James Clements 1801–1851
      6. 6. Elizabeth Clements –1875
    2. 2. Stephen Clements 1744–
    3. 3. William Clements 1746–1822
    4. 4. Elizabeth Clements 1750–1803
    5. 5. Thomas Clements 1757–
    6. 6. James CLEMENTS 1757–1817
    7. 7. Joyce Clements 1763–
    8. 8. Mary CLEMENTS 1764–
    9. 9. John CLEMENTS 1768–
    10. 10. Jane SHELTON 1747–1800
    11. 11. Joshua SHELTON 1749–1813
    12. 12. Ralph SHELTON 1752–1758
    13. 13. Elizabeth SHELTON 1754–1817 m. George (Penn) LEE 1748–1825 m. WILLIAM ARNOLD 1749–1825
      1. 1. Ambrose LEE 1773–
      2. 2. Permelia LEE 1775–1812
      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. Ralph LEE 1788–1850
      9. 9. Abraham (Penn) LEE 1788–1820 m. Elizabeth Crutcher 1785–1819
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Crucher) Lee 1817–1895
        2. 2. Francis (Marion) Lee 1825–1890
      10. 10. George LEE 1792–1879
      11. 11. Francis (Lightfoot) Lee 1796–1835
      12. 12. James Arnold 1780–1825
    14. 14. Richard SHELTON 1756–
    15. 15. Isaac SHELTON 1763–1785
    16. 16. Sarah SHELTON 1765–
    17. 17. Nancy (Ann) SHELTON 1767–1818
    18. 18. Charlotte SHELTON 1772–1778
  2. 2. Anna Wright 1729–1767
  3. 3. Benjamin Wright 1730–1824 m. Frances Haley 1732–1815 m. Elizabeth Lastname 1730–1807
    1. 1. John Wright 1754–1824
    2. 2. Benjamin Wright 1753–
    3. 3. Thomas Wright 1758–1818
    4. 4. Alexander Wright 1752–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Wright 1750–1768
    6. 6. Mary Wright 1751–1798
    7. 7. Sarah Wright 1764–1839
    8. 8. Benjamin Wright 1762–
    9. 9. Meonie Wright 1768–1808
    10. 10. Susannah Wright 1761–1847
    11. 11. Sally Wright 1771–1839
    12. 12. Elizabeth Wright 1766–1799
    13. 13. Moses Wright 1753–1830
    14. 14. Phebe Wright 1772–1799
    15. 15. Jesse Wright 1760–1796
  4. 4. Isaac Wright 1735–1830 m. Susannah Ellis 1744–1828
  5. 5. Elizabeth Wright 1738–1768
  6. 6. Moses Wright 1740–1833
  7. 7. Thomas Wright 1746–1793
  8. 8. Jefferson WRIGHT 1746–1810
  9. 9. John Wright 1756–1810

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: U.S. and Canada, 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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