Biography

Isaac Wright, son of Francis Wright and Mary Hawkins, was born about 1740 in Goochland County, Virginia, and died September 1807 in Amherst County, Virginia.

Goochland was formed in 1728 as the first county in Henrico shire. Albemarle County was created in 1744 from the western portion of Goochland County and Amherst County was formed in 1761, from part of southwestern Albemarle County. Isaac died in 1807 in Amherst Co., VA.

He married Susannah Ellis, daughter of Charles Ellis and Susannah Harding.

Their children were:

1. Jesse Wright,
2. Isaac Wright,
3. Ellis Wright,
4. Jesse John Wright,
5. Mary Molly (Wright) Brown,
6. Susannah Wright,
7. Rosina (Wright) Nowlin,
8. Maurice Morris Wright,
9. John E Wright Sr.,
10. Nelson S Wright and
11. Bennett Wright

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Notes

H. 1807 Isaac Wright Of Amherst County, His Wife Susanna (Ellis) Wright, And His Descendants pg. 3528 [1]

Will of his father: "Will dated 9 Dec 1766, probated 7 Sept 1767, Amherst Co, VA:In the name of God Amen, I Francis Wright of Amherst County & Parish do make and order this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as Followeth. Item I give to my oldest son Benjamin Wright forty shillings sterling. Item I give to my Daugheter Anner Waters one shilling, I give to my Daughter Elisabeth Morris one Shilling, I give to my Daughter Marry Shelton one Shilling, I give to my son Thos. Wright one Shilling. I give to my son Moses Wright one Shilling. Also, I give to my son John Wright a negro Girls named Lucy, her and her seed for him and his heirs forever. I give to my son Isaac all the rest of my Estate (viz) Same & Jude, Umphre, Patience and Pattey. I constitute, nominate and appoint my well beloved sons, Isaac Wright and John Wright Exers of this my Last Will and Testament, revoking all former Wills in Witness whereof I have here untoset my Hand and Seal this Ninth day of December 1766. Francis E. Wright (his mark) Test. David Woodroof John Waters Annar Waters[2]

Will

The names of Isaac's children are given in his will.

Isaac Wright was first mentioned in Amherst deeds in 1761. He also left a will in Will BK 4:465,496,515. He wrote it on 17 Feb 1803 and it was probated 21 Sept. 1 807. The executors were Richard L. Ellis, Jno. Ellis, Nelson Crawford, Thos. H. Ellis, Jno. Shelton. Isaac was last mentioned in Deed Bk K:491 when he s old land on 10 July 1805.

Isaac Wright's wife , Susannah Ellis, was the daugh ter of Charles Ellis, b. 1719 and Susannah Harding who married in 1739. Her birth and death dates and the locations are given in the 1849 Ellis Memorandum by Thomas Harding Ellis, and also more Ellis family history is given in Mea de's Old Churches and Ministers of Virginia, Vol II, pp. 461-462.

Isaac's birth in King William Co. Va. in the Memorandum. Isaac's son-in-law William Pryor was a Revolutionary soldier who has a pension claim declaration in Lym an Chalkley's Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol II, p.4 91. Also see Amherst Co. Deed Bk K, p. 491. His son Jesse Wright is said to have married Miss Peyton and they went to KY.

From the Ellis Memorandum.

• John E. Wright, his son, said to have married Miss Houston and they were in Lincoln Co. KY in 1825. His daughter, Mary who married Henry Brown, require d her father's consent at the time of the marriage, 20 Oct. 1788, so she was under 21 years of age then.
• His son, Nelson Wright, appears as an orphan (u nder 21) on 21 Dec. 1807, in Amherst Co. Will Bk 4:491, guardian bond, Abram Carter and William Ware, guardians. Nelson as an adult left Amherst and went to KY. All of the wives, Misses Peyton, Goff, Lawless, Givens, Houston, and Sherrold, names were given by T. H. Harding, Ellis Memorandum. See Deed Bk E:613,617 for them.
• His daughter Nancy also required her father's consent at her marriage.
• His son, Bennett, went to Ky.
• His son, Maurice, went to Ky., also Isaac, Jr. went there.
• His daughter, Susannah, required her father's con sent for marriage in 1793. She removed to Ohio.

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By all indications, their location this far west so early, The Wrights were certainly in the Tidewater of Virginia way back into the 1600s.

There is a Will on record in Amherst County, Virginia, in 1807, showing that Isaac Wright had several children, including a John Wright. Of course that is a common name. Some critics might say that we can never be sure that Isaac's son John Wright is the same one who migrated to Russell and Wise Counties. Other evidence supports this, however, because our Wise County John Wright was noted to be born in Frederick, VA, and there are Virginia rent rolls showing Isaac Wright to be in that location as well. When you get back 7-8 generations like this, it may be impossible to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt.

If you note a few generations above our John Wright and father Isaac Wright, we are supposed to be descendent of Anne Washington (George's great aunt). Significantly, down our line of the family tree, there were several men named "George Washington Wright," so our relatives in the early 1800s were showing us that link. - Tony Wright 2015

Origins

Suggested as son of Francis Wright, of King William County and Anne (Massey) Stribling. However, that seems a mixup.

H. 1807 Isaac Wright Of Amherst County, His Wife Susanna (Ellis) Wright, And His Descendants pg. 3528 [1]

Will of his father: "Will dated 9 Dec 1766, probated 7 Sept 1767, Amherst Co, VA:In the name of God Amen, I Francis Wright of Amherst County & Parish do make and order this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as Followeth. Item I give to my oldest son Benjamin Wright forty shillings sterling. Item I give to my Daugheter Anner Waters one shilling, I give to my Daughter Elisabeth Morris one Shilling, I give to my Daughter Marry Shelton one Shilling, I give to my son Thos. Wright one Shilling. I give to my son Moses Wright one Shilling. Also, I give to my son John Wright a negro Girls named Lucy, her and her seed for him and his heirs forever. I give to my son Isaac all the rest of my Estate (viz) Same & Jude, Umphre, Patience and Pattey. I constitute, nominate and appoint my well beloved sons, Isaac Wright and John Wright Exers of this my Last Will and Testament, revoking all former Wills in Witness whereof I have here untoset my Hand and Seal this Ninth day of December 1766. Francis E. Wright (his mark) Test. David Woodroof John Waters Annar Waters[2]

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