Hi Malinda ----- Original Message ----- From: "malinda" <mthiesse@swbell.net> To: <BRIT-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:42 PM Subject: [BRITNAMES] WASHINGTON/WRIGHT/MOTTRUM > Hello, > > I am a new lister and would like to post my interests. > > I descend from the WASHINGTON, WRIGHT and MOTTRUM > families who emigrated to America (Northumberland County, > Virginia) in the 1600s. > > My WASHINGTON immigrant is Col John WASHINGTON who > is also the great grandfather of President George WASHINGTON. > > My WRIGHT immigrant is Capt Richard WRIGHT (d 1666, VA) > son of Rev Francis WRIGHT & Anne MERRITON/MERYTON of > Bolton-on-Swale. Anne MERYTON was the daughter of Rev > George MERYTON, Dean of York. > > My Mottrum Ancestor is Col John MOTTRUM who died in VA in > 1655. He was the first settler in Northumberland County VA and > gave the county it's name. His estate was named Coan Hall. > > I would love to hear anything about these folks. > Thank you , > Malinda Jones > > > ==== BRIT-SURNAMES Mailing List ==== > Guild of One Name Studies, > http://www.one-name.org/ > > >