Bethel,Oh ,in 1806,gained Isaac Ellsberry and Rev Gerrard Riley,who were brothers-in-law. They had married in Surrey Co,NC to militia Capt Wright's daughters-he's mentioned in the last paragraph. Bethel's Marksbury's and Hannah's are a few that so decended. "Follow the Pope back to St Mary's" On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 21:08:49 -0600 malinda <mthiesse@swbell.net> writes: > Hello, > > I'm planning a trip to Virginia in the May timeframe and I need your > help. > My goal is to find the ancestral estates and burial sites of my > ancestors > below. > > I would appreciate any inputs you might have....thank you, malinda > jones > > > > Col John Mottrom (and Capt Richard Wright) were both at Coan Hall. > > According to Anne Reed Ritchie's book , " Major Francis Wright and > Anne > > Washington with Allied Families" , both men are buried on that > land....but no > > one has found the grave markers (yet). > > > > On page 17, Ritchie state that ," The original Richard Wright > estate consisted > > of 2,300 acres pf land on Nomini Bay, Machodoc River and fronting > on the > > Potomac River, became the seat of several choice private estates. > The > > "Great House" built by Major Francis Wright has long since been > demolished > > and no trace of it remains. We were at Great House Point in 1967. > Nothing > > remains to tell us any story of the lives of our ancestors [ Of > course, Anne > > Reed Ritchie was not trained in archeology, so she's really not > qualified to > > make such a statement...mj]. Wakefield, the Washington House, > burned but > > has been re-constructed; Chantilly, the home of Richard E. Lee has > become > > a wilderness......Great House Point also called Cabin Point on the > Potomac, > > was owned successively by Col John Mottrom, Capt Richard Wright > (son-in- > > law), Major Francis Wright and John Wright who sold it to Henry > Lee. It later > > became the residence of Col Robert Washington, then Rev Bishop > Newton > > of Virginia and later W. H. Calhoun of New York City who owned it > in 1923. > > When we visited Cabin Point in 1967 there was a lovely old home > there but > > not the original of course. The estate was owned by Mr and Mrs > Robert > > McFadden and their family. The property was sold in 1969 for over > 3 million > > dollars." > > > > On page 20...." Major Francis Wright was born about 1659 or 1660 > on the > > estate of his grandfather, Captain (Colonel) John Mottrom, at Coan > (Chicacoan) > > Northumberland Co Virginia. Francis Wright died between 28 May and > 24 June > > 1713 about 53 years of age, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He > was buried > > on his Manor Plantation, Machodoc Peninsula, Great House Point. A > deed > > made by his eldest son and heir, John Wright when the land was > sold to Henry > > Lee, reserved one-half acre of land ' being the graveyard of the > manor plantation > > where his father is buryed' perpetually for the Wright > descendants. (Ref: TYLER'S > > QUARTERLY Vol IV, No 3 p.183--Jan 1923 and Westmoreland County > Deeds > > and Wills No 7 p. 292). Francis Wright lived upon his inherited > estate of 1400 > > acres fronting on the Potomac and flanked by Nomini Bay and the > Lower > > Machodoc River. > > > > " After the death of their father, Richard Wright, his three > children, Francis, Ann > > and Mottrom Wright were under the supervison and the guardianship > of their > > uncle and aunt, Mr [also Col and Deputy Governor...mj] and Mrs > Nicholas > > Spencer ( Frances Mottrom). The Spencers lived in the region of > Cople Parish > > at Nomini Hall and it is assumed the three Wright children > received a very fine > > eduation either in England [ Appleby Grammar School, Westmorland > Co , > > England which was also attended by George Washington's older half > brothers. > > It is speculated (by Appleby's) that George Washington would also > have > > attended there if his father had not died so young and his mother > could not > > bear to part with him...mj] or by private tutors under the > supervision of Nicholas > > Spencer. Francis Wright may not have been the first child of > Richard Wright and > > Ann Mottrom but he was evidently the first son since he received > the largest and > > most valuable part of their real estate . Pages 153 to 186 TYLER'S > QUARTERLY > > Vol IV No 3 Jan 1923, show the details of Francis Wright's > political and > > religious life. He contributed land and money to the bulding of > Yeocomico > > Episcoplian Church in 1680 and rebuilt in 1706, Westmoreland > County. He was > > an Elder and Vestryman in the Church. It is still in use today. > > > > " Francis Wright married two times. First to Ann Washington, > daughter of > > Colonel John Washington and Ann Pope. (See the Washington Story p. > 254). > > The Washington home plantation was about 20 miles from Great House > Point, > > at Bridges Creek. Ann Washington was born about 1660 in > Westmoreland > > county and died at Great Houe Point before March 1698." > > > > On page 37.... Anne R. Ritchie states, " The Westmoreland > Plantation where > > John Wright I was born was at the head of King Copsico Ppond on > the broad > > peninsula between the Lower Machodoc River and Nomini Bay. In 1723 > John > > Wright sold the plantation to Henry Lee who gave him in exchange > the 1,000 > > acre estate located between Powells Run and Neapsco Creek near the > > Potomac River. Hamilton Parish was in Stafford County at the time > but is now > > in Prince William County. In addition to the estate Henry Lee also > gave John > > Wright '200 pounds sterling money of Great Britain, 10,000 pounds > of tobacco > > and five negro or mulatto slaves.' (TYLER'S QUARTELY, p 201). The > > Westmoreland land had been patented 13 Aug 1650 by John Mottrom, > grand > > father of John Wright I. The document transferring the estate is > on file at the > > Westmoreland County Courthouse, Montrose, Virginia. VIRGINIA DEEDS > > AND WILLS No 7 p.292. It reads in part '.....it is the plantacon > where he now > > lives, excepting one half acre of the said landland being the > grave yard on the > > manour plantacon where Major Francis Wright, father of the said > John is buryed > > also one other part of said dividend of land known by the name of > Time Neck > > which John Wright hath already given to his brother (half- > brother) Richard Wright > > by deed bearing date 22 September 1714. > > > > " The Wright Estate in Prince William County (formerly Stafford) > was located > > above Chappawansick Creek and included Freestone Point on the > Potomac > > River, near the present site of the US Marine Station at Quantico, > Virginia. > > Both John and Dorothy Wright are buried on the estate." > > > > It's the same story with John Wright II and Elizabeth Bronaugh > Darnall....Ritchie > > indicates the tract of land John II bought (after his brother > Francis II sold the > > family > > estate to Henry Lee, who re-named it "Leesylvania") was a tract > of land "originally > > called German Town. It is about nine miles south of the present > Fauquier County > > Seat called Warrentown. The new estate of John Wright's was called > 'Pine View'. > > There were 236 acres in this tract. On 8 November 1847, it was > sold to Samuel > > Robinson by the great-great grandchildren of John and Elizabeth > Wright. They > > were descendants of James Wright who had inherited the estate from > his father. : > > Granville J Kelly and his wife Harriet E ; Elizabeth Taliaferro; > John P. Kelly in > > behalf of Margaret J. Blackwell; Jane Kelly > > ( Fauquier Co Deed Book No 4 p. 258). One quarter acre being > reserved for > > a family graveyard which was fenced. In 1918 Charles A. > Hoppin,Genealogist > > and Author, was denied permission by the owner at the time, to > make an > > attempt to find the graveyard and would not give any information > as to > > whether the graveyard was still distinguishable. By Virginia law a > cemetery > > belongs to descendants and graves cannot be moved or plowed over. > The > > owner of the surrounding land is not obligated to maintain graves > or allow > > trespass. John Wright, his wife Elizabeth, two of their daughters > and at least > > one son , James, are buried in this family cemetery. " .....page > 40. > > > > Doesn't sound good for the home team.....I don't know if any > attempts have > > been made since then...or who owns the land now. > > > > John Wright I and Dorothy Awbrey were buried at then Wright Manor, > later > > Leesylvania, in Prince William Co VA. Per Anne Reed Ritchie > again(page 38) > > Dorothy Awbrey was the grand daughter of Henry Awbrey who " > secured on > > 9 April 1664, from Sir William Berkley, a grant of 1,000 acres of > land in > > Rappahannock County on the south side Haskins Creek, now the > County of > > Essex. He was granted much more land later. He had 15,000 acres of > land > > in Old Rappahannock County eventually and was the original > proprietor. He > > was a prominent Colonizer and a member of the House of Burgesses > in 1682. > > He had a brother , Francis Awbrey, who lived near John Wright I , > in > > Westmoreland County. The lands of John Awbrey, Francis Awbrey and > Thomas > > Sorrell adjoined each other on the western side of Lower Machotic > (now called > > Machodoc) on the eastern side of the neck not far from its > junction with the > > Potomac. The estate of John Wright I lay across that two mile wide > neck on its > > western side and extended toward and quite near to the land of the > Awbreys. > > The birth and death dates of Henry Awbrey and his wife are not > known. They > > had a son , Richard of Essex County whose wife was Dorothy (???). > These > > are the parents of Dorothy Aubrey who married John Wright I about > 1707/8.... > > Dorothy Aubrey Wright died , probably before her husband, at home > on the > > estate at Powell's Run." > > > > Now ...I've undoubtedly told you more that you ever wanted to know > about > > the Wright real estate.....do you have any suggestions about how I > might go > > about finding the gravesites ? > > > > There's a NC connection.....John Wright III (s/o John Wright II & > Elizabeth of > > Pine View estate, Fauquier Co VA) married Ann Williams d/o Jonas > Williams > > of a neighboring estate and removed to then Surry, now Yadkin > County NC in > > 1774. My New Kent co Martin line...Ens Benjamin Martin married > Diana > > Harrison (d/o Capt (not Col)Benjamin Harrison & unknown 1st wife, > of > > Goochland/Fluvanna Co VA) and removed to now Wilkes Co NC in > 1781/2 > > timeframe. I'm looking for their gravesites too. > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >