Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/767 Surname: WRIGHT ------------------------- Peter, I am not sure this will help you sort out these people, but I offer the following information on Susannah (Wright) Nowlin and James Nowlin. The marriage bond of James Nowlen and Susannah Wright was dated on January 15, 1793, at Amherst County, Virginia, with the consent signed by her father Isaac Wright. That Isaac was 1807 (year of death) Isaac Wright of Amherst County, Virginia, (place of death), the son of 1767 Francis Wright of Amherst County, Virginia, and Mary (Hawkins) Wright. The will of Isaac Wright was dated February 17, 1803, and probated on September 21, 1807, at Amherst County, Virginia, W.B. 4/465 and listed Susanna Nowlin as a beneficiary. A Memorandum of the Ellis Family by Thomas H. Ellis and written in 1849 stated that Susanna Wright was a daughter of Isaac Wright and Susannah (Ellis) Wright, married James Nowlin, and emigrated to Ohio. This indicates that the Susan Nowlin of Bedford County was a different person from Susannah (Wright) Nowlin. I would be happy to exchange information on this family with other interested researchers. Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@prodigy.net