Dear Frank, This is in reply to your email and for convenience is being sent to the Wright, Amherst, and Hanover mailing lists as well. My records list your William Wright as William Wright (Hanover County Tailor) and married to _____ Talley. I do not have information on a Lafayette Wright as his father. William had possibly six children, one of whom was Henry Talley Wright. Henry Talley Wright was born Feb 27, 1817, at Hanover County, Virginia, married Nancy Jane Smoot on Oct 17, 1842, at Amherst County, Virginia, resided at Amherst County, Virginia, was a carpenter, died on March 28, 1914, and was buried at Mount Pleasant Church, Amherst County, Virginia. Nancy Jane (Smoot) Wright was born on April 1, 1820 or c. 1822 at Virginia died on Dec 19, 1900, at Faber, Nelson County, Virginia, and was buried at Rock Springs Church. They had the following children: 1. John James Wright, born on Oct 8, 1842, at Amherst County, Virginia, 2. Lucy A. (Wright) Stinnett, born in about 1845 or 1846 at Amherst County, Virginia, 3. William H. Wright, born in about 1846 at Virginia, 4. George W. Wright, born in about 1848 at Virginia, 5. Albert T. Wright, born in about 1853 at Amherst County, Virginia, 6. Thomas J.Wright, born in about 1858 at Amherst County, Virginia, 7. Benjamin W. Wright, born in about 1862 at Amherst County, Virginia, 8. Elizabeth (Wright) Whitten, born in about 1863 at Amherst County, Virginia. I would be happy to exchange information with other interested researchers. Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@prodigy.net Frank Dean wrote: > Our earlier ancestors of Hanover and Amherst Counties in Virginia were: JOHN JAMES WRIGHT, b 1842; his father, HENRY TALLEY WRIGHT, b 1817; his father, WILLIAM (Thompson?) WRIGHT, b ? (and an unknown Miss Talley he is believed to have married). Before William there is believed to have been a LAFAYETTE WRIGHT who may have been a stowaway on a boat from England. Our quest is to find more information on our earliest ancestors, and to help provide linkage for those of you who have become part of our family. Please email me if you can be of any help, or if I can provide information for you.\n\nThanks,\nFrank Dean > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/e/a/Franklin-E-Dean-jr/index.html > > ==== WRIGHT Mailing List ==== > Karen Willoughby<paddlefoot@2dogs.net> WRIGHT-L Listowner. > rootsweb tag #:kw48