Dear Dan, Thanks for the note and this reply is being sent to the Roanoke, Bedford, and Wright lists for convenience and in case others are interested. The Thomas Wright you refer to I identify as 1763 (year of death) Thomas Wright of Bedford County, Virginia (place of death). My records list him as born probably before 1717 possibly in England, married to Mary _____ before 1733, resident 1733 to 1745 at Baltimore County, Maryland, resident possibly 1745 to 1754 at Augusta County, Virginia, resident October 28, 1754, until death at Bedford County, Virginia, and died between December 15, 1762, and November 22, 1763, at Bedford County, Virginia. The children of 1763 Thomas Wright and Mary (_____) Wright were the following: 1. Elizabeth Wright, born June 28, 1733, at St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland, 2. Cathorine or Katherine Wright, born August 6, 1736, at St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland, 3. Mary Wright, 4. Abbigale Wright, 5. Sarah Wright, 6. Dorcas Wright, 7. 1803 John Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, born probably before 1745 and who married Elizabeth Pate, and 8. 1815 Joseph Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, born probably before 1745 and who married first Elizabeth Kemp and second Judith Pate. My descent is as follows: 1. 1763 Thomas Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Mary (_____) Wright, 2. 1803 John Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Elizabeth (Pate) Wright, 3. 1850 Anthony Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Elizabeth (Mayse) Wright, 4. Rhoda (Wright) Wright and 1876 William S. Wright of Highland County, Ohio, 5. 1907 William Greenberry Wright of Hillsdale County, Michigan, and Martha Rebecca (Judkins) Wright, 6. 1973 Cletus Orlen Wright of St. Louis, Missouri, and Gertrude May (Nickels) Wright, 7. Leota Victoria (Wright) (Seeger) Grant and George Nelson Grant, and 8. Robert N. Grant I would be happy to exchange information on this Wright line with you or anyone else interested in this line. Would you let me know which Wright line is the northern one you are researching. Best wishes, Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@prodigy.com <Prodigy Distribution List> CC: RNGRANT