Tom, This reply to your query is also being sent to the Wright and Franklin County lists for their information. Ruby Wallace at rgw3593@aol.com is also interested in this family. She stated that Jesse Wright's middle initial was R. Jesse Wright's marriage bond for his marriage to Elizabeth Crawford, daughter of Rachael Crawford, was dated on March 21, 1799, at Franklin County, Virginia, with George Wright as surety. The Personal Property Tax Lists for Franklin County list Jesse Wright on April 23, 1800, and April 11, 1801, and not thereafter. The parents of Jesse R. Wright have not yet been identified. The name George Wright, who was surety on the marriage bond, is associated with the family of 1809 (year of death) William Wright of Franklin County, Virginia, (place of death), but there is as yet no Jesse Wright among 1809 William's descendants. 1809 William Wright had four sons, three of whom were named in his will. They were 1823 James Wright of Franklin County, 1830 William Wright of Franklin County, and 1843 George Wright of Franklin County. The only Wrights listed in the 1786 Franklin County Personal Property Tax List were 1809 William, his three known sons, and 1845 John. It is believed that 1845 John Wright of Franklin County was possibly the fourth unnamed son, but the evidence for this remains circumstantial at this point. 1845 John Wright of Franklin County was born about 1746 or 1748 at Fauquier County, Virginia, and was a Revolutionary War veteran. Seven children of 1845 John Wright of Franklin County have been identified. One of the two identified sons was 1874 Ezekiel Wright of Franklin County, Virginia, who was born in about 1786 at Virginia. The second son was Joseph Wright who was born in about 1800 at Virginia. One of 1845 John Wright's daughters was Tabitha Wright, born on May 15, 1771, who married Thomas Huston on June 8, 1799, at Franklin County, Virginia, and died on August 3, 1869, at Union County, Indiana. The birth in 1771 of Tabitha when the two known sons were born 15 to 29 years later suggests that there may have been earlier born sons. And the name Thomas Houston Wright among Jesse R. Wright's descendants suggests that Jesse R. Wright may have been one of those earlier born sons of 1845 John Wright of Franklin County, Virginia. However, there are other Wrights in early Franklin County who have not been identified, including (1) Wingfield Wright, whose daughter Polly married Edward Lewis in 1792, (2) Rachael Wright who married Richard Richeson in 1797, (3) Josiah Wright who married Peggy Ferguson in 1797, (4) William Wright who married Ellender Johnson in 1803, and (5) John Wright who married Elizabeth Kelley or Muckelwain in 1805, among others. So more research is required to sort out the identity of Jesse R. Wright's parents, but I hope you find the above of help. I would much appreciate hearing from any other researcher who may have information that could help sort out these early Franklin County Wrights. Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@prodigy.net sandman@midwest.net wrote: > Hi All, > I am looking to increase my WRIGHT information. This is what I > have to date. I would appreciate any help on this line you might > have to offer. > > Tom > > Descendants of Jesse WRIGHT > > 1 Jesse WRIGHT b: in VA d: 1847 > . +Elizabeth Crawford d: 1860 > ...... 2 Crawford Wright b: 1808 d: in GA > .......... +Elizabeth Mahaffey b: 1808 d: Aft. 1860 in Walker Co., GA > .............. 3 Thomas Houston WRIGHT b: March 1839 in Paulding Co.,GA d: May 19, 1914 in Griffin, AR > .................. +Jediah Elizabeth Loller b: November 11, 1839 in AL d: May 22, 1921 > ...................... 4 John Thomas WRIGHT b: 1863 in AL > .......................... +Amanda ROMAIN b: 1873 > ...................... 4 Daniel Crawford WRIGHT b: 1865 in AL > .......................... +Clarice J b: 1863 in MS > ...................... 4 Mary Elizabeth WRIGHT b: 1867 in MS > ...................... 4 Martha Calpurnia (Purney) WRIGHT b: June 03, 1869 in AL d: April 29, 1905 in Pike Co., AR > .......................... +Henry Lee WARD b: November 20, 1871 in Hatfield, Polk, AR d: April 15, 1940 > ...................... 4 William Lollar WRIGHT b: 1873 in AL > ...................... 4 Anise Dinah WRIGHT b: September 11, 1875 in AL d: July 31, 1962 in Houston, TX > .......................... +Angilo Anderson ADAMS b: October 13, 1869 in Reynolds Co., MO d: July 31, 1962 in Houston, TX > ...................... 4 Marvin Green WRIGHT b: 1878 in AL > ...................... 4 Jimmy > > ==== WRIGHT Mailing List ==== > Karen Willoughby <kitten_74354@hotmail.com> WRIGHT-L Listowner.