For Lois Masters, Susan McIntyre and Sue Beach plus any other interested parties: For all others, hit your deletes now! I have transcribed three of the deeds from Mahlon Janney's estate after his death in 1812; the third transcription gives a LOT of Wright informatioon that perhaps will help tie together some of your Wrights. I'll look up any in our files if you find gaps but I thought I would send to you three first. I need the deed following the 5K one still....As I said before, this lot is known presently as 15619 Second Street. The black Wrights COULD have been descendants--but I have nothing to link them so far--something to keep looking for. Any slave names you come up with, let me know. I have a Waterford slave file as well as a Loudoun County slave file, and Sue Beach has a very good one (on file at Balch) she has compiled of the slaves of the families she is researching--which ones went to Liberia, which were mentioned in wills, etc--a LOT of research. Sorry to be so long with this. If the columns come through crazily, I will be happy to s-mail; I am a bit leery of sending attachments in this virus-y time though I am following R. McArtors advice and getting the latest Norton tomorrow to upgrade what I have... Bronwen Executors of Mahlon Janney, Dec’d To Mary Fox Lot 61 in Janney’s New Addition June 4, 1814 $53.00 Transcribed from Loudoun County Deed Book 2 S 148-149 by Bronwen C. Souders, Education Committee, Waterford Foundation, December 2, 2001. Underlining, capitalization and paragraphing added for clarity. This indenture made the fourth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fourteen Between James Moore, Asa Moore and John Williams, Executors of the last Will and Testament of Mahlon Janney dec’d of the Town of Waterford in the County of Loudoun and State of Virginia of the one part and Mary Fox of the same county and State of the other part Witnesseth that the same James Moore, Asa Moore and John Williams, for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty-three dollars, unto them in hand well and truly paid by the said Mary Fox, at and before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, they the said James Moore, Asa Moore and John Williams, hath granted, bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell, unto the said Mary Fox her heirs and assigns, a certain Lot of Land, situate in the new addition to the town of Waterford in the County of Loudoun and sold by public sale by the said James Moore, Asa Moore and John Williams, Described in the Platt of said New Addition by Lott Number Sixty one, lying on Second and Janney Streets, Bounded as follows, Viz: Beginning at the intersection of the two Streets, thence with second Street, S 21 ½ W 4 poles to the Corner of Lott No 62, thence with said Lott No 68 ½ W 10 poles to the back Alley, thence with the Alley N 21 ½ E. 4 poles to Janney Street, thence S 68 ½ E 10 poles to the beginning Containing One quarter of an acre together also with all and singular the rights members, privileges, improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversions and remainders, Rents, issues and profits thereof also all the Estate Rights, Title, Use, Possession, Property, Claim and Demand whatsoever of them the said James Moore, Asa Moore and John Williams, thereto, in Law Equity or otherwise however of into or out of all and singular the premises To have and to hold all and singular the premises hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the said Mary Fox her heirs and assigns to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of the said Mary Fox her heirs and assigns forever And the said James Moore, Asa Moore and John Williams, Executors of the said Mahlon Janney, Dec’d, the said Lott of Land and premises unto the said Mary Fox her heirs and assigns free from the claims of the heirs of the said Mahlon Janney deceased and of all and every other Person and persons claiming by from or under said heirs shall, will and do warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said James Moore, Asa Moore and John Williams, hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Sealed and delivered James Moore SEAL In presence of Asa Moore SEAL Joseph Talbott John Williams SEAL Edward Rinker Rob’t W. Lyons -----Original Message----- From: Lois Masters [mailto:ljmasters@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 9:10 AM To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] RE: Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? Wright/Beall Connection Bronwen - Please forgive my delay in replying. Thanks so much for the information which you sent. I am in almost continual contact with Susan McIntyre and have shared information with Sue Beach...working on the descendants of Anthony Wright. Although I am a descendant through Anthony Wright of near Waterford (whose origins were in Bucks Co., Pa), my lineage is through other than the line involving Susan Byrne. We are attempting to document the Wrights in the Loudoun Co., Virginia area. Just out of curiosity, would you suppose that those black Wrights in the area of Waterford were descendants of Anthony Wright or his sons through slaves? Just from my memory, I do recall that Anthony had at least one slave. And in other branches of the Wright family, there was at least one instance of a male Wright owning numerous slaves (per Loudoun Co Deed Book). Thanks for sharing your information Lois -