This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: oldmedico Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15221.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Richard Wright is incorrect: 1. The petition was not filed by Simeon Wright, it was filed by his widow. 2. He was stricken from the List of the Loyalists, by the British Government of Canada. He was stricken because there was absolutely no evidence that he ever served in any Loyalist unit. The ONLY "evidence" of this was the petition filed by his widow. 3. The Simeon Wright granted provisions by the British between July 1 and August 31, 1786 was a Simeon Wright from Conneticut. This Simeon remained in Canada. Captain Simeon Wright was buried in Rutland, Vermont (his burial is documented in "Vermont Revolutionary Rolls". Since his widow was the one that filed the petition, and it is dated February 16, 1786, it is impossible for Captain Simeon Wright to have received provisions between July 1 and August 31 of 1786. There would have been no reason for a woman to file a petition on behalf of her husband, unless he were dead. In Sarah Wright's case, three of her daughters and one son had gone to Canada, so after her husband died, she followed. She tried, and failed, to get LAND, by claiming losses of personal property in Vermont. ANY person that could prove such losses because of Loyalist activity was automatically given a land grant in Canada. That claim was rejected. If, as Richard claims it was not filed too late, then it would have been rejected on its merits. That alone would prove that Captain Simeon Wright was not a Loyalist. It is very interesting that her son Wait Wright, who could prove that he had served for 6 months in a British Unit, was able to sell his property in Rutland, while living in Quebec. If he could sell his property from Canada, why couldn't Mrs. Wright have sold hers? It is very easy to confuse one person for another. There were at least 11 different Simeon Wright's alive during the Revolutionary War, three of whom lived in Vermont (I have data on all 11 of them). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.