Jerri, While I cannot answer your specific question regarding Samuel Wright's church, attached below is what I have collected on your 1824 Samuel Wright of Kentucky, the son of 1825 Achilles Wright of Oldham County, Kentucky. The tabbing gets messed up copying into an email, but I think it is nevertheless readable. I would be happy to exchange information on this Wright family with you and other interested researchers. Best wishes, Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 Excerpt from 1825 Achilles Wright of Oldham County, Kentucky: B. 1824 Samuel Wright Of Kentucky, His Wives Nancy (Gatewood) Wright And Martha (Conduitt) Wright, And His Descendants 1824 Samuel Wright of Kentucky was a son of 1825 Achilles Wright of Oldham County, Kentucky, and Nancy ( ) Wright. (1825 Achilles1) The 1787 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright as the son of Ackillis Wright and in his household on May 8: Number of Number of Persons names white male white males Blacks chargeable Tithables above 16 above Date with the tax above 21 & under 21 16 May 8 Ackillis Wright, Son Saml. 1 1 3 Blacks Horses, under Mares, colts Carriage Ordinary Stud Rate 16 & mules Cattle Wheels Licences Horses Covering 1 2 14 The absence of Samuel Wright from the 1786 Personal Property Tax List and his listing in the 1787 List indicate that he was probably born after 1764 and before May 8, 1766. The 1788 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright as the son of Killis Wright and in his household: Number Slaves Slaves Persons Names of white Above Between 12 Date Chargd. with Taxes Tithables Sixteen & 16 years Killis Wright Son Samuel 2 3 Horses Carriage Ordinary Stud at the rate of one Mules &c Wheels License Horses Mare the Season 2 The 1791 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright with the following household on March 13: White Slave Slaves between Date Persons Names Tithes Tithes 12 & 16 years March 13 Samuel Wright 1 Horses No Carriage Ordinary Stud Rate they cover Mares &c Wheels License Horses one mare pr season The marriage bond of Samuel Wright, bachelor, and Nancy Gatewood, spinster, was dated on November 8, 1791, at Amherst County, Virginia, with the consent of Nancy's mother Sarah Gatewood and Charles Christian as surety: "Sir Please to grant a marriage Licence for Saml. Wright to marry my Daughter Nancey Gatewood & you'll oblige Sir Test yr. Hble Sert Capt. Wm Loving Sarah Gatewood Chas. Christian Novr 7th 1791 John Christian Know all Men by these presents that We Samuel Wright and Charles Christian are held and firmly Bound unto Henry Lee Esqr, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Sum of fifty pounds Current of Virginia to be paid to the said Lee or to his Successors for the use of the said Commonwealth We bind our selves and each of us, our, and each of our Heirs Exors & Admrs. jointly & Severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals & Dated this 8 of Novr 1791 The Condition of this Obligation is such that whereas there is a Marriage shortly intended to be Solemnized between said Wright Batchelor and Nancy Gatewood Spinster both of Amherst County; if there be no Lawfull Cause to Obstrut the said Marriage then this Obligation to be Void Teste Saml. Wright Will Loving jr Chas. Christian" The 1795 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright with the following household on April 4: White Negro Negroes between Dates Persons Names Tithes Tithes 12 & 16 Apl 4 Samuel Wright 1 Stud Horses Horses Ord Licenses &c - The 1798 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright with the following household on June 25: Persons, White Negro Negroes Between Dates Holding Property Tithes Tithes 12 & 16 June 25 Samuel Wright 1 Stud Horses ordinary Amt of Tax Horses Licenses Riding carriages 1 .09 The 1799 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright with the following household on March 18: White Negro Negroes Between Dates Persons Names Tithes Tithes 12 & 16 March 18 Samuel Wright 1 Stud Horses ordinary Horses Licenses Riding Carriages Amt of Tax 1 .12 The 1800 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright with the following household on June 17: Dates Persons Names W T Amt June 17 Samuel Wright 1 2 1 1.00 The 1801 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright with the following household on March 19: White Negro Negroes betw. Dates Persons Names tithes tithes 12 & 16 March 19 Samuel Wright 1 1 Stud horses ordy Licenses horses & Riding Carriages Amtt. of Tax 1 .56 The 1802 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright with the following household: White Negroe Negroes betw. Persons Names tithes tithes 12 & 16 Samuel Wright 1 1 Stud horses Ordy Licenses Amount horses and Riding Carriages of taxes 1 .56 The 1803 Personal Property Tax List for Amherst County, Virginia, listed Samuel Wright with the following household: White Negroe Negroes betw. Persons Names tithes tithes 12 & 16 Samuel Wright 1 1 Stud horses ordy Licenses Amt. Horses & Riding Carriages of Taxes 1 .56 The 1804 and later Personal Property Tax Lists for Amherst County, Virginia, did not list a Samuel Wright, probably reflecting his move to Kentucky. The 1810 Census for Henry County, Kentucky, listed Samul Wright with the following household: Free Free All Other Name of Head White White Free of Family Males Age Female Age Persons Slaves Samul Wright 1 26-45 1 26-45 3 0-10 2 16-26 3 0-10 As will be set forth below, Samuel Wright married in 1817 in Henry County, Kentucky, and, therefore, this record is probably for him and indicates that Samuel Wright was born between 1765 and 1784. The will of Achilles Wright dated January 17, 1824, and probated in September 1825 at Oldham County, Kentucky, W.B. 1/34 listed Samuel Wright as one of his children: ". . . . Item first. My will and desire is that my son Samuel and my daughters Nancy and Elizabeth have no more of my estate because they have had their equal portion each of them having had two negroes each. . . ." In her letter dated June 10, 1988, Virginia H. Korns enclosed family group sheets which stated that Samuel Wright was a son of 1825 Achilles Wright of Oldham County, Kentucky, and Nancy ( ) Wright, was born in Amherst County, Virginia, married first Nancy Gatewood on November 8, 1791, at Amherst County, Virginia, married second Martha Conduitt on December 10, 1817, at Henry County, Kentucky, and died in Kentucky, that Nancy (Gatewood) Wright was born in 1770 at Amherst County, Virginia, and died in 1812 in Kentucky, and that Samuel Wright and Nancy (Gatewood) Wright had the following children: 1) Killus Wright, born in 1792 in Amherst County, Virginia, 2) Rhoda (Wright) Jackson, born at Virginia, 3) Sarah "Sallie" (Wright) Woodside, 4) Lucinda (Wright) Lemaster, born in 1793 in Amherst County, Virginia, 5) George or William (?) Wright, born in 1812 in Henry County, Kentucky, 6) Lorenzo Dow Wright, born on January 2, 1810, at Kentucky, 7) Nancy Wright, born in 1812, and that Samuel Wright and Martha (Conduitt) Wright had the following child: 1) Ellen (Wright) Trehune, born in 1818, at Henry County, Kentucky. In her letter dated June 28, 1988, Mary H. Williams enclosed family group sheets which stated that Reverend Samuel Wright was a son of Achilles Wright and Nancy ( ) Wright and married first Nancy Gatewood on November 8, 1791, at Amherst County, Virginia, and married second Martha Conduitt on October 12, 1817, at Henry County, Kentucky. In her letter dated September 21, 1991, Mrs. Mary V. Giera enclosed family group sheets which stated that Samuel Wright was a son of Achilles Wright and Nancy ( ) Wright, was born between 1766 and 1771 at Amherst County, Virginia, married first Nancy Gatewood, married second Martha Conduitt on December 10, 1817, at Henry County, Kentucky, that Nancy (Gatewood) Wright was born in 1770 at Amherst County, Virginia, and died between 1812 and 1817 at Henry County, Kentucky, and that Samuel Wright and Nancy (Gatewood) Wright had the following children: 1) William Wright, 2) Killus Wright, 3) Rhoda Wright, 4) Sarah Wright, and 5) Lucinda Wright, born in 1793 at Amherst County, Virginia. The Wright Family Workbook, Volume 9/1, stated that Reverend Samuel Wright was a son of Achilles Wright and Nancy ( ) Wright, was born between 1766 and 1771 at Amherst County, Virginia, married first Nancy Gatewood, and married second Martha Conduitt on December 10, 1817, at Henry County, Kentucky, that Nancy (Gatewood) Wright was born in 1770 at Amherst County, Virginia, and died between 1812 and 1817 at Henry County, Kentucky, and that Samuel Wright and Nancy (Gatewood) Wright had the following children: 1) William Wright, 2) Kilus Wright, 3) Rhoda Wright, 4) Sarah Wright, and 5) Lucinda (Wright) Lemaster, born in 1793 at Amherst County, Virginia. In his letter dated May 21, 2004, Leonard E. Wright stated that Rezin Wright was a son of Samuel Wright and Nancy (Gatewood) Wright, but did not have documentation to confirm this identification. Leonard E. Wright further stated that Rezin Wright was born between 1780 and 1790 at Amherst County, Virginia, married Nancy Kindall, resided in 1830 at Gallatin County, Kentucky, resided in 1840 to 1843 at Carroll County, Kentucky, and died before December 15, 1843, at Carroll County, Kentucky, that Nancy (Kindall) Wright was born in 1794 and died on December 1, 1854, and that Rezin Wright and Nancy (Kindall) Wright had the following children: 1) John W. Wright, born on November 14, 1811, 2) Catherine Wright, born in 1817, 3) Davis Wright, born on January 6, 1822, 4) Hyden S. Wright, born in 1823, 5) Lewis Wright, born on June 6, 1826, 6) Mary Elizabeth Wright, 7) Allen Wright, born in 1834, 8) James Madison Wright, born in 1837, and 9) Anderson Wright, born in 1840. doiefamily@netzero.net wrote: >hi > > >I am looking for information on Rev Samuel Wright who married Nancy Gatewood and moved to Trimble county Kentucky. Does anyone known the church he was a minister of. > > >Thanks >Jerri > > >