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Benjamin Wright 1730 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 Mar 1824

Death Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States

Father: Francis Wright

Mother: Mary Hawkins

Spouse(s): Frances Haley, Elizabeth Lastname

Children(s): Elizabeth Wright, Mary Wright, Alexander Wright, Benjamin Wright, John Wright, Thomas Wright, Moses Wright, Jesse Wright, Susannah Wright, Benjamin Wright, Sarah Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Meonie Wright, Sally Wright, Phebe Wright

According to available records, Benjamin Wright was born in 1730 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis Wright and Mary Hawkins. Following those early years, Benjamin Wright married Frances Haley and Elizabeth Lastname, and their family grew to include Elizabeth Wright, Mary Wright, Alexander Wright, Benjamin Wright, John Wright, Thomas Wright, Moses Wright, Jesse Wright, Susannah Wright, Benjamin Wright, Sarah Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Meonie Wright, Sally Wright and Phebe Wright. In the later years of life, Benjamin Wright died in 1824 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States.

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Parents

Francis Wright
1710 – 1767
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Mary Hawkins
1713 – 1773
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Frances Haley
1732 – 1815
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Lastname
1730 – 1807
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Wright
1750 – 1768
Birth Location: –
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Mary Wright
1751 – 1798
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Alexander Wright
1752 –
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Wright
1753 –
Birth Location: –
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John Wright
1754 – 1824
Birth Location: Jefferson, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Wright
1758 – 1818
Birth Location: –
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Moses Wright
1753 – 1830
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Jesse Wright
1760 – 1796
Birth Location: –
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Susannah Wright
1761 – 1847
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Wright
1762 –
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Wright
1764 – 1839
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Wright
1766 – 1799
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Meonie Wright
1768 – 1808
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Sally Wright
1771 – 1839
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Phebe Wright
1772 – 1799
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
PW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1730
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Mar 1824
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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