Colo. Charles Lewis; Colo: Henry Wood; Colo. John Payne; Major John Smith; Major Josiah Payne; Cap: James Holman; George Payne; William Miller; Charles Jordan; John Woodson; Rob: Burton Oct: 1756; James Cole Oct: 1756; Cap: William Pryor dec: 1758; Capt Will: Stamps dec. 1758; Joseph Pollard. 1757; Capt Noel Burton 1761; Tho: Man: Randolph 1763; Tho: Bolling 1764; Jo: Bolling; Geo: Payne Junr; Tho: Underwood; Joseph Woodson.

[Following notes made subsequent to original entries appear on this page.]

• Two leaves are torn out at page 63. Very unjustly

• In ye Register of Baptisms are two leaves torn out we contained 200 baptisms, viz: from Aug. 29. 1762 till March 31. 1763.

• Out of this book were torn 30 clean leaves, & 5 written ones while it continued in Goochland Court House, & at Tuker Woodsons, after I had left it there.
  Will: Douglass

Marriage Record (Male Index)

WRIGHT, Cha: & Sally Purvis, both of this County were married 1792, ______, p. 27.
WRIGHT, Francis, & Mercy Goldsmith, both in Goochland 1771, May 30, p. 12.
WRIGHT, Jo: & Fanny Thomason, both in Louisa 1783, Feb: 5 p. 22
WRIGHT, John & Mary Pierce, both in this parish 1756, Jan: 14 p. 2
WRIGHT, Joseph & Eliz: Gouch, both in Louisa were married 1790, ____ 25 p.
WRIGHT, Roderick, & Hannah Cawley, both in this parish 1769, Oct: 31 p. 11.
WRIGHT, William, & Martha Cawley, both in this parish 1769, Oct: 5 p. 11.

Marriage Record (Female Index)

WRIGHT, Eliz: & Tho. Dawss, both in this parish Nov: 28, 1754 p. 1.
WRIGHT, Ann, & Sam: Coleman, both of this parish Mar: 30 1756 p. 2.
WRIGHT, Mary & Thomas Mims, both of this parish Dec. 23 1756 p. 3.
WRIGHT, Rachel, & Richard Scrugs, both in this parish ___ ___1763 p.7 (margin torn)
WRIGHT, Rachel, & Tho. Edwards, both in this parish Oct: 17 1766 p. 9
WRIGHT, Anna & Ben: Page, both in Goochland Dec 3 1771 p. 13
WRIGHT, Eliz: & Jos: Sandage, both in Louisa Feb: 14 1782 p. 22

Marriages Not Recorded by Rev. Wm. Douglas (But Indicated by the Birth Registry. Date here given, unless otherwise specified, is birth date of first child shown in this register)

(Male Index)

WRIGHT, Augustine, & Mary Pucket 15 Feb. 1757.
WRIGHT, Cha: & Sallie Jarvis ___ ____1793?
WRIGHT, John, & Judith Barns 22 Mar. 1759.
WRIGHT, John, & Judah Easley ___ Feb. 1756.
WRIGHT, Jo: & Eliz: Frazer 11 Sep 1777.
WRIGHT, John, & Mary Pace 14 Nov. 1765.
WRIGHT, Tho: & Betsie Groom 19 Jan. 1779.

(Female Index)

WRIGHT, Elizabeth, & Philip Jones 14 Mch. 1758.
WRIGHT, Elizabeth, & Philip Johns 22 April 1760.
WRIGHT, Jean, & Robert Stewart 27 June 1788.
WRIGHT, Mary, & William Clements 24 Sep. 1757.
WRIGHT, Mary, & Thomas Thomason 10 May 1777

Births & Baptisms

• Augustine Wright & Mary Pucket a Son named Moes born feb: 15, 1757. Bapt: 1757 Ap: 1st, p. 50.

• Cha: Wright & Sallie Jarvis a child born named Ann Minor. Baptized Aug. 19 1793. p. 122.

• Cha: Wright & Sarah Gergis [Jarvis?] a daughter Martha. Baptized Dec: 21 1795. p. 127.

• Cha: Wright & his wife Sally a child Molley. Baptized Dec. 21 1795. p. 138.

• John Wright & Judith Barns a son named Benjamin born Mar: 22, 1759. Baptized 1759 Ap: 29 p. 55.

• John Wright & Judah Easly on Lickinhole a Daugh. born feb: _1756 named Betty. Bapt: 1756 Mr. 21 p. 48.

• Jo: Wright & Eliz. Frazer an excellent child Margaret Sept: 11 1777. Baptized Jan: 15 1787. p. 118.

• John Wright & Eliz: Frazer a child Sarah born Ap: 7 1784. Baptized Oct. 14 1784. p. 113.

• John Wright & Mary Pace* a son named John born Aug: 1, 1759. Baptized 1759 Sep: 2 p. 55.

*Pierce in Marriage records.

• John Wright & Mary Pace a Daughter named Ann born Nov: 14 1765. Baptized Dec: 22 1765. p. 72.

• John Wright & Mary Pace a Daughter named Mary born Jan: 13 1768. Baptized Ap: 1 1768. p. 80.

• John Wright & Mary Pierce a son named Joseph born Mar: 17. 1757. Baptized 1757 Ap: 17. p. 50.

• John Wright & Mary Pierce a son named James born Mar: 5, 1761. Baptized 1761 Ap: 12. p. 59.

• Jo: Wright & Fanny Thomason a child Polly born Dec. 9 1783. Baptized Jan: 25 1784. p. 111.

• Jo: Wright & Fanny Thomason a son Moses born Dec. 20 1785. [sic] Baptized Mr: 28 1785. p. 113.

• Jo: Wright & Fanny Thomason a child Betsie Jul: 26 1786. Baptized Aug: 14 1786. p. 117.

• Jo: Wright & Jeanie Thomason a son John born Mar: 17 1788. Baptized May 12 1782. p. 121.

• Roderwick Wright & Hannah [Cawley] a daughter named Nansie, born Sep. 20 1770. Baptized Nov: 11 1770. p. 88.

• Roderick Wright & Hannah Cawley a daughter named Betsey born Jul: 3 1773 Baptized Sep. 5, 1773. p. 95.
• Roderick Wright & Hannah Cawley a daughter named Judith born Dec. 16 1774. Baptized Mar 5, 1775. p.98.

• Rhoderick Wright & Hannah Cawley a son named John born Aug: 13, 1776. Baptized Dec. 25, 1776. p. 101.

• Tho. Wright & Betsie Groom a child Lucy born Jan. 19, 1779. Baptized Oct. 2, 1784. p. 113.

• Tho: Wright & Betsie Groom a son Richard, born Mr: 20 1782. Baptized Oct. 2 1784. p. 113.

• Tho: Wright & Betsie Groom a child Sally born Mar: 20 1784. Baptized Oct. 2 1784. p. 113.

• Tho: Wright & Elizab: Groom, Jean Dec. 17 1786. Baptized June 30 1787. p. 119. Will Wright & Martha Cawley, a daughter named Chicely born June 5, 1773. Baptized Jun. 13, 1773. p. 94.

  An Index of the Older Wills, Inventories, Divisions, Etc. of Goochland Co., VA:

Name                     Year     Book      Page
Wright, James D.         1825      26       300
Wright, John             1729       1       194
Wright, Maridy           1735       2       163

Richmond, VA, Nov. 7, 1892>

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the "Parish Register of Goochland Parish, begun Anno 1756 by William Douglass, Minister" and contained in a large manuscript volume, bound in parchment, is my own property, having descended to me from the author, as follows:

First: William Douglass' heir was his only child, Peggy Douglass, who married Nicholas Merriwether, by whom there were six children, of whom, Elizabeth Merriwether was the sixth, and my own father's mother. Nicholas Merriwether died Dec. 19th 1772, and his widow married Chiles Tyrril Feb. 20, 1783. On Sept. 8 1784 they had a son, born to them, James Hunter Tyrril (or Terell) who was the 7th child of Peggy Douglass, inherited this manuscript of his grandfather, and left it to his adopted son and heir James Hunter Minor, whose only daughter I married, and whose widow, Mary W. Minor, now of Charlottesville, VA, who was also his heir, gave the said manuscript to me, Robert W. Lewis.

The Rev. William Douglass was grandfather to my grandmother, Elizabeth Lewis, of Locust Grove, Charlottesville, VA. I inherited his library of several hundred volumes. Bishop Meade used this manuscript in composing his "Old Churches & Families of Virginia". I also own "The History of the House of Douglas" autograph copy of the Rev. Wm. Douglas, brought over from Scotland in 1750, showing him to be a lineal descendant of the Ducal House of Douglas (769 A.D. - 1490 A.D.).

Signed by me, ROBERT W. LEWIS

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