Submitted by: Robert N. Grant
Dan's listing for William Wright who died in 1806 at
Fauquier County, Virginia, is partially incorrect. I believe he took his
information from Charles Hoppin's articles and book, which incorrectly listed 1806
(year of death) William Wright of Fauquier County (place of death) as a
son of 1792 John Wright of Fauquier County. That 1806 William Wright
was born in 1740, which would make him too young to have been the
William who was the son of 1792 John Wright of Fauquier County. That
William, the son of 1792 John, was living on his own land and married to
Mary Grant in 1751. 1740 William Wright was only 11 years old at that
time.
So there were two William Wrights, one of whom was 1806 William Wright
of Fauquier County and was born in 1740 and came from York County and
the other of whom was the son of 1792 John Wright of Fauquier County and
married Mary Grant by 1751.
I have collected a substantial amount of circumstantial evidence
identifying the William Wright who was the son of 1792 John Wright of
Fauquier County as 1809 William Wright of Franklin County, Virginia, and
would be happy to share that information with other interested
researchers.
Robert N. Grant  Please place in the Subject Line: WEBPAGE-HISTORY 
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