Thomas S. Wright

Abt 1772 - 1848  (76 years)

• Name	Thomas S. Wright  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1772	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Biography	He was one of the five sons of Henry Wright and Rachel Pettit Wright. His father died in 1793, leaving him, by survey, 20 acres of land Henry's grandmother, Mary Wright had bought in 1693. Thomas was to receive 5 additional acres at the death of his uncle William, land that Henry had leased to William in 1784 for William's "natural life". As has been shown, Thomas Wright bought the shares of his brothers and two sisters between 1800 and 1831. The share he bought from sister Hessey in 1800, he and wife Rebecca sold to brother Edmund Wright on 15 April 1803 (DC Deeds 1800 - 1806, p. 260), the same day he purchased Edmund's share. On 16 February 1804, Edmund Wright "(son of Henry)" sold Hessey's 23 acres to Kendall Colony (p. 309). Thomas Wright bought 8 acres from Kendall and Tabitha Colony on 18 January 1808 (Deeds 1801 - 1810 p.41) . On 31 December 1836, Thomas Wright, Senr bought 26 acres from Colmer C. Hinman and wife Lovey H. for $400, land near Metompkin, bordered "northwest by lands of aforesaid Thomas Wright, Senr" (Deeds 1835 - 1837, p. 526). On 13 January 1835, George P. Barnes, Senr deeded 1 acre for $1.00 to "Thomas Wright, Senr, Edmund Bell, William C. White, George Warner and William P. Barnes, Trustees appted by Modest Town Baptist Church of the Metompkin meeting house --- for only purpose of Building a house of Worship for the benefit and use of the regular Baptists as long as a house shall be kept up on the premises for that purpose" (Deeds 1837 - 1839, p. 18). The old Metompkin Baptist Church in the area had been destroyed by a tornado in 1833, but it was not until 1852 that a new building to replace it was built on the 1 acre above. This first Zion Baptist Church stood on the corner where the present brick building now stands (Mariner, p. 636).
  Will	22 Jul 1848	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	To son Samuel Wright all my land lying westerly of a line of marked trees ... near the market road leading to Guilford (Bayside) & near a former line between the land I purchased of Walter Wright dec'd & the land on which I now reside ... across the land which I purchased of Colmore C. Hinman to ... the line between my lands & the lands of Matilda Taylor & also all the houses on the land I purchased of Walter Wright if not removed by me before my decease to be removed upon that part devised to him my son Samuel Wright ... To son William Thomas Wright all my land lying easterly of said line of marked trees ... To my daughter Elizabeth Wright Negro girl Sarah, but not her increase, the increase (if any) to my daughters Elizabeth, Catharine & Sarah. Also to daughter Elizabeth Wright ½ of the land which is my wife Rebeccah's maiden land & was her share of her father's real estate ... To the children of my daughter Mary Ann Rew (wife of James Rew) that are living at her death $800 to make her share equal to her other sisters ... To my daughter Catharine Wright $400 & the land known as the Selby Hickman land ... To my granddaughter Catharine Hope, daughter of my daughter Nancy Hope, formerly Nancy Wright $500. To my daughter Sarah Wright $300 & the other ½ of the land which was my wife Rebekah's maiden land ... To son William Thomas Wright ... & ... to my son Samuel Wright & William Thomas Wright. To my daughters Elizabeth, Catharine & Sarah Wright each ... The remainder to my daughters Elizabeth, Catharine & Sarah Wright, the children of my daughter Mary Ann Rew & my granddaughter Catharine Hope in kind. Sons Samuel Wright & William Thomas Wright Extrs. Witt: George W. Bundick, Zorobabel Chandler & James Chandler.
  Death	Aug 1848  [2]
  	Thomas Wright and his wife, Rebecca Hickman Wright, were likely buried on his land, without tombstones, in a family plot, which today contains the stones of their two sons.
  Probate	28 Aug 1848	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Edmund Parks & Edmund R. Allen were the securities.
  Record ID	36583
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Henry Wright, II,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Debora Dutton,   b. Abt 1635   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Henry Wright, IV,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1820  (Age < 49 years) ▻ Ann 'Nancy' (of Wm H I) Savage,  m. Abt 1792 + 2. Thomas S. Wright,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Aug 1848  (Age 76 years) ▻ Rebecca 'Rebeckah' Hickman,  m. 27 Jul 1802 ;   Margaret Belote,  m. 16 Dec 1793 + 3. William Wright,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1830  (Age < 54 years) ▻ Patience Dix,  m. 28 Feb 1797 + 4. Tabitha Wright,   b. Abt 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Kendall Colonna,  m. 23 Jan 1796 + 5. John Wright,   b. Abt 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1820  (Age < 41 years) ▻ Elizabeth 'Betsey' Dunton,  m. 17 Feb 1802   6. Esther 'Hessey' Wright,   b. Abt 1779, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Edward Wright,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1844  (Age 64 years) ▻ Susanna Littleton,  m. 19 Nov 1808
  Person ID	I36583	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	23 May 2003

  
  

  Father	Henry (79F) Wright, III,   b. Abt 1735, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Feb 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 59 years)
  Mother	Rachel Pettitt,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1768  [3]
  Family ID	F14315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca 'Rebeckah' Hickman,   b. Abt 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. May 1866 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1802	Worcester Co, Maryland   [4, 5]
  	He was shown as Thomas Wright and she as Zebrina? (probably Rebecca) Hickman. No other information was given.
  Children	1. Samuel Wright,   b. 7 Sep 1803, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Aug 1877 (Age 73 years)   2. Elizabeth Wright,   b. 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Apr 1870, Metompkin, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 64 years) + 3. Mary Ann Wright,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1893 (Age 83 years) ╚═ James H. (of Charles) Rew  (Age 69 years)  m. 5 Aug 1830   4. Catharine Wright,   b. Abt 1818, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Oct 1893 (Age 75 years) + 5. Ann 'Nancy' Wright,   b. Abt 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1850 (Age < 29 years) ╚═ William K. Hope  (Age 53 years)  m. 2 Apr 1839 + 6. William Thomas Wright, I,   b. Abt 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Dec 1876 (Age 52 years) ╚═ Mary S. Carey  (Age 65 years)  m. 18 Nov 1857 + 7. Sarah 'Sally' Wright,   b. Abt 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1890, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 65 years) ╚═ William K. Hope  (Age 53 years)  m. 4 Jul 1850
  Family ID	F11659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Belote,   b. Abt 1770   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	16 Dec 1793	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	George Belote was the security on the M.L.B. of Thomas Wright & Margaret Belote of George.
  Family ID	F46150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1772 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 16 Dec 1793 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - 22 Jul 1848 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 28 Aug 1848 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S770] Acc Co Surveyor's Record #1, p. 251 (8 Dec 1793, division among Henry Wright's 7 children), 770. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 627 (will of Thomas Wright Sr.), 688. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 355 (will of John Pettit), 570. [S743] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Wrights of Acc Co, VA, (Self Published, New Church, VA, 1994), 743. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594. [S622] Jean M. Mihalyka, Marriages, Northampton County, Virginia, 1660/1-1854 (Recorded in Bonds, Licenses, Minister Returns, and other sources), (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622.