Mack Williams Wright

Abt 1708 - 1786  (78 years)

• Name	Mack Williams Wright  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1708	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Biography	While no record has been found showing Mary Wright had a third son, Mackwilliams Wright bought 112½ acres from William Baker and wife Elizabeth and John Shepherd and wife Esther on 1 June 1731, for 4000 pounds of tobacco (Deeds and Wills 1729 - 1737, part 1, p. 150), land located west of Mary Wright's land (Whitelaw, p. 1118). Mackwilliams Wright bought an additional 100 acres on .14 July 1756 from John Dix, Junr and wife Leah for 29 pounds (Deeds 1746 - 1757, p. 689 and Whitelaw, p. 1089). Mackwilliams Wright wrote his will on 15 October 1766 (Wsills 1784 - 1786, p. 215). His son, William Wright, had died intestate by 30 July 1759, when Mc William Wright returned his inventory (Wills 1757 - 1761, p. 151). Mack Williams Wright's will was probated on 28 February 1786, almost twenty years after it was written. He named his wife as Elizabeth and made her and son Elijah executors. Other sons were: Abel Wright, Jacob Wright, George Wright and Henry Wright. He named his daughters as: Elizabeth Wright, Rachel Wright, Sinah Wright and Leah Wright. Son George Wright married Sally Dix in 1789 (MLB 1774 - 1806, p. 34) and became Accomack County Constable in 1804 (Orders 1804 - 1805). One of George Wright's children was James Wright (Land Causes 1727 - 1826, p. 94). James Wright married (1) Ann Bundick in 1816, (2) Mary Ann Finney in 1827 (MLB 1806 - 1832, p. 148), and died testate in 1831 (Wills 1828 - 1846, p. 93), naming his children as: Sarah Ann Wright, William Abbott Wright, Betsy Wright, James Wright and George L. (F.?) Wright.
  Will	15 Oct 1766	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	To wife Elizabeth the use of my plantation where I live and all my personal estate during her widowhood and then the plantation where I live to my son Elijah Wright & for want of heirs to my son Abel Wright. To son Jacob Wright plantation where he lives & 60 acres of land during his natural life, reversion to my son George Wright & for want of heirs of my son Abel Wright. To son George the remaining part of my land, being 40 acres. Daughter Elizabeth Wright, son Abel Wright, son Henry Wright, daughter Rachel Wright, daughter Sinah Wright & daughter Leah Wright residual legatees. Wife Elizabeth & son Elijah Executors. Witt: William Young Sr., Margaret Young & George Young.
  Death	Feb 1786  [2]
  Probate	28 Feb 1786	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Record ID	46108
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1600   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. Henry Wright, II,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Ann 'Nanny' (34) Scarburgh,  m. 1735 + 2. William Wright,   b. Abt 1703, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1733  (Age 30 years) ▻ Mary (--?--),  m. Abt 1725 + 3. Mack Williams Wright,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1786  (Age 78 years) ▻ Mary Dix,  m. Abt 1730 ;   Elizabeth (--?--),  m. Abt 1755
  Person ID	I46108	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2014

  
  

  Mother	Mary Wright,   b. Abt 1670, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1710 (Age 40 years) Other Partners: ╚═Edward Wright,   b. Abt 1645   d. Abt 1703  (Age 58 years)  m. Abt 1695    ╚═William Wright,   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1706
  Family ID	F43234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Dix,   b. Abt 1705, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1730
  	Mackwilliams Wright had married Mary Dix, sister to William Dix, by 4 February 1733, when William Dix wrote his will naming their son, William Wright, as a heir (Deeds & Wills 1729 - 1737, p. 272).
  Children	1. William Wright,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Jul 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 27 years) + 2. Henry Wright,   b. Abt 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 43 years) ╚═ Susannah (--?--)  m. Abt 1765   3. Elizabeth Wright,   b. Abt 1744, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rachel Wright,   b. Abt 1746, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Jacob Wright,   b. Abt 1747, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Jul 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 51 years) ╚═ Tamar (--?--)  m. Bef 25 Apr 1769;    ╚═ Rachel Pettitt  m. 19 Jun 1788   6. Sinah Wright,   b. Abt 1748, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Abel Wright,   b. Abt 1749, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1802 (Age 53 years) ╚═ Lucretia (--?--)  (Age 62 years)  m. Abt 1783 + 8. Elijah Wright,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1827 (Age 77 years) ╚═ Agnes Moore  m. Abt 1784   9. Leah Wright,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 10. George Wright,   b. Abt 1752, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years) ╚═ Sally Dix  m. 3 Oct 1789
  Family ID	F14305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1730   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1755  [2]
  Family ID	F45975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1708 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 15 Oct 1766 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 28 Feb 1786 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S743] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Wrights of Acc Co, VA, (Self Published, New Church, VA, 1994), 743. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 362 (Will of Mack Williams Wright), 570.