In 2006, I had correspondence with Cindy McCatchern and Cheryl Roy, regarding research into the
Cornwell, Randolph and
Wright families of
Prince William county. Within that correspondence Cheryl Roy asked me if this was MY Richard
Wright of my
Wright line in
Prince William county. I knew that he was, since no other Richard
Wright is known to have resided in
Prince William county at that time. But was he the only Richard
Wright there?
On margin: "5-April 1748 Dd
Blackburn"
This indenture made the twenty fifth and twenty sixth day of July in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty six between CHARLES
Cornwell and
BARBARY his wife of the Parish of Dettingen and County of
Prince William of one part and Richard
Blackburn of the Parish and County aforesaid gent. of the other part. Witnesseth that the said CHARLES
Cornwell and
BARBARY his wife for the sum of twenty eight pounds current money have sold unto the said Richard
Blackburn (in his actual possession by virtue of a bargain and sale for one whole year and by force of the statute for transferring uses into possession) and to his heirs and assigns forever all that parcel of land in the County of
Prince William near the head of the North Branch of Quantico by patent granted to the aforesaid CHARLES
Cornwell bearing date the fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and thirty one and joining the lands of CHARLES HARRIS, RICHARD DAVIS AND JOHN PARKER containing one hundred thirty one acres and bounded beginning at a pignut hickory near the line of Charles Harris and RICHARD DAVIS extending thence South West to a white oak on a point in a heap of stones then South West to a Spanish oak on a ridge North West to a white oak near the land of John Parker North West to a white oak by a small branch then North East to a stooping white oak then to the beginning as also one other parcel of land containing one hundred twenty six acres of land being the reversion of a greater tract of three hundred twenty six acres of land granted to the said CHARLES
Cornwell bearing date the 19th day of January one thousand seven hundred forty one . The other part of the said tract being sold by said CHARLES
Cornwell to William Lowe and now in possession of Richard
Wright and all houses and appurtenances whatsoever belonging to have and to hold unto the said Richard
Blackburn his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof they the said CHARLES
Cornwell AND
BARBARY his wife have set their hands and seals.
His
CHARLES C CORWELL
Mark
In presence of Her
George Mason
BARBARY X CORWELL
George
Gent Mark
His
PETER PC CORNWIL
Mark
At a court continued and held for the County of
Prince William on the 29th day of July 1746 CHARLES AND
BARBARY his wife (she being first privately examined and thereto consenting) acknowledged these indenture of lease and release and receipt to Richard
Blackburn gent. to be their acts and deeds which are admitted to record.
SOURCE: Deed Book I, Pages 162-166,
Prince William county, Va, Abstracted by Ruth and Sam Sparacio.
In all of the land deed information that has come to me, of Richard
Wright, his holdings have been within the area of Cedar Run & Broad Run in
Prince William county. If note is taken, the above states that Richard
Wright had "possession" of the above said grant. I do realize that possession does not prove ownership, so more than likely it was rented, but there was more than one Richard
Wright there during the same time period. I believe that one was Richard
Wright, Jr.(1765) and the other was his father, Richard
Wright (1767), son of Richard
Wright who was the father of Richard and William
Wright who expired in the year of 1700 in Stafford County.
March 5th 1765 (1-87)
Know all Men by these Presents, that we
Leanna
Wright, William More and James
Wilson are held and firmly bound to
Foushee Tebbs, William Carr,
Lewis Renoe and James Douglass,
Gent.
Justices of the
Court of
Prince William countynty, now sitting, in the sum of
one hundred pounds, To the Payment whereof
well and truly to be made to
the said Justices, and their Successors, we
bind ourselves, and each of us, our and each
of our Heirs, Executors and
Administrators, jointly and severally,
firmly by these Presents. Sealed with our
Seals, this fifth day of March in the
Year of our
Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred
and sixty five and in the Fifth Year of the
Reign of our Sovereign
LordGEORGE, the Third.
The Condition of this Obligation is such,
That if the above bound
Leanna Wright,
William More and James
Wilson administrator of the
Goods, Chattels, and Credits of Richard
Wright Jr. deceased,
do make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the
Goods, Chattels, and
Credits of the said Deceased, which
have, or shall come to the
Hands,
Possession, or Knowledge of her the said
Leanna
Wright or into the
Hands and
Possession of any other Person or
Persons for her and the same so made, do exhibit or
cause to be exhibited into the
County
Court of
Prince William as such Time
as she shall be thereunto required by the
said
Court, and the same
Goods,
Chattels, and Credits, and all other the
Goods, Chattels, and Credits of the said
Deceased, at the Time of his Death
which at any Time after, shall come to the
Hands, or Possession of the said
Leanna Wright or into the
Hands, or
Possession of any other Person or
Persons for her do well and truly administer
according to Law: And further do make
a just and true Account of her Actings and
Doings therein, when thereto required by the
said
Court, and all the Rest and
Residue of the said
Goods, Chattels, and
Credits, which shall be found remaining upon
the said Administrators
Account, the same being first examined and
allowed by the Justices of the
Court for the
Time being, shall deliver and pay unto such Person or
Persons respectively; as the said Justices by their
rder or Judgment shall direct, pursuant to
the Laws in that Case made and provided and
if it shall hereafter appear, that any Last
Will and Testament was made
by the said Deceased, and the Executor or
Executors therein named, do exhibit the same
into the said
Court, making Request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said
Leanna Wright being
thereunto required, do render and deliver up her Letters of
Administration, Approbation of such
Testament being first had and made in the
said Court: Then this Obligation to be void and
of none Effect, or else to remain in full
Force and
Virtue.
Sealed, and delivered, in presence of the
Court
Leanna
Wright SEALWilliam More
SEALJames
Wilson SEALDecember 7th 1767 (2-75)
Know all Men by these Presents, that we Mary
Ann
Wright, William
Wright, Joseph
Wright,
William More
& Jeremiah
Moore are held and firmly bound
to Henry Lee,
Foushee Tebbs, William
Tebbs &
Lewis Reno,
Gent.
Justices of the
Court of
Prince William
County, now sitting, in the sum of one
hundred pounds current money.
Payment whereof well and truly to be made to
the said Justices, and their Successors, we
bind ourselves, and each of
us, our and each of our Heirs, Executors and
Administrators, jointly and severally,
firmly by these Presents. Sealed
with our Seals, this seventh day of December
in the Year of our
Lord One Thousand Seven
Hundred and sixty-seven
and in the Seventh Year of the Reign of our
Sovereign
Lord GEORGE, the Third.
The Condition of this Obligation is such,
That if the above bound Mary Ann
Wright,
William
Wright, and
Joseph
Wright Executors of the Last Will and
Testament of Richard
Wright deceased, do
make, or cause to be made, a
true and perfect Inventory of all and
singular the
Goods, Chattels, and Credits of
the said Deceased, which have, or
shall come to the
Hands, Possession, or
Knowledge of them the said Mary, William &
Joseph or into the
Hands or
Possession of any other Person or
Persons for them and the same so made, do exhibit
into the County
Court of
PrinceWilliam at such Time as they shall be
thereunto required by the said Court; and
the same
Goods, Chattels and Credits,
and all other the
Goods, Chattels, and
Credits of the said Deceased, which at any
Time shall come to the
Hands,
Possession, or Knowledge of the said Mary,
William & Joseph or into the
Hands and
Possession of any other Person or
Persons for them do well and truly
administer according to Law; And further do
make a True and Just Account of
their Actings and doings therein, when
thereunto required by the said Court; and
also well and truly pay and deliver all
the Legacies contained and specified in the
said Testament, as far as the said
Goods,
Chattels and Credits, will
thereunto extend, and the Law shall charge:
Then this Obligation to be void and of none
Effect, else to remain in full
Force and
Virtue.
Sealed, and delivered, in presence of the
Court Mary Ann
Wright SEALWilliam
Wright SEALJoseph
Wright SEALWilliam
Moore SEALJeremiah
Moore SEALPrince William county Virginia
Bond Book 1732 - 1847
The Moore's were friends and neighbors of the
Wright family and do bind the two Richard Wright's as being of the same family and that one was a Jr. as stated and the likely son of the Richard (1767).
p. 141 William
Moore of Pr. William Co. 190
acres in said Co. adj. William
HALLEY, William SPILLERS, Henry
HALLEY, John
TACQUET, Philemon WATERS, Cedar
Run Rd., Richard
Wright, William
HALLEY dec'd now Thomas CHILTON's., Henry
HALLEY dec'd now James GRANCH & Leonard
HORNBY's. Surv. by Mr. John. 21 Jan
1740. (Survey plat in deed book). Book E, p.
407.
This also leaves open the possibility that John
Wright (1807)was a grandson of Richard
Wright (1767), along with a Thomas and Burditt
Wright. This John
Wright had a daughter named Mary Ann, who could have been named after her grandmother. But this, of course is unknown and probably will remain so, unless other information has been found.
Tamara Mitchell
