Washington/Wright Resources
Will of John Wright
Will of Mary Wright
Will of Rosamond Wright
Will of Elizabeth James
(Betsy Wright)
Will of John Wright
From Robert N. Grant
The will of John Wright dated on June 1, 1785, and probated on February 27,
1792, at Fauquier County, Virginia, W.B. 2/219
. . . .I give and desire and bequeath to my son James Wright all of that my land
lying on the east side of the run, being part of the tract of land whereon I now
live, in the County of Fauquier to him his Heirs & assigns forever. . . .
Item I give to my grand daughter Betsey Wright daughter to my son James Wright
one negro named Jinny to her, her Heirs and assigns forever. . . .
Item I give likewise to my two daughters Mary Wright & Rosamond Wright the
plantation whereon I now live and all the land I hold lying on the west side of
the said run above mentioned to them & their Heirs lawfully begotten of their
bodys forever to be divided between the two as they can agree, and in case they
die without such Heir. It is my Will and desire that the said land shall go to
my son James Wright to him his Heirs & assigns for ever.
Will of Mary Wright
Will dated Nov. 23 1812, proved March 25, 1822, WB 8 p 152
Fauquier
Niece: Betsey James that tract of land left by my father also one slave...
to Aldridge James slaves
to David James slaves
To Mary Smith slaves
To Margaret James slaves
to Joseph Aldridge Smith slaves
Exrs. Betsey James and Aldridge James
Wit: D. Smith, Wm Sinclair and Thornton W. Cropp.
Will of Rosamond Wright
In the name of God ……………..County of Fauquier in the
Commonwealth of Virginia…….to mind the uncertainty of this life and being at
this time of a sound mind…………be God for this same do make this my last Will and
Testament in manner and form following that is to say….as to what worldly goods
it hath pleased God to blefs me with.
I give devise and bequeath to Betsy James daughter of James Wright one Negro
woman named Diana she and her increase to her, her heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give to Aldridge James son of Betsy James one Negro boy named Olly and
one woman named Milly and her children named Lewis, Mateloa, Silva, Hanner they
and their increase to him his heirs and assigned forever.
Item I give to Margaret James daughter of Betsy James one Negro girl named
Lucina she and her increase to her and her heirs assigned forever.
Item I leave to my Brother and sister James and Mary Wright one Negro man named
Robert and woman named Lidda and as they have been good servants and now getting
old my wish is they may always be treated well and have a comfortable
maintenance when they are not able to labour.
The rest of my property I leave to the use of my Brother and Sister James and
Mary Wright except one choice bed and furniture I likewise give to Aldridge
James and lastly I hereby make and ordain constitute and appoint James Wright
and Aldridge James Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of February one
thousand eight hundred four.
Signed sealed published and declared Rosamond Wright (seal)
By the said testator as her Will and
Testament in our presence at her request
Subscribed our names as witnesses to
Clark X Preston Christopher S Brent
At a court held for Fauquier county on the 23rd day of September, 1811. This
last will and Testament of Rosamond Wright deceased was proved by the oaths of
Clark Preston and Christopher N. Brent witnesfes ….and ….to be recorded and on
the motion of Aldridge James one of the Executors therein named who made oath
and together with James Wright his security entered into and acknowledged bond
in the penalty of two thousand pounds….. as the law directs certificate is
granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.
Will of Elizabeth James
(Betsy Wright)
I Elizabeth James this 3rd day of January One thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight do make this my last will and testament.
In the first I give to my daughter Mary Smith one bed and furniture.
Item I give to my son David James one bed and furniture.
Item I give to Emily Ash one bed and furniture.
Item I give to my daughter Margaret Kelley's children my Negroes Joshua, Sedwick,
James, Judah and her children, also the tract of land that belonged to my
grandfather upon which I live but it is my will and testament that my son
Aldridge James retain possession of the said tract of land for five years after
my death free of rent or charge enjoining on him to use it as he would his own.
Item I give to my granddaughter Delia James my Negro girl Winney.
Item I give to my son Aldridge James all my remaining estate both real and
personal, and constitute him my executor of this my last will and testament.
It is my will that the foregoing property given to my daughter Margaret's
children be entirely under the control and management of their father.
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and date
above mentioned.
Elizabeth James (seal)
Testo
Gorg W. Sinclair, M. A. Chilton. Enos Hord
At the court held for Fauquier County on the 27th day of October, 1834. This
last will and testament of Elizabeth James was proved by the oaths of Gorg W.
Sinclair, M. A. Chilton and Enos Hord subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered
to be recorded.
Test. A. J. Marshall.
The Washington Ancestry and Records of the McClain Johnson and Forty Other Colonial American Families, Volume 1, by Charles Arthur Hoppin, 1932
The Washingtons of Virginia, The SAR Magazine, Winter 2000 Issue, Vol XCIV, No. 3
Burials at George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Bridges Creek Washington Family cemetery. at www.nps.gov/gewa/Page15graves.html
"The Washington-Wright Connection and some Descendants of Major Francis and Anne Wright", Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol IV, No. 3, January 1923
George Washington's Will with annotation at http://home.earthlink.net/~kmahlberg/KLinks/willgw.htm
Ancestors of American Presidents compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts, NEHGS, 1995