Joseph Wright

1735 - 1816  (81 years)

• Name	Joseph Wright
  Birth	13 Mar 1735
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Aug 1816  [1]
  Will	26 Nov 1816	Frederick Co., MD
  	Book HS2 p. 23 Testator: Joseph Wright of Pipe Creek, Frederick, Maryland Will date: 6 June 1812 Will proved in court: 26 November 1816 To my wife, Mary Wright 124 acres on Little Pipe Creek To my daughters: Mary Wright, Rachel Wright and Susanna Wright To the children of my daughter in law, Catherine which she bore to my son William Wright, deceased. My three following named children: Samuel Wright, Ann and Elizabeth to be paid to them ten years after my decease or ten years after my wife's decease. Daughter, Susanna is named executrix. My grandson, Joseph, son of my deceased son, William is executor Witnesses: William Shepherd, Allen Hibberd and Amos Farquhar. --------------------------------- Joseph Wright renounced right of executorship.
  Person ID	I480	EC Roots
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John Wright,   b. Abt 1710, Ireland
  Mother	Elizabeth
  Family ID	F165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Farquhar,   b. 22 Nov 1739
  Marriage	9 Apr 1761	Pipe Creek Friends, Union Bridge, Carroll Co., MD   [2]
  Children	1. William Wright,   b. 27 Jan 1764
  Family ID	F166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 9 Apr 1761 - Pipe Creek Friends, Union Bridge, Carroll Co., MD  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S62] Frederick County Equity Abstracts, (https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc6000/sc6016/county/index.htm#Frederick), HS-4. 29-49 - WRIGHT, OGBORN, FARQUHAR, THOMAS, RICHARDSON, SWITZER - Nov 1829 Francis B. SAPPINGTON vs Heirs of Joseph WRIGHT Joseph WRIGHT of Pipe Creek, d/ 10 Aug 1816 (will 20 Jun 1812; 26 NOv 1816) widow - Mary (d/ 10 May 1822) and children, d/ Mary WRIGHT (d/ 1 May 1829 with will) d/ Rachel WRIGHT (d/ 20 May 1824 with will) d/ Susannah WRIGHT s/ William WRIGHT, dec'd ...w/ Catharine and children, ......Joseph WRIGHT ......Ann w/o Caleb OGBORN ......Ruth w/o Joel FARQUHAR ......Elizabeth WRIGHT ......Charles WRIGHT ......William WRIGHT ......Mary w/o John THOMAS - Indiana s/ Samuel WRIGHT - Indiana d/ Anne RICHARDSON - Illinois d/ Elizabeth w/o Edward RICHARDSON - Ohio Will divided land between first four named children with monies going to last three children. Executors were d/ Susanna and grandson, Joseph WRIGHT. Witnesses: William SHEPHERD, Ellen HIBBERD, Amos FARQUHAR. Land - "Kefadda", "The Fancy", and "Quaker's Good Will", 122 acres, including a house and mill, Wright's Mill, on Little Pipe Creek.from Joseph WRIGHT Jr. (s/o Wm.) to Joseph WRIGHT Jr. and w/ Mary on 16 Jun 1812 for $6,000; but from Joseph WRIGHT Sr. and w/ Mary to Joseph WRIGHT Jr. on 15 Jun 1812. Daughter Rachel's will left everything to her two sisters, Mary and Susannah. Daughter Mary's will left everything to her sister Susannah; and after her death, to be equally divided between siblings, Samuel, Anne and Elizabeth and to children of brother, William, being Joseph, Ruth, Elizabeth, Charles and William; sisters Susannah and Ruth as executrixes. Trustee was James RAYMOND; private sale made to David SWITZER at $4,877.50. After the legacies were paid, Susannah received 3/4, $3,057.43 (hers and her two sisters); each of William's children received $97.97; ended 2 May 1833. [S61] WIlliam Wade Hinshaw, Encylopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol 1-6, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991-1994), Fairfax Monthly Meeting records. Mary, dt of William & Ann (MILLER) Farquhar of Frederick Co., Md; m 9-4-1761 at Pipe Creek MH, Md., Joseph WRIGHT s of John & Elizabeth Wright of Menallen Twp, York Co., Pa.