Sally’s great-great-great-great-great Grandparents:
Stephen Wright ca 1710 – ca 1779 | his parents
& Ann ? ca 1720- ca June 1796 | her parents
of Nansemond County, Virginia
This is my working hypothesis – the way I see it as of this moment!!
Known Children of Stephen Wright & wife Ann:
1. Stephen Wright
2. Pensie Wright died ca 1790
married 1st William Edward Moore died ca 1780
a. James Wright Moore 7 Mar 1773 – 17 June 1815
married Esther Cotten 2 July 1782 – 6 Sept 1854
b. William Edward Moore ca 1775 – 1816 NH Co, NC
marrried ca 1800 Elizabeth Dickinson ca 1775 –
she was widow of James Cotten died 1797
married 2nd George Callis
c. George Callis ca 1785
3. William Wright died 1800
married ?
a. James Wright
Nansemond Co Census 1790 Capt Wm Eley’s Company -list of Wm Cowper: Wright, William (8 whites, 1 blacks) John (6 w) James (6 w )
Capt King’s Company: Wright, Miles (5 w, 5 b) Stephen (2 w 13 b) Moore, John Jun (4 w 9 b) John (9 w 6 b)
Capt Buxton’s Company: Wright, Wm (6 w 8 b)
1784 Capt Wm Eley’s Wright, Wm, sen (8 w 1 dwelling) James (5 w 1 d)
Capt Hudnal’s & Buxton’s Companies -Nath’s Buxton’s list: Moore, John (10 w, 1 d, 4 Other buildings) Ann (2 w, 1 d, 4 ob) Wright, Stephen (3w 2d 10ob) Miles (7w 1 d 3 ob) Wm (6w 1 d 8ob)
VA Newspaper clips
Wright, Stephen dec’d eaw. Matthew Phripp of Norfolk, VG 24 Jul 79
Wright, Stephen dec’d his ex Anne Wright will sell about 200 ac. of his land on the Western Branch near Norfolk, VGWeA 28 Feb 84
Wright, Mrs Ann of Norfolk died on Tues last in an advanced age NH 16 Jun 96, AGNPPA 17 Jun 96, AGGA 17 Jun 96, eaw her ex. Stephen Wright NH 28 Jul 96, 29 Mar 98.
Norman J Flythe in a 1986 letter to fellow researchers: I have a deposition of Wm Edward Moore (son of W E Moore) which gives his age in 1812 and shows him younger than James Wright Moore according to birthdate of James Wright Moore as given me by James Elliott Moore (the date given below). You note George Callis as guardian of the two Moore boys when they lost property to the British and he also had a claim. I infer from this that George Callis was their step-father. He later moved to Norfolk. We have a list of his children and I think George Jr was half-brother to James Wright Moore & William Edward Moore. I think their mother was a Wright and died before Callis went to Norfolk and this is when James Moore took the two boys into his home and he and Stephen Wright became involved with the estate of Wm Moore. There is a will of a William Wright who died about 1800 leaving his property to his son James Wright, but if he died before 21 with no heirs to go to his nephew George Callis. George Callis Sr died about the time Wm Wright did. James Wright evidently died without issue as his property was sold by Stephen Wright, Executor and some others. I think Wm Wright was brother to the mother of James Wright Moore. He probably was brother of Stephen Wright.
In the Clerks’ Receipt book of Nansemond county VA we find these entries. MOORE, JAMES VS BARNES 1793 257
MOORE, JAMES (GEO FAULK) VS HOWELL & VS BEAL, VS EWART, VS HENDERSON, VS HILL, & VS KING 1799 649
MOORE, JAMES (NCARO) (GEO FAULK TO PAY ND) VS HOWELL & GARDNER, VS HOWELL, VS GARDNER, VS HILL ADMX., VS KING, VS AVERY, VS HENDERSON & VS BEAL, ABATE AS TO BRADLEY, & VS EWART. 1798 599
MOORE, JAMES JOHN GILES FOR, VS BARNES 1789 11,33
MOORE, JAMES (NCARO) VS HOWELL & 1797 530
MOORE, JAMES REC. ACCT. AS GDN. TO WM. MOORE’S ORPHANS 1792 184
MOORE, JAMES GDN. TO WM. MOORE’S ORPHANS REC. GDN. ACCTS., & VS. BARNES 1791 109
MOORE, JAMES & STEPHEN WRIGHT EXORS. OF WM. MOORE ORD. TO SETTLE ESTATE 1795 390
MOORE, WM. JAMES MOORE GDN. OF ORPHANS OF, REC. ACCTS., & VS BARNES 1791 109
MOORE, WM. JAMES MOORE GDN TO ORPHANS OF, REC. ACCTS. 1792 184 MOORE, WM. JAMES MOORE & STEPHEN WRIGHT EXORS OF, ORD TO SETTLE DECD ESTATE 1795 390
MOORE, WM STEPHEN WRIGHT EXOR OF, ORD TO SETTLE DECD ESTATE 1797 549
VESTRY BOOK OF THE UPPER PARISH