Benjamin Wright, Jr

1803 - 1875  (72 years)

• Name	Benjamin Wright
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	1803	Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Oct 1875  [3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	First County Clerk of Jackson County, 1831: Bond, 25 July 1831, no term stated, sureties: Thomas A Hereford, John McKown, bonded for $3000 Taxes on Law Processes, 7/25/1831, Term - 5/23/1831-9/1/1831, bond $1000, sureties: Thomas A Hereford, John McKown Taxes on Law Processes Bond, 8/27/1831 Bond for County clerk, 8/29/1832 County Clerk Bond, 9/1/1834, 1yr
  Person ID	I5451	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2007

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Wright, Sr,   b. 1755, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Dec 1829, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Casto,   b. 10 Mar 1769, Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA ,   d. Abt Apr 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1784	Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA - is she the woman 60-70, living with Ruhanna & Ephraim Evans 1850 Jackson, VA , she is living with son Benjamin "Jackson County in the Wars" Revolutionary Soldiers Wright, Benjamin Sr. He and his wife living in Mason county in 1820 census, both aged 45 and up, with 5 boys and 2 girls in family. Erected the first grist and sawmill at present Cottageville, long known as Wright's mill for Benjamin. He was a son of Jonathan and Sarah (Yard) Wright, of Pennsylvania. An article by Mrs Corinne Staats Fisher in the Jackson Herald states that he was a soldier of the Revolution, as, indeed, were most young men his age living on the Pennsylvania frontier at the time of the war. His son, Benjamin Wright, Jr, age 46 in 1850 census of Jackson county, was the first County Clerk of the new county in 1831. Benjamin Wright, Sr (heirs) owned 1015 1/2 acres of land in the county on Washington's and Fall Runs and Mill Creek in 1832, reference JC Land Book for 182. This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Mill Creek" Wright Family Benjamin Wright, who built the mill at what is now Cottageville, came from Greene County, Pennsylvania, about 1800. He married Sarah Casto, as his first wife, and later married a Flowers. Of his children, if the river story is to be credited, he had three daughters who married respectively, a White, Black and Brown. Of others, I find: A daughter who married Squire Evans, for whom the town was named. Benjamin Wright, Jr, who was the first Clerk of the County Court of Jackson County. Benjamin Jr had children: Ruenna who married Hart Rader, Dr. "Bib" Wright, of Ripley and a daughter who married Ed Butcher. Another daughter of Benjamin Wright, Sr, married Joe Bibbee. To this, another historian adds a daughter who married Robert Shively.
  Family ID	F574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Miriam 'Nessa' Flowers,   b. Abt 1808, Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1866  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1827	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [4, 5]
  Divorced	Between 19 Feb 1845 and Jan 1845	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Notes	1840 Jackson Co VA 1m 30-40 1850 Jackson Co VA # 977-983 Wright Benj 46 M Merchant 1000 Va Wright Elija 19 M Doctor Pa Wright James 15 M Va Wright Jane 17 F Va Wright Sarah 82 F Va Jones Roxanna 24 F Va 1860 Jackson Co VA he is living at the hotel in Ripley, age 55 1870 JC Mill Creek Dist l/w daughter Ruhama Benjamin 65 John House "Pioneers of Jackson Co" Second wife was a Flowers 3 daughters married men named White, Brown & Black Another daughter married Joe Bibbee, to this . . .a daughter married Robert Shively.
  Children	1. Ruanna Wright,   b. 10 Apr 1827, Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 84 years)   2. Elijah B Wright,   b. Abt 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. James Wright,   b. Abt 1835, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Dr Bib Wright,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Jane Wright,   b. CA 1833, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 17 Jun 1827 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] Jackson County in the Wars. [S1205] Census. [S170] Cemeteries JC Vol 2. [S75] Casto manuscript. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV. [S138] Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia.