Abt 1793 - Yes, date unknown
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Name |
Wright Coley [1, 2] |
Birth |
Abt 1793 |
North Carolina [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Yes, date unknown |
Notes |
- Will Johnson shows him as born in 1788 in Columbus County, NC.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wjhonson&id=I63568
A Wright Coley was in Major Lillington's Detachment, North Carolina Militia, serving as a Private during the War of 1812 (Roll Box 43, M602). Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.
There are also Alabama land records for a Wright Coley, as follows
Name Wright Coley
Land Office SPARTA
Document Number 54
Total Acres 78.08
Signature Yes
Canceled Document No
Issue Date 2 Jul 1826
Mineral Rights Reserved No
Metes and Bounds No
Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names No
Act or Treaty April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names No
Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Land Description 1, E?SW, ST STEPHENS, No 1N, 10E, 12
The age and location are a good fit, but it is not certain the records above are for the Wright Coley who moved to Texas ca 1835. Further research should be done.
Ancestry.com also lists numerous Texas Land Title Abstracts relating to Wright Coley, though based on the dates they were likely related to his son, or some other Wright Coley.
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Census Listings:
1850 Census
Texas, Roberston County, Pr. 1
Enumerated 4 Nov 1850
116-116
Wright Coley 63 M Farmer $--- NC
Rebecca Coley 49 F NC
William R. Coley 26 M Farmer Ala
John G. Coley 24 M Ala
Mary A Coley 21 F Ala
Nancy Coley 18 F Ala
Wright P Coley 15 M Tx
Rebecca Coley 11 F Tx
Elizabeth Coley 9 F Tx
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Person ID |
I4308 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
17 Aug 2014 |
Family |
Rebecca ???, b. Abt 1801, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown |
Children |
| 1. William R. Coley, b. Abt 1823, Alabama d. Abt 1862 (Age ~ 39 years) |
| 2. John Coley, b. Abt 1826, Alabama d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Milla Coley, b. Abt 1827, Alabama d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Mary Ann Coley, b. Abt 1829, Alabama d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Nancy "Nan" Jeanette Coley, b. 9 Jan 1832, Alabama d. 20 Jul 1904, Robertson County, Texas (Age 72 years) |
| 6. Wright P. Coley, b. Abt 1835, Texas d. Yes, date unknown |
| 7. Rebecca Coley, b. Abt 1839, Texas d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. Elizabeth Coley, b. Abt 1841, Texas d. Yes, date unknown |
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Family ID |
F1270 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
9 Dec 2006 |
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Event Map |
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Sources |
- [S350] Schluter, Helen Gomer "1835 Sabine District, Texas Census" c. 1983 Distributed by Ericson Books, p 8 (Reliability: 3).
- [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Texas, Roberston County, Pr. 1 Enumerated 4 Nov 1850 116-116 (Reliability: 3).
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