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William Burt Wright I

Profile & Legacies Summary

2nd Jan 1742 - 1796

Biography

Resident slave-owner in Jamaica.

  1. Probably the William, son of James Cooper and Ann Wright born 02/01/1742 and baptised 11/01/1742 in St Elizabeth, Jamaica (from a later copy of the register). Note the year of baptism is unclear.

  2. William Burt Wright was buried at Lacovia, 05/02/1796.


Sources

Unsourced family tree: http://www.stclairresearch.com/alex/jamaica.html" [accessed 29/11/2018].

  1. Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].

  2. Familysearch.org, Jamaican parish registers, St Elizabeth, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1705-1820) p. 339.

We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.

Further Information

Spouse
Married but no further details
Children
William Burt Wright II

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1807 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Previous owner
Cornwall & Craighead [ Jamaica | St Elizabeth ]

Relationships (6)

William Burt Wright I
Father → Son
William Burt Wright II
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William Burt Wright I
Father → Son
Robert Benstead Wright the younger
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William Burt Wright I
Father → Daughter
Sarah Tharp Petgrave Brooks (née Wright)
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William Burt Wright I
Father-in-law → Daughter-in-law
Nicola Wright (née Watson)
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William Burt Wright I
Brothers
Robert Benstead Wright the elder
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William Burt Wright I
Uncle → Nephew
Nathaniel Wright
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