Reuben Wright
Birth: 10 Jan 1790 in North Carolina
Death: There is a question about the date of Reuben's death. Some recoreds state it as 27 September 1845 others bet 25 Sep-18 Nov 1843,in Putnam Co., Indiana; Married: ABT 1811 in North Carolina to Ruth Shirley b: 26 Nov 1793 in Newberry County, South Carolina [42370231]; died 23 Mar 1873,Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa
Children:
Cynthia Wright, b: ABT 1812 North Carolina
Lemuel Wright, b: 1814 Davidson, North Carolina; Death: bef 16 Aug 1842 in Putnam Co., Indiana
Isom S Wright, b: Feb 1816 North Carolina; died: 16 Apr 1901, Mills County, Iowa
Frances Wright, b: 23 Sep 1817 North Carolina; died 19 Nov 1910, Mills County, Iowa
Appler Reuben Wright, b: 29 Jan 1829 Putnam County, Indiana; died 28 Oct 1890 Mills County, Iowa
John D. Wright, b: 16 Apr 1835 Putnam Co., Indiana; died 18 Mar 1902, Mills County, Iowa
Order Book, Circuit Court, B Probate, Jan 1839 to Aug 1844. Friday, November 17, 1843, 5th day of the term.
Isom S. Wright, Admr (will annexed) of Reuben Wright, Dec’d.
Comes now Isom S. Wright [this is his son, not Reuben's brother], and on motion and for good cause shown It is ordered that he be appointed administrator with the will annexed of Reuben Wright late of said county, deceased, and thereupon the following letters of administration together with a copy of said will were issued to the said Isom S. Wright to wit:
"State of Indiana Putnam County, Sct. I, William S. Townsend Clerk of the Probate Court within and for said County, do hereby certify that administration with the will annexed of the goods, chattels, rights, credits, moneys and effects, which were of Reuben Wright, late of said County deceased, is granted unto Isom S. Wright, and he, Isom S. Wright, is authorized to administer the same according to said will. Witnesseth my hand and the seal of said court this 17th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three. Will S Townsend, clerk And thereupon the said will is duly proven, as follows to wit: .
"I Reuben Wright, being of sane mind and considering the uncertainty of life do bequeath my property as follows: To my wife [Ruth] her dower as the present law of Indiana prescribes. To Lucinda Jones, wife of Green Jones, one hundred dollars. To Isom Wright, Cinthia Mullinix and Fanny [Frances] Gilliland, my children five dollars each - and all the balance of my property, both real and personal to my two sons Appler R. Wright and John D. Wright. Given under my hand and seal this 26th September, 1843. I hereby revoke all former wills. Reuben Wright (his X mark) In presence of teste L. M Knight, T H Clark, Philo Hyde.. [Who is Lucinda Jones, wife of Green Jones?? sg]
"Comes now in open court Thomas H. Clark of said county and being duly sworn upon his oath deposeth and saith that the last will and testament hereunto attached by wafer, is the last will and testament of Reuben Wright, late of the said county deceased, the testator therein named, that the said testator declared the same to be his last will and testament, in the presence and hearing of this deponent, Lenox M. Knight and Philo Hyde, that the same was correctly read over to the said testator, before he the said testator signed the same, that he the said testator signed the same in the presence of this deponent, and the said Lenox M. Knight and Philo Hyde, that the said testator at the time of signing the same was of sound mind, memory and discretion , of lawful age and under no restraint whatever, that this deponent and the said Lenox M Knight and Philo Hyde signed the same as witnesses thereto in the presence and at the request of the said testator and in the presence of each other. And further this deponent saith not..
T. H Clark, subscribed and sworn to in open court this 17th day of November 1843. Will. S. Townsend, Clerk." And thereupon the said Isom S. Wright entered into and filed his bond conditioned according to law in the penal sum of five thousand dollars with Joseph F. Farley, David Rudisill and Nathan Sells as his securities who are approved of as such by the court; and said bond is in these words and figures to wit (here insert it) And thereupon said Isom S. Wright was duly sworn as such administrator according to law. And this cause is continued --.
Putnam County, Indiana Deed Book U, pp. 528-529, July 1856-Aug 1857. - A. R. Wright & Sarah Wright, Isom S. Wright & Dosha Wright, Jonathon Mullinix & Cynthia Mullinix, John D. Wright, Ruthey Wright [Reuben's widow] and Edward Gilliland & Frances [Wright] Gilliland of Putnam County.
[Note: Isom S. Wright is the son of Reuben and the administrator of his father’s estate…… sg].
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Birth: 10 Jan 1790 in North Carolina
Death: There is a question about the date of Reuben's death. Some recoreds state it as 27 September 1845 others bet 25 Sep-18 Nov 1843,in Putnam Co., Indiana; Married: ABT 1811 in North Carolina to Ruth Shirley b: 26 Nov 1793 in Newberry County, South Carolina [42370231]; died 23 Mar 1873,Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa
Children:
Cynthia Wright, b: ABT 1812 North Carolina
Lemuel Wright, b: 1814 Davidson, North Carolina; Death: bef 16 Aug 1842 in Putnam Co., Indiana
Isom S Wright, b: Feb 1816 North Carolina; died: 16 Apr 1901, Mills County, Iowa
Frances Wright, b: 23 Sep 1817 North Carolina; died 19 Nov 1910, Mills County, Iowa
Appler Reuben Wright, b: 29 Jan 1829 Putnam County, Indiana; died 28 Oct 1890 Mills County, Iowa
John D. Wright, b: 16 Apr 1835 Putnam Co., Indiana; died 18 Mar 1902, Mills County, Iowa
Order Book, Circuit Court, B Probate, Jan 1839 to Aug 1844. Friday, November 17, 1843, 5th day of the term.
Isom S. Wright, Admr (will annexed) of Reuben Wright, Dec’d.
Comes now Isom S. Wright [this is his son, not Reuben's brother], and on motion and for good cause shown It is ordered that he be appointed administrator with the will annexed of Reuben Wright late of said county, deceased, and thereupon the following letters of administration together with a copy of said will were issued to the said Isom S. Wright to wit:
"State of Indiana Putnam County, Sct. I, William S. Townsend Clerk of the Probate Court within and for said County, do hereby certify that administration with the will annexed of the goods, chattels, rights, credits, moneys and effects, which were of Reuben Wright, late of said County deceased, is granted unto Isom S. Wright, and he, Isom S. Wright, is authorized to administer the same according to said will. Witnesseth my hand and the seal of said court this 17th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three. Will S Townsend, clerk And thereupon the said will is duly proven, as follows to wit: .
"I Reuben Wright, being of sane mind and considering the uncertainty of life do bequeath my property as follows: To my wife [Ruth] her dower as the present law of Indiana prescribes. To Lucinda Jones, wife of Green Jones, one hundred dollars. To Isom Wright, Cinthia Mullinix and Fanny [Frances] Gilliland, my children five dollars each - and all the balance of my property, both real and personal to my two sons Appler R. Wright and John D. Wright. Given under my hand and seal this 26th September, 1843. I hereby revoke all former wills. Reuben Wright (his X mark) In presence of teste L. M Knight, T H Clark, Philo Hyde.. [Who is Lucinda Jones, wife of Green Jones?? sg]
"Comes now in open court Thomas H. Clark of said county and being duly sworn upon his oath deposeth and saith that the last will and testament hereunto attached by wafer, is the last will and testament of Reuben Wright, late of the said county deceased, the testator therein named, that the said testator declared the same to be his last will and testament, in the presence and hearing of this deponent, Lenox M. Knight and Philo Hyde, that the same was correctly read over to the said testator, before he the said testator signed the same, that he the said testator signed the same in the presence of this deponent, and the said Lenox M. Knight and Philo Hyde, that the said testator at the time of signing the same was of sound mind, memory and discretion , of lawful age and under no restraint whatever, that this deponent and the said Lenox M Knight and Philo Hyde signed the same as witnesses thereto in the presence and at the request of the said testator and in the presence of each other. And further this deponent saith not..
T. H Clark, subscribed and sworn to in open court this 17th day of November 1843. Will. S. Townsend, Clerk." And thereupon the said Isom S. Wright entered into and filed his bond conditioned according to law in the penal sum of five thousand dollars with Joseph F. Farley, David Rudisill and Nathan Sells as his securities who are approved of as such by the court; and said bond is in these words and figures to wit (here insert it) And thereupon said Isom S. Wright was duly sworn as such administrator according to law. And this cause is continued --.
Putnam County, Indiana Deed Book U, pp. 528-529, July 1856-Aug 1857. - A. R. Wright & Sarah Wright, Isom S. Wright & Dosha Wright, Jonathon Mullinix & Cynthia Mullinix, John D. Wright, Ruthey Wright [Reuben's widow] and Edward Gilliland & Frances [Wright] Gilliland of Putnam County.
[Note: Isom S. Wright is the son of Reuben and the administrator of his father’s estate…… sg].
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Reuben Wright
Birth: 10 Jan 1790 in North Carolina
Death: There is a question about the date of Reuben's death. Some recoreds state it as 27 September 1845 others bet 25 Sep-18 Nov 1843,in Putnam Co., Indiana; Married: ABT 1811 in North Carolina to Ruth Shirley b: 26 Nov 1793 in Newberry County, South Carolina [42370231]; died 23 Mar 1873,Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa
Children:
Cynthia Wright, b: ABT 1812 North Carolina
Lemuel Wright, b: 1814 Davidson, North Carolina; Death: bef 16 Aug 1842 in Putnam Co., Indiana
Isom S Wright, b: Feb 1816 North Carolina; died: 16 Apr 1901, Mills County, Iowa
Frances Wright, b: 23 Sep 1817 North Carolina; died 19 Nov 1910, Mills County, Iowa
Appler Reuben Wright, b: 29 Jan 1829 Putnam County, Indiana; died 28 Oct 1890 Mills County, Iowa
John D. Wright, b: 16 Apr 1835 Putnam Co., Indiana; died 18 Mar 1902, Mills County, Iowa
Order Book, Circuit Court, B Probate, Jan 1839 to Aug 1844. Friday, November 17, 1843, 5th day of the term.
Isom S. Wright, Admr (will annexed) of Reuben Wright, Dec’d.
Comes now Isom S. Wright [this is his son, not Reuben's brother], and on motion and for good cause shown It is ordered that he be appointed administrator with the will annexed of Reuben Wright late of said county, deceased, and thereupon the following letters of administration together with a copy of said will were issued to the said Isom S. Wright to wit:
"State of Indiana Putnam County, Sct. I, William S. Townsend Clerk of the Probate Court within and for said County, do hereby certify that administration with the will annexed of the goods, chattels, rights, credits, moneys and effects, which were of Reuben Wright, late of said County deceased, is granted unto Isom S. Wright, and he, Isom S. Wright, is authorized to administer the same according to said will. Witnesseth my hand and the seal of said court this 17th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three. Will S Townsend, clerk And thereupon the said will is duly proven, as follows to wit: .
"I Reuben Wright, being of sane mind and considering the uncertainty of life do bequeath my property as follows: To my wife [Ruth] her dower as the present law of Indiana prescribes. To Lucinda Jones, wife of Green Jones, one hundred dollars. To Isom Wright, Cinthia Mullinix and Fanny [Frances] Gilliland, my children five dollars each - and all the balance of my property, both real and personal to my two sons Appler R. Wright and John D. Wright. Given under my hand and seal this 26th September, 1843. I hereby revoke all former wills. Reuben Wright (his X mark) In presence of teste L. M Knight, T H Clark, Philo Hyde.. [Who is Lucinda Jones, wife of Green Jones?? sg]
"Comes now in open court Thomas H. Clark of said county and being duly sworn upon his oath deposeth and saith that the last will and testament hereunto attached by wafer, is the last will and testament of Reuben Wright, late of the said county deceased, the testator therein named, that the said testator declared the same to be his last will and testament, in the presence and hearing of this deponent, Lenox M. Knight and Philo Hyde, that the same was correctly read over to the said testator, before he the said testator signed the same, that he the said testator signed the same in the presence of this deponent, and the said Lenox M. Knight and Philo Hyde, that the said testator at the time of signing the same was of sound mind, memory and discretion , of lawful age and under no restraint whatever, that this deponent and the said Lenox M Knight and Philo Hyde signed the same as witnesses thereto in the presence and at the request of the said testator and in the presence of each other. And further this deponent saith not..
T. H Clark, subscribed and sworn to in open court this 17th day of November 1843. Will. S. Townsend, Clerk." And thereupon the said Isom S. Wright entered into and filed his bond conditioned according to law in the penal sum of five thousand dollars with Joseph F. Farley, David Rudisill and Nathan Sells as his securities who are approved of as such by the court; and said bond is in these words and figures to wit (here insert it) And thereupon said Isom S. Wright was duly sworn as such administrator according to law. And this cause is continued --.
Putnam County, Indiana Deed Book U, pp. 528-529, July 1856-Aug 1857. - A. R. Wright & Sarah Wright, Isom S. Wright & Dosha Wright, Jonathon Mullinix & Cynthia Mullinix, John D. Wright, Ruthey Wright [Reuben's widow] and Edward Gilliland & Frances [Wright] Gilliland of Putnam County.
[Note: Isom S. Wright is the son of Reuben and the administrator of his father’s estate…… sg].
Source of information: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=danielbluemel&id=I5359
Birth: 10 Jan 1790 in North Carolina
Death: There is a question about the date of Reuben's death. Some recoreds state it as 27 September 1845 others bet 25 Sep-18 Nov 1843,in Putnam Co., Indiana; Married: ABT 1811 in North Carolina to Ruth Shirley b: 26 Nov 1793 in Newberry County, South Carolina [42370231]; died 23 Mar 1873,Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa
Children:
Cynthia Wright, b: ABT 1812 North Carolina
Lemuel Wright, b: 1814 Davidson, North Carolina; Death: bef 16 Aug 1842 in Putnam Co., Indiana
Isom S Wright, b: Feb 1816 North Carolina; died: 16 Apr 1901, Mills County, Iowa
Frances Wright, b: 23 Sep 1817 North Carolina; died 19 Nov 1910, Mills County, Iowa
Appler Reuben Wright, b: 29 Jan 1829 Putnam County, Indiana; died 28 Oct 1890 Mills County, Iowa
John D. Wright, b: 16 Apr 1835 Putnam Co., Indiana; died 18 Mar 1902, Mills County, Iowa
Order Book, Circuit Court, B Probate, Jan 1839 to Aug 1844. Friday, November 17, 1843, 5th day of the term.
Isom S. Wright, Admr (will annexed) of Reuben Wright, Dec’d.
Comes now Isom S. Wright [this is his son, not Reuben's brother], and on motion and for good cause shown It is ordered that he be appointed administrator with the will annexed of Reuben Wright late of said county, deceased, and thereupon the following letters of administration together with a copy of said will were issued to the said Isom S. Wright to wit:
"State of Indiana Putnam County, Sct. I, William S. Townsend Clerk of the Probate Court within and for said County, do hereby certify that administration with the will annexed of the goods, chattels, rights, credits, moneys and effects, which were of Reuben Wright, late of said County deceased, is granted unto Isom S. Wright, and he, Isom S. Wright, is authorized to administer the same according to said will. Witnesseth my hand and the seal of said court this 17th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three. Will S Townsend, clerk And thereupon the said will is duly proven, as follows to wit: .
"I Reuben Wright, being of sane mind and considering the uncertainty of life do bequeath my property as follows: To my wife [Ruth] her dower as the present law of Indiana prescribes. To Lucinda Jones, wife of Green Jones, one hundred dollars. To Isom Wright, Cinthia Mullinix and Fanny [Frances] Gilliland, my children five dollars each - and all the balance of my property, both real and personal to my two sons Appler R. Wright and John D. Wright. Given under my hand and seal this 26th September, 1843. I hereby revoke all former wills. Reuben Wright (his X mark) In presence of teste L. M Knight, T H Clark, Philo Hyde.. [Who is Lucinda Jones, wife of Green Jones?? sg]
"Comes now in open court Thomas H. Clark of said county and being duly sworn upon his oath deposeth and saith that the last will and testament hereunto attached by wafer, is the last will and testament of Reuben Wright, late of the said county deceased, the testator therein named, that the said testator declared the same to be his last will and testament, in the presence and hearing of this deponent, Lenox M. Knight and Philo Hyde, that the same was correctly read over to the said testator, before he the said testator signed the same, that he the said testator signed the same in the presence of this deponent, and the said Lenox M. Knight and Philo Hyde, that the said testator at the time of signing the same was of sound mind, memory and discretion , of lawful age and under no restraint whatever, that this deponent and the said Lenox M Knight and Philo Hyde signed the same as witnesses thereto in the presence and at the request of the said testator and in the presence of each other. And further this deponent saith not..
T. H Clark, subscribed and sworn to in open court this 17th day of November 1843. Will. S. Townsend, Clerk." And thereupon the said Isom S. Wright entered into and filed his bond conditioned according to law in the penal sum of five thousand dollars with Joseph F. Farley, David Rudisill and Nathan Sells as his securities who are approved of as such by the court; and said bond is in these words and figures to wit (here insert it) And thereupon said Isom S. Wright was duly sworn as such administrator according to law. And this cause is continued --.
Putnam County, Indiana Deed Book U, pp. 528-529, July 1856-Aug 1857. - A. R. Wright & Sarah Wright, Isom S. Wright & Dosha Wright, Jonathon Mullinix & Cynthia Mullinix, John D. Wright, Ruthey Wright [Reuben's widow] and Edward Gilliland & Frances [Wright] Gilliland of Putnam County.
[Note: Isom S. Wright is the son of Reuben and the administrator of his father’s estate…… sg].
Source of information: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=danielbluemel&id=I5359
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