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Books and online references make a case for Elizabeth, wife of Gideon, and Catherine, wife of Hezekiah, as sisters, daughters of Charles [Karel] Dunland/Dorlandt of New York. A book on THE DORLAND FAMILY IN AMERICA, by John Dorland Cremer, 1898, seems to indicate this is not possible. There was an immigrant from Holland, Jan Gerretse Dorlandt, that came to Brooklyn. One of his sons was Gerret/Gerretse Dorlandt who married (1) Cornelia DeBeauvoise in New Amersterdam, and (2) Gertrude Aukes Van Nuys about 1675 in Brooklyn. There are six known children of whom the eldest Charles [Karel] was born in Flatbush and might have been the only child of the first wife. However, Charles did not live in Oyster Bay where Elizabeth & Catherine supposed to have lived - his residence was in Jamaica NY where his children were baptized. He did have a daughter Elizabeth, baptized at Jamaica on 25 Mar 1727, but he apparently had no Catherine. Charles had a brother John who did live in Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY. John married Mary Birdsall and they did have a daughter Anna who married Elijah Wright; she was baptized 27 Jul 1722; Anna & Elizjah Wright lived in Norwich. Their other daughters are listed as Cornelia, Mary and Mercy. However, there is a confusing footnote that remarks on the duplication of names among the children of John & Mary of Oyster Bay and the children of their sons Charles of Orange Co and Daniel of Nova Scotia. This footnote says all three families had a Catherine, but no Catherine was given as a daughter of John and Mary in the list of their children on the page. The footnote goes on to state that their were two of these families that had an Elizabeth, but again the list of John and Mary has no Elizabeth. Granddaughters of John and Mary would likely be too young for consideration.
Since it has been proved that Gideon & Hezekiah Wright were NOT descended from the Oyster Bay Wrights in the first place, it also seems doubtful that the Durland sisters would have been from Oyster Bay. I know of no proof that the ladies were sisters and not all references agree that this was the case.


1790 Census. Stokes Co NC
Elizabeth Wright, 1 male under 16, 1 female, in the household
The only son known to Elizabeth was Hezekiah and he was listed for himself in this census. The known daughters had married.

STOKES COUNTY NC COUNTY COURT OF PLEAS & QUARTER SESSIONS 1790-1793, Carol Leonard Snow, 1999
p.32
Wed. 9 Mar 1791 Deed from John Wood to Elizabeth Wright proved by oath of William Hughlett and ordered recorded. (I believe this was the deed from John Wood to Hezekiah, her son - not Elizabeth)

Stokes Co NC Deeds: Vol 1, p.66
10 Jun 1791 Hezekiah Wright & Elizabeth Wright to George Hauser for £50 200 acres East side of Yadkin River. Wit: Christian Lash, Walter Franklin.
and Vol 1, p.140
2 Aug 1792 Hezekiah Wright of Wythe Co VA to Justice Reynolds for £200. Two tracts. 96 acres and 200 acres East side of Yadkin. Wit: John Williams, Gideon Reynolds. Gideon Reynolds proved in open court, Sept Term, 1792.

5 Jun 1797 Peter Hauser requested administration of the estate of Elizabeth Wright, dec'd in Stokes Co. Len Flynn, Walter Franklin, & Thomas Flynn, three of her sons-in-law posted bond.
12 May 1797 Inventory of Articles belonging to the estate of Elisabeth Wright, deceased, by P. Hauser. Some of the items were a horse, a bed and bedstead, clothes, chest, dishes and cookware, smoothing iron, hand saw and drawing knife, some hogs, shovel, ax, tub and water pail.
Estate Sale was held on 1 Jul 1797. There is no statement of who made each purchase, but there is a list of the total purchased by the following individuals: George Hauser, Walter Franklin, Saruu Browne, Luis Jonson, P. Hauser, Thomas Flin and Lin Flin. The total amount of the sale was £42 9sh 5p
Report of the Administration of the estate of Elizabeth Wright [no date] included 7 vouchers for amounts paid out of the estate. The vouchers were not in the file. Voucher #1 through #5 were all for £4. [ I suspects these were payments to the children and heirs of Elizabeth Wright - this could be Sarah "Sally" Flynn, Hezekiah, Elizabeth Flynn, Seruu Brown & Susannah Franklin]. #6 was for £10 4sh. #7 was for 12sh, the amount incurred by Peter Hauser for his administration as shown below. Total £30 16sh. Deducted from the Sale the amount left in the estate was £11 13sh 5p. This report was signed by the Commissioners E. Martin, John Martin, and Isaac Dalton, who had been assigned to settle.

Loose papers in the estate file include:
A bill from Walter Franklin for keeping and waiting and attending on Elizabeth Wright from 18 Mar 1796 to 14 May 1797. £18 2sh. Dated 15 Jan 1798.
A Receipt from Robert Williams, the Court Clerk for 12sh paid by Peter Hauser for expense involved in granting administration and recording the Sale and Inventory.
A receipt from the clerk's office that the amount of the Sale of the Estate as returned was £42 9sh 5p.
Three Receipts for £1 of wife's Legacy rec'd from P. Hauser on 29 Nov 1800, signed respectively, Thos. Flin, Walter Franklin, Laughlin Flin.

The following document, front and back, was misfilled in Hezekiah Wright's estate file:
14 Sep 1797 "If you please to Pay Sinuw My Part of my Mothers Astate Wat is Coming to me and this order Shall be your rect in full under my hand this Day of Septeber 14th 1797" Signed, Hezekiah Wright. To Mr. Peater Howser. Test: Elazabeth Pettitt.
on the back
28 Sep 1797 "this is to Certify that I Do hereby assign over my Right of the within order unto Thomas Flyn for value received of him as witness my hand. Suruu (her X mark) Brown.
Test: Saml Johnston
29 Nov 1800 "then rec'd of one points of the within orter by P. Hauser" Thos (his X mark) Flin

Birth	Abt 1730
Marriage	Abt 1755	Col. GIDEON WRIGHT
Death	Bef May 1797	Surry County, North Carolina

Spouse	Col. GIDEON WRIGHT ( - 1782)
Child	Sarah Wright (1756 - )
Child	Hezekiah Wright (1758 - )
Child	ELIZABETH WRIGHT (1760 - )
Child	[Infant] WRIGHT ( - 1761)
Child	Seruu WRIGHT ( - )
Child	Susannah Wright (1765 - )
Child	Living