Individual Details

Stokes Co NC 1790 Census
Hezekiah Wright, 1 white male over 16, 1 white female
He was on the same page with his mother, Thomas Poindexter, George Pettit, etc.

STOKES CO NC RECORD OF DEEDS, VOL. 1 1787-1793; Mrs. W. O. Absher & Mrs. Robert K. Hayes.
p.63-64 22 Feb 1790 John Wood to Hezekiah Wright for £300. 300 acres. Crooked Creek, Malcom Curry's line. Signed: John Wood. Wit: John Armstrong, Wm Hughlett, Robert Briggs. Proved by Wm Hughlett, Ordered recorded, March Term of Court, 1791.
p.61-62 3 May 1790 Hezekiah Wright to George Crissman for £210. 300 acres, Crooked Run. Signed: Hezekiah Wright. Wit: Jno. Armstrong, Jesse Lester, Wm Dodson. Acknowledge by Hezekiah Wright. Ordered recorded, March Term of Court, 1791.
p.66 10 Jun 1791 Hezekiah Wright and Elizabeth Wright to George Hauser, Esq. for £50, 200 acres East side Yadkin R. Signed: Hezekiah Wright, Elizabeth (x) Wright. Wit: Christian Lash, Walter (x) Franklin
p.67 9 Jun 1791 [same parties as above] For £100, 100 acres E side Yadkin R. [same signees and witnesses]

STOKES COUNTY NC COUNTY COURT OF PLEAS & QUARTER SESSIONS 1790-1793, Carol Leonard Snow, 1999
Probably Hezekiah's record:
p.32; Wed. 9 Mar 1791. Deed from "Ezekiah" Wright to George Chrisman acknowledged and ordered recorded.
p.44f From June of 1791 through Dec of 1791, there was an ongoing lawsuit, Justice Reynolds vs. Hezekiah Wright; There was a verdict, apparently in favor of Reynolds, and an appeal. However on 4 Sep 1792 there was a deed from Hezekiah Wright to Justice Reynolds proved by Gideon Reynolds and ordered to be registered. Other cases show that Justice Reynolds was the prosecuting attorney.
p.49 7 Sep 1791 Deed from Hezekiah Wright and Elizabeth Wright [presumably his mother] to George Hauser, proved by Walter Franklin [his brother-in-law] and ordered recorded.

STOKES CO NC RECORD OF DEEDS, VOL. 1 1787-1793; Mrs. W. O. Absher & Mrs. Robert K. Hayes.
p.90 9 Dec 1791 Constantine Ladd, Esq. High Sheriff to Justice Reynolds. Land lost by Hezekiah Wright; action taken by Justice Reynolds. Two tracts E side Yadkin - one of 96 acres, and the other 200 acres. Signed: Constantine Ladd. Wit: A. Robinson.
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.

Birth

Abt 1758

Father	Col. GIDEON WRIGHT ( - 1782)
Mother	ELIZABETH ?DURLAND/DARLING/DOWLING (1730 - 1797)
Sibling	Sarah Wright (1756 - )
Sibling	ELIZABETH WRIGHT (1760 - )
Sibling	[Infant] WRIGHT ( - 1761)
Sibling	Seruu WRIGHT ( - )
Sibling	Susannah Wright (1765 - )
Sibling	Living