Wright Coley

Abt 1793 - Yes, date unknown

• 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. (Research): 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
  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
  Family ID	F1270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1793 - North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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).