Robinson Wright

1796 - 1869  (73 years)

• Name	Robinson Wright
  Born	1 Jan 1796	Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Dec 1869	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I6002	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2009

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Wright, Sr,   b. 1755, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Dec 1829, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Casto,   b. 10 Mar 1769, Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA ,   d. Abt Apr 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1784	Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA - is she the woman 60-70, living with Ruhanna & Ephraim Evans 1850 Jackson, VA , she is living with son Benjamin "Jackson County in the Wars" Revolutionary Soldiers Wright, Benjamin Sr. He and his wife living in Mason county in 1820 census, both aged 45 and up, with 5 boys and 2 girls in family. Erected the first grist and sawmill at present Cottageville, long known as Wright's mill for Benjamin. He was a son of Jonathan and Sarah (Yard) Wright, of Pennsylvania. An article by Mrs Corinne Staats Fisher in the Jackson Herald states that he was a soldier of the Revolution, as, indeed, were most young men his age living on the Pennsylvania frontier at the time of the war. His son, Benjamin Wright, Jr, age 46 in 1850 census of Jackson county, was the first County Clerk of the new county in 1831. Benjamin Wright, Sr (heirs) owned 1015 1/2 acres of land in the county on Washington's and Fall Runs and Mill Creek in 1832, reference JC Land Book for 182. This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Lower Mill Creek" Wright Family Benjamin Wright, who built the mill at what is now Cottageville, came from Greene County, Pennsylvania, about 1800. He married Sarah Casto, as his first wife, and later married a Flowers. Of his children, if the river story is to be credited, he had three daughters who married respectively, a White, Black and Brown. Of others, I find: A daughter who married Squire Evans, for whom the town was named. Benjamin Wright, Jr, who was the first Clerk of the County Court of Jackson County. Benjamin Jr had children: Ruenna who married Hart Rader, Dr. "Bib" Wright, of Ripley and a daughter who married Ed Butcher. Another daughter of Benjamin Wright, Sr, married Joe Bibbee. To this, another historian adds a daughter who married Robert Shively.
  Family ID	F574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Woodruff,   b. 11 Nov 1803, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 4 Nov 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	CA 1816  [2]
  Notes	1840 JC 1m 10-15 [Joshua] 1m 40-50 1f 0-5 Miriam? 2f 5-10 Elizabeth? 1f 10-15 Mary? 1f 15-20 Rebecca? 1f 30-40 1850 JC # 620-627 Wright Robinson 54 M Farmer Pa Wright Elizabeth 48 F Pa Wright Joshua 22 F Farmer Va Wright Elizabeth 18 F Va Wright Miram 13 F Va Wright Permella 9 F Va Wright Daniel 7 M Va 1860 JC # 135-126 Robinson, 70 Elizabeth, 60 Reed, James F, 27 Miriam, 22 Clark, 6/12 1870 JC Union Dist # 67 Elizabeth 67 VA Parsons, Catherine, 16 domestic
  Children	1. Rebecca Wright,   b. 27 Mar 1821, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 10 Feb 1918, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 96 years)   2. Mary Wright,   b. Abt 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joshua Wright,   b. Abt 1828, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth Wright,   b. Abt 1832, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Miriam F Wright,   b. Abt 1837, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Permelia Wright,   b. Abt 1841, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Daniel Wright,   b. Abt 1843, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ruanna Wright,   b. Abt 1821, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Casto manuscript. [S672] Les Shockey.