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Colonel Gideon Wright | |
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| Born | 1726 |
| Died | 9 August 1782 |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Durling Wright |
| Children | Hezekiah, Sarah, Elizabeth, Susannah, Catherine |
Colonel Gideon Wright was an officer for Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War.[1]
Military Service
[edit]Gideon served in the French and Indian War while living in the colony of New York, before moving to North Carolina. During the Regulator uprising, Gideon joined with Governor William Tryon[2] and earned the rank of colonel. When the American Revolution began, he sided with the British. During the war, Wright commanded the Tories at the Battle of Shallow Ford on 14 October 1780.[1]
Death and Aftermath
[edit]Wright died 9 August 1782 in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1790 his widow, Elizabeth Durling Wright, sold 69 acres of their land for taxation out of the 200 acres that was granted by the state originally[3]. In 1791 she and her son, Hezekiah, deeded the rest of the land to Leonard Scott. It was the passed down to John W. Scott, and then to his children.[1] The land lied along the Yadkin River in Surry County.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Wright, Gideon | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Captain Gideon Wright's Accounts, Tryon and Surry Counties, April - June 1771 - North Carolina Digital Collections". digital.ncdcr.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ a b "Deed records (Surry County, North Carolina), 1771-1951; deed index, 1771-1963".