Person:Jarret Wright (1)

Military Service

American Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 6, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Wright, Jarrett - born 3/29/1758 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, son of Joseph, where he entered service in 1776 as drummer in Virginia regiment; served at Battles of Monmouth, Stony Point, Paulus Hook & Guilford Courthouse; moved after Revolutionary War to Halifax County, Virginia, for abt. 7 years, thence to Caswell County, North Carolina, thence to Kentucky, where applied for Pension 1833 in Allen County; died 12/20/1833; married 8/1781 to Elizabeth, who was granted Pension age 80 in Allen County, Kentucky, 1839; Herbert & Griffin Wright (both no kinship given) made affidavit then; John Wright (no kinship given) resided there then age 67, when he was a leading member of Methodist church. F-W627, R2649.

Notes

1810 Warren Cnty., KY Census. 1815 Allen Cnty., KY tax list. Jarrett Wright lived with his father, Joseph, until he enlisted in the Revolutionary War in 1777. He served for 3 years, 5 months, and 2 weeks.He first served as a drummer boy but attained the rank of corporal. He fought in the Battles of Monmouth, Stony Point, and Fowlers hood. He spent the winter of 1777-78 in Valley Forge under the command of General George Washington. I have also found indications that Jarrett Wright may have had brothers; John, Joseph, and James. Jarrett and Elizabeth (Griffin) Wright lived in Lunenburg Cnty., VA, then Halifax Cnty., VA for 7 years, then Caswell Cnty., NC, and then Warren Cnty., KY. Jarrett was given 200 acres of land in what is now the state of KY forhis services as a Virginian Patriot. His land was located on Trammel Creek in Warren Cnty., KY, which became Allen Cnty., KY in 1815.

DAR Applications proved to Jarret Wright include:

1. 0763693 (A762), Sheryl Woodsides Stowers
2. 453122
3. 657649
4. 657650
5. 745595

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Starlene Oary, Mrs. Kenneth Hall, Doris Elam, Sheryl Stowers, et al. Extracted research from numerous Wright-Isley researchers, Recipient: Greg Lamberson, Address: ., Author E-mai. (1995-present).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} LDS, Compiler: Lutheran Church of Sweden. Familysearch.org Transcribed Swedish Vital Records Database, Location: www.familysearch.org. (Aug 1999)
   Ancestral File Number: 1ZRR-SP.
3. ↑ Compiler: Sheryl Stowers. WRIGHT GEDCOM From Sheryl Stowers. (20 May 1997).
4.   Sheryl Coranna Woodsides Stowers. DAR Application of Sheryl Woodsides Stowers, Recipient: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revo. (9 June, 1995).