Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameMary “Molly” Pitts
Birthabt 1776, Virginia
FatherThomas Pitts (-~1806)
Documentation
Molly Wright was mentioned in the 19 April 1806 will of her father, Thomas Pitts, proved on 20 October 1806. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 16, pages 435–438.]

On 18 October 1806, slaves belonging to the estate of Thomas Pitts were divided between Spencer Harrison, in right of his wife Margaret Harrison, and Thomas Wright, in right of his wife Molly Wright. Received by the court and ordered recorded on 20 April 1818. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 476–477.]

In an undated petition from about 1826, orators and oratrices [here the name Thomas Pitts is crossed out] Thomas Coghill Thomas Wright senr & Molly his wife, Edward Brooking & Margaret his wife, Edward B. Wood and Ann his wife Robert P Andrews, & Samuel Anderson & Mary E his wife, complained that Thomas Pitts late of the County of Essex father of orators and oratrices [here the name Thomas Pitts is crossed out] & Molly Wright & the grandfather of your oratrices and orator Margaret Brooking Ann Wood, Mary E Anderson & Robert P Andrews died in ____ having published a last will and testament having devised to daughter Margaret Harrison negroes, and to three children of Elizabeth Andrews, now Ann Wood, Archibald Andrews and Robert P. Andrews. Elizabeth Andrews the mother of your oratrices Margaret Brooking and Ann Wood and orator Robert P. Andrews died in ____ and that Archibald died in ____ an infant leaving brothers and sisters of the whole blood your orators Robert P. Andrews and Thomas P. Andrews and oratrices Margaret Brooking and Ann Wood, and one Mary Pollard who has since died leaving two infant children Betsy Pollard and Temple Pollard. That Rose Coghill another daughter of the said Thomas Pitts wife of your orator Thomas Coghill died in ____ leaving your orator. That Sally Green another daughter of the said Thomas Pitts died in ___ leaving a husband Richard Green who has died intestate leaving three children Thomas P. Green, George Green and your oratrix Mary Anderson. The death of Margaret Harrison is expected “as she is at this time very infirm and far advanced in life.” [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 36, item 36-A-29.]

Mary Wright was mentioned in the 19 August 1836 will of her husband, Thomas Wright, proved 20 July 1840. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 492–495.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Dwelling 615, Family 615
Wright, Mary, 74, female, $10,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Wright, Richard, 45, male, manager, born in Virginia
Wright, William, 40, male, constable, born in Virginia
Wright, Lucinda, 30, female, born in Virginia
Wright, Matilda, 10, female, born in Virginia
Cox?, Thornton, 23, male, carpenter, born in Virginia
Spouses
Death31 Mar 1840
ChildrenGeorge (1795-1850)
 Thomas (1797-)
 Benjamin (1799-1830)
 James (1801-)
 Richard (1804-)
 Robert (1806-1836)
 Henry (1808-1808)
 William (1810-)
 Mary Elizabeth (1812-)
 Charles Henry Stuart (1815-1842)
 Edward Laurence (1816-1860)
 Susan Matilda (1819-1840)
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