Brief Life History of Fleming
When Fleming Wright was born in 1810, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, his father, Enoch Wright, was 25 and his mother, Susannah 'Sooky' Abshire 1789-1846 of Franklin, Virginia, was 21. He married Mary Sparklin on 28 March 1837. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died in 1850, in Elkhart, Indiana, United States, at the age of 40.
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- Flemming Wright, "United States Census, 1850"
- Fleming Wright, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- The tombstone of Fleming Wright
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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