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THE WILL of Mottrom Wright of Mile End in the parish of St. Dunstan's Stepney alias Stebunheath, County Middlesex, merchant, dated 8 October 1700:
“ I give to my daughter Frances Wright £100 and 700 acres of land and plantation on the north side of Rappahanmack Creeke in Virginia, to be taken out of my lands, not hurting my manor plantation there. To my son Mottrom Wright, £600 and all my lands, houses, etc, in Virginia or elsewhere, excepting the above said 700 acres; and the last six negroes I bought. To my cousin John Wright of Potomac River in Virginia, £50. To each and every other of my children by my wife Ruth Wright, 20s. and no more. To the said Mottrom and Frances Wright, all the residue of my temporal estate whatsoever, equally between them, at their several ages of 21 or marriage, each being the other's heir. If they both die, I bequeath their inheritance to my said cousin (* 'cousin' meaning 'nephew') John Wright, I request my friend Captain John Purvis to be overseer of this my will, and to se my said son brought up and educated according to the church of England; and I appoint my said son Mottrom my sole executor. (signed) Mottrom Wright. Witnesses: J. Sharpe, A.M., James South, Hannah Bradley, Thomas Quilber, notary public. ”
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, d. 1 Dec 1663, Northumberland County, Virginia 
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