From "The Wright Ancestry of Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset and Wicomico Counties, Maryland" by Capt. Charles W. Wright, pp 78-80: Old Liber 9 f 149, 16 Jun 1733-Feb 25 1733. Commission to James Brown, James Cannon, William Clarkson, and Abraham Covington (grandson of Nehemiah) to perpetuate bounds of Solomon Turpin's (father in law of Joshua who was great-grandson of Edward Sr)land on the Northeast Fork of the Nanticoke River called Folly and Return. Included deposition of Edward Wright of Somerset Co., surveyor aged about 95 years. Most of Edward's grants were named for towns or areas in the Essex area of England. Land Patent 1: November 12, 1688, "Aldgate/Allgate", 150 acres, Somerset Co., MD Land Patent 2: October 06, 1680, "Goshen" 300 acres, Somerset Co., MD Land Patent 3: November 20, 1685, "Whitechapel/Whitechannel", 500 acres, Somerset Co., MD Land Patent 4: May 22, 1688, "Mile/Myle End", 300 acres, Somerset Co., MD Land Patent 5: December 14, 1696, "Barren Creek/Quarter" 250 acres, Somerset Co., MD Land Purchase 1: 1714, Dorcester CO., MD Land Purchase 2: 1732, Dorcester CO., MD, "Hog Range" 60 acres Land Sale 1: 1714, Dorchester MD Land Sale 2: June 04, 1683, "Goshen" (now Worcester CO) 300 acres to John Barker Land Sale 3: June 07, 1700, "Whitechapel/Whitechannel", 300 acres Somerset Co (now Wicomico) to Thomas Sirman Land Sale 4: August 05, 1710, "Barren Creek/Quarter" 75 acres Somerset (now Wicomico) to Richard Parramore Land Sale 5: June 05, 1711, "Barren Creek/Quarter" 25 acres Somerset (now Wicomico) to Richard Jefferson Land Sale 6: March 02, 1711/12, "Barren Creek/Quarter" 200 acres Somerset (now Wicomico)to Richard Ryder Land Sale 7: June 04, 1715, "Mile/Myle End", 300 acres to Charlton Smith Land Sale 8: March 11, 1719/20, 'Algate", 150 acres, Somerset Co., MD to Thomas Wood Land Sale 9: 1727, "Whitechapel/Whitechannel" 64 acres in Somerset Co (now Wicomico) to James Langrell Note 1: 1705, Mentioned in Will of Morrice Matthews Note 2: 1718, Administered Estate of Wm Marshall, Note 3: 1733, Gave Deposition Dorchester CO MD Aged 95 Note 4: 1734, Named as next-of-kin in estate inv of James Jarratt/Gerrard Note 5: 1735, Estate Inv filed by Edward Wright Jr (no county) Note 6: 1735, Sold a Slave in Dorchester CO., MD  Please place in the Subject Line: WEBPAGE-HISTORY 
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