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LT GEN John Wright IV

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LT GEN John Wright IV

Birth
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Death
27 Mar 1802 (aged 41)
Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Son of Captain John Wright III and Ann Williams

Enlisted at 16 North Carolina Calvary Revolutionary War Drummer 1776-1880

Commissioned Captain North Carolina Calvary Light Dragoons Revolutionary War 1780-1783

Colonel Cherokee–American War and Northwest Indian War 1783-1795

Brigadier General by President George Washington 1796

Advisor Quasi-War to President John Adams 1798–1800

Major General by President John Adams 1801

Advisor First Barbary War to President Thomas Jefferson 1801-1802

Lieutenant General by President Thomas Jefferson 1802

High Sheriff of Surry Co., North Carolina

Married Mary Hannah Taliaferro, daughter of Captain John Taliaferro MD who was his Unit Physician during the Cherokee-American War.
Son of Captain John Wright III and Ann Williams

Enlisted at 16 North Carolina Calvary Revolutionary War Drummer 1776-1880

Commissioned Captain North Carolina Calvary Light Dragoons Revolutionary War 1780-1783

Colonel Cherokee–American War and Northwest Indian War 1783-1795

Brigadier General by President George Washington 1796

Advisor Quasi-War to President John Adams 1798–1800

Major General by President John Adams 1801

Advisor First Barbary War to President Thomas Jefferson 1801-1802

Lieutenant General by President Thomas Jefferson 1802

High Sheriff of Surry Co., North Carolina

Married Mary Hannah Taliaferro, daughter of Captain John Taliaferro MD who was his Unit Physician during the Cherokee-American War.

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  • Created by: tgpeden
  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236262550/john-wright: accessed ), memorial page for LT GEN John Wright IV (17 Jun 1760–27 Mar 1802), Find a Grave Memorial ID 236262550, citing Franklin-Freeman-Lovill Cemetery, Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by tgpeden (contributor 47699394).