Wainwright family papers, 1790-ca. 1900.

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Wainwright family papers, 1790-ca. 1900.

Papers consist of estate papers, wills, legal documents, and photographs and genealogical materials pertaining to the Wainwright family. Estate papers include estate accounts and receipts for Samuel Wainwright (d. 1780); his will (1790 copy) bequeathes Haggatt Hall, his plantation in St. George (Dorchester) Parish, to his nephew Richard Wainwright. Other wills include those of Ann Dewar Wainwright (1761-1822) and Elizabeth Sarah Wainwright Bacot (1777-1842). Legal documents include writs, indentures, and a bond (1800) between Thomas Wright Bacot (1765-1834) and Robert Dewar Wainwright (1781-1841) et al. Genealogies include a handwritten genealogy (ca. 1900) of the Wainwright family and a typewritten copy (49 pages).

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Wainwright, Richard, 1754-1802.

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Wainwright, Ann Dewar, 1761-1822

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Wainwright family.

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South Carolina family. Samuel Wainwright (d. 1780) was a plantation owner of St. George (Dorchester) Parish, St. Paul Parish, and Charleston (S.C.). He also served as a South Carolina state legislator in the House of Representatives. He married Frances Goddard of Charleston, and their only child Samuel died in infancy. Samuel Wainwright's nephew Richard Wainwright (1754-1802) married Ann Dewar (1761-1822) in 1776 in Charleston (S.C.). Their children were: Elizabeth Sarah Wainwright (1777-1842), ...

Wainwright, Robert Dewar, 1781-1841.

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Wainwright, Samuel, d. 1780

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Bacot, Elizabeth Sarah Wainwright, 1777-1842

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Bacot, Thomas W. (Thomas Wright), 1765-1834

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Postmaster of Charleston, S.C., ca. 1792-1834. From the description of Thomas W. Bacot papers, 1806-1818 bulk 1811-1818. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 29774197 ...