Freeman Wainwright was born Abt. 1787 in Virginia, and died Aft. December 1834 in Bedford Co., Virginia.
Wife Martha A. Rogers was born Abt. 1796 in Virginia, and died 5 January 1860 Petersburg, Dinwiddie, VA. They were married Abt. 1813.
Their children were:
1- boy Wainwright b: Abt. 1815
2- boy Wainwright b: Abt. 1817
3- girl Wainwright b: Abt. 1819
4- Martha C. Wainwright b: 30 October 1820 in Virginia; d: 2 June 1875 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, VA. Burial in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg.
+Robert B. Fraser b: 6 November 1813 Dinwiddie Co., VA; m: 17 December 1840 Dinwiddie Co., VA; d: 13 November 1841 Dinwiddie Co., VA
*2nd Husband of Martha C. Wainwright:
+Christopher Columbus Pugh b: 6 May 1823 in Virginia m: Abt. 1844; d: 3 January 1883 Richmond, Henrico, VA. Burial in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg.
Notes for Martha C. Wainwright:
- One known son from first marriage: Robert B. Fraser b: Abt. 1841 Dinwiddie Co., VA; d: 16 January 1900 Richmond, VA; married Josephine J. Quarles.
Notes for Freeman Wainwright:
- 1820 Bedford Co., Virginia (Southern District Twp., p. 28): Freeman Wainwright - males 2 <10, 1 (26-45), females 1 <10, 1 (16-26)
- Lynchburg Virginian (Lynchburg, VA), Monday, 1 December 1834: Virginia:- At a Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery, continued and held for Bedford county, at the Baptist Church, near the town of Liberty, on Friday the 17th day of October, 1834. John James Morgan, an infant under the age of 21 years, who sues by John Morgan, his next friend, Plffs. against William Leftwich, admr. of Benjamin H. Morgan, dec'd. John Norvell, who intermarried with Sophia R. Morgan, admx. of Benjamin H. Morgan, dec'd. Franklin G. Headen, admr. of John Headen, dec'd., Lewis Wingfield and Freeman Wainwright, Defts.
- 1850 Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina: Christopher C. Pugh 27 (VA) hotel keeper [$3000 real estate], wife Martha C. 29 (VA), Cornelia A. 5, Otheana R. 3, Isabella W. 2, Martha A. Wainwright 48 (VA), Robert B. Frasier 9 (VA); Charles E. Allen 29 merchant, James E. Nawrey 21 watchman, John R. Palmer 26 tailor (VA), J. G. W. Vick 22 conductor, Joshua Mills 18 laborer (mulatto|), Thomas Mills 14 (mulatto)
- Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, Being a Supplement to the Pay Rolls (1851): Muster Roll of Captain William B. Thompson's Company, of the 83rd Regiment, Virginia Militia, in the County of Dinwiddie, called into actual service under the general orders of the 30th June, 1813, from the 1st to the 6th July, in the same year: Freeman Wainwright (there is also a John Wainwright, sergeant; McKie Wainwright, private; and Samuel Wainwright, private)
[These may be Freeman's brothers or cousins.]
- His granddaughter's Application for membership "Louisiana Society of United States Daughters 1776-1812: Mrs. Nannie Pugh Richardson wife of John B. Richardson New Orleans; descendant of John B. Pugh of 1812 and Col. Samuel McDaniel of 1776 - Freeman Wainwright. (approved 24 July 1895) I, Nannie Pugh Richardson being of the age of 18 years and upwards hereby apply for membership in this Society by right of lineal descent in the following line from John B. Pugh who was born in Halifax Co., Virginia 1787, lived in North Carolina and who served in the war of 1812. (under Gen. or Commodore Porter). I was born in the town of Gaston, county of N. Hampton, State of North Carolina. I am the daughter of C.C. Pugh and Martha C. Wainwright his wife, and granddaughter of John B. Pugh who was in the war 1812 and Ann Smith McDaniel his wife, and great-granddaughter of Samuel McDaniel and Ann Smith his wife; and he, the said John B. Pugh & Col. Samuel McDaniel are the ancestors who assisted in the War of 1776 and 1812, while acting in the capacity of Private & Col. of a Regt. of Militia. [Signed Mrs. John B. Richardson]
- Ancestor's Service: My grandfather John B. Pugh was in the War of 1812 under Genl. or Commodore Porter at Craney Island Va, got a discharge. My grandmother drew a pension for his services for many years up to the time of her death. My grandmother was Ann Smith McDaniel daughter of Col. Samuel McDaniel who commanded a Regt. of Militia in the Revolutionary War was under Gen'l. Nathaniel Green was engaged in the Battle of Guildford Court House. My uncle John W. Pugh has a paste board on which Gen'l. Green thanks him (Col. McDaniel) for faithful performance of a special duty. My grandfather Freeman Wainwright (my mother's father) also was in the War of 1812 was a member of Capt. Charles Thompson Jr. Company 83 Regt. Va Militia.
(nephew? - John Freeman Wainwright - served VA CW - enlisted 17 Apr 1861 private; carpenter, b. 24 Dec 1838; Co. C- 4th inf. regt. VA - detailed on 26 Sep 1862 at (Asst. Forage Master of Regt) POW on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA, confined on 15 May 1864 at Elmira NY, exchanged on 2 Mar 1865. Died 2 January 1892.
Notes for Martha A. Rogers:
Obituary, The Wilmington Daily Herald (Wilmington, NC), Saturday, 7 January 1860: Mrs. M. A. Wainwright, the Proprietress of the Central House, Petersburg, died suddenly Thursday last from congestive chill. She formerly conducted the Gaston Hotel in this State.
Parents of Martha A. Rogers - unknown
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