Daughter of William Wright Sr. and his wife Rachel Perry of Orange Co., VA.
She married c. 1828 to Moses Bledsoe, son of Moses Bledsoe Sr. and his wife Anna Perry.
1810 Orange Co., VA Tax List – taxed 17 Mar
[Each had only one white male age 16 or over]
Moses Bledsoe 1-0-4
Moses Bledsoe, Jr. 1-0-0
Jul 1832 - Her father named her in will:
"Eighth, I give to my daughter, Leancy Bledsoe, wife of Moses Bledsoe, some personal estate which she took in possession when she left me. I give to her one negro boy by the name of David to her and her heirs forever as her full share and part of my estate."
1850 census, Orange Co., VA, p. 222:
Moses Bledsoe, 63, Farmer, $167, VA
Sidney, 44, VA
William J., 17, VA
Moses G., 16, VA
Richard L., 14, VA
Martha A., 12, VA
Jessy (male), 6, VA
Verlinda, 8, VA
Rachel Wright, 84, VA
Mosed died 3 Sep 1850, Orange Co., VA.
1860 census, Orange Co., VA, p. 604
Catlett Rhodes, 54, farmer, VA son of Lucy Wright and Richard Rhoades
Nancy, 57, VA
Achilles, 15, MO
Lucy W., 20
Malinda Rhodes, 65, VA, $8,800 personal prop.
[next door]
Sidney Bledsoe (female), 54, VA
Vestenda C., 17, VA
Jesse N., 15, VA
[next door]
William I. Bledsoe, 27, VA
Jane F., 32, VA
Milton H., 2, VA
1870 census, Orange Co., VA, Orange Court House, p. 333
[Lives near Richard Rhoads, next door to Peggy Bledsoe, next to John M. Bledsoe]
Sidney Bledsoe, 63, VA
1880 census, Orange Co., VA, Gordon Dist., p. 332
Wm. Bledsoe, 48, VA b. 1832
Jane F., 52, VA
Milton H., 21, VA
Betty, 18, daughter, VA
Sydney Bledsoe, 74, VA
R. Conway, 6, VA
Sidney was from a devote Baptist family and was living with her son William when she died. William is buried at Rhoadsville Baptist cemetery, so I'm assuming she is, too.
She married c. 1828 to Moses Bledsoe, son of Moses Bledsoe Sr. and his wife Anna Perry.
1810 Orange Co., VA Tax List – taxed 17 Mar
[Each had only one white male age 16 or over]
Moses Bledsoe 1-0-4
Moses Bledsoe, Jr. 1-0-0
Jul 1832 - Her father named her in will:
"Eighth, I give to my daughter, Leancy Bledsoe, wife of Moses Bledsoe, some personal estate which she took in possession when she left me. I give to her one negro boy by the name of David to her and her heirs forever as her full share and part of my estate."
1850 census, Orange Co., VA, p. 222:
Moses Bledsoe, 63, Farmer, $167, VA
Sidney, 44, VA
William J., 17, VA
Moses G., 16, VA
Richard L., 14, VA
Martha A., 12, VA
Jessy (male), 6, VA
Verlinda, 8, VA
Rachel Wright, 84, VA
Mosed died 3 Sep 1850, Orange Co., VA.
1860 census, Orange Co., VA, p. 604
Catlett Rhodes, 54, farmer, VA son of Lucy Wright and Richard Rhoades
Nancy, 57, VA
Achilles, 15, MO
Lucy W., 20
Malinda Rhodes, 65, VA, $8,800 personal prop.
[next door]
Sidney Bledsoe (female), 54, VA
Vestenda C., 17, VA
Jesse N., 15, VA
[next door]
William I. Bledsoe, 27, VA
Jane F., 32, VA
Milton H., 2, VA
1870 census, Orange Co., VA, Orange Court House, p. 333
[Lives near Richard Rhoads, next door to Peggy Bledsoe, next to John M. Bledsoe]
Sidney Bledsoe, 63, VA
1880 census, Orange Co., VA, Gordon Dist., p. 332
Wm. Bledsoe, 48, VA b. 1832
Jane F., 52, VA
Milton H., 21, VA
Betty, 18, daughter, VA
Sydney Bledsoe, 74, VA
R. Conway, 6, VA
Sidney was from a devote Baptist family and was living with her son William when she died. William is buried at Rhoadsville Baptist cemetery, so I'm assuming she is, too.
Daughter of William Wright Sr. and his wife Rachel Perry of Orange Co., VA.
She married c. 1828 to Moses Bledsoe, son of Moses Bledsoe Sr. and his wife Anna Perry.
1810 Orange Co., VA Tax List – taxed 17 Mar
[Each had only one white male age 16 or over]
Moses Bledsoe 1-0-4
Moses Bledsoe, Jr. 1-0-0
Jul 1832 - Her father named her in will:
"Eighth, I give to my daughter, Leancy Bledsoe, wife of Moses Bledsoe, some personal estate which she took in possession when she left me. I give to her one negro boy by the name of David to her and her heirs forever as her full share and part of my estate."
1850 census, Orange Co., VA, p. 222:
Moses Bledsoe, 63, Farmer, $167, VA
Sidney, 44, VA
William J., 17, VA
Moses G., 16, VA
Richard L., 14, VA
Martha A., 12, VA
Jessy (male), 6, VA
Verlinda, 8, VA
Rachel Wright, 84, VA
Mosed died 3 Sep 1850, Orange Co., VA.
1860 census, Orange Co., VA, p. 604
Catlett Rhodes, 54, farmer, VA son of Lucy Wright and Richard Rhoades
Nancy, 57, VA
Achilles, 15, MO
Lucy W., 20
Malinda Rhodes, 65, VA, $8,800 personal prop.
[next door]
Sidney Bledsoe (female), 54, VA
Vestenda C., 17, VA
Jesse N., 15, VA
[next door]
William I. Bledsoe, 27, VA
Jane F., 32, VA
Milton H., 2, VA
1870 census, Orange Co., VA, Orange Court House, p. 333
[Lives near Richard Rhoads, next door to Peggy Bledsoe, next to John M. Bledsoe]
Sidney Bledsoe, 63, VA
1880 census, Orange Co., VA, Gordon Dist., p. 332
Wm. Bledsoe, 48, VA b. 1832
Jane F., 52, VA
Milton H., 21, VA
Betty, 18, daughter, VA
Sydney Bledsoe, 74, VA
R. Conway, 6, VA
Sidney was from a devote Baptist family and was living with her son William when she died. William is buried at Rhoadsville Baptist cemetery, so I'm assuming she is, too.
She married c. 1828 to Moses Bledsoe, son of Moses Bledsoe Sr. and his wife Anna Perry.
1810 Orange Co., VA Tax List – taxed 17 Mar
[Each had only one white male age 16 or over]
Moses Bledsoe 1-0-4
Moses Bledsoe, Jr. 1-0-0
Jul 1832 - Her father named her in will:
"Eighth, I give to my daughter, Leancy Bledsoe, wife of Moses Bledsoe, some personal estate which she took in possession when she left me. I give to her one negro boy by the name of David to her and her heirs forever as her full share and part of my estate."
1850 census, Orange Co., VA, p. 222:
Moses Bledsoe, 63, Farmer, $167, VA
Sidney, 44, VA
William J., 17, VA
Moses G., 16, VA
Richard L., 14, VA
Martha A., 12, VA
Jessy (male), 6, VA
Verlinda, 8, VA
Rachel Wright, 84, VA
Mosed died 3 Sep 1850, Orange Co., VA.
1860 census, Orange Co., VA, p. 604
Catlett Rhodes, 54, farmer, VA son of Lucy Wright and Richard Rhoades
Nancy, 57, VA
Achilles, 15, MO
Lucy W., 20
Malinda Rhodes, 65, VA, $8,800 personal prop.
[next door]
Sidney Bledsoe (female), 54, VA
Vestenda C., 17, VA
Jesse N., 15, VA
[next door]
William I. Bledsoe, 27, VA
Jane F., 32, VA
Milton H., 2, VA
1870 census, Orange Co., VA, Orange Court House, p. 333
[Lives near Richard Rhoads, next door to Peggy Bledsoe, next to John M. Bledsoe]
Sidney Bledsoe, 63, VA
1880 census, Orange Co., VA, Gordon Dist., p. 332
Wm. Bledsoe, 48, VA b. 1832
Jane F., 52, VA
Milton H., 21, VA
Betty, 18, daughter, VA
Sydney Bledsoe, 74, VA
R. Conway, 6, VA
Sidney was from a devote Baptist family and was living with her son William when she died. William is buried at Rhoadsville Baptist cemetery, so I'm assuming she is, too.
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