Joseph may not belong to this family of siblings but is placed herebec ause of the proximity of his residence according to court records.
5/2/1752 Augusta Co, VA. "Joseph Powel to John Wright, 400 acres onhe ad of Dry Fork of Smith's Creek on Irish Road. Teste: ThomasHarrison a nd Daniel Harrison."
2/3/1772. "Abraham Wright and Susannah ( ) to Daniel Smith, gent.,£20 0, 400 acres, 300 thereof devised to Abraham by his father, JohnWright , the remaining 100 descended to Abraham by death of hissister, infant o f very tender years, unborn at time of his father's
death, as heir-at-law of his father, conveyed to John by JosephPowell, t o whom it was patented. 3d July, 1753, on head of Dry Forkof Smith's C reek, west side of the Irish Road. Delivered: SmithLofland, who interm arried with a daughter of said Smith, 20th July,1791."
