My 6th g.grandfather was a Robert Wright. His daughter Mary married Robert Thubborn (other variations such as Thubron, Thubborn, and in Robert Wright's will Suborn) in Sedgefield 9th Feb 1717/18 In looking for more information about the Wrights, who were landowners around Sedgefield, I have come across a variety of peculiar references to a Robert Wright Esq. of Sedgefield who removed to South Carolina, was appointed Chief Justice, .... in Charleston married a widow named Pitts and had a son James Wright who became the Governor of Georgia. (Historical Collections of Georgia, by George White), then died in 1737. It seems there was definitely such a person, although the above reference is somewhat untrue, because a Robert Wright of Middle Temple Middx. married Alicia Pitt, widow, in Sedgefield Oct 7th 1689, and there are other references to the marriage being in London, I believe inspired by misreading the Marriage Bond. The most intriguing evidence is a letter written January 21st 1725 from Elizabeth Hyrne in Charlestown, Carolina to her brother in England: "Here is laitly arrived in this province one Mr. Robert Wright a gentleman of large family both sons and daughters they appear to be very genteel people and to have good substance it is said they have now 4 or 500 pounds in England at a place called Saigfield near Newcastle, that he has been a member of the English Parliament, he has brought over a coach, several servants in livery, what was his reason for leaving England I cannot tell some say his father was a Judge in King James reign...." There are many family trees including this person to be found on the Net, the one I like best showing him to be born when his mother was 6 years old! They all appear to be compiled on the ancient principle that all people called Robert Wright must be the same person. The are three Robert Wright births in the Sedgefield P.R. s. - 1658, father Richard Wright, died within weeks, then 1661, same father - this one is my ancestor, and he died in 1724; then in 1699 the 1661 Robert had a son, Robert, obviously too late to be involved in the saga.. But there is no evidence that the mysterious Robert was actually born in Sedgefield - he certainly married there but was living in London at the time. What puzzles me is that I can find no reference to this Robert in the various papers on Sedgefield such as the VCH, and he doesn't appear in the Wright family tree in Surtees History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, 1823 (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=76338) . There wasn't an MP called Robert Wright from Sedgefield, and if he was such a notable person surely there should be some mention of him? (incidentally don't try searching" Sedgefield MP" or you will get the best part of a million references to Tony Blair) There are plenty of references to other Wrights, particularly several Richards, but not this one. I do have a copy of my Robert Wright (1661) will but it throws no light on this other than to confirm the information in Surtees,, although that does contain some minor transcription errors. Has anyone come across this family? Adrian