This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rngrant Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15317.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To Delborahm: My records list your line as you have it listed and with the following information: 1st Generation: John Wright, born between 1760 & 1765, married Mary _____, resided 1787 to 1838 in Montgomery County, Virginia, resided 1839 to 1845 in Pulaski County, Virginia; 2nd Generation: Perrien Wright, born c. 1784 in Virginia, married Mary Horton on Jan 14, 1805, in Montgomery County, Virginia, resided 1830 & 1840 & 1850 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, and died in 1851 in Lawrence County, Tennessee; 3rd Generation: Lorenzo Dow Wright, born in about 1811 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, married Elizabeth Lucinda Hill on May 12, 1831, in Lawrence County, Tennessee, and resided in 1860 in Wayne County, Tennessee; 4th Generation: James J. Wright, born on Oct 23, 1844, or c. 1845 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, married Mary Jane Hiler on Sep 14, 1865, in Tennessee; 5th Generation: William Anthony Wright, born in about 1868. I have extensive information on this Wright line and would be happy to exchange data with you and other interested researchers. I am also interested in finding a Wright male descendant of John Wright (Montgomery County, Virginia) to see if we can match Y-DNA with any other Wright lines in the hope of finding his parents. Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@grantandgordon.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wnachtigal Surnames: Wright, Ball, Cory, Binns etc Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/7700.2.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am researching the family of a Gabriel Wright who married Deborah Ball- this Gabriel Wright fought in the Revolutionary war- was supposedly born in New Jersey and had several children including a son John, Jonathan, Job, Caleb, Hosea and more and had two daughters who married Cory's and my 3rd. great grandmother Charity Wright who married Fleming Binns in 1810 in Ross County, Ohio. Does any of this ring any bells with you? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: delborahm Surnames: wrights Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15317/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for info on this line of Wrights who lived in Wayne Co. TN and Lauderdale Co. AL. Please contact me if you are related or have info. Thanks. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rngrant Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/2956.3328.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Alison, I should have caught this before, but your reminder about the deed of trust naming James Wright as a grandson of John Campbell finally put the pieces together. WorldConnect has lots of listings of John Campbell, son of George Campbell, born c. 1760, died 1838 in Amherst County. No daughter married to a Wright is named in those listings. However, Wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865 by Bailey Davis lists the will of Jno. Wright dated May 16, 1837, and probated February 19, 1838, at Amherst County W.B. 9/379 which names his children, including one deceased daughter Nancy Wright. [Davis even mentions his ancestor Jno. Preston Campbell of Nicholas County, Kentucky, who cannot be connected to 1842 Jno. S. Campbell of Amherst County.] The marriage record of Nancy Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, and Benjamin Wright was dated on February 12, 1805, at Amherst County, Virginia: "Date of Bond: 1805 Feb, 12 Name of Husband: Benjamin Wright Name of Wife: Nancy Campbell Parents or Guardian of Wife: John Campbell Security and Witnesses: James Cash; S. Garland, John W. Wright, Alexander Gillaspie" James Wright, born c. 1806 and the grandson of John Campbell, was thus the son of Benjamin Wright and Nancy (Campbell) Wright, grandson of 1830 Moses Wright of Amherst County and Elizabeth (Whitehead) Wright, great grandson of 1799 Benjamin Wright of Amherst County and Elizabeth (_____) Wright, and great great grandson of 1767 Francis Wright of Amherst County and Mary (Hawkins) Wright. The following is additional information on your James Wright now that he has been identified as the son of Benjamin Wright. The marriage record of James Wright and Catharine Williams was dated on January 10, 1825, at Amherst County, Virginia: "Know all men by these presents that we James Wright & Charles Wright are held and firmly bound unto James Pleasants Esqr. Governor of Virginia and to his successors in office for the use of the Commonwealth in the sum of $150 Current money of Virginia to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs Exors and admors Jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 10th day of January 1825. The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage intended shortly to be had and solemnized between the above bound Jas Wright and Catharine Williams Now if there should be no legal cause to obstruct said Marriage then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and Virtue. James Wright Charles Wright Amherst County to wit: This day Charles Wright made oath that the within named Catharine Williams was twenty one years of age Given under my hand this 10th day of Jany 1825. A. B. Davies Ck" The listing of Charles Wright as surety on the bond indicates that this James Wright was the son of Benjamin Wright and brother Charles Wright, but further research will be required to confirm this identification. The 1825 & 1826 Personal Property Tax Lists for Amherst County list James Wright. The 1828 & 1829 Personal Property Tax Lists for Nelson County list James Wright. The 1833 & 1834 Personal Property Tax Lists for Amherst County list James Wright. On September 17, 1838, at Amherst County, Virginia, D.B. W/517 James Wright sold to James Campbell his interest in the estate of John Campbell: "This Indenture made this 17th day of September one Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty Eight Between James Wright of the County of Amherst and Livicey Wright of the County of Rockbridge of the first part and James Campbell (son to John decd) of the second part, Witnesseth the said James Wright and Levicey Wright for and in consideration of the sum of one Hundred and ten dollars to each of them in hand paid before the ensealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged they the said James Wright and Levicey Wright have bargained sold and delivered to the said James Campbell and do by these presents bargain sell and deliver to him all the right Title and Interest Which they may have either in Law or in Equity to all that part of the real Estate of John Campbell Decd. which has lately been surveyed and allotted to them the said James Wright and Levicey Wright by James Miller, William Brown and George G. Wright Commissioners. The said Interest being! two undivided Eighth parts To have and to hold Said Interest in said Land free from the claim or claims of themselves and of all and every other person Whatsoever, and the said James Wright and Levicey Wright do hereby agree to Warrant and forever defend to him the said James Campbell his heirs Exors or admrs the right and title to the Interst hereby conveyed. In Testimony whereof the Said James Wright and Levicey and Levicey Wright have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the year and day first above Written James Wright Levicey Wright At a Court held for Amherst County on the 19th day of september 1838 This deed was acknowledged in open Court by James Wright and Levicey Wright parties thereto and ordered to be recorded Teste Samuel M Garland Ck" The same deed was recorded at Nelson County, Virginia, D.B. 9/162. On August 21, 1840, at Amherst County Virginia, D.B. X/345 Wiatt Wright, Eliza Wright, George Wright, Rachel Wright, Moses Wright, Ellen Jane Wright, and Rhoda Wright of Gallia County, Ohio, appointed James Wright of said county and state their attorney in fact to collect their interest in the estate of their grandfather John Campbell: "Know all men by these presents that we Wiatt Wright & Eliza his wife George Wright & Rachel his wife Moses Wright & Ellin Jane his wife Rhoda Wright & Levicy Wright all of the County of Gallia & State of Ohio do hereby constitute & appoint James Wright of said County & said state our Lawful attorney for us and in our names & for our uses to collect by suit or otherwise all our part or portion of Estate coming to us from our Grand Father John Campbell Decd of the County of Amherst and State of Virginia and whatsoever our aforesaid Lawful attorney (James Wright) shall do in our names aforesaid we do hereby ratify and confirm the same as if we were all personally present with power also to settle & adjust all matters of Debt between us & all persons whomsoever in the State aforesaid hereby ratifying and confirming all that our said attorney or his substitute shall do therein by Virtue hereof In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Twenty first Day of A! ugust A.D. 1840 Sealed and delivered his in presence of Wiatt X Wright Henry Neal mark N _____ McLeod her Eliza X Wright mark George Wright his Moses X Wright mark Ellin Jane Wright his Rhoda X Wright mark her Levicy X Wright mark State of Ohio Gallia County SS Be it remembered that on the twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & forty personally appeared before us Normond McLeod and Henry Neal two of the Justices of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid the within named Wiatt Wright and Eliza his wife Moses Wright Ellen Jane his wife George Wright and Rachel his wife Rhoda Wright and Levicy Wright and severally acknowledged the within Power of attorney to be their free and voluntary act and and for the purposes therein expressed. Given under our hands and seals this day and date first written N. McLeod J.P. Henry Neal M.P State of Ohio ) Gallia County ) I Joseph Droudillard Clerk of the Court of common Pleas of the said County of Gallia do hereby certify that Norman McLeod and Henry Neal before whom the foregoing Power of attorney appears to have been acknowledged were at that time acting Justices of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given unto all their official acts as such as well in Courts of Justice as thereout. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Galliapolis this 24th day of August A.D. 1840 Jos. Drouillard clk In the Clerks office of Amherst County Court on the 24th day of September 1840 This Power of attorney was recieved duly certified and admitted to record Teste Saml M Garland Ck" I originally thought that the reference in this power of attorney to James Wright of "said county and state" meant that James Wright resided on August 21, 1840, in Gallia County, Ohio, but this was probably a scrivener error by the preparer who just added that stock phrase after James Wright's name. Very typically, a power of attorney would be given to someone still residing in the county where an estate was being handled so that they could execute the necessary documents for settling the estate or selling the assets, which is what appears to have been done here. I would be happy to exchange information on this Wright line with any interested researchers. Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@grantandgordon.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: asimpson11 Surnames: Wright, McGan/McGann/McCan... Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/2956.3328.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mr. Grant, Good to hear from you again. Though you probably remember this also, let me add the following paragraph for everyone else's benefit: as per a post you wrote in October 2000 titled "James Wright (Nelson County, Va)": "I have found no birth records for children of James and Elizabeth in Nelson County. James Wright appears on the 1844 Nelson County Personal Property Tax List on the same date as Shelton Wright and owned 1 horse. He also appears in 1845, 1846 1847 with 1 horse and in 1848 1849 with 2 horses, but not in the 1850 list. There is a deed of trust dated May 8, 1846, and recorded at Nelson County D.B. 11/336 in which a James Wright of Nelson County secured a debt for rental of William Massie's farm with four cows, a yearling, one horse, one stallion, and other personal property as well as all of his interest in the estate of his late grandfather John Campbell of Amherst. This was probably the same James Wright as the James listed in the 1850 Nelson Census, since there was no other James Wright listed in either that census or the Nelson County Personal Property Tax Lists for 1846. A tracing through the Campbell family may help you to identify this James Wright." And to recap my own post of March 2005 titled "James Wright of Fayette County WV and Nelson County VA": I have located several of the children's marriage records: 1. Ephram Wright to Emily Hurt 15 Sept. 1870 Fayette Co., WV (Ephram is also identified on census records as Alfason, Elphason, Elpheson) 2. George B. Wright to Martha B. Taylor 30 Apr. 1874 Fayette Co., WV 3. J. P. Wright to A. A. Shuck 12 Mar 1877 Fayette Co., WV (This is my ancestor John James "Preston" Wright and his first wife. He later remarried my ancestor Sara Bragg 1 May 1884 [family records indicate the marriage took place 1 May 1883]). 4. Charles Wright to Ellen Miller 17 Jan. 1880 Raleigh Co., WV 5. Lewis Wright to Susan Kailor 27 July 1880 Fayette Co., WV Some supporting Census documents: 1880 Fayette County, WV, "Mountain" District (Sewell Mountain), District 29, p.46, 25 June 1880 Wright, Samuel WM 31, Boarder, Single, Blacksmith 1880 Fayette County, WV, "Mountain" District (Sewell Mountain), District 29, p.50, 28 June 1880 Wright, George B. WM 28, Farmer Marthay B. WF 25 (or 28), Wife, Keeping House Susan WF 5 William D. WM 3 1880 Fayette County, WV, "Mountain" District (Sewell Mountain), District 29, p.52, 28 June 1880 Wright, Elpheson WM 33, Farmer Emmaly WF 26, Wife, Keeping House Leedona WF 7 James A. WM 3 Charles P. WM 2 1900 Fayette County, WV, Sewell Mountain, Enumeration District 22, Sheet 4, 8 June 1900 Wright, Lewis WM b. Feb. 1856 age 44, Farmer Susanna WF b. May 1855, age 45, Wife, 6 of 7 children still living Steward WM b. Feb. 1887, age 13, Farm Laborer Laura E. WF b. Jan. 1889, age 11 Norettia WF b. May 1894, age 6 Martin, Charles Boarder, WM b. May 1879, age 21, Laborer (Saw Mill) 1900 Raleigh County, WV, Shady Springs District, Enumeration District 118, Sheet 1B, 1 June 1900 Wright, Charley WM b. May 1859, age 41, Coal Miner Ellen, Wife, WF b. June 1862, age 36, 3 of 3 children living Sam P. WM b. Oct. 1883, age 16, Coal Miner Lucy L. WF b. Sept. 1886, age 13 1910 Fayette County, WV, Precint 15, Fayetteville District, Enumeration District 12, Sheet 15B, 12 May 1910 Wright, Preston MW 61 M2 (Second marriage) 25 years, Farmer at Home Sarah, Wife, FW 55 M1 25 years Preston, Son, MW 18, Laborer on House Farm Myrtle, Daughter, FW 10 Alison Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sjbelch Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/6143.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Still looking for any descendents of CT and Richard Wright my new e-mail is sjejbelch@verizon.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: florence300 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15316/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any information on a Luke Wright born 1750s or 60s. Probable birth place MA. All we know is Luke was the father of Zebulon Wright born 1784 MA who married Mary Mathews of Duchess County, NY. They migrated to Allegany County NY. I have all the information needed for Zebulon and Mary on down but have hit a wall going back. We only know that Luke Wright was the father of Zebulon. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Florence Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rngrant Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/2956.3328.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Alison, Although we have communicated before, I thought I would post what little I have on your James Wright and Elizabeth (Campbell) Wright in the hope someone will have further information that might allow us to identify this couple. The 1840 Census for Nelson County, Virginia, does not list a James Wright household. The marriage record of James Wright and Elizabeth M. Campbell was dated on December 31, 1842, at Nelson County, Virginia, and listed the following information for the parties: "No. Date of License: December 31, 1842 Name of Husband: James Wright Name of Wife: Elizabeth M. Campbell Surety: Samuel Campbell" James Wright first appears in the 1844 Personal Property Tax List for Nelson County, Virginia, with one horse and was so listed each year until 1849 when he was listed with two horses. He was not found on the 1850 Personal Property Tax List. The 1850 Census for Nelson County, Virginia, listed James Wright with the following household on October 19, 1850: Value of Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate James Wright 44 M Farmer Elizabeth Wright32 F Ellison Wright 4 M Samuel Wright 3 M Preston Wright 2 M George Wright 3/12 M Married Attended Cannot Deaf Dumb Place of Within School Read & Blind Birth Year Within Year Write Insane etc. Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia This record indicates that James Wright was born in about 1806 and that Elizabeth M. (Campbell) Wright was born in about 1818. The birth records in Nelson County, Virginia, begin in 1853 and do not list the birth of any of the children of James Wright and Elizabeth M. (Campbell) Wright. The 1860 Census for Nelson County, Virginia, did not list this James Wright household. The 1860 Census for Fayette County, Virginia (now West Virginia), listed James Right with the following household on August 13, 1860: Name Age Sex Occupation Real Est James Right 55 M Farmer Elizabeth Right 43 F Alfuson Right 13 M Samuel Right 12 M Preston Right 11 M George Right 10 M Lewis Right 7 M Nancy Right 5 F Parlona Right 3 F Charles Right 1 M Personal Estate Born 200 Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia This record indicates that James Wright was born in about 1805 and that Elizabeth M. (Campbell) Wright was born in about 1817. And that's about it. Any help on this couple would be appreciated. Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@grantandgordon.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: asimpson11 Surnames: Wright, McGan/McGann/McCan... Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/2956.3328.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Cathie, The James and Elizabeth Wright family for whom you are searching is certainly the same RIGHT family identified in the 1860 Fayette Co, VA (now WV) census. My direct ancestor was John James "Preston" Wright, s/o James and Elizabeth. It looks as though James (b.1806) died by 1870 and that Elizabeth remarried a Richard Davis, though she is not listed in his household until the 1880 census in Raleigh Co, WV. James and Elizabeth are a brickwall for me and I have posted a more detailed query about them on this site. Attached to this post is a photo of an unidentified couple. The photo belonged to my grandmother (1929-2005) who said it could have been James Wright (b.1806) and his wife. Family story is that James was married twice and that his second wife was Betsy McGan/McCan/Megann/any variation of that name. I never found that James was married to anyone other than Elizabeth M. Campbell and can only guess that Elizabeth/Betsy's middle name is McGan. Would love to hear from anyone researching this line. I can be reached at amartnwv @ yahoo.com. Alison Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: woodsman1953 Surnames: Starkey, Brokaw, Jordan, Ruppersburg, Lyle, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15315/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Click on attached,,, Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarkGarwick79 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15314/mb.ashx Message Board Post: looking for any information, Ardella or Adelle Wright, from choctaw or washington county Alabama. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: harlowchandler_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15310.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi While I don't think there was much room for doubt, did you find absolute proof since we last communicated that your Weston is the one born in Carver? I have him entered in my gen. program that way, but on faith. I don't recall if I told you, but I did find out what happened to my ancestor, Weston's older brother Zadock--in case you want to fill that in. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: careerman Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15306.1.2.2.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for the suggestions Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rngrant Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15313.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: David, My records list your Ambrose Ransom Wright as 1872 (date of death) Ambrose Ransom Wright of Augusta, Georgia (place of death) the: 1. son of 1850 Ambrose Wright of Jefferson County, Georgia, and Sarah (Hammond) Wright, 2. grandson of 1795 Henry Wright of Camden County, Georgia, and Mary (_____) Wright, 3. great grandson of 1774 George Wright of Cumberland County, Virginia, and Sarah (Purkins) Wright, and 4. great great grandson of 1769 George Wright of Essex County, Virginia, and Elizabeth (______) Wright. Attached below are my write ups on on 1850 Ambrose Wright and his son 1872 Ambrose Ransom Wright: "b. 1850 Ambrose Wright Of Jefferson County, Georgia, His Wife Sarah (Hammond) Wright, And His Descendants 1850 Ambrose Wright of Jefferson County, Georgia, was a son of 1795 Henry Wright of Camden County, Georgia, and Mary (_____) Wright. (1769 George1, 1774 George2, 1795 Henry3) In her letter dated August 25, 1991, Sue Wright stated that on August 5, 1815, at Jefferson County, Georgia, D.B. K/18 Elizabeth Gregory Wright, daughter and heir of Henry Wright, late of Camden County, executed a bill of sale to her brother Ambrose Wright of Jefferson County, Georgia, and that the document was witnessed by Elizabeth's sister Mary Wright. In her letter dated August 25, 1991, Sue Wright stated that the 1850 Census Mortality Table for Jefferson County, Georgia, listed the death of Ambrose Wright in June 1850 at Jefferson County, Georgia. Finally, in her letter dated August 25, 1991, Sue Wright enclosed family group sheets which stated that Ambrose Wright was a son of 1795 Henry Wright and Mary (_____) Wright, was born about 1770, married Sarah Hammond at Baldwin County, Georgia, and died in 1850 at Jefferson County, Georgia, that Sarah (Hammond) Wright was born about 1801 and died on April 23, 1838, at Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, and that Ambrose Wright and Sarah (Hammond) Wright had the following children: 1) Sarah Wright, 2) Ambrose Ransom Wright, born on April 26, 1826, at Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, 3) Henry Gregory Wright, born about 1829 at Jefferson County, Georgia. The sources for this information were listed as follows: A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians, by Lucian Lamar Knight, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1917, Obituary of Mrs. Sarah Wright in "The Southern Christian Advocate", May 18, 1838, Marriages and Obituaries from Early Georgia Newspapers, abstracted by Judge Folks Huxford, Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, 1989, Will of Martha Wright dated May 3, 1852, and probated on October 2, 1854, at Jefferson County, Georgia, W.B. A/346, from Some Georgia County Records, Biographical information on William Ambrose Wright, submitted by him to the Georgia Department of Archives and History, Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War, edited by Patricia L. Faust, and History of Jefferson County, by Mrs. Z. V. Thomas, The Reprint Company, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1978. . . . . . . ii. 1872 Ambrose Ransom "Rans" Wright Of Augusta, Georgia, His Wife Mary Hubble (Savage) Wright, And His Descendants 1872 Ambrose Ransom "Rans" Wright of Augusta, Georgia, was a son of 1850 Ambrose Wright of Jefferson County, Georgia, and Sarah (Hammond) Wright. (1769 George1, 1774 George2, 1795 Henry3, 1850 Ambrose4) Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders included the following biography of Ambrose Ransom Wright: "Ambrose Ransom "Rans" Wright was born on April 26, 1826, at Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia. He read law under the tutelage of Governor and Senator Herschel V. Johnson - who later became his brother-in-law - and was admitted to the bar. He became quite prominent politically, though he ran unsuccessfully for the Georgia legislature and for Congress. He was a Fillmore Elector in 1856. A supporter of Bell and Everett in 1860, and Georgia commissioner to Maryland in 1861, he was commissioned colonel of the 3rd Georgia Infantry on May 18, 1861, and served in North Carolina and Georgia until the summer of 1862. He was promoted brigadier on June 3, 1862, and sent to Virginia. Wright's Georgians made a distinguished record in the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days battles to the siege of Petersburg, and Wright was badly wounded at Sharpsburg. As of November 26, 1864 Wright was named major general and ordered to Georgia, where he exercised command until the e! nd of the war. In 1863 he had been elected to the Georgia state senate and president of that body in absentia. Resuming his law practice after the termination of hostilities, he purchased the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel in 1866, and in 1871 was defeated for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate. The following year General Wright was a delegate to both the state and national Democratic Conventions and was elected to the House of Representatives, but died at Augusta, Georgia, December 21, 1872, before taking his seat. At a special election to fill the vacancy Alexander H. Stephens was elected his successor. General Wright is buried in City Cemetery, Augusta." In her letter dated March 7, 1992, Mrs. Dorothy G. Hankins enclosed a copy of the Pardon of Ambrose R. Wright dated October 20, 1867: "Andrew Johnson, President of the United States of America, To all to whom these present shall come, Greeting: Whereas, A. R. Wright, of Georgia, by taking part in the late rebellion against the Government of the United States, has made himself liable to heavy pains and penalties; And whereas, the circumstances of his case render him a proper object of Executive clemency; Now, therefore, be it known, that I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States of America, in consideration of the premises, divers other good and sufficient reasons me thereunto moving, do hereby grant to the said A. R. Wright a full pardon and amnesty for all offences by him committed, arising from participation, direct or implied, in the said rebellion conditioned as follows: 1st. This pardon to be of no effect until the said A. R. Wright shall take the oath prescribed in the Proclamation of the President, dated May 29th, 1865. 2d. To be void and of no effect if the said A. R. Wright shall hereafter, at any time, acquire any property whatever in slaves, or make use of slave labor. 3d. That the said A. R. Wright first pay all costs which may have accrued in any proceedings instituted or pending against his person or property, before the date of the acceptance of this warrant. 4th. That the said A. R. Wright shall not, by virtue of this warrant, claim any property or the proceeds of any property that has been sold by the order, judgment, or decree of a court under the confiscation laws of the United States. 5th. That the said A. R. Wright shall notify the Secretary of State, in writing, that he has received and accepted the foregoing pardon. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this Thirty first day of August A.D. 1867, and of the Independence of the United States the Ninety second. Andrew Johnson By the President: Willie H Lewis Secretary of State." In her letter dated March 7, 1992, Mrs. Dorothy G. Hankins enclosed a copy of the commission of Ambrose R. Wright dated November 26, 1872, upon his election to the United States House of Representatives for the Eighth Congressional District: "State of Georgia By his Excellency James M. Smith Governor of said State. To the Hon. Ambrose R. Wright Greeting: Whereas, By the Second Section of the First Article of the Constitution of the United States of America, it is ordained and established that the House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second yar by the people of the several States. And Whereas, by the returns, made agreeably to laws of the election held on the Fifth day of November A.D. 1872, for nine Members to represent this State in the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States, for two years from and after the third day of March, 1873, You the said Ambrose R Wright were duly elected one of the Representatives in and by the Eighth Congressional District of said State. These are, therefore, To commission You the said Ambrose R Wright to take session in the House of Representatives of the United States for two years from and after the third day of March, 1873, as aforesaid, and to use and exercise all and every the privileges and powers which of right you may or can do, in and by virtue of said Constitution, in behalf of this State. Given under my hand, and the Great Seal of the State, at the Capitol, in Atlanta, this 26th day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-two and of the Independence of the United States of America the Ninety-seventh By the Governor: David G. Gotting Secretary of State." In her letter dated August 25, 1991, Sue Wright enclosed family group sheets which stated that Ambrose Ransom Wright was a son of 1850 Ambrose Wright of Jefferson County, Georgia, and Sarah (Hammond) Wright, was born on April 26, 1826, at Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, married Mary Hubble Savage, and died on December 21, 1872, at Augusta, Georgia, that Mary Hubble (Savage) Wright was born about 1826 at Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, and that Ambrose Ransom Wright and Mary Hubble (Savage) Wright had the following children: 1) William Ambrose Wright, born about 1844 at Lousiville, Jefferson County, Georgia, 2) Sarah A. Wright, born about 1846 at Jefferson County, Georgia, 3) Ellinor Wright, born about 1848 at Jefferson County, Georgia. The sources for this information were listed as follows: Obituary of Mrs. Sarah Wright in "The Southern Christian Advocate", May 18, 1838, Marriages and Obituaries from Early Georgia Newspapers, abstracted by Judge Folks Huxford, Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, 1989, Biographical information on William Ambrose Wright, submitted by him to the Georgia Department of Archives and History, and Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War, edited by Patricia L. Faust." I would be happy to exchange information on this Wright line with you and other interested researchers. Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@grantandgordon.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: davidmoody|MA288330 Surnames: Wright Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15313/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to identify the descendants of Ambrose Ransom Wright of Jefferson County, Georgia and his son Maj. Gen. Ambrose Ransom Wright born 26 April 1826 in Jefferson County, Georgia. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ritastory44 Surnames: Wright Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15306.1.2.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have you tried writing to the courthouse for a certified copy of his death certificate? Sometimes that will show the names of the parents. Also, would a census record show that or show where his parents were from? Not an easy name to research, as it's a fairly common name. I wish you all luck. And while it's good to be adopted, I can understand your desire to know your own personal roots. Rita Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: skparker_1 Surnames: Wright, Nash Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15312/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am working on the Nash family genealogy, and one of James Nash's daughters, Sarah, married Lott W. Wright on January 24, 1850 in Montgomery County, Georgia. They are living with her mother Lenora (James' widow) in the 1850 census, but by 1860 Sarah and Lott seem to disappear. In the 1860 census their son, also named Lott W. Wright (age 8) is living with Lenora Nash. I find later census references to a Lott W. Wright and a Warren Wright (same age) who lived in Clinch County. Is this one and the same? I would be very grateful to anyone who could help me straighten out this line. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Paul------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Wilit WRIGHT Self M Male W 55 ONTARIA Farmer PA PA Catheren WRIGHT Wife M Female W 34 ONTARIA Keeping House IRE IRE Zedek WRIGHT Son S Male W 20 ONTARIA Working On Farm ONTARIO ONTARIO Weston WRIGHT Father W Male W 86 PA Staying --- --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: Census Place Greenleaf, Sanilac, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254605 NA Film Number T9-0605 Page Number 82D 1880 census Source Information: Census Place Greenleaf, Sanilac, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254605 NA Film Number T9-0605 Page Number 82D Millie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wright, Paul" <pwright@umich.edu> To: <WRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 8:34 AM Subject: [WRIGHT] Weston Owen Wright > Hi all > > > > I am still looking for the death date and burial location for Weston. He > was born 1 April 1795 in Carver MA. The son of Moses and Polly Weston > Wright. I have located obits and burial information for two of his sons > Philip and Willett. Would like to exchange information. Please feel free > to contact me directly. > > > > Paul W. Wright > > Assistant University Registrar > > University of Michigan > > 500 S. State Street > > Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1382 > > 734-647-3501 > > pwright@umich.edu > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WRIGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 2/18/2008 5:50 AM > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: swright1972 Surnames: Wright Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15311/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for the names of the parents of my great-grandfather, Noel M Wright, who was born in Gordon County, Georgia in either 1881 or 1883 and died in said county on November 22, 1936. Since the 1890 census was destroyed in a basement fire in D.C., I cannot locate any documents with the young Noel listed along with his parents. Hence, I am stuck at that level of my Wright lineage. Help!! Steve Wright Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PWRIGHT Surnames: Wright Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15310/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Still looking for Weston's death date and burial place. Weston was born in Carver, MA 1795. It think he died in Ontario but not sure. His sons Phillip and Willett are buried in Case City Michigan. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.