This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MichaelCharlesWight Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/5907.33.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You're welcome, Shirley. I am sure that all the Richard Wright Sr. researchers and descendants will want to help you fill in details about Mary Ann Wright's ancestry and will be very eager to have you join with them in filling in the blanks they have about her descendants. If you have the right Mary Ann here, you are joining a very large community of Wrights that is very well researched by a very active body of researchers. Herb Arkin's site is sort of the un-official/official website for this line of Wrights. Despite all the research on this line of Wrights there are still many little mysteries, like who are the English parents of Richard Wright, Sr. and whatever happened to Mary Ann Wright (b. 1818)? This possible descendant connection is exciting for everyone, even those of us not of the Richard Wright line. I myself am not of this line of Wrights, though historically there was speculation that Richard Wright Sr. of Rowan Co., NC was a descendant of a 5th cousin of my New England Wright immigrant father, Deacon Samuel Wright (1606? - 1665)[e.g., see George William Wright publication, "The Wright Family: Descendants of the Wryta Family of Bayeux, Normandy, to England in 1066...." publ. 1929]. Many modern day Richard Wright Sr. researchers had rejected that historical speculation on the bases of mismatches in children's names and birth dates, and other details, but more recently "Y" chromosome testing of multiple Deacon Samuel Wright male descendants and multiple male descendants of Richard Wright Sr. has conclusively shown that the two lines are completely separate. My Dea. Samuel Wright line was from Co. Essex, England back to at least 1424 and your Wright line is probably Welch in origin, if I understand correctly the current sentiment of the researchers who are working on gen! ealogy of the Richard Wright Sr. family. The English parentage of both the Dea. Sameul and Richard Wright Sr. lines is not known for sure, though the Dea. Samuel line appears to be much more likely to yield to research than the Richard Wright line has. The Dea. Samuel line has historically been believed to be from the Kelvedon Hatch line of John Wright, Lord of the Manor of Kelvedon Hatch a yoeman of Sir Richard Rich of the Ongar Hundred in Co. Essex England. John Wright, yoeman, was granted the right to bear arms in 1509, having been useful to Henry VIII in acsending the throne that same year. He became very wealthy in land and properties and bequeathed to his children many large estates in co. Essex, England. My immigrant father, Deacon Samuel Wright of Springfield and Northampton, MA descended from his third son, "Myddle" John Wright of Wrightsbridge, Co. Essex, while the Deacon's cousin, Thomas Wright of Wethersfield, CT descended from John Wright's second son, Robert Wright of the Moot House, Brentwood, Co. ! Essex. Thomas Wright's parentage is not in doubt, having been clearly documented on both sides of the Atlantic. However, the parentage of Dea. Samuel has been mired in controversy for over 100 years. No marriage docuements, no childbirth documents for his first five children and no understandable ship documents have been found to show from whence he and his family came in England before they appear in the New England records. All we have are his baptismal records. My research has focused on trying to sort out the fact from fiction and speculation over the Deacon's English parentage and see what can be done to document his English life before coming to New England. Unlike the line of Richard Wright, Sr., our line had the great fortune of being part of one of the families that were prominent in the establishment of a major enterprise in England, the Massachusetts Bay Company. The Deacon's Uncle, Nathaniel Wright, was one of the eighteen assistants who joined together with Winthorp in petitioning the King for the Company charter and establishing its governance during the intial years of its existance. So, there were lots of documents referring to this Co. Essex family that inevitably led researchers to a deep enough investigation of the correct family so as to come up with probably candidates for the Deacon's parents. Though the initial speculations were a bit off the mark, at least we had the correct family group to research. There does not appear to be any such wealth of documentation either in England or in NC records that would lead researchers back to the correct family group in England for Richard Wright Sr. This is likely to remain a burning question for researchers of his line for a long time to come. So, you are trying to connect your family to a very active group of genealogists who can help you with Wright family information far more than I can. I just wanted to make sure you found this site and the researchers that are associated with it quickly because there is a lot of crap genealogy information out there about the Richard Wright Sr. family that you could get sucked into wasting your time on. Good Luck and God Bless you endeavors, Mike 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: gragg021 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/5907.33.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Michael - good morning and thank you for your prompt response. I looked at the website and realized I had visited the site last evening where I found information on a lot of Richard Wright's children, except Mary Ann. I have already sent him an email and hope to hear from him. While I do not have a lot of information on her, I do have a massive NC Supreme Court transcript that was the result of my Great-grandfather Thomas's death in 1854 and subsequent estate settlement in early 1860's. That was my first confirmation that her maiden name had been WRIGHT. I do know that she has many descendants that wish to know more of her. For instance, had she been married before - accounting for the name GEDDIS that was on the marriage bond in 1842? Not that it matters, now knowing her true maiden name. Not much is known of Mary Ann except what I found in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses. It appears that she stayed in the Silver Hill area. I'm sure she and my GGF must be buried there. I've traced all six of their children - not to current individuals, but I was hoping to be able to find a least as to where my Great-grandparents may be buried. I'm sure that wherever they are, they may not have a headstone. While GGF was fairly well-to-do when he was alive, it's my belief that Mary Ann and her children may have had things pretty hard in the succeeding years. Please keep me in mind if you happen across anything or anyone who may have information on her to share. Are you are a descendant of Richard Wright? If, so, then we are kin. Kindest Regards, Shirley 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.

SHIRLEY; In your NC records do you have DURLING,E/INYART/D or Hezekiah Wright or Gideon Wright? Gideon , I believe is where my line starts but I don't know about their background. They were labeled Tories in Rev. War.. I have medium good descendancy. Missouri line. Then I have a Pennsylvania line of WRIGHT also. And on these only know one line of descendents. I have old copies of WRIGHT WORKSHOP?BOOK, will check for others.

Wright, Frank Jay Feb. 9, 1928 - Dec. 15, 2007 Age 79 Survived by his loving wife, Eleanor "Susie" (nee Wedemayer). Father of Jeffrey (Millie), Wendy (Fred) Sleider, William (Nancy), Thomas (Aimee). Frank will be missed by many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Proud retiree from the Milwaukee Fire Dept., after 35 years. He served his country for 33 years in the Coast Guard, Navy and Army Reserves. Thanks to VITAS Hospice for their kind and loving care; and thanks to the Fire Dept. for always being there. Visitation will be held Thurs., Dec. 20, from 9AM until time of Service, at 11AM, at Pinelawn Cemetery Chapel, 10700 W. Capitol Dr. Interment to follow. "Gone Fishing" ---------- Frank was my father, may he rest in peace. -Born in Milwaukee, was son of Jay Victor Wright and Amalia (Mollie) Zalar -Jay was born in Lyndon Station, WI, son of Frank Marion Wright and Sybil Bernice Dunlap -Frank was born in Ohio and emigrated with Wisconsin as a baby. Son of William Wright and Jane Abby Bogart William and Jane were among the earliest settlers of Juneau Cty, WI, settling in Kildare twp, later known as Lyndon Station. They emigrated from PA, then OH, with brother Hiram Wright, mother Phebe (Wright) Jackson (originally Drake), stepfather Lyman Jackson. More in bible records, uncertain of exact relations. Hiram settled in Lemonweir and married Carrie Wise. William and Hiram's father was Alpheus Wright, Jr. Mother was Phebe Drake Alpheus Jr's parents were Alpheus Wright, Sr and Rachael Williams This is all confirmed. Further generations unconfirmed.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MichaelCharlesWight Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/5907.33.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Shirley, I forgot to mention that your Varker descendant family is one of the lost families in Herb's listing of this Wright lineage. I do not believe Herb has informtion on who Mary Ann married or where she died. Your information in exchange for his will be a very wonderful addition to both your databases! 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: MichaelCharlesWight Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/5907.33.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Shirley, See also Herb Arkin's site for this NC Wright family. You might want to join his extensive research list of relatives at the following web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~herbarkin/ Welcome to the wonderful world of Wright genealogy! 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: gragg021 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/5907.33.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Alice - I hope you are still 'out there'. I just saw your postings on the Wrights of NC on RootsWeb. I'm just starting to research the Wright family, resulting from a copy of a land sale by Nelson, Silas, Burges, Miles and Mary Ann (Wright) Varker in 1848. Mary Ann Varker was my GGM. Mary Ann married Thomas Varker (of Cornwall, England) in 1842. I have the marriage information, but was stymied for years because it gave her maiden name as GEDDIS. I had occasion to write for a copy of the above deed and was amazed to see that her maiden name was WRIGHT, daughter of Richard Wright, Jr., by his last wife, Caroline or Kara (I don't know which is correct) AND that she had such an extended family of brothers and sisters. These are the children I found as having been born to wife #2: 1. Clayton WRIGHT b: 14 Jun 1808 in North Carolina 2. Ruth WRIGHT b: 1 Mar 1810 in Emmons Twp., NC 3. Celia WRIGHT b: 28 Oct 1811 in North Carolina 4. Nelson WRIGHT b: 30 Aug 1814 in Rowan Co., NC 5. Silas WRIGHT b: 30 Aug 1814 in Rowan Co., NC 6. Burges WRIGHT b: 10 Apr 1817 in North Carolina 7. Mary Ann WRIGHT b: 23 Oct 1818 in North Carolina 8. Micajah WRIGHT b: Apr 1820 in Rowan Co., NC 9. Miles N. WRIGHT b: 1826 in North Carolina 10. Ailsy WRIGHT I'm hoping that you can shed some light on Mary Ann. I have accumulated a LOT of information regarding her descendants - Varker's are numerous, as are Jones' from Franklin County, NC, where my GF, James Thomas Varker (their first child, b.1843 in Davidson County) finally settled abt 1887/88. I am willing and anxious to share any information you would like to have that would delineate my GGM lineage, so that other Varker family members might be able to locate her as well. Any information that you can provide would be greatly (and very gratefully) appreciated. Regards, Shirley Varker Gragg Fredericksburg, VA 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.

----- Original Message ----- From: "William" <wrightw@gtcom.net> To: <wright@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [WRIGHT] help > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William" <wrightw@gtcom.net> > To: <wright@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:34 PM > Subject: Re: [WRIGHT] help > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Beryl Mason" <wesma@dodo.com.au> >> To: <wright@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 10:06 PM >> Subject: [WRIGHT] help >> >> >>>I am tracing Walter Wright who was a bombardier in the royal artillery in >>>1939 in England when he married Barbara Irene Constant he could have been >>>Canadian. Beryle Mason >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Beryl Mason" <wesma@dodo.com.au> To: <wright@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 10:06 PM Subject: [WRIGHT] help >I am tracing Walter Wright who was a bombardier in the royal artillery in >1939 in England when he married Barbara Irene Constant he could have been >Canadian. Beryle Mason > > ------------------------------- > 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

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tonywright1961 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/6795.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi my wright family has a lot of connections in the stratford / west ham area, and I think George may be related. Please drop me a line if i can be of more use to you Kind Regards Tony 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: bobtopley Surnames: Wright, Dow, Smith Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15217/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Is there anyone out there related to Agnes Wright born abt 1851-5 in Larbert Stirlingshire Scotland? Her parents were Francis and Christian Wright of Larbert and Agnes had at least one sister Catherine born abt 1849. Agnes married James Dow Oct. 23, 1871 in Stirlingshire Scotland and her residence at the time of her marriage was either Ramsford or Bamsford. James and Agnes had 8 children and one of them Jeanie Baird Dow born June 24, 1876 in West Carron, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland is my grandmother on my mother's side. 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: lauriewright1 Surnames: Wright Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15216/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can anyone help with this lookup as just cannot find the trace. John William Wright residing at 27 Lindsay St Stockton on tees when he married a Eliz.??????? she was born in abt 1844 in Upsall Yorkshire, England. the first born was a Sarah Wright born in guisborough Yorkshire. So I have been looking a a possible marriage year range of 1860 to 1868, but to date cannot spot the marriage. Plus the next two children were also born in Guisborough. Just outside of Guisborough is a small place called Upsall but this Upsall has never been under the Durham county. Eliz birth place is down on the 1881 census as Upsall Durham which is baffling. Also her name of Eliz all the census show this spelling and not Elizabeth? Any help gratefully welcomed. Laurie 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: t42Hilltop_DalCoTX Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15215/mb.ashx Message Board Post: WRIGHT Mary Helen 1937 1995 David Strickland photographed this gravestone in the Hilltop Memorial Park Cemetery, Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records. This is one of the 183,775 cemetery photos free for your personal use at http://teafor2.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: susiebeth_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15213/mb.ashx Message Board Post: charles was married to kathleen mary nixon. he died 7 march 1940, any information would be greatfull 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: Jeremy_Housley Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15212/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Margie Wright 1929-1984 Oklahoma Looking for any information on my grandmothers roots. She had a sister named Cora. Her mom was Ada Kendig(my ggrandma) 1908-1989 Thanks in advance, Jeremy Housley 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: t42Hilltop_DalCoTX Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15211/mb.ashx Message Board Post: WRIGHT Clevis Monroe 1919 1980 pvt US Army W W II David Strickland photographed this gravestone in the Hilltop Memorial Park Cemetery, Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records. This is one of the 183,516 cemetery photos free for your personal use at http://teafor2.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: thomasburks01 Surnames: Wright Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15210/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm trying to find my dad. In the spring of 1963 he sold Eskimo Pies in the vicinty of East Lansing, MI. I believe he is from the greater Detroit area. 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: t42Hilltop_DalCoTX Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15208/mb.ashx Message Board Post: WRIGHT Clevis 1919 1980 The sunshine of our home David Strickland photographed this gravestone in the Hilltop Memorial Park Cemetery, Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records. This is one of the 183,516 cemetery photos free for your personal use at http://teafor2.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.