This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MichaelWright12 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/6959.2704.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks Amanda, that was helpful, but I am a bit confused still. Was Myrtle's maiden name Wright and her father's name Charles Arthur Wright? Somehow I got the impression earlier that Myrtle's maiden name was not Wright but she married a Wright. I must have misunderstood. Assuming that we are talking about the line of Charles Arthur Wright, I cannot substantiate the part of the line your grandma has from Hiram back to Deacon Samuel Wright. There are no Simeon Wright men in the descendant line of James Wright's son, Samuel. The Simeon Wright men that do occur in the James Wright family are descendants of James Wright's youngest son, Johathan, but within those Simeon Wright families there are no Hiram Wright children. In effect, I think your grandma may have the wrong Deacon Wright forefathers listed or there is a missing generation somewhere. I believe the Deacon Samuel Wright line that it is more likely you descent from is that of my own direct male line from Deacon Samuel Wright, Sgt Samuel Wright (16?? - 1675). Sgt Samuel Wright was Deacon Samuel Wright's oldest son and eldest brother to James Wright, the direct male line ancestor of the Wright Brothers. So I guess my next question is are we talking about the Hiram Wright born on 25 July 1803 (died maybe 1833, married to Eliza Blood) to Simeon Wright and Susannah Abbot? If we are, he is still related to the Wright Brother's ancestors, but a little more distantly than your grandma would have it from her family tree. What I have for this Hiram Wright is as follows: 1. Dea. Samuel Wright 2. Sgt. Samuel Wright (16?? - 1675 killed by Indians at Battle of Bloody Brook, m Eliz.Burt) 3. Capt. Benjamin Wright (1660 - 1743, m. Thankful Taylor) 4. Daniel Wright (1697 -1731, m. Margaret Judd) 5. Capt. Simeon Wright (25 Jan 1726, m. Sarah nee ??, of Rutland, VT, removed to Canada during RW and died there) 6. Simeon Wright Jr. of VT and MA (1751 - 1847, m Martha Freelove Foote) 7. Simeon Wright of VT and Licking Co., OH (1772 - 1833, m. Susannah Abbot) 8. Seth 8. Lucy 8. Hiram (25 July 1803 - 1833?) 8. Sally 8. Wait Farrington 8. Robert Preston 8. Polly 8. Martha 8. James N. 8. Anna Maria I have notes for Hiram that say he married Eliza Blood, but I only have one child listed for them and that is the Charles Eugene Wright (1840 -1892, Civil War Veteran) that I believe matches your Grandma's listing at this point. I have a note for Charles Eugene Wright to the effect that his descendants are in Onley, IL and he served in Col. Lindsey's 48th Ohio Volunteer Brigade during the Civil War and later married Nancy Harrison Hannah and removed to Onley, IL. Beyond this 1840 - 1892 time frame I have not traced this family and have no further data on them though it would seem they are yours. Please check the birth dates and wife names on your grandma's chart and let me know if they match up with this line. Also if she lists any sources for the data she has, that would be helpful to have as well. If some of the dates and wives' names do not match up, let me know what your grandma has for those facts for Simeon and Hiram and I will see what other Simeon Wright group might be the right one or the one she has them confused with. There were a bunch of Simeon Wrights running around in the 1700's from all sorts of places and it was hard to tell which was which, especially back in the days when your grandma was doing this all by hand. In any case, it does appear to me you are related more closely to me than to the Wright Brothers, but we are both certainly in the Wright Brother's extended family group. Thanks again for sharing and I hope we can come down to a connection that is supported by existing documents. Hope to hear from you soon. Best Regards, Mike 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.