Wright Family

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Comment by Barb on March 20, 2013 at 2:26pm

Sorry about the William Wright question, I meant to ask if this is the same Quaker  John Wright who was in the Newberry SC area of Quakers? I'm trying to see if the  William Wright is his brother or son. This William Wright was also a residence in the Camden, SC area also ? Thanks!

Comment by Barb on March 20, 2013 at 2:21pm

Hi, I like to know do you have info on John Wright son William Wright? Did he migrate to the Camden SC area? Thanks!

Comment by thelma jo rich on February 17, 2013 at 8:38pm

Has anyone here taken the DNA? Ad if so did you come back t2

Comment by thelma jo rich on February 17, 2013 at 8:37pm

Hi everyone,I have not been here in awhile.I have not been able to find any Wright relatives to take the DNA.I took the test through family tree DNA and came back T2 right now showing Europe Orcadian,thru my mother and her mother .my grandmother was a smith her mother was Sallie Martha wright

Comment by Gerald Sanford Hayes on February 15, 2013 at 1:45pm

The problem that most folks have with the Wright surname is that they don't realize that Wright is and Occupation name and I know of at least 100 unrelated families in North America. My mother Edna Wright is descended from the Plymouth, Massachusetts Wrights.

Comment by Connie Frey on May 28, 2012 at 4:58pm

I am new to this site.  I have hit the wall with Chester S Wright, 1850 census has him listed in Vermont.  His wife was Margaret Gregory.  The moved to Jackson Co, IA and were on the 1860 census. They had several children.  The family story is that they spoke French.  Their son Frank is my GGfather.  Their youngest son was Walter.  When they lived in Vermont Chester was listed on census as a stonecutter.Any help on this  would be much appreciated. 

Comment by David Clark on January 20, 2012 at 8:26pm

Yes, the Wright brickwalls a real fun. Sorting through mix ups and even misinformation is a real challenge as well. Before the US censuses, I am not entirely confident of the information that I have since the opportunity to "cross breed" lines is rather prevalent. Many name sakes in parallel generations with kids the same ages as cousins (even distant ones) but all still born, living and dying in the same places doesn't help. And then marrying back into each other's lines! YIKES!!

Do you have other family members tied in with your John M.? I have more Wright's than any other family name and maybe one of them will cross over somewhere. 

Comment by Felicia Korengel on January 20, 2012 at 6:27pm

Seems like I'm not the only one with a Wright-induced brick wall!   My problem is fairly recent...my 2nd great grandfather, John (M?) Wright.   He couldn't decide if he was born in Virginia (1860, Civil War draft, 1880) or Ohio (marriage record from KY in 1857, 1870 fed).   He was born about 1837, and I've tried mightily to find him in 1850--I cross-referenced him with almost all John Wrights of the age in Ohio and Virginia.   I've checked where other VA/OH in the vicinity to see where they were in 1850, thinking maybe they were family.   No luck...it seems like he just appeared in Hickman/Ballard Co KY, and then his family followed some of his wife's to Grayson County, TX.   Luckily, I have 3 half brothers, so I asked one to do the DNA test.   Had the kit sent to him in August and he hasn't done it yet!    I paid for the test so I'm a littler perturbed...may have to move on to one of the other ones (I've actually never met any of them!)

Comment by David Clark on October 16, 2011 at 4:00pm

I have a Wright brickwall and I don't know how much can be done about it.  I have very little information.  It involves my 4 ggrandfather, William R. Wright.  He was b. about 1796 in TN? and is not in the 1850 census, so I presume he died before then in Randolph Co IN.  One bio I found says he died when my 3 ggrandfather was little.  Wife is also a Wright-Ann b. 8 Aug 1799 in TN, d. 1884 in OR, dau. of John Hominy Wright and Ann Reese.  Children of William and Ann: Thomas I. b about 1831, Sarah b. about 1833, Phebe b. about 1835 and James A. b. about 1841 (my 3g grandfather).

Comment by David Clark on October 16, 2011 at 3:54pm

You're welcome, Doug.  IMHO, Wright's are one of the most difficult lines to sort out.  Not only because there are so many of them, but it sounds like through naming traditions and how much they stayed around each other as well as intermarrying with other common families, they are difficult without good documentation to unscramble.

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