Marty and Karla Grant

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Husband: William Wright

Born: 1798/1799 in NC
Married: before 1827 in Buncombe Co, NC
Died: after 1850 in Buncombe Co, NC
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:

Wife: D

Born: 1800/1801 in NC
Died: after 1850 in Buncombe Co, NC
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:

Children

01 (F): Mary Wright
Born: 1826/1827 in Buncombe Co, NC
Died: after 1850 in Buncombe Co, NC
Spouses:

02 (F): Martha Wright
Born: 1835/1836 in Buncombe Co, NC
Died: after 1850 in Buncombe Co, NC
Spouses:

03 (M): William Wright
Born: 1837/1838 in Buncombe Co, NC
Died: after 1850 in Buncombe Co, NC
Spouses:

04 (M): Jefferson Wright
Born: 1845/1846 in Buncombe Co, NC
Died: after 1860 in Buncombe Co, NC
Spouses:

05 (F): Sophronia Wright
Born: 1846/1847 in Buncombe Co, NC
Died: after 1850 in Buncombe Co, NC
Spouses:

Additional Information

William Wright:

Notes:

!CENSUS:1800;

!CENSUS:1810;

!CENSUS:1820;

!CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co., NC pg 258 William Wright age 30-39 (1790/1800)
100001-111001;

!CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co., NC pg 138 Wm Wright age 40-49 (1790/1800)
2010001-031101;

!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co., NC PHF 282/282B-1157-1157
Wm Wright 51 M Laborer 100 NC
D. 49 F Farmer “
Mary 23 F “
Martha 14 F “
Wm 12 M “
Jeff. 4 M “
Sophronia 3 F “
Hannah West 19 F
Cate 7 F NC
- Is Hannah West their daughter? Fits;

!CENSUS:1860 x

Notes:

!CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co., NC pg 258 w/William Wright age 30-39 (1790/1800)
100001-111001;

!CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co., NC pg 138 w/Wm Wright age 30-39 (1800/10)
2010001-031101
- Age difference in 1830 may indicate a new wife between 1830 and 1840;

!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co., NC PHF 282/282B-1157-1157
Wm Wright 51 M Laborer 100 NC
D. 49 F Farmer “
Mary 23 F “
Martha 14 F “
Wm 12 M “
Jeff. 4 M “
Sophronia 3 F “
Hannah West 19 F
Cate 7 F NC

!CENSUS:1860 x
- A widow Darcus Wright 55 in Cocke Co., TN this year, children aren't exact match, but close;

(01) Mary Wright:

Notes:

!CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co., NC pg 258 w/William Wright age 0-4 (1825/30)
100001-111001
^
!CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co., NC pg 138 w/Wm Wright age 10-14 (1825/30)
2010001-031101
^
!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co., NC PHF 282/282B-1157-1157
Wm Wright 51 M Laborer 100 NC
D. 49 F Farmer “
Mary 23 F “
Martha 14 F “
Wm 12 M “
Jeff. 4 M “
Sophronia 3 F “
Hannah West 19 F
Cate 7 F NC

(02) Martha Wright:

Notes:

!CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co., NC pg 138 w/Wm Wright age 5-9 (1830/35)
2010001-031101
^
!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co., NC PHF 282/282B-1157-1157
Wm Wright 51 M Laborer 100 NC
D. 49 F Farmer “
Mary 23 F “
Martha 14 F “
Wm 12 M “
Jeff. 4 M “
Sophronia 3 F “
Hannah West 19 F
Cate 7 F NC

(03) William Wright:

Notes:

(04) Jefferson Wright:

Notes:

!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co., NC PHF 282/282B-1157-1157
Wm Wright 51 M Laborer 100 NC
D. 49 F Farmer "
Mary 23 F "
Martha 14 F "
Wm 12 M "
Jeff. 4 M "
Sophronia 3 F "
Hannah West 19 F
Cate 7 F NC

!CENSUS:1860 Buncombe Co., NC PHF 244-245-245 Asheville (Blank) PO
Morgan Snider 43 M Farm Laborer 25 N Carolina
Elizabeth 33 F Tennessee
Jefferson Wright 15 M Hired Laborer N Carolina

!CENSUS:1870 x
- Thomas J. Wright in Cocke Co., TN, right age, and that is where his mother might have been in 1860 (see her notes);

(05) Sophronia Wright:

Notes:

!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co., NC PHF 282/282B-1157-1157
Wm Wright 51 M Laborer 100 NC
D. 49 F Farmer "
Mary 23 F "
Martha 14 F "
Wm 12 M "
Jeff. 4 M "
Sophronia 3 F "
Hannah West 19 F
Cate 7 F NC

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