Richard Wright

- Abt 1785

• Name	Richard Wright
  Birth	MD
  Gender	Male
  _UID	5F0AEC5A1F4BCF46A98121D4EDCDD0562D03
  Death	Abt Feb 1785	Rowan Co, NC
  Person ID	I79612	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family	Ann   d. Aft 1784, Rowan Co, NC
  Children	1. Benjamin Wright,   b. 25 Mar 1752, MD d. Aft 1830, Marion Co, IN (Age > 79 years)   2. Peter Wright   d. Aft 1784, Rowan Co, NC   3. William Wright,   b. 25 Mar 1761   d. 1840, Jackson Co, IN (Age 78 years)   4. Amos Wright   d. Aft 1784, Rowan Co, NC   5. Evans Wright,   b. Bef 1774   d. Aft 1790, Rowan Co, NC (Age > 18 years)   6. John Wright   d. Aft 1784, Rowan Co, NC   7. Philburt Wright   d. Aft 1784, Rowan Co, NC   8. Richard Wright,   b. 1755/1760   d. Abt 1833, Davidson Co, NC (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F22906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I can determine. However, I am interested in them due to my own Wright ancestry in Western North Carolina.; !NOTES:This family is represented in the Wright DNA project. They are in Haplogroup R1b1b2, and are part of Pedigree Group 4. !WILL: 3 Sep 1784 Rowan Co., NC Will Book C, page 207 Richard Wright, proven 8 Feb 1785. Wife (no name mentioned, given as Ann in probate section). Sons: Benjamin Wright, Peter Wright, Richard Wright, William Wright, Amus Wright, Evins Wright, John Wright, Philburd Wright. Wit: William Wright, Evins Wright, Richard Wright Jr, James Morgan Junr. Note: Lots of land in Randolph Co., NC, where Richard formerly lived; Reference: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~herbarkin/will_of_richard_wright.htm