Micajah Wright
1820 - Aft 1880 (> 61 years)-
Name Micajah Wright Birth 1819/1820 Rowan Co, NC (now Davidson Co, NC) 
Gender Male _UID E86F537DF03F72488856EE035EDD4DF65DB1 Death Aft 1880 Davidson Co, NC Person ID I79655 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 5 May 2012
Father Richard Wright, b. 1755/1760 d. Abt 1833, Davidson Co, NC (Age 73 years) Mother Cary, b. 1780/1790 d. Aft 1840, Davidson Co, NC (Age > 51 years) Marriage Bef 1820 Rowan Co, NC (now Davidson Co, NC) Family ID F22907 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Holland Whisenhunt, b. 1823/1824, NC d. Aft 1880, Davidson Co, NC (Age > 57 years) Marriage 21 Apr 1844 Davidson Co, NC Children 1. Amos Wright, b. 19 Aug 1845, Davidson Co, NC d. 6 Mar 1932, Davie Co, NC (Age 86 years)2. Martha Jane Wright, b. 3 Jan 1848, Davidson Co, NC d. 10 May 1946, Randolph Co, NC (Age 98 years)3. Alfred Samuel Wright, b. 4 Jan 1850, Davidson Co, NC d. 16 Sep 1938, Davidson Co, NC (Age 88 years)4. Thomas Jefferson Wright, b. 1851/1852, Davidson Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Davidson Co, NC (Age > 29 years)5. Julia Ann Wright, b. 1855/1856, Davidson Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Davidson Co, NC (Age > 15 years)6. Mary J Wright, b. 1858/1859, Davidson Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Davidson Co, NC (Age > 12 years)7. Neaty Wright, b. 1860/1861, Davidson Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Davidson Co, NC (Age > 10 years)8. Flora L Wright, b. 4 Apr 1864, Davidson Co, NC d. 29 Jun 1948, High Point, Guilford Co, NC (Age 84 years)9. Sarah E Wright, b. 4 Oct 1864, Davidson Co, NC d. 2 May 1939, Davidson Co, NC (Age 74 years)Family ID F22910 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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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.;
!CENSUS:1820;
!CENSUS:1830;
!NAMED-WILL:12 May 1833 Davidson Co., NC Will Book ? page ?. Richard Wright.
Names: Wife Cary.
Children by her (Cary): Nelson, Silas, Burges, Mary, Micajah, and Milas.
Children by my 1st wife (her name not given): Sarah, Amos, Jane, Susannah, Delila, Reuben, Isaiah, Elijah, Nancy, Isom, and Gilly.
Executor: Spencer Clark.
Wit: John Cashatt, Burgess Wright.
Reference: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~herbarkin/will_of_richard_wright,%20Jr.htm>
!CENSUS:1840;
!MARRIAGE BOND:21 Apr 1844 Davidson Co., NC Michajah Wright & Holland Whisunhunt, George Gibson, bm
!CENSUS:1850 Davidson Co., NC PHF 336B-285-293 Southern Division
Micajah Wright 30 M Farmer 180 NC
Holland 26 F “
Amos 4 M
Martha J. 2 F
Alfred L. 6/12 M
Miles W. Wright 24 M Laborer “
!CENSUS:1860 Davidson Co., NC PHF 432/432B-75-75 South Division Thomasvill PO
Micajah Wright 40 M Farmer 800 400 N Carolina
Holland 35 F “
Amos 15 M “
Martha J. 13 F “
Alfred S. 10 M “
Thos J. Wright 8 M N Carolina
Julean 4 F “
Mary J. 1 F “
!CENSUS:1870 Davidson Co., NC PHF 92-69-75 Emmons Township Cedar Bush PO
Mica Right 50 M W Farmer 575 450 N Carolina
Holand 45 F W Keeping House N Carolina
Martha J. 22 F W At Home N Carolina
Alfred 20 M W Farm Laborer N Carolina
Thomas 18 M W Farm Laborer N Carolina
Julia Ann 12 F W At Home N Carolina
Mary 11 F W At Home N Carolina
Neaty 9 F W “ ” N Carolina
Flora 6 F W “ ” N Carolina
Sarah 3 F W “ ” N Carolina
!CENSUS:1880 Davidson Co., NC PHF 289B-137-138 Emmons Township
Micajah Wright W M 60 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Hollan W F 55 Wife M Keeping House NC-NC-NC
Flora L. W F 16 Dau S At Home NC-NC-NC
Sarah W F 14 Dau S At Home NC-NC-NC
Solomon A. Yates W M 14 Nephew S Works on Farm NC-NC-NC
- !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.;