Documented Wright Families

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This page is a Table of Contents for this surname. Each family link leads to a documented page for that particular family. If names are listed with no links, then I have not created that page yet but plan to at some future date.

The geographic scope of my interest in the Wright surname is limited to Western North Carolina and my time frame of interest is the 1700's through circa 1860.

North Carolina (Western counties only)

Buncombe County, NC (1791 Burke, Rutherford)

Aaron Wright (c1821) and Sarah (c1824) listed here in 1850 *
China Wright (c1780) listed here in 1850 with M. Trantham Jr (female), 35 *
D. Wright (female) (c1801) listed here in 1850 *
George Wright (c1791) and Elizabeth (c1801) listed here in 1850 *
Henderson Wright (c1823) listed here in 1850 with Noah Jarrett, 59 and Elizabeth Jarrett, 52 *
James Wright (c1816) and Sarah (c1814) listed here in 1850 *
James Wright (c1829) listed here in 1850 with John Smith, 51 and Cynthia Smith, 51 *
John Wright (c1828) and Mary (c1822) listed here in 1850 *
Joseph Wright (c1789) and Sarah (c1798) listed here in 1850 *
Martin Wright (c1837) listed here in 1850 with Solomon Hampton, 31 and Sarah Hampton, 30 *
Mary "Polly" Wright (c1804) listed here in 1850 *
William Wright (c1799) listed here in 1850 *
William Wright (c1825) listed here in 1850 with Torence Keenan, 53 and Ann Keenan, 43 family *

Cherokee County, NC (1839 Macon)

Aaron A. Wright (1847) and Dulcenia Waters (1862) of NC (Cherokee)
Americus Erastus "Tom" Wright (1858) and Malinda Evans (1857) of NC (Cherokee)
Edward Wright (c1799) and Margaret (c1799) listed here in 1850 *
James S. Wright (1813) and Caroline C. Winfrey (1822) of NC (Surry, Cherokee)
Richard M. Wright (1849) and Mariah M. Stillwell (1848) of NC (Cherokee, Swain)

Haywood County, NC (1808 Buncombe)

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Henderson County, NC (1838 Buncombe)

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Macon County, NC (1828 Haywood)

Aaron A. Wright (1847) and Dulcenia Waters (1862) of NC (Cherokee)
Americus Erastus "Tom" Wright (1858) and Malinda Evans (1857) of NC (Cherokee)
Richard M. Wright (1849) and Mariah M. Stillwell (1848) of NC (Cherokee, Swain)

Surry County, NC (1770 Rowan)

Aaron Wright (1765/75-1822/30) and Mary Murphy (1771-aft 1850) of NC (Surry)
Daniel S. Wright (c1794) and Patience Franklin of NC (Surry, Wilkes)
Daniel S. Wright (c1829) and Lydia Gorden See: Daniel S. Wright (c1794) of NC (Surry, Wilkes)
Isaac D. Wright (c1818) and Love Douge (c1818) *
James S. Wright (1813) and Caroline C. Winfrey (1822) of NC (Surry, Cherokee)
John Wright (c1782) listed here in 1850 *
Richard M. Wright (1818) and Susan Baugess See: Daniel S. Wright (c1794) of NC (Surry)
Wilburn Wright (c1815) listed here in 1850 *
Zadock R. Wright (1829) and Phebe Bryan See: Daniel S. Wright (c1794) of NC (Surry, Wilkes)

Swain County, NC (1871 Macon, Jackson)

Richard M. Wright (1849) and Mariah M. Stillwell (1848) of NC (Cherokee, Swain)

Wilkes County, NC (1777 Surry)

Daniel S. Wright (c1794) and Patience Franklin of NC (Surry, Wilkes)
John Wright (c1800) and Mary (c1804) listed here in 1850 *
John Wright (c1820) and Mary (c1832) listed here in 1850 *
Robert Wright (c1816) and Amelia (c1823) listed here in 1850 *
Thomas Wright (c1818) and Dianna (c1828) listed here in 1850 *
Vianna Wright (c1835) listed here in 1850 *
William Wright (c1800) and Sally (c1800) listed here in 1850 *

Last Updated September 15, 2008

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