Richard
Wright
Jr.
Born in Rowan, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Richard R. Wright Sr.
and Ann (Morgan) Wright
Brother of
Benjamin Wright, Peter Wright, John Wright [half], John Wright, William Wright, Evans Wright, Amos Milton Wright Sr. and Philbert Wright
Husband of
Nancy Jane (Morgan) Wright
— married
1780 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Husband of
Caroline (Kittrell) Wright
— married
1805 in Rowan County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Wright) Johnson-Shull, Delilah (Wright) Allen, Jane Caroline (Wright) Fouts, Isaiah Wright, Elijah Wright, Clayton Wright, Ruth (Wright) Gallimore, Celia Ann (Wright) Snider, Mary Ann (Wright) Varker and Micajah Wright
Died after
after age 75
in Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2011
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Biography
Richard had twenty-four children, twelve children with each wife.
Children with first wife, Nancy Morgan (1760-1798):
Sarah Wright (1781-1849)
Amos Wright (1782-1846)
Delilah Wright (1782-1869
Unknown son Wright (1784-1789)
Jane Caroline Wright (1786-1877)
Reuben Wright (1790-1845)
Isaiah Wright (1791-1877)
Isom Wright (1792-1870)
Elijah Wright (1793-1860)
Nancy Wright (1795-1879)
Gizzeal Wright (1797-1841)
Susannah Wright (1798
Children with second wife, Caroline Kittrell (1788-1847):
Elizabeth Garner Wright (1806-1820)
Clayton Wright (1808-1885)
Ruth Wright (1810-1912)
Celia Wright (1811-1888)
Nelson Wright (1813-1860)
Silas Wright (1813-1892)
Unknown daughter Wright (1815-1819)v
Burgess Wright (1817-1899)
Mary Ann Wright (1818-1890)
Micajah Wright (1820-1910)
Unknown daughter Wright (1822-1830)
Miles Walton Wright (1826-1879)
Richard Wright Jr. was a private in Rowan Co., NC and fought at the Battle of Guilford County Court House, in the War for Independence. General Nathaniel Green was the commander of the American forces.
Living in Davidson County, North Carolina in 1830 (census)
Burial: Richard Wright Family Cemetery Silver Hill Davidson County North Carolina, USA
Richard was born in 1787. Richard Wright ... [1]
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Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Dee Ann Pierce, Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
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- Author: Arkin, Herbert Jr.
- Title: Herbert Arkin website
- Publication: Name: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~herbarkin/;
- NOTEArkin, Herbert Jr., Herbert Arkin website (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~herbarkin/), Source Medium: Electronic
- Descendants of Richard Wright, Sr. of Rowan Co, NC
http://person.ancestry.com/tree/11540201/person/-442565578/facts -- Ancestry.com Tree information on Richard Wright Jr with source info
Transcript
Residence date: 1830 Residence place: Davidson, North Carolina
Detail
Year: 1830; Census Place: , Davidson, North Carolina; Roll: 120; Page: 207.
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&
h=195068&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 November 2020), memorial page for Richard Wright Jr. (4 Jun 1757–Jun 1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #106850166, citing Richard Wright Family Cemetery, Silver Hill, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Shirley Gragg (contributor 46979665) .
- More information at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LB24-L4Q
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Dee Ann (Cecil) Pierce 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member deeanncecil55
-
~1.56%
Gwen (Eads) Tinker :
23andMe, GEDmatch M155700 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M155700 [compare], FTDNA kit #B10215
-
~1.56%
Paul Rhetts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T730450 [compare], Ancestry member NMSantos
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~0.78%
Beverly Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A843720 [compare], Ancestry member blong5516
-
~0.78%
Linda (DeFrees) Franks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T444073 [compare], Ancestry member frankie49
+
Living DNA
-
~0.78%
Rhonda Andries :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A668703 [compare], Ancestry member RHONDAANDRIES
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Donna (Zilz) Chaffee :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member drcfamily1
-
~0.78%
Dennis Jordan :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Vermelle (Phillips) Bamberg :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A656708 [compare], Ancestry member blakesims2001
-
~0.78%
Summer Minor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JD6003986 [compare], Ancestry member sdschultz_wr
-
~0.78%
Jay Davis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NB5141801 [compare], Ancestry member aaiou150
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Robert Sturdevant :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T538429 [compare], FTDNA kit #H1011
-
~0.78%
Virginia Webb :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H430526 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Richard Cleary :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Janet Groff :
23andMe, GEDmatch M126686 [compare]
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
David Niles :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Jennifer (Harders) Fincher :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #495112
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Rosetta (Helm) Link
Rosetta (Helm) Link
Wright-13496 and Wright-2186 appear to represent the same person because: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106850166/richard-wright
posted
by Rosetta (Helm) Link
Rejected matches › Richard Wright (abt.1598-aft.1668) › Richard John Wright (1916-) › Richard Wright Snr
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