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John Wright (1759 - 1844)

John Wright
Born in Rowan, Bladen, North Carolinamap
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Husband of — married 22 Jun 1786 in Randolph, North Carolina, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 85 in Washington, Indiana, USAmap
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Biography

John Wright was born in 1759 in Rowan, North Carolina, the fourth of the eight children of Richard Wright, Sr. and Nancy Jane “Anne” Morgan. John’s youngest sibling was Philbert Wright. John married Winifred Tucker (b. 1763/NC), on 22 June 1786 in Randolph, North Carolina. They had a son, Joshua D. Wright (1815 NC - Arkansas). [1]

John Wright was born in 1759 in Rowan, North Carolina, the son of Richard R. Wright and Ann Morgan. Both John and his father served in the Revolutionary War. John married Nancy Gilstrap (b.about1763). He married Penelope Clark (b.1761 NC) in 1777 in NC. [2]

Nancy Gilstrap was the daughter of Peter Gilstrap and Mary Jane Bright.

John’s mother’s full maiden name may have been Elizabeth (Ann) Jane Morgan.

John Wright married, or entered the intention to marry, Winifred Tucker on 22 June 1786 in Randolph County, North Carolina. The bondsman was John Leetch, and the witness was Absalom Tatom, C.C. [3] [4] [5]

John Wright, Minister of the Gospel, officiated the marriage of (his brother) Philbert Wright and Elizabeth Beck (née Devin) in 1832 in Washington, Indiana. [6]

Sources

  1. familysearch Family Tree, with sources (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GH2T-3YB)
  2. ancestry.com Pedigree Resource File (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:331M-DV6)
  3. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (Randolph County Marriage Bonds)(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R1-FMCK)
  4. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8B9-1P5)
  5. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28T-68F5 : 22 July 2021), Jno Wright and Winifred Tucker, 22 Jun 1786; citing Randolph, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,447,735.
  6. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27V4-661 : 22 March 2022), John Wright in entry for Philbert Wright and Elizabeth Beck, 15 Nov 1832; citing Washington, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007030113.




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