Looking for information on the Quaker Wrights of Maryland.

Question

Edward Wright, Talbot County 1806, Maryland to Wayne Indiana

Answer 1

Name:	Edward Wright
Spouse:	Sarah McCay
Date:	16 Jul 1829
County:	Bartholomew
State:	Indiana
Source:	Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm:	1301788 item 2

 

Source Information

. Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 : Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, or available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. For specific source information listed by coun.

Answer 2

Edward Wright

United States Census, 1860

Name	Edward Wright
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1860
Event Place	Washington Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States
Gender	Male
Age	54
Race	White
Birth Year (Estimated)	1806
Birthplace	Maryland
Page	12

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Edward Wright		M	54	Maryland
Martha A Wright		F	34	N. Carolina
Anna E Wright		F	18	Indiana
Joseph Wright		M	28	Indiana
Mary E Wright		F	16	Indiana
Wm E Wright		M	14	Indiana
Lydia Wright		F	10	Indiana
John Wright		M	9	Indiana
Elizabeth Wright		F	8	Indiana
Warner Wright		M	4	Indiana
Jesse Wright		M	2	Indiana

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United States Census, 1860

Household ID	99
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	M653
Affiliate Film Number	308
GS Film Number	803308
Digital Folder Number	005166269
Image Number	00424

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NZ-6LP : 30 December 2015), Edward Wright, 1860.

Comments

Is there any way to distinguish between the surname (Wrights) and the plural of Wright?

This is no criticism, I'd really like to know if there's a way to differentiate.  Is there an existing protocol or guideline that could help?

Some in my Reitz family changed the spelling to Wrights, which sounds alike.  But their information is buried amongst all the Wright (s).  

I learned the hard way that it's politically inexpedient to suggest accurate use of a surname forum.