John Wright (1765 - abt. 1845)

Born 1765 in Montgomery County, Virginia

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Died about 1845 at about age 80 in Pulaski, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Wright was born about 1765 in Montgomery County, Virginia. His parents were Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Kemp.

His wife was Mary, maiden name unknown. Based on their children’s probable birth dates, they married about 1783.

John and his son Smith Wright are both listed on the 1830 U.S. Federal Census for Montgomery County, Virginia on the same page.

His father passed away in 1815. In his will, probated on September 11, 1815, Joseph bequeaths property to his children and grandchildren, named in the will. John is included in the will.

The location of his grave is unknown.

Wright FamilyTree DNA Project

This Wright ancestral line is Haplogroup I-M253 and has been identified through Y-Dna testing. Testing has traced the ancient path of this branch back as “Old Norse” through Denmark and most likely settlements in Yorkshire, England.

Paternal Wright males are invited to participate in YDna testing with the hopes of eventually connecting this line to other family members who descend from earlier ancestors. The project also accepts autosomal dna Wright descendants.

The Wright FTDNA dna project link is: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/wright/about

Information and discussion about the Wright DNA project and ‘paper trails’ can be found in the Facebook group…. Facebook.com/groups/WrightSurnameFTDNA.

Sources

• 1810, 1820, 1830 U.S. Federal Census
• Bedford County, Virginia Superior Court Will Book A, p. 16 (Joseph Wright’s will)
• ‘Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia’ Part 1 Supplement 1-3 John Wright of Montgomery County, Va., by Robert N Grant