Revised October 08, 2002 by Myrtle Norton Bridges
The information on this page is gleaned from Richmond County Record by Joe McLaurin; 1850 Census of Richmond County (Williamson and Laurel Hill Districts); Contributions of Freda Noble, and Myrtle Bridges' Richmond County Estate Records.
As in most family researches, there may be errors. Assumptions are made based on geographic proximity, ages and the similarity in naming patterns. This data is intended as a guide and should be verified for proper ancestral links.
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Generation No. 1
1. UNKNOWN1 WRIGHT He married UNKNOWN. Children of UNKNOWN WRIGHT and UNKNOWN are: 2. i. GEORGE2 WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1765; d. September 1836. 3. ii. WILLIAM WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1770; d. Bef. 1850.
Generation No. 2
2. GEORGE2 WRIGHT (UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1765, and died September 1836. He married SABRA PATE. She was born Abt. 1770, and died Aft. 1836. Notes for GEORGE WRIGHT: One fourteen hundred acre tract of George Wright's land joined the land of the heirs of Moses Parker, Cyrus Jones, Thorogood Pate and Samuel Wright. Another two hundred acre tract adjoined George Bullard, John Gibson and Nelson Gibson. An account of sales made by Samuel Wright, Administrator of George Wright, dec'd, at his late residence of the perishable property of which the said George was seized and possessed this 10th day of Feby 1837. Purchasers: Mrs. Sabria Wright (widow), John Oldham, Nathan Gibson, David Norton, Duncan C. Wright, Nazareth Norton, Peter Hubbard, Samuel Pate, Sr., Daniel G. Woodard, George Bullard, Lewis Parker, Randal MacNair, Catharine MacLeod, Richard Griffin, Malcom P. McNair, Thomas Pate, James D. McAlister, Daniel Johnson, John Webb, John P. Wright, John Loyd, Thomas Johnson, James Wright, Silas Norton, Daniel McGregor, Samuel Pate, Mary Wright, William Moore, William Goodon, Stafford Gibson, Lewis Parker, Thomas Pate, Hugh McCall, and Silas Jones. Children of GEORGE WRIGHT and SABRA PATE are: 4. i. CAMERON3 WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1790; d. December 1836. 5. ii. WILLIAM P. WRIGHT, b. 1799; d. 1862. 6. iii. SABRA WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1800; d. 1846, Richmond County, NC. 7. iv. SAMUEL WRIGHT, b. 1802; d. 1848, Richmond County, NC. 8. v. DUNCAN CAMERON WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1804. vi. JOHN P. WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1806. vii. JAMES C. WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1810. viii. DANIEL P. WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1813. ix. ARTHUR WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1815. 3. WILLIAM2 WRIGHT (UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1770, and died Bef. 1850. He married LYDIA. She was born Abt. 1770, and died Aft. 1850. Notes for LYDIA: In 1850 Census of Williamson District of Richmond County, the following people were living in the household of Lydia Wright, 80 yrs.: Mary Wright 20; James Wright 8; Zabra Wright 7, and Rachel Wright 5 years of age. Children of WILLIAM WRIGHT and LYDIA are: i. SABRA3 WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1790; m. JOHN WRIGHT; b. Abt. 1785. ii. WILLIAM WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1792. Notes for WILLIAM WRIGHT: William's wife and children are not known. Non-residents of NC in 1882. iii. HENRY WRIGHT, b. 1793. Notes for HENRY WRIGHT: Said to be insane in 1882. 9. iv. GEORGE WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1799; d. 1867. v. SAMUEL G. WRIGHT?, b. November 15, 1800; d. October 07, 1804. More About SAMUEL G. WRIGHT?: Burial: Walters Road Cemetery near Old Hundred (Laurel Hill, NC) 10. vi. JAMES WRIGHT, b. 1803. 11. vii. LYDIA WRIGHT, b. 1805; d. Bef. 1882. viii. NANCY WRIGHT, b. 1810; d. 1882; m. UNKNOWN WEBB. Notes for NANCY WRIGHT: Her children are not known. Non-residents of NC. ix. MARY WRIGHT, b. 1812. 12. x. ELIZABETH 'BETSY' WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1819.
Generation No. 3
4. CAMERON3 WRIGHT (GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1790, and died December 1836. He married LUCY JONES. She was born 1800. Notes for CAMERON WRIGHT: Silas Jones was his administrator. Notes for LUCY JONES: Lucy may be the daughter of Gabriel Jones who died 1794 in Richmond County, NC. Three known sons are Benjamin Jones, died about 1819, William Jones and Silas Jones. The perishable property of Cameron Wright was sold at public auction by Silas Jones. Children of CAMERON WRIGHT and LUCY JONES are: 13. i. JANE4 WRIGHT, b. 1815. ii. SAMUEL WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1817. iii. JAMES WRIGHT, b. 1819. 14. iv. JOHN G. WRIGHT, b. 1822. 15. v. SABRA WRIGHT, b. 1828. vi. GEORGE WRIGHT, b. 1829; d. 1868. vii. DANIEL THOMAS WRIGHT, b. 1834; m. ELIZABETH SMITH, September 27, 1852, Richmond County, NC; b. 1836. Marriage Notes for DANIEL WRIGHT and ELIZABETH SMITH: Marriage date shown is actually a bond date. Bondsman was James P. Smith, the brides father. 5. WILLIAM P.3 WRIGHT (GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1799, and died 1862. He married FRANCES GODBOLD. She was born 1799, and died 1846. Child of WILLIAM WRIGHT and FRANCES GODBOLD is: 16. i. DARLING PATE4 WRIGHT, b. January 06, 1821; d. January 31, 1898, Richmond County, NC. 6. SABRA3 WRIGHT (GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1800, and died 1846 in Richmond County, NC. Notes for SABRA WRIGHT: Sabra Wright (d. 1846), is said to be the mother of George Wright, the illigitimate son of Col. Henry William Harrington, who was appointed as guardian of her son, George Wright, on the 22nd day of Oct'r 1822. An inventory of the property of the estate of Sabra Wright, dec'd, which came into the hands of Adm'r, James C. Wright, shows 6 slaves (no names), a Negro man & woman 2 boys and 2 girls. Child of SABRA WRIGHT is: i. GEORGE4 WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1822. 7. SAMUEL3 WRIGHT (GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1802, and died 1848 in Richmond County, NC. He married ANNA GIBSON. She was born 1807, and died 1866 in Richmond County, NC. Notes for ANNA GIBSON: Anna is a sister to Sarah Hannah, wife of Peter Hannah. Anna's son Samuel G. Wright m. Sarah's daughter, Charlotte Frances Hannah. Children of SAMUEL WRIGHT and ANNA GIBSON are: 17. i. ELIZABETH4 WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1827; d. Bef. 1868. 18. ii. DANIEL W. WRIGHT, b. 1829; d. 1855. 19. iii. CAMERON G. WRIGHT, b. 1833; d. January 1860. iv. SARAH ANN WRIGHT, b. 1836; m. ARCHIBALD MCNEILL. v. SABRA WRIGHT, b. 1838; m. ROBERT ODOM. vi. SAMUEL G. WRIGHT, b. 1841; d. 1900; m. CHARLOTTE FRANCES HANNAH; b. 1844. Notes for CHARLOTTE FRANCES HANNAH: Daughter of Peter Hannah. 8. DUNCAN CAMERON3 WRIGHT (GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1804. He married UNKNOWN. Children of DUNCAN WRIGHT and UNKNOWN are: i. FRANCIS4 WRIGHT. ii. DRUZILLA WRIGHT. iii. SIMEON WRIGHT. iv. SABRA WRIGHT. 9. GEORGE3 WRIGHT (WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1799, and died 1867. He married REBECCA UNKNOWN. She was born 1810, and died 1897. Children of GEORGE WRIGHT and REBECCA UNKNOWN are: 20. i. ALBERT4 WRIGHT, b. 1824. ii. ARCHIBALD WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1826. iii. SOBRIETY 'BRIGHTER' WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1830; m. JOHN PARKER. iv. WILLIAM WRIGHT, b. 1834. Notes for WILLIAM WRIGHT: William's wife and children are not known. They were not residents of NC in 1882. v. REBECCA WRIGHT, b. 1835. vi. MARY WRIGHT, b. 1836. vii. JAMES WRIGHT, b. 1838. Notes for JAMES WRIGHT: His wife and children are not known. They were not residents of NC in 1882. viii. EMILY WRIGHT, b. 1842; m. WILLIAM PEELE. 10. JAMES3 WRIGHT (WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1803. He married MARY. She was born 1830. Notes for JAMES WRIGHT: In 1850 Census of Williamson District of Richmond County, the following people were living in the household of Lydia Wright, 80 yrs.: Mary Wright 20; James Wright 8; Sabra Wright 7, and Rachel Wright 5 years of age. Her son James Wright's wife and children? Archibald Wright stated in 1882 that James' wife and children were not known. Non-residents of NC in 1882. Children of JAMES WRIGHT and MARY are: i. JAMES4 WRIGHT, b. 1842. ii. SABRA WRIGHT, b. 1843. iii. RACHEL WRIGHT, b. 1845. 11. LYDIA3 WRIGHT (WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1805, and died Bef. 1882. She married UNKNOWN SMITH. He was born Abt. 1800. Notes for LYDIA WRIGHT: In 1850 Census of Williamson District of Richmond County, NC, Drusilla Newton, 26, b. NC, Insane, and Laura Graham, 32, b NC, and William Graham 16, b. NC lived with this family. Children of LYDIA WRIGHT and UNKNOWN SMITH are: i. CLEM4 SMITH, b. 1836. ii. CAMERON SMITH, b. 1832. iii. LAURA SMITH, b. Abt. 1830; m. UNKNOWN BRIGMAN. iv. MARY SMITH, b. Abt. 1833; m. UNKNOWN QUICK. v. JANE SMITH, m. JAMES L. FREEMAN. 12. ELIZABETH 'BETSY'3 WRIGHT (WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1819. She married ISAAC (IKE) WILLIAMSON, son of ISAAC WILLIAMSON and SARAH WOODLE. He was born 1808. Children of ELIZABETH WRIGHT and ISAAC WILLIAMSON are: i. REBECCA4 WILLIAMSON, b. 1832; m. ANDREW JACKSON NORTON. ii. MALINDA WILLIAMSON, b. Abt. 1835. iii. JOHN WILLIAMSON, b. Abt. 1838. 21. iv. JAMES WILLIAMSON, b. Abt. 1842. v. JULIA WILLIAMSON, b. Abt. 1847. 22. vi. ELI WILLIAMSON, b. Abt. 1849.
Generation No. 4
13. JANE4 WRIGHT (CAMERON3, GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1815. She married WILLIAM CHANCE. He was born 1819. Notes for JANE WRIGHT: Daniel Wright 16 yrs., is shown in the William Chance household in 1850 Census of Williamson District, Richmond County, NC. Children of JANE WRIGHT and WILLIAM CHANCE are: i. ELIZABETH5 CHANCE, b. 1842. ii. WILLIAM CHANCE, b. 1846. iii. ANN CHANCE, b. 1849. 14. JOHN G.4 WRIGHT (CAMERON3, GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1822. He married PIETY. She was born Abt. 1825, and died Aft. 1868. Children of JOHN WRIGHT and PIETY are: i. SAMUEL5 WRIGHT, b. 1842. ii. GEORGE WRIGHT, b. 1843. iii. LUCY WRIGHT, b. 1845. iv. WILLIAM WRIGHT, b. 1848. 15. SABRA4 WRIGHT (CAMERON3, GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1828. She married ALBERT WRIGHT, son of GEORGE WRIGHT and REBECCA UNKNOWN. He was born 1824. Children of SABRA WRIGHT and ALBERT WRIGHT are: i. MILTON5 WRIGHT, b. 1841. ii. SIMEON WRIGHT, b. 1846. iii. HAMILTON WRIGHT, b. 1849. 16. DARLING PATE4 WRIGHT (WILLIAM P.3, GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born January 06, 1821, and died January 31, 1898 in Richmond County, NC. He married JENNET C. MCCORMICK, daughter of ARCHIBALD MCCORMICK and JENNET MCKINNON. She was born December 08, 1821, and died May 08, 1908. Notes for DARLING PATE WRIGHT: The names with (?) are shown in his estate settlement as heirs. It is not known with certainty if they were his children. Children of DARLING WRIGHT and JENNET MCCORMICK are: i. WILLIAM FRANKLIN5 WRIGHT, b. 1844; m. ANNIE PATE. ii. DARLING WRIGHT, b. 1846; m. SOPHRONIA SHAW. iii. JANE WRIGHT, b. 1847; m. N. F. STANTON?. iv. SOPHRONIA WRIGHT?, b. Abt. 1849; m. EDWARD MASON?. v. D. A. WRIGHT?. vi. D. O. WRIGHT?. vii. MARGARET WRIGHT?, m. HEUSTUS?. viii. S. M. WRIGHT?. 17. ELIZABETH4 WRIGHT (SAMUEL3, GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1827, and died Bef. 1868. She married WILLIAM W. O'BRYAN. He was born Abt. 1820, and died 1869. Children of ELIZABETH WRIGHT and WILLIAM O'BRYAN are: i. SUSANNA5 O'BRYAN. ii. SAMUEL O'BRYAN. iii. MARGARET O'BRYAN. iv. DELIA O'BRYAN. 18. DANIEL W.4 WRIGHT (SAMUEL3, GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1829, and died 1855. He married CAROLINE JONES, daughter of SILAS JONES and HULDA PEELE. She was born Abt. 1830. Children of DANIEL WRIGHT and CAROLINE JONES are: i. GEORGE W.5 WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1849. ii. EBENEZER JONES WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1852. 19. CAMERON G.4 WRIGHT (SAMUEL3, GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1833, and died January 1860. He married ELIZA JANE MCNEILL February 17, 1853 in Richmond County, NC. She was born Abt. 1835. Children of CAMERON WRIGHT and ELIZA MCNEILL are: i. MARTHA ANN5 WRIGHT. ii. HECTOR A. WRIGHT. iii. CAMERON G. WRIGHT. iv. SAMUEL G. WRIGHT. 20. ALBERT4 WRIGHT (GEORGE3, WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1824. He married SABRA WRIGHT, daughter of CAMERON WRIGHT and LUCY JONES. She was born 1828. Children are listed above under (15) Sabra Wright. 21. JAMES4 WILLIAMSON (ELIZABETH 'BETSY'3 WRIGHT, WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1842. He married MARY MARGARET SNEAD. She was born Abt. 1849. Notes for JAMES WILLIAMSON: James Williamson, 60, voted October 15, 1902 in the Williamson District of Richmond County, N.C. Children of JAMES WILLIAMSON and MARY SNEAD are: i. LAUGHLIN 'LOCK'5 WILLIAMSON, b. Abt. 1868. ii. JAMES M. WILLIAMSON, b. 1870. Notes for JAMES M. WILLIAMSON: James M. and Daniel B. Williamson stated on 1902 voter application that his father was James Williamson iii. DANIEL B. WILLIAMSON, b. 1871. 22. ELI4 WILLIAMSON (ELIZABETH 'BETSY'3 WRIGHT, WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1849. He married MARGARET UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1846. Notes for ELI WILLIAMSON: James A. Woodard, 24, and Eliza J. 35, next door neighbor in 1850. Children of ELI WILLIAMSON and MARGARET UNKNOWN are: i. MARY J.5 WILLIAMSON, b. Abt. 1863. ii. LOUISA WILLIAMSON, b. Abt. 1869.
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