Thursday, September 09, 2010
Looking back while moving forward
Thursday, Sep 9, 2010
I added another county to my website (Rowan County) and was trying to decide which county to do next. I decided to work on Anson next (if I have time). I always check to see when the counties were created and from which county, and in checking about Anson County I realized how important this small county (today) was.
Anson County was created in 1750 from Bladen County and encompased ALL of western North Carolina, in fact, it's territory reached all the way to the Mississippi River. This led me to checking some of the books I have on North Carolina and researching in that state. I have a rather large library of genealogical books, after all it has been my "passion" since 1976.
While checking these books I realized how the new genealogists of today have grown accustomed to "instant" finds on the internet but are missing a lot by not visiting libraries and state archives, or writing to county clerks. There is a lot more information out there than many of you realize.
I have spent days waiting for replies (in the mail, of all things) from county clerks & other people I had discovered were researching the same family or family names. I planned my trips to the library with care so that no time would be wasted. I was raising a family so there were only a few times a week or month that I could make these trips.
When I get back from my trip I think I will volunteer to do "look ups" in some of the books I have. In the meantime I hope some of you will find the time to visit your local library. You'd be surprised how many small libraries have "genealogy" departments and the wealth of information you can find there.
Until later....
I added another county to my website (Rowan County) and was trying to decide which county to do next. I decided to work on Anson next (if I have time). I always check to see when the counties were created and from which county, and in checking about Anson County I realized how important this small county (today) was.
Anson County was created in 1750 from Bladen County and encompased ALL of western North Carolina, in fact, it's territory reached all the way to the Mississippi River. This led me to checking some of the books I have on North Carolina and researching in that state. I have a rather large library of genealogical books, after all it has been my "passion" since 1976.
While checking these books I realized how the new genealogists of today have grown accustomed to "instant" finds on the internet but are missing a lot by not visiting libraries and state archives, or writing to county clerks. There is a lot more information out there than many of you realize.
I have spent days waiting for replies (in the mail, of all things) from county clerks & other people I had discovered were researching the same family or family names. I planned my trips to the library with care so that no time would be wasted. I was raising a family so there were only a few times a week or month that I could make these trips.
When I get back from my trip I think I will volunteer to do "look ups" in some of the books I have. In the meantime I hope some of you will find the time to visit your local library. You'd be surprised how many small libraries have "genealogy" departments and the wealth of information you can find there.
Until later....
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010
I still haven't ordered a copy of that deed in McMinn County, Tennessee. I can't believe I've let the time slip away from me. I know I put it to the "back of my mind" because of the holiday weekend and I was very busy over the weekend.
I'll be leaving on Sunday for thirteen days in Europe with my brother, and I'm very excited about that. In the meantime, I've been working on my North Carolina pages and really like how they are coming along. I guess I've been so absorbed in getting ready for this trip and getting as much done on the North Carolina pages, I just totally forgot I wanted to order that deed - AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT!
I hope you will visit my new http://www.jerrywrightjordan.com/ to see what I've been doing.
I will try to post something else here before I leave
I'll be leaving on Sunday for thirteen days in Europe with my brother, and I'm very excited about that. In the meantime, I've been working on my North Carolina pages and really like how they are coming along. I guess I've been so absorbed in getting ready for this trip and getting as much done on the North Carolina pages, I just totally forgot I wanted to order that deed - AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT!
I hope you will visit my new http://www.jerrywrightjordan.com/ to see what I've been doing.
I will try to post something else here before I leave
Friday, September 03, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
I've been busy. I found another Wright family that got me SO EXCITED. This family, George and Mary (maiden name unknown) Wright lived in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Granted, I do not have a single George Wright in my family line, but, this family's sons were named William, Leander, Alfred and Robert, all names in my family. I really started working on this family and was able to extend it to 1900, but no further back. I searched the Wright GenForum at Genealogy.Com and found descendants who claim that George Wright was the son of Isaac and Chaney Wright. I remembered Chaney Wright being mentioned several times in the Rootsweb Wright mailing list so began reviewing those posts. My hopes were somewhat dashed however when I discovered that DNA tests had been done on this family and that they were connected to the infamous Richard Wright of Rowan County, North Carolina. My brother had a DNA test done a few years back and we definitely do not come close to the Richard Wright clan.
I'm not giving up, though,the coincidence is just too strong. Perhaps the names were a "local" thing - that part of Western North Carolina. After all, my Alfred Leander Wright's wife, Jane Howard, was born and raised in nearby Burke County, North Carolina.
In the meantime I have upgraded my account at Webstarts so I can recreate my North Carolina Wright pages with all the information I've gatherered on Wright families of North Carolina. In reworking these pages I've been double checking to see if there is anything I can add and because of that I am finding new "leads" to my own family. Sometimes we just need to take a different approach.
I still have one other very strong lead I need to pursue. There is a deed recorded in McMinn County, Tennessee in Feb 1834 from a William Wright to his son Alfred regarding personal property. So why is this of interest? William Wright, the brother of my great great grandfather, Alfred Leander Wright, was first located in the 1850 census of McMinn County, Tennessee. Now according to family tradition William and Alfred Leander Wright's father was named Robert, but I've just about decided that that wasn't the case. I'll be ordering a copy of that deed, hopefully today.
I've been busy. I found another Wright family that got me SO EXCITED. This family, George and Mary (maiden name unknown) Wright lived in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Granted, I do not have a single George Wright in my family line, but, this family's sons were named William, Leander, Alfred and Robert, all names in my family. I really started working on this family and was able to extend it to 1900, but no further back. I searched the Wright GenForum at Genealogy.Com and found descendants who claim that George Wright was the son of Isaac and Chaney Wright. I remembered Chaney Wright being mentioned several times in the Rootsweb Wright mailing list so began reviewing those posts. My hopes were somewhat dashed however when I discovered that DNA tests had been done on this family and that they were connected to the infamous Richard Wright of Rowan County, North Carolina. My brother had a DNA test done a few years back and we definitely do not come close to the Richard Wright clan.
I'm not giving up, though,the coincidence is just too strong. Perhaps the names were a "local" thing - that part of Western North Carolina. After all, my Alfred Leander Wright's wife, Jane Howard, was born and raised in nearby Burke County, North Carolina.
In the meantime I have upgraded my account at Webstarts so I can recreate my North Carolina Wright pages with all the information I've gatherered on Wright families of North Carolina. In reworking these pages I've been double checking to see if there is anything I can add and because of that I am finding new "leads" to my own family. Sometimes we just need to take a different approach.
I still have one other very strong lead I need to pursue. There is a deed recorded in McMinn County, Tennessee in Feb 1834 from a William Wright to his son Alfred regarding personal property. So why is this of interest? William Wright, the brother of my great great grandfather, Alfred Leander Wright, was first located in the 1850 census of McMinn County, Tennessee. Now according to family tradition William and Alfred Leander Wright's father was named Robert, but I've just about decided that that wasn't the case. I'll be ordering a copy of that deed, hopefully today.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Well, I'm starting again
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
I've found a place to recreate my North Carolina Wright families webpages. As I'm working on the website I realized I should keep a "journal" of what I'm researching at the time.
While writing about my initial search back in 1976 I started looking at the 1880 soundex which is what I started with. While doing this I discovered a Wright family with my family's given names - so naturally, I had to add this family to my "Various Robert Wrights" family tree on Ancestry.com.
This is when I decided I should keep the blog also for myself but also for anybody else who might be interested
I've found a place to recreate my North Carolina Wright families webpages. As I'm working on the website I realized I should keep a "journal" of what I'm researching at the time.
While writing about my initial search back in 1976 I started looking at the 1880 soundex which is what I started with. While doing this I discovered a Wright family with my family's given names - so naturally, I had to add this family to my "Various Robert Wrights" family tree on Ancestry.com.
This is when I decided I should keep the blog also for myself but also for anybody else who might be interested
Monday, March 30, 2009
Looking for Robert Wright
This is a re-post of a blog entry from 2004.
I have been looking for this man since 1976. I did take a few years off to write a few books and do professional research. But now I'm ready to find him.
Robert Wright was born in mid to late 1700's. According to family tradition he married in VA and he and his bride led a group of people out of VA to the Cumberland Mtns. and then settled in NC. Family tradition also says he had three sons, William (born about 1804 in NC), Alfred Leander (my gggf) born 7 Mar 1814 somewhere in NC, and "Bob" (have never found him).
William Wright
1. md about 1835 - place unknown - wife, Rebecca, born NC
2. resided 1850 McMinn Co TN
3. moved to Overton Co TN sometime between 1850-1860
4. remained Overton Co until death after 1880
Alfred Leander Wright
1. md 31 Dec 1835 - Jane Howard, in Blount Co TN
2. resided Meade Co, KY 1840
3. moved to Overton Co TN ca 1844
4. remained in Overton until death 15 Sep 1892
I have a whole list of Robert Wright's that fall in the right time period but haven't determined which one is the right one. At another time I will post my list of possible Robert Wright's.
I have been looking for this man since 1976. I did take a few years off to write a few books and do professional research. But now I'm ready to find him.
Robert Wright was born in mid to late 1700's. According to family tradition he married in VA and he and his bride led a group of people out of VA to the Cumberland Mtns. and then settled in NC. Family tradition also says he had three sons, William (born about 1804 in NC), Alfred Leander (my gggf) born 7 Mar 1814 somewhere in NC, and "Bob" (have never found him).
William Wright
1. md about 1835 - place unknown - wife, Rebecca, born NC
2. resided 1850 McMinn Co TN
3. moved to Overton Co TN sometime between 1850-1860
4. remained Overton Co until death after 1880
Alfred Leander Wright
1. md 31 Dec 1835 - Jane Howard, in Blount Co TN
2. resided Meade Co, KY 1840
3. moved to Overton Co TN ca 1844
4. remained in Overton until death 15 Sep 1892
I have a whole list of Robert Wright's that fall in the right time period but haven't determined which one is the right one. At another time I will post my list of possible Robert Wright's.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Here we go!
This entry will be for several days of research. I have been inactive in genealogical research for about five years and found myself acting like a kid in a candy store. Here you will see how I have tried to correct myself in this haphazard research.
August 15, 2004
On Ancestry.com
1. Found Hector O Wright 1930 AZ - see power notes - saved image /mydoc/gen/wrights/mywrights/HectorO1930.jpg
From Power Notes:
Search for Hector O. Wright, gson of William & Rebecca Wright, son of Alfred & Louvenia Wright.
1930 Census - Coconino Co., AZ, Parks Precinct 24, enumeration district 3-35, dwell 21/fam 21 (image 2 of 2 online at ancestry.com)
Wright, Hector O. Head m/w 68 TN TN TN *
Ellie wife f/w 58 TX MISS TX**
* owns home, fam lives on farm, md, age 27 at 1st marriage, can read/write
** md, age 18 at 1st marriage, can read/write
Saved image of census /mydocuments/genealogy/wrights/mywrights/HectorO1930.jpg
Why? Trying to locate the census image I had saved earlier to mydoc../gen../wrights/mywrights/Ourhectormaybe.jpg. The image is too blurred to read. I might have mislabeled it - probably should be "our Leander" - will to check it out.
Still don't know where the image I have named "ourHectorMaybe" came from - should have made notation on properties when I saved it.
2. Looked for Susan Cox 1900-1910 - no luck again. Tried looking for H E & Kelly Myrtle Barker - neg.
3. Found Susan Cox 1910, liv with dau Lee & Ira Hickinbottom - Fannin Co TX, ED 33, p 124b, Sup Dist 4, Enum Dis 33 - image 18, Ancestry.com Saved 2 images /mydoc/genealogy/Beaty/GrandmaCox1910
4. Tried looking for "Sue Cox" and James (Jim) B, or Bruner Cox in 1900 - no luck. Where were they?
August 16, 2004
1. recorded data on Hector O Wright in Wright TMG project
2. Cleaned up a Wright Message board text I had saved on Brunswick Co VA Robert Wright. One more to go. Originally saved in /mydoc/genealogy - new file saved in /mydoc/genealogy/wrights/varwrights
3. searched TX mar records online for Hector & Ellie Wright's marriage about 1889 - found an Alfred Wright mar in Rusk Co, TX in 1874 - wonder who he is. Did not find Hector - will try AZ
4. Located the file for the image "ourhectormaybe" I had saved. It was in Bell Co, TX 1910 - think he's too old for our Hector but may check on it. No Hector Wright in 1900 index, only 2 white Hector's in 1880 - ours and one in Michigan but he was 29 in 1880 and too old for the one in 1910.
5. Identifying gedcoms I've downloaded - what family, who was the submitter, etc. Need to remember to do this EVERY time I download a file.
NOTE: tomevcan@earthlink.net researching William Riley Jordan's family, has Isaac Spark and his family. Has Isaac's father as Isaac Sparks - nfi on Sparks
6. Thinking of Isaac Sparks - did some searching for his father. Found an I. C Sparks, wife Eliz. in Menard Co, TX 1880 - w/son Isaac age 6 and a bro Riley S Sparks, age 1 - hmmm!
Enough for lateral lines now!
7. Well after stating I WASN't going to download any files w/o identifying them I found one I obviously downloaded early this morning. I identified this afternoon plus one more. I think that gets all of the Gedcoms.
8. Imported Bob Zimmerman's Gedcom on Overton Co Wrights (connected to our family) - well that didn't work- fouled up TMG.I guess it is too big. Will try again.
9. Tried to determine where I got an old TMG project called OTHERRIGHTS - finally decided I had created it from census data I had - only one family in it - from Anderson Co TN 1850. Obviously, I was just getting started.
August 18, 2004
Yesterday was just a "wipe out." Spent 5 HOURS at the beauty shop with Debbie and Megan. I loved being with the two of them that long, but not at the Beauty Shop. Accomplished absolutely NOTHING! On top of that, I hadn't slept the night before and I was exhausted. Megan came to spend the night and I was so tired I kept dozing off while we were watching the Olypmics. Today has got be better.
1. Cleaned up files named ROBERT.WPD I had in two different places. These are my old notes on searching for Robert Wright.
2. Online, in searching for census records for Rufus W Wright, collected data for the Moses Wright who was son of Robert Wright & Nancy Dale, Moses also had son named Rufus. Very strong possibility connected to family.
3. Back online looking for Moses B Wright (Right) in 1850 & 1860. Also checking for Family files. No luck. Isn't anyone researching my same family lines?
4. Searched 1830 Anderson Co TN census page by page looking for Sarah Hutcherson (md Moses B Wright) family - did not find but did find several other families of interest, including a Wm Wright and a Nancy Wright.
Well, I've gotten quite a bit of information on the Dale & Overton families of Anderson Co. Has to be a connection. I think the other son of Robert Wright and Nancy Dale was Alfred - don't know where that leaves William, though.
August 23, 2004
Started a blog site for my research notes. The URL is http://wrightsearch.blogspot.com
August 24, 2004
Searching on internet for other children of Moses and Margaret (Edmondson) Wright.
1. Aaron Wright - I had a marriage for an Aaron Wright in Surry Co NC in 1792 with no bride's name. This marriage is also on Ancestry.com - but with additional info I did not extract - ie. bondsmen were David Riggs & Thos York.
2. Aaron Wright in 1810Surry Co, NC, (I have this in QAWin but can't use that program on Windows XP).
Aaron Wright - 301102201001
neighbors: Walter Franklin, Moses Pain, Elizabeth Isaacks, James Deere (?), Jesse Canada, AARON, John Stone, Joseph Thompson, Obed Snow, Samuel Kanady, Larkin Halbrook, Aaron Kanady. (image 39 of 72)
3. Aaron Wright, 1820 Surry Co., NC, Capt Patters District (image 3 of 4 - names in alphabetical order)
Aaron Wright - 210401 - 01301
Capt Patters Dist (image 4 of 4)
Elizth Wright - 00000000001
Also in Surry Co in 1820 were:
page 684 Capt Hudspeths Dist. (image 4 of 4)
John Wright - 0002100001
Thomas Wright - 00000120201
Ann Wright - 00000000001
page 742 John G Poindexters District (image 5 of 5)
Thomas Wright - 100200101
4. No Aaron in 1830 Surry Co - the following Wrights are in Surry Co in 1830:
page 83a (image 1 of 154)
John Wright - 0010111 - 0000001
page 84 (image 3 of 154)
William Wright - 20001 - 10001
Anthony Wright - 01110001 - 0001001
page 87a (image 9 of 154)
Moses Wright - 11001-110001
page 100 a (image 35 of 154)
Thomas Wright - 0000000001 - 000000001
p102a (image 40 of 154)
Daniel S Wright - 112001- 100001
page 113a (image 61 of 154)
Thomas B Wright - 100021 - 200001
page 146a (image 127 of 154)
Mary Wright - 0001 - 00012001 - possibly widow of Aaron as there is a Snow, Franklin & Pain families on same page (see 1810 census)
NOTE: May be after the wrong Aaron - at least one gedcom on Ancestry.com has the Surry Co Aaron married to a Mary Murphy. The Mary of 1830 Surry Co would fit the Mary Wright I presumed to be the widow of Aaron Wright. Gedcom also shows that this Mary Murphy was the unknown bride of Aaron in 1792 Surry Co marriages. Submitter's name is Lynda E. Gibbs, lynda2@bellsouth.net. The gedcom was last updated Aug 1, 2004. According to the Autobiography of Rev. A. B. Wright, Aaron Wright married a Pritchard.
NOTE2: Only 1 Aaron Wright listed in indexes to 1810 & 1820 Census - the one in Surry Co, NC. Surely Moses Wright's son Aaron would be living somewhere at that time. Others listed in MA, NH, NY & PA
5. Let's try looking for Prichard's in early NC census records
1800 Surry Co NC, Salisbury (image 72 of 73)
Phil Prichard - 01001- 11001
Zach Prichard - 1001 - 101
6. Found Aaron Wright in 1840 Fentress Co, TN - not listed in index.
(image 7 of 39)
Aaron Wright - 01011001 - 0110001
also: Wm Pritchard - 001101- no females
Daniel Pritchard - 10001 - 00001
Stephen V Wright - 10001 - 00001
image 15 of 39
Alex.r Wright - 00001 - 00011
image 21 of 39
Levi Pritchard - 231001 - 010001
image 27 of 39
Matthew Wright - 00211001 - 00120001
11 more fam
Jeremiah Wright - 00001 - 10001
Matthias Wright - 00001 - 00001
David Wright - 00001 - 20002
image 20 of 39
Wilson L Wright - 010001 - 30001
image 35 of 39
John Wright - 02010001 - 1111001
August 25, 2004
1. Well, still looking for the right Aaron. Checked 1830 index - none in TN - but did find a Benj. Right supposedly in Overton Co. Checking the 1830 Overton Co Cens
image 3 of 86
William Dale - 00001-10001
Thomas Dale - 00001 - 00001
William Dale - 00010001 - 00100001
6 families later
John Dale - 112001 - 010001
9 families later
John Dial - 0201001 - 11011
image 19 of 86
William Dale, Jr. - 00001 - 00001
went through image 51 - only Joshua Wright so far and I have him.
2. Found a gedcom for Zilphia Wright who married Joel Holbert (Halbert) - downloaded file 2738711.zip submitted by Bill Holbert, realbill@w5bbr.com, updated Dec 6, 2003. NOTE: some of this family moved to Posey Co., IND before 1850. Zilphia was a daughter of Moses Wright and Margaret Edmondson and sister of Aaron Wright.
3. Found a gedcom for Aaron Wright & Nancy Pritchard - downloaded sldove.ged, submitted by Sherri Dove, Angeldove10@hotmail.com, updated Jul 3, 2000
August 15, 2004
On Ancestry.com
1. Found Hector O Wright 1930 AZ - see power notes - saved image /mydoc/gen/wrights/mywrights/HectorO1930.jpg
From Power Notes:
Search for Hector O. Wright, gson of William & Rebecca Wright, son of Alfred & Louvenia Wright.
1930 Census - Coconino Co., AZ, Parks Precinct 24, enumeration district 3-35, dwell 21/fam 21 (image 2 of 2 online at ancestry.com)
Wright, Hector O. Head m/w 68 TN TN TN *
Ellie wife f/w 58 TX MISS TX**
* owns home, fam lives on farm, md, age 27 at 1st marriage, can read/write
** md, age 18 at 1st marriage, can read/write
Saved image of census /mydocuments/genealogy/wrights/mywrights/HectorO1930.jpg
Why? Trying to locate the census image I had saved earlier to mydoc../gen../wrights/mywrights/Ourhectormaybe.jpg. The image is too blurred to read. I might have mislabeled it - probably should be "our Leander" - will to check it out.
Still don't know where the image I have named "ourHectorMaybe" came from - should have made notation on properties when I saved it.
2. Looked for Susan Cox 1900-1910 - no luck again. Tried looking for H E & Kelly Myrtle Barker - neg.
3. Found Susan Cox 1910, liv with dau Lee & Ira Hickinbottom - Fannin Co TX, ED 33, p 124b, Sup Dist 4, Enum Dis 33 - image 18, Ancestry.com Saved 2 images /mydoc/genealogy/Beaty/GrandmaCox1910
4. Tried looking for "Sue Cox" and James (Jim) B, or Bruner Cox in 1900 - no luck. Where were they?
August 16, 2004
1. recorded data on Hector O Wright in Wright TMG project
2. Cleaned up a Wright Message board text I had saved on Brunswick Co VA Robert Wright. One more to go. Originally saved in /mydoc/genealogy - new file saved in /mydoc/genealogy/wrights/varwrights
3. searched TX mar records online for Hector & Ellie Wright's marriage about 1889 - found an Alfred Wright mar in Rusk Co, TX in 1874 - wonder who he is. Did not find Hector - will try AZ
4. Located the file for the image "ourhectormaybe" I had saved. It was in Bell Co, TX 1910 - think he's too old for our Hector but may check on it. No Hector Wright in 1900 index, only 2 white Hector's in 1880 - ours and one in Michigan but he was 29 in 1880 and too old for the one in 1910.
5. Identifying gedcoms I've downloaded - what family, who was the submitter, etc. Need to remember to do this EVERY time I download a file.
NOTE: tomevcan@earthlink.net researching William Riley Jordan's family, has Isaac Spark and his family. Has Isaac's father as Isaac Sparks - nfi on Sparks
6. Thinking of Isaac Sparks - did some searching for his father. Found an I. C Sparks, wife Eliz. in Menard Co, TX 1880 - w/son Isaac age 6 and a bro Riley S Sparks, age 1 - hmmm!
Enough for lateral lines now!
7. Well after stating I WASN't going to download any files w/o identifying them I found one I obviously downloaded early this morning. I identified this afternoon plus one more. I think that gets all of the Gedcoms.
8. Imported Bob Zimmerman's Gedcom on Overton Co Wrights (connected to our family) - well that didn't work- fouled up TMG.I guess it is too big. Will try again.
9. Tried to determine where I got an old TMG project called OTHERRIGHTS - finally decided I had created it from census data I had - only one family in it - from Anderson Co TN 1850. Obviously, I was just getting started.
August 18, 2004
Yesterday was just a "wipe out." Spent 5 HOURS at the beauty shop with Debbie and Megan. I loved being with the two of them that long, but not at the Beauty Shop. Accomplished absolutely NOTHING! On top of that, I hadn't slept the night before and I was exhausted. Megan came to spend the night and I was so tired I kept dozing off while we were watching the Olypmics. Today has got be better.
1. Cleaned up files named ROBERT.WPD I had in two different places. These are my old notes on searching for Robert Wright.
2. Online, in searching for census records for Rufus W Wright, collected data for the Moses Wright who was son of Robert Wright & Nancy Dale, Moses also had son named Rufus. Very strong possibility connected to family.
3. Back online looking for Moses B Wright (Right) in 1850 & 1860. Also checking for Family files. No luck. Isn't anyone researching my same family lines?
4. Searched 1830 Anderson Co TN census page by page looking for Sarah Hutcherson (md Moses B Wright) family - did not find but did find several other families of interest, including a Wm Wright and a Nancy Wright.
Well, I've gotten quite a bit of information on the Dale & Overton families of Anderson Co. Has to be a connection. I think the other son of Robert Wright and Nancy Dale was Alfred - don't know where that leaves William, though.
August 23, 2004
Started a blog site for my research notes. The URL is http://wrightsearch.blogspot.com
August 24, 2004
Searching on internet for other children of Moses and Margaret (Edmondson) Wright.
1. Aaron Wright - I had a marriage for an Aaron Wright in Surry Co NC in 1792 with no bride's name. This marriage is also on Ancestry.com - but with additional info I did not extract - ie. bondsmen were David Riggs & Thos York.
2. Aaron Wright in 1810Surry Co, NC, (I have this in QAWin but can't use that program on Windows XP).
Aaron Wright - 301102201001
neighbors: Walter Franklin, Moses Pain, Elizabeth Isaacks, James Deere (?), Jesse Canada, AARON, John Stone, Joseph Thompson, Obed Snow, Samuel Kanady, Larkin Halbrook, Aaron Kanady. (image 39 of 72)
3. Aaron Wright, 1820 Surry Co., NC, Capt Patters District (image 3 of 4 - names in alphabetical order)
Aaron Wright - 210401 - 01301
Capt Patters Dist (image 4 of 4)
Elizth Wright - 00000000001
Also in Surry Co in 1820 were:
page 684 Capt Hudspeths Dist. (image 4 of 4)
John Wright - 0002100001
Thomas Wright - 00000120201
Ann Wright - 00000000001
page 742 John G Poindexters District (image 5 of 5)
Thomas Wright - 100200101
4. No Aaron in 1830 Surry Co - the following Wrights are in Surry Co in 1830:
page 83a (image 1 of 154)
John Wright - 0010111 - 0000001
page 84 (image 3 of 154)
William Wright - 20001 - 10001
Anthony Wright - 01110001 - 0001001
page 87a (image 9 of 154)
Moses Wright - 11001-110001
page 100 a (image 35 of 154)
Thomas Wright - 0000000001 - 000000001
p102a (image 40 of 154)
Daniel S Wright - 112001- 100001
page 113a (image 61 of 154)
Thomas B Wright - 100021 - 200001
page 146a (image 127 of 154)
Mary Wright - 0001 - 00012001 - possibly widow of Aaron as there is a Snow, Franklin & Pain families on same page (see 1810 census)
NOTE: May be after the wrong Aaron - at least one gedcom on Ancestry.com has the Surry Co Aaron married to a Mary Murphy. The Mary of 1830 Surry Co would fit the Mary Wright I presumed to be the widow of Aaron Wright. Gedcom also shows that this Mary Murphy was the unknown bride of Aaron in 1792 Surry Co marriages. Submitter's name is Lynda E. Gibbs, lynda2@bellsouth.net. The gedcom was last updated Aug 1, 2004. According to the Autobiography of Rev. A. B. Wright, Aaron Wright married a Pritchard.
NOTE2: Only 1 Aaron Wright listed in indexes to 1810 & 1820 Census - the one in Surry Co, NC. Surely Moses Wright's son Aaron would be living somewhere at that time. Others listed in MA, NH, NY & PA
5. Let's try looking for Prichard's in early NC census records
1800 Surry Co NC, Salisbury (image 72 of 73)
Phil Prichard - 01001- 11001
Zach Prichard - 1001 - 101
6. Found Aaron Wright in 1840 Fentress Co, TN - not listed in index.
(image 7 of 39)
Aaron Wright - 01011001 - 0110001
also: Wm Pritchard - 001101- no females
Daniel Pritchard - 10001 - 00001
Stephen V Wright - 10001 - 00001
image 15 of 39
Alex.r Wright - 00001 - 00011
image 21 of 39
Levi Pritchard - 231001 - 010001
image 27 of 39
Matthew Wright - 00211001 - 00120001
11 more fam
Jeremiah Wright - 00001 - 10001
Matthias Wright - 00001 - 00001
David Wright - 00001 - 20002
image 20 of 39
Wilson L Wright - 010001 - 30001
image 35 of 39
John Wright - 02010001 - 1111001
August 25, 2004
1. Well, still looking for the right Aaron. Checked 1830 index - none in TN - but did find a Benj. Right supposedly in Overton Co. Checking the 1830 Overton Co Cens
image 3 of 86
William Dale - 00001-10001
Thomas Dale - 00001 - 00001
William Dale - 00010001 - 00100001
6 families later
John Dale - 112001 - 010001
9 families later
John Dial - 0201001 - 11011
image 19 of 86
William Dale, Jr. - 00001 - 00001
went through image 51 - only Joshua Wright so far and I have him.
2. Found a gedcom for Zilphia Wright who married Joel Holbert (Halbert) - downloaded file 2738711.zip submitted by Bill Holbert, realbill@w5bbr.com, updated Dec 6, 2003. NOTE: some of this family moved to Posey Co., IND before 1850. Zilphia was a daughter of Moses Wright and Margaret Edmondson and sister of Aaron Wright.
3. Found a gedcom for Aaron Wright & Nancy Pritchard - downloaded sldove.ged, submitted by Sherri Dove, Angeldove10@hotmail.com, updated Jul 3, 2000
Monday, August 23, 2004
The Wright Search
Have you tried "blogging" before? I've done some blogging in regards to my needlework, but now I want to "blog" my family research. I've started working on my genealogy again and have been keeping a "diary" of what I've done each day and why. Part of my internet search has been viewing the various message boards trying to locate other people searching for my same family lines. I was floundering for awhile and ignoring the good habits I used to practice in my genealogy search. So, I started keeping a record. I thought that perhaps some of you might like to share this experience. If you decide to keep a "blog" also we can create a web ring to view each others thoughts.
I've just come home for a brief vacation and will be starting my search again in the next day or two. I will start with the first few days of notes that I've kept and then add to them on a timely basis. If you see ANYTHING that sounds familiar please contact me at jjordan2@ix.netcom.com
Jerry Sue (Wright) Jordan
I've just come home for a brief vacation and will be starting my search again in the next day or two. I will start with the first few days of notes that I've kept and then add to them on a timely basis. If you see ANYTHING that sounds familiar please contact me at jjordan2@ix.netcom.com
Jerry Sue (Wright) Jordan
