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Benjamin Harrison * Wright 1794–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1794

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Father: Bledsoe Wright

Mother: Sarah Beasley

Spouse(s): Hannah McLemore

Children(s): William Wright, Elizabeth Wright, James Wright, Joel Wright, Mary Wright, Malinda Wright, Julia Wright, Rebbecca Wright, Luretha Phelps

In 1794, Benjamin Harrison * Wright entered the world in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA, born to Bledsoe George Wright And Sarah Beasley. Benjamin Harrison * Wright married Hannah Mclemore, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Wright, James Nicklas Wright, Joel Martin Wright, Julia Ann Wright, Luretha Phelps, Malinda Wright, Mary Wright, Rebbecca Wright, William Phebus Wright. Benjamin Harrison * Wright passed away in 1840 in Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Benjamin Harrison * Wright entered the world in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA, born to Bledsoe George Wright And Sarah Beasley.
  • Benjamin Harrison * Wright married Hannah Mclemore, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Wright, James Nicklas Wright, Joel Martin Wright, Julia Ann Wright, Luretha Phelps, Malinda Wright, Mary Wright, Rebbecca Wright, William Phebus Wright.
  • Benjamin Harrison * Wright passed away in 1840 in Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Benjamin Wright's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wright
1794–1840
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Bledsoe George Wright
1759–1835
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Sarah Beasley
1762–1854
St. Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Wright's Descendants

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Benjamin (Harrison *) Wright (18 Apr 1794–1840) m. Hannah (*) McLemore (1798–1859)
  1. 1. William (Phebus) Wright 1816–1863 m. Elizabeth Wright 1819–1859
    1. 1. John (Benjamin) WRIGHT 1850–1880 m. Martha PLEASANT 1860–1913
      1. 1. John (Noah) WRIGHT 1877–1925 m. Sarah (Jane) Weatherley 1882–1937 m. Annie Ascraft 1878–1970
        1. 1. William (Benjamin Franklin) Wright 1902–1972 m. Connie (Hazel) Poindexter 1912–1979 m. Effie (Lura (Moore)) Wright 1903–1999
        2. 2. Noah Wright 1897–
        3. 3. Edgar (Alee) Wright 1900–1953
        4. 4. Viola (Hazel) Wright 1917–1967
        5. 5. mable wright 1919–1992
      2. 2. Curtus Wright 1879–
      3. 3. Ada Fox 1880–1912
      4. 4. Ada WRIGHT 1880–1912
    2. 2. Sophia (Mary Jane) Wright 1841–1900
    3. 3. Lucinda Wright 1840–1870
    4. 4. Thomas (C "Washington") Wright 1839–1913
      1. 1. Donia (Isadora) Wright 1858–1937
        1. 1. Lula (E.) Thomas 1878–1922
    5. 5. James (S) Wright 1843–
    6. 6. Joel Wright 1848–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Wright 1853–
    8. 8. Finette Wright 1856–
    9. 9. George (W) Wright 1859–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Wright 1825–1859
  3. 3. James (Nicklas) Wright 1816–1855
    1. 1. benjamin (Harrison) Wright 1848–1917
  4. 4. Joel (Martin) Wright 1817–1895
  5. 5. Mary Wright 1824–
  6. 6. Malinda Wright 1829–1850
  7. 7. Julia (Ann) Wright 1834–1870
  8. 8. Rebbecca Wright 1830–
  9. 9. Luretha Phelps 1829–1850
    1. 1. Joel (T) Phelps 1849–1935

Benjamin Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1794
18 Apr 1794
Birth of Benjamin Harrison * Wright in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 46
Death of Benjamin Harrison * Wright in Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1794
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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