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James PVT Wright 1745 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1745

Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 03 Jan 1825

Death Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Father: Gov Wright

Mother: Sarah WOOD

Spouse(s): Lucy Shell

Children(s): Thomas Wright

In 1745, James PVT Wright Jr entered the world in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States, born to Gov James Alexander Wright and Sarah Maidman WOOD. James PVT Wright Jr married Lucy Shell, and had children including Thomas Houston Wright. James PVT Wright Jr passed away in 1825 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1745, James PVT Wright Jr entered the world in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States, born to Gov James Alexander Wright and Sarah Maidman WOOD.
  • James PVT Wright Jr married Lucy Shell, and had children including Thomas Houston Wright.
  • James PVT Wright Jr passed away in 1825 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gov Wright
1716 – 1785
Birth Location: Little Eating, Middlesex, England
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Sarah WOOD
1705 – 1763
Birth Location: Presbury, Cheshire, England
SW

Spouses(s)

Lucy Shell
1756 – 1824
Birth Location: , Surry, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Wright
1776 – 1859
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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James Wright's Ancestors

Self
James Wright
1745 – 1825
Birth Place: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Gov James Alexander Wright
1716 – 1785
Little Eating, Middlesex, England
Sarah (Maidman) WOOD
1705 – 1763
Presbury, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wright's Descendants

1.
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James (PVT) Wright (27 Nov 1745 – 03 Jan 1825) m. Lucy Shell (27 Nov 1756 – 27 Sep 1824)
  1. 1. Thomas (Houston) Wright (1776 – 12 Oct 1859) m. Susannah Garrison (1780 – 1838)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) WRIGHT m. Thomas LAMB (1800 – Aft. 1870)
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane) LAMB (Aug 12, 1836 – Sep 08, 1896) m. Alfred (Uriah) WALTERS (Feb 09, 1828 – Sep 08, 1896)
        1. 1. Clara (Nettie) WALTERS (1869 – May 06, 1930) m. Franklin (Pierce) HELMICK (Abt. 1866 – Apr 12, 1938)

James Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1745
27 Nov 1745
Birth of James PVT Wright Jr in Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
1825
03 Jan 1825
Age 80
Death of James PVT Wright Jr in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1745
    Event Place: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1825
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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