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William Wright 1775 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 January 1775

Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 February 1855

Death Location: Newman, Coweta County, Georgia, US

Father: James Wright

Mother: Lucy Shell

Spouse(s): Lucy Tucker

Children(s): Elizabeth Wright

The story of William Wright began in 1775 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA. William Wright married Lucy Tucker, and had children including Elizabeth Axon Wright. William Wright passed away in 1855 in Newman, Coweta County, Georgia, US.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wright began in 1775 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.
  • William Wright married Lucy Tucker, and had children including Elizabeth Axon Wright.
  • William Wright passed away in 1855 in Newman, Coweta County, Georgia, US.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wright
1745 – 1825
Birth Location: Charlestown, South Carolina, USA
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Lucy Shell
1756 – 1824
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Lucy Tucker
1782 – 1811
Birth Location: Lunenberg, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Wright
1807 – 1880
Birth Location: Alabama
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William Wright's Ancestors

Self
William Wright
1775 – 1855
Birth Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Wright
1745 – 1825
Charlestown, South Carolina, USA
Lucy Shell
1756 – 1824
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wright's Descendants

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William Wright (29 January 1775 – 6 February 1855) m. Lucy Tucker (15 Jan 1782 – 28 Jun 1811)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Axon) Wright (1807 – 1880) m. Abraham (Marshall) Bartee (1804 – 31 Dec 1875) m. Abraham Bartee (1803 – 31 Dec 1875)
    1. 1. James (Allen) Bartee (17 Jan 1847 – 7 Feb 1914) m. Julia (Ann) Thornton (14 Mar 1849 – 14 Dec 1925)
      1. 1. Anna (Clara) Sims (8 January 1874 – 15 October 1960)
      2. 2. James (Maxey) Bartee (11 Feb 1876 – 18 May 1958)
      3. 3. Beulah (Ozella) Bartee (3 Jan 1878 – 22 Nov 1970)
      4. 4. Elvie (Axson) Bartee (17 Nov 1879 – 23 May 1977) m. Benjamin (Byrd Benton) Lovett (03 DEC 1871 – 17 OCT 1934)
        1. 1. MARY (ELVIE) LOVETT (1917 – 1917)
        2. 2. Louise Lovett (abt 1919 – 2011) m. Claude (Augustus Smith) McGehee (08 Dec 1914 – 30 Sep 1993)
      5. 5. Adda (T) Bartee (Oct 1883 – )
      6. 6. Fletcher (Andrew (Allen)) Bartee (11 Jul 1885 – 12 Oct 1943)
      7. 7. Rochell (R) Bartee (Nov 1886 – )

William Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1775
29 January 1775
Birth of William Wright in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
1855
6 February 1855
Age 80
Death of William Wright in Newman, Coweta County, Georgia, US
Newman, Coweta County, Georgia, US

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 January 1775
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 February 1855
    Event Place: Newman, Coweta County, Georgia, US
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