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Willis Wright 1776–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1776

Birth Location: Maryland, United States

Death Date: 29 Jan 1862

Death Location: Vandalia, Owen, Indiana, United States

Father: John Wright

Mother: Esther Harris

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Line)

Children(s): Elisha Wright, Enoch Wright, Martin Wright, Willis Wright, John Wright, Lydia Wright

Willis Wright was born in 1776 in Maryland, United States, the child of John Wright And Esther Harris. Willis Wright married Elizabeth Ann Nancy Lynn Line, and had children including Elisha Wright, Enoch Wright, John Lynn Wright, Lydia Wright, Martin Wright, Willis Guilford Wright. Willis Wright passed away in 1862 in Vandalia, Owen, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Willis Wright was born in 1776 in Maryland, United States, the child of John Wright And Esther Harris.
  • Willis Wright married Elizabeth Ann Nancy Lynn Line, and had children including Elisha Wright, Enoch Wright, John Lynn Wright, Lydia Wright, Martin Wright, Willis Guilford Wright.
  • Willis Wright passed away in 1862 in Vandalia, Owen, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wright
1763–1859
Birth Location: Easton, Talbot, Maryland, USA
JW
Esther Harris
1763–1838
Birth Location: Easton, Talbot, Maryland
EH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (Line)
1780–1862
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Elisha Wright
1801–1877
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
EW
Enoch Wright
1794–1859
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
EW
Martin Wright
1801–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MW
Willis Wright
1807–1884
Birth Location: Guilford Co, NC
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John Wright
1808–1909
Birth Location: New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
JW
Lydia Wright
1801–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
LW

Willis Wright's Ancestors

Self
Willis Wright
1776–1862
Birth Place: Maryland, United States
Parents
John Wright
1763–1859
Easton, Talbot, Maryland, USA
Esther Harris
1763–1838
Easton, Talbot, Maryland
Grandparents
William Wright
1727–1765
Northwest Fork, Caroline, Maryland, United States
Sarah Noble
1731–
, Caroline, Maryland, USA
James Harris
1733–1799
Talbot County, Maryland Colony
Mary Horney
1740–1807
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
HENRY -
1697–1742
Sarah Hopkins
1677–1735
Jeffrey III
1720–1779
Deborah Baynard
1716–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Wright
1657–1741
Mary Dawson
1664–1734
Sir I
1640–1709
Lady DeVille
1634–1701
Jeffrey Horney
1675–1738
Elizabeth HARWOOD
1676–1737
William Baynard
1684–1729
Susanna Pardo
1686–1736

Willis Wright's Descendants

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Willis Wright (Abt. 1776–29 Jan 1862) m. Elizabeth (Ann (Nancy) Lynn) (Line) (abt 1780–Abt. 1862)
  1. 1. Elisha Wright 1801–1877 m. Anna Chambers 1803–1860
    1. 1. Lewis (Henry) Wright 1840–1921 m. Sarah (E) Wright 1858–
      1. 1. Edith (Ellen) Wright 1872–1964 m. HENRY (JOHNSON) FLETCHER 1862–1937
        1. 1. Mary (B) Manning 1911–1977 m. Harry (V) Manning 1905–1978
        2. 2. William (Robert) Fletcher 1889–1954 m. Margaret (Best) Carroll 1899–1996
        3. 3. Susie (Alice) Fletcher 1888–1984
        4. 4. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Fletcher 1892–1989
        5. 5. Raymond Fletcher 1895–1900
        6. 6. Ida (Belle) Fletcher 1895–1979
        7. 7. Maude Fletcher 1900–1959
        8. 8. Miles (Madison) Fletcher 1903–1972
        9. 9. Claude Fletcher 1906–1969
        10. 10. John (Lewis) Fletcher 1910–1973
        11. 11. Matthew ("Matt") Fletcher 1904–1957
        12. 12. Dixie Fletcher 1916–1916
        13. 13. Dixie Fletcher 1916–1916
        14. 14. Claude Fletcher 1907–
        15. 15. Louis Fletcker 1910–
        16. 16. Miles Fletcher 1919–
        17. 17. Claude Fletcher 1906–1969
      2. 2. Benjamin (Thomas) Wright 1876–1960
        1. 1. Homer Wright 1896–1948
        2. 2. Mary (B) Wright 1904–1951
        3. 3. Eunice WRIGHT 1909–1973
    2. 2. Sarah (Sallie) Wright 1817–1877 m. Andrew (Jackson "Jack" Hollon) Sr 1817–1877
      1. 1. Robinson (Crusoe) Hollon 1866–1954
      2. 2. Martin (Murriel) Hollon 1844–1937
      3. 3. Charlotte (Charity) Hollon 1850–1910
      4. 4. Elizabeth Hollon 1845–1930
      5. 5. John (Lewis) Hollon 1847–1872
      6. 6. Elisha Hollon 1838–1933
      7. 7. Phoebe (Jane) Hollon 1839–1933
      8. 8. Good (Larkin) Hollon 1843–1916
      9. 9. Andrew (Jackson) Hollon 1858–1934
      10. 10. Ambrose (N) Hollon 1854–1924
      11. 11. Marshall (Marion) Hollon 1857–1924
      12. 12. Rhoda Hollon 1868–1869
      13. 13. Elcanah Hollon 1848–1938
      14. 14. Hiram Hollon 1860–1932
      15. 15. Rebecca Hollon 1861–1957
      16. 16. Swango Hollon 1875–1942
    3. 3. Lucindia Wright 1838–
    4. 4. Hamilton (W) Wright 1842–1863
    5. 5. Nancy (J) Wright 1852–1899
    6. 6. Marshall (Marion) Wright 1834–1911 m. Elisa (Alas J) Nickell 1861– m. Eliza (Alice) Nichols 1860– m. Jemima (Nancy) Spencer 1842–1876
      1. 1. Georgia (A) Wright 1883–
      2. 2. Thomas ("Tom") Wright 1885–1948
      3. 3. Lewis (C) Wright 1887–
      4. 4. Ellis Wright 1888–
      5. 5. Lula\Lela Wright 1891–
      6. 6. Ina Wright 1896–1918
      7. 7. Cela (Ann) Wright 1873–
      8. 8. James (Lee) Wright 1875–
      9. 9. Martha (E.) Wright 1878–1958
      10. 10. Nina Wright 1895–
      11. 11. Mary (V.) Wright 1864–
      12. 12. William (C.) Wright 1866– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hendrick 1869–
        1. 1. Francis (Oliver) Wright 1894–
        2. 2. Flora (Estelle) Wright 1896–
        3. 3. Edward (Kenneth) Wright 1898–
        4. 4. Eunice (C) Wright 1901–
        5. 5. Harold (W) Wright 1909–
      13. 13. Lucinda Wright 1876–1943
      14. 14. John (T) Wright 1859–1859
      15. 15. Hamilton (Wheeler) Wright 1865–1940
      16. 16. James (Lee) Wright 1873–1952
      17. 17. Celia (Ann) Wright 1872–1938
    7. 7. Edith Wright 1815–1877 m. Larkin Stamper 1813–1875
      1. 1. Lydia (Ellen Stamper) (Kincaid) 1854–1918
      2. 2. James (Greenberry) Stamper 1839–1864
      3. 3. William (Houston) Stamper 1842–1931
      4. 4. Mary (Jane "Polly" STAMPER) Spencer 1843–1945
      5. 5. Joel Stamper 1844–1910
      6. 6. Nancy (E) Stamper 1844–1920
      7. 7. Sanford Stamper 1846–1920
      8. 8. Elisha Stamper 1847–
      9. 9. Rebecca Stamper 1848–1904
      10. 10. John (J) Stamper 1850–1941
      11. 11. Emaline Stamper 1852–1853
      12. 12. Dillard Stamper 1859–1941
      13. 13. Millard (Filmore) Stamper 1856–1909
      14. 14. Larkin Stamper 1861–1958
      15. 15. Gillean Whisman 1837–1897
    8. 8. Mary Wright 1836–1879
    9. 9. Celia (Wright Taulbee) 1826 1826–1897 m. William (James Sr Taulbee 1818) Sr 1818–1903
      1. 1. Edy (Ellen Taulbee) 1859 1859–1930
      2. 2. Mary (Bell Taulbee) 1861 1861–1899
      3. 3. Isaac (Taulbee) 1849 1849–
      4. 4. Delila (Taulbee) 1851 1851–
      5. 5. Anne (Taulbee) 1856 1856–1937
      6. 6. Martin (Taulbee) 1855 1855–1942
      7. 7. Sarah (J Taulbee) 1853 1853–1875
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Taulbee) 1845 1845–
      9. 9. William (JR Taulbee 1847) Jr 1847–1854
      10. 10. Fannie (Caroline Taulbee) 1842 1842–1917
  2. 2. Enoch Wright 1794–1859
  3. 3. Martin Wright 1801–1870
  4. 4. Willis (Guilford) Wright 1807–1884
  5. 5. John (Lynn) Wright 1808–1909
  6. 6. Lydia Wright 1801–

Willis Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1776
Abt. 1776
Birth of Willis Wright in Maryland, United States
Maryland, United States
1862
29 Jan 1862
Age 86
Death of Willis Wright in Vandalia, Owen, Indiana, United States
Vandalia, Owen, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1776
    Event Place: Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1862
    Event Place: Vandalia, Owen, Indiana, United States
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