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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): Enoch Wright, Elisha Wright, Martin Wright, Lydia Wright, Willis Wright, John Wright

The story of Willis Wright began in 1776 in Maryland, United States. Willis Wright married Elizabeth Ann (Nancy) Lynn (Line), and had children including Enoch Wright, Elisha Wright, Martin Wright, Lydia Wright, Willis Guilford Wright, John Lynn Wright. Willis Wright passed away in 1862 in Vandalia, Owen, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Wright began in 1776 in Maryland, United States.
  • Willis Wright married Elizabeth Ann (Nancy) Lynn (Line), and had children including Enoch Wright, Elisha Wright, Martin Wright, Lydia Wright, Willis Guilford Wright, John Lynn 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
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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)

Enoch Wright
1794 – 1859
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Elisha Wright
1801 – 1877
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
EW
Martin Wright
1801 – 1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Lydia Wright
1801 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
LW
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
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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 Wright
1697 – 1742
Sarah Hopkins
1677 – 1735
Jeffrey Horney
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. Enoch Wright (25 Dec 1794 – 31 Jan 1859)
  2. 2. Elisha Wright (1801 – 15 May 1877) m. Anna Chambers m. Anna Chambers (1803 – 1860)
    1. 1. Edy Wright (2 Oct 1815 – 22 Nov 1877) m. Larkin Stamper (4 Sep 1813 – 18 Oct 1875)
      1. 1. Gillean Whisman (20 May 1837 – 15 March 1897)
      2. 2. James (Greenberry) Stamper (1839 – 1864)
      3. 3. William (Houston) Stamper (5 Mar 1842 – 25 Oct 1931)
      4. 4. Mary (Jane "Polly" STAMPER) Spencer (12 Jun 1843 – 15 Apr 1945)
      5. 5. Nancy (E) Stamper (1844 – 1920)
      6. 6. Joel Stamper (Mar 1844 – 1910)
      7. 7. Sanford Stamper (1846 – 1920)
      8. 8. Elisha Stamper (1847 – )
      9. 9. Rebecca Stamper (1848 – 1904)
      10. 10. John (J) Stamper (1850 – 26 Jun 1941)
      11. 11. Emaline Stamper (1852 – 6 Sep 1853)
      12. 12. Lydia (Ellen Stamper) (Kincaid) (15 Mar 1854 – 25 Aug 1918)
      13. 13. Millard (Filmore) Stamper (4 November 1856 – 20 October 1909)
      14. 14. Dillard Stamper (Jan 1859 – 25 Nov 1941)
      15. 15. Larkin Stamper (4 Sep 1861 – 27 March 1958)
    2. 2. Sarah (Sallie) Wright (14 April 1817 – 15 May 1877) m. Andrew (Jackson "Jack") Hollon (14 Apr 1817 – 1877)
      1. 1. Elisha Hollon (8 Mar 1838 – 5 May 1933)
      2. 2. Phoebe (Jane) Hollon (1839 – 5 May 1933)
      3. 3. Good (Larkin) Hollon (19 Sep 1843 – 1916)
      4. 4. Martin (Murriel) Hollon (17 May 1844 – 27 Mar 1937)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Hollon (Jun 1845 – 28 Jul 1930)
      6. 6. John (Lewis) Hollon (about 1847 – Mar 1872)
      7. 7. Elcanah Hollon (14 Sep 1848 – 5 Feb 1938)
      8. 8. Charlotte (Charity) Hollon (7 Sep 1850 – 27 Aug 1910)
      9. 9. Ambrose (N) Hollon (14 Nov 1854 – 13 Jun 1924)
      10. 10. Marshall (Marion) Hollon (10 Mar 1857 – 18 Jun 1924)
      11. 11. Andrew (Jackson) Hollon (1858 – 1 Jun 1934)
      12. 12. Hiram Hollon (May 1860 – 25 Feb 1932)
      13. 13. Rebecca Hollon (1861 – 14 March 1957)
      14. 14. Robinson (Crusoe) Hollon (1 May 1866 – 27 December 1954)
      15. 15. Rhoda Hollon (Nov 1868 – Aug 1869)
      16. 16. Swango Hollon (14 Feb 1875 – 26 May 1942)
    3. 3. Celia Wright (1826 – 1897) m. William (James Sr) Taulbee (Nov 1818 – 1903)
      1. 1. Fannie (Caroline) Taulbee (13 Dec 1842 – 12 Sep 1917)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Taulbee (1845 – )
      3. 3. William (JR) Taulbee (1847 – 1854)
      4. 4. Isaac Taulbee (Sep 1849 – )
      5. 5. Delila Taulbee (1851 – )
      6. 6. Sarah (J) Taulbee (18 Aug 1853 – 1875)
      7. 7. Martin Taulbee (11 Nov 1855 – 22 Apr 1942)
      8. 8. Anne Taulbee (1856 – Oct 1937)
      9. 9. Edy (Ellen) Taulbee (14 Feb 1859 – Apr 1930)
      10. 10. Mary (Bell) Taulbee (01 Oct 1861 – 09 Jun 1899)
    4. 4. Marshall (Marion) Wright (Mar 1834 – 22 Feb 1911) m. Elisa (Alas J) Nickell (18 Jan 1861 – ) m. Eliza (Alice) Nichols (Feb 1860 – ) m. Jemima (Nancy) Spencer (11 Feb 1842 – 15 Nov 1876)
      1. 1. Cela (Ann) Wright (abt 1873 – )
      2. 2. James (Lee) Wright (abt 1875 – )
      3. 3. Martha (E.) Wright (18 Nov 1878 – 12 Jun 1958)
      4. 4. Georgia (A) Wright (Mar 1883 – )
      5. 5. Thomas ("Tom") Wright (28 Dec 1885 – 19 Aug 1948)
      6. 6. Lewis (C) Wright (Apr 1887 – )
      7. 7. Ellis Wright (May 1888 – )
      8. 8. Lula\Lela Wright (Apr 1891 – )
      9. 9. Ina Wright (Apr 1896 – 3 Nov 1918)
      10. 10. Nina Wright (Apr 1895 – )
      11. 11. John (T) Wright (18 Sep 1859 – 27 Sep 1859)
      12. 12. Mary (V.) Wright (abt 1864 – )
      13. 13. Hamilton (Wheeler) Wright (10 May 1865 – 3 October 1940)
      14. 14. William (C.) Wright (May 1866 – ) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hendrick (Oct 1869 – )
        1. 1. Francis (Oliver) Wright (22 Jul 1894 – )
        2. 2. Flora (Estelle) Wright (Jun 1896 – )
        3. 3. Edward (Kenneth) Wright (12 Mar 1898 – )
        4. 4. Eunice (C) Wright (1901 – )
        5. 5. Harold (W) Wright (14 Jun 1909 – )
      15. 15. Celia (Ann) Wright (1872 – 1938)
      16. 16. James (Lee) Wright (6 Nov 1873 – 14 Jan 1952)
      17. 17. Lucinda Wright (16 Mar 1876 – 1943)
    5. 5. Mary Wright (1836 – Oct 1879)
    6. 6. Lucindia Wright (1838 – )
    7. 7. Lewis (Henry) Wright (15 June 1840 – 18 May 1921) m. Sarah (E) Wright (Mar 1858 – )
      1. 1. Benjamin (Thomas) Wright (11 December 1876 – 14 September 1960)
        1. 1. Homer Wright (11 Jun 1896 – 11 Feb 1948)
        2. 2. Mary (B) Wright (31 March 1904 – 9 October 1951)
        3. 3. Eunice WRIGHT (31 Mar 1909 – 12 Aug 1973)
      2. 2. Edith (Ellen) Wright (Feb 1872 – 21 Nov 1964) m. HENRY (JOHNSON) FLETCHER (11 Sep 1862 – 31 Jan 1937)
        1. 1. Susie (Alice) Fletcher (6 January 1888 – 20 Sep 1984)
        2. 2. William (Robert) Fletcher (5 Dec 1889 – 2 Sep 1954) m. Margaret (Best) Carroll (14 Sep 1899 – 2 Oct 1996)
        3. 3. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Fletcher (23 February 1892 – 18 Nov 1989)
        4. 4. Raymond Fletcher (4 April 1895 – 1900)
        5. 5. Ida (Belle) Fletcher (06 Dec 1895 – Oct 1979)
        6. 6. Maude Fletcher (9 November 1900 – 11 Nov 1959)
        7. 7. Miles (Madison) Fletcher (26 October 1903 – 23 Apr 1972)
        8. 8. Matthew ("Matt") Fletcher (17 Nov 1904 – Jul 1957)
        9. 9. Claude Fletcher (22 Jun 1906 – 18 Oct 1969)
        10. 10. Claude Fletcher (22 June 1906 – 18 Oct 1969)
        11. 11. Claude Fletcher (abt 1907 – )
        12. 12. Louis Fletcker (abt 1910 – )
        13. 13. John (Lewis) Fletcher (17 Feb 1910 – 12 March 1973) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fletcher
        14. 14. beatrice fletcher (25 Nov 1911 – 28 Jan 1977) m. Harry (Urohman) Manning (8 Jan 1905 – 16 Nov 1978)
        15. 15. Dixie Fletcher (6 May 1916 – 15 Oct 1916)
        16. 16. Dixie Fletcher (6 May 1916 – 15 Oct 1916)
        17. 17. Miles Fletcher (abt 1919 – )
    8. 8. Hamilton (W) Wright (1842 – Jan. 3 1863)
    9. 9. Nancy (J) Wright (1852 – 1899)
    10. 10. Martha Wright
  3. 3. Martin Wright (1801 – 5 October 1870)
  4. 4. Lydia Wright (1801 – )
  5. 5. Willis (Guilford) Wright (Sept 21, 1807 – Sept 2, 1884)
  6. 6. John (Lynn) Wright (22 Jul 1808 – 19 Aug 1909)

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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