Brief Life History of James
When James Wright was born on 22 October 1788, in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States, his father, Jesse John Wright, was 24 and his mother, Doshua Peyton, was 26. He married Nancy Dickerson on 30 March 1814, in Wayne, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Wayne, Kentucky, United States for about 50 years. He died on 17 September 1871, in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Spann Cemetery, Steubenville, Wayne, Kentucky, United States.
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- Moses Wright, "United States Census, 1850"
- Moses Wright, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Moses Wright, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1800
Historical Boundaries 1800: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States 1801: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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