John Wright

Brief Life History of John

When John Wright was born in 1746, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Wright, was 45 and his mother, Jane Hall, was 40. He married Mary Elizabeth Walker on 24 November 1776, in Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 6 February 1784, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 38, and was buried in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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John Wright
1746–1784
Mary Elizabeth Walker
1748–1789
Marriage: 24 November 1776
Mary Wright
1773–
Joseph Wright
1774–1774
Joseph Wright
1776–
John Wright
1777–
Alice Wright
1778–
William Wright
1779–1855
George Wright
1781–1841
Joshua Wright
1782–
Samuel Wright
1784–
Elizabeth Wright
1790–1880
Thomas Wright
1791–
Charles Wright
1793–1793

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  • 1746 England Millennium File Birth of John Wright spouse of Mary Elizabeth Walker
  • 1776 England Marriage of John Wright & Mary Elizabeth Walker
  • 1784 Find A Grave Index for John Wright

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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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