Individual Details
Aaron Wright
(Abt 1770 - 1825)
Possible son (or nephew) of Gideon Wright.... I have an autosomal DNA match to this line, but the research is sketchy.
FamilySearch tree shows Aaron to be the son of a Zadock Wright (b. 1720 in England, d. 1810 in Allegheny, PA, and wife Sarah Sullivan - there are some definite conflicts regarding dates - the marriage is much too late. A son Zadock Jr. is also listed, although there is certainly no Gideon or Hezekiah, and no daughter Miram. However, this family is definitely worth investigating. Zadock said to be a son of Anthony Wright & Elizabeth Purnell and had a brother Hezekiah some 28 years younger than he - the problem is that Zadock and Anthony are contemporaries and could not have been son and father. Perhaps Zadock is 20-25 years younger than quoted here.
Aaron Wright married 16 Nov 1792. Bondsman: David Riggs (married Miriam Wright who also has been proposed as a child of Gideon) and Thos. York. No wife is named - perhaps unreadable. Researchers have given her the name Mary Murphy - not sure why.
Feb 27, 1795, land entry Surry County NC. No. 1032, p. 144. David Riggs
enters 50 acres in Surry on Big Reed Fork waters of Mitchels River,
bordering his own line including improvements made by Aaron Wright and
Elisha Isaacs. Abstracts of Land Entries Surry County NC 1785-1795 by Dr.
AB Pruitt.
1810 Census. Surry, NC
Aaron Wright. 3m under 10, 1m 16-26 (Daniel?), 1m 26-45. 2f under 10, 2f 10-16, 1f 26-45
1820 Census. Capt. Patterson's Dist
Aaron Wright: 2m under 10, 1m 10-16, 4m 16-26, 1m over 45. 1f 10-16, 3f 16-26, 1f over 45
Aaron said to have died about 1825.
The following has been propssed as Aaron's widow, Mary but I have no proof - a possible grandchild named Zadoc is definitely curious.
1850 Census - Union Co, SC, Hh 155
Richard Wright, 49, farmer, b. KY (unlikely if he is a son of Aaron & Mary)
Mary W., 79, b. NC
Kisiah Wright, 44, b. NC
Sally Crummmell, 18. Zadoc Crummell, 8 - both born in NC
Mary Wright, 7, b. NC
Kisiah Crummell, 14, b. NC
Aaron Wright and Mary had several children according to census analysis. No Will or Estate Records have been found to prove their children. Some are proven by other sources, others are speculative
Events
| Birth | Abt 1770 | North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 16 Nov 1792 | Surry County, North Carolina - Mary Murphy | |||
| Death | 1825 | Surry County, North Carolina |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Murphy (1771 - 1850) |
| Child | Daniel S. Wright (1793 - 1886) |
| Child | Sarah Wright (1796 - 1870) |
| Child | Mary Wright (1798 - 1866) |
| Child | Richard M. Wright (1800 - 1850) |
| Child | Mariah Minnie Wright (1802 - 1850) |
| Child | Zadock R Wright (1804 - 1880) |
| Child | Rebecca Wright (1806 - 1850) |
| Child | Aaron Burwell Wright (1811 - 1862) |
| Child | James S Wright (1813 - 1902) |