Thomas Wright

1761 - 1835  (73 years)

• Name	Thomas Wright  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	8 Aug 1761	Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States   [10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Apr 1835	, Randolph, IN, USA   [10, 11, 12]
  Burial	Abt 1 May 1835	White River, Randolph, IN, USA   [10, 12]
  Person ID	I12071	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John C. Wright, *,   b. 4 Nov 1716, East Nottingham, Chester, PA, USA d. Between 17 Sep 1789 and 8 Jun 1790, Bush River, Newberry, SC (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel Wells, * Minister,   b. 27 Mar 1720, Prince Georges County, Maryland d. 23 Dec 1771, Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1737	Hopewell M.M., Frederick, VA, USA
  Family ID	F5156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jay,   b. 16 Apr 1769, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America d. Oct 1803, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	1785
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Esly Wright,   b. 20 Nov 1798, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America d. 13 Dec 1878, Bridgeport, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charlotte Wright,   b. 6 Dec 1796, , , SC, USA d. 9 Oct 1874, Dexter, Cowley County, Kansas, United States of America (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sarah "Sally" Wright,   b. 20 Sep 1789   d. 11 Jul 1875 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Patience Clark,   b. 27 Jul 1793, South Carolina, United States of America d. 12 Feb 1859 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Thomas has served in the Revolutionary War along with his brother Isaac, according to Isaac's Pension application in 1838. (C-1991) Descendants say that he had all of his children by his first wife, Elizabeth Jay. He moved to Indianar marrying his second wife, Elizabeth Voss. However, treat this second marriage with caution as there is a Thomas Jay who married an Elizabeth Vice in Union Co. (SC?) and left a will there. (C-2034) Maybe the confusion comes from the fact that there are two Thomas Write's listed in the 1790 Newberry Co., SC census. They lived in the same region and could easily be related. One had 2 males over 16, 1 under 16 and 2 females. The other 1 male over 16, 2 under 16 and 4 females. They lived in the same region as John (C.) Wright had lived.

  
  

• Sources

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