This John Wright was (probably) the son of George Wright. The line is haplogroup R- Z39589 (R-L21). This John Wright (abt 1775-abt 1870) married Martha “Patsy” Wright. Do not confuse with Justice John Wright, of Amherst County, son of Isaac Wright, of Amherst County & Isaac Wright, of Amherst County. That line is haplogroup R-1a.

Family

John Wright and Martha Patsy McLaughlin

https://yeahpot.com/wright/john1775.php

John Wright b 1775 Frederick Co VA f abt 1870; m. 23 Jan 1810 Wise Co VA to Martha Patsy McLaughlin b 1795 Rockbridge Co VA.

Children of John Wright and Martha Patsy McLaughlin;

• 1. John Wright b abt 1814 VA; m. Susan Unknown b abt 1823 VA.
• 2. Virginia Jane Wright b abt 1822 Wise Co VA; m. 17 Jul 1839 Russell Co VA to Benjamin Jordan b abt 1822 Wise Co VA; s/o Jacobus Covith Jordan and Patsy Carter.
• 4. James W Wright b abt 1825 Wise Co VA d 27 Jul 1891 Wise Co VA; m. abt 1846 to Martha Patsy Trent b abt 1832 Russell Co VA d abt 1876; d/o Thomas Trent and Amy Poole.
• 5. Alexander H Wright b abt 1832 VA; m. Susanna Hale b 1834 Russell Co VA d 29 May 1911 Wise Co VA; d/o Thomas D Hale and Nancy Grizzle.
• 6. George Wright b abt 1828 Wise Co VA
• 7. Paris Wright b abt 1832 VA; m. Mary Polly Unknown b abt 1832 VA.
• 8. Elizabeth Wright b abt 1835 Wise Co VA
• 9. William Wright b abt 1836 Wise Co VA
• 10. Nancy Wright b abt 1837 Wise Co VA

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Notes

WRIGHT AND KINDRED FAMILIES

The Wright Family that I am researching lived in Frederick, Bedford, Montgomery, Rockbridge Counties of Virginia before migrating to Russell County, Virginia ca 1840. The earliest Wright that has been identified would be a John Wright born between 1765 and 1784, with a wife unknown at this time. John Wright Sr. can be found living in Bedford County, Virginia and was listed on the 1813 and 1814 Personal Property Tax List. There was also a John Wright Jr. listed adjacent to John Wright Sr. in the 1814 Bedford County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List. John Wright Jr. was born in Frederick County, Va. ca. 1785. The years following, lists John Sr. and John Jr. in Montgomery County, Virginia on the 1816 Tax Lists and 1820 Census. The 1821 Personal Property Tax Lists for Montgomery County, Va. listed John Wright Sr. Records for John Wright Sr. disappear after 1821, but the John Wright Jr. family migrated to Russell County, Va. sometime after 1821. The Wright Family may have lived in Sullivan County Tn. for a short time before ending up in Russell County, Va. Robert Wright, son of John Sr., listed a daughter born in Tennessee. We can see by the 1840 census that John Wright Jr. was in Russell County, Va. and from the 1850 Russell County Census we can clearly see that John Wright Jr. was married to Martha (Patsy) McGlothlin born ca 1790. I found a marriage record for John and Martha in Rockbridge County, Va. They were married in 1810 and before they made their move to Russell County, Va. they were parents of Robert born 1812, Bedford County, Va., John Wright born 1814, Rockbridge County, Va., and Parris Wright born 1816, Montgomery County, Va. We now can see the census and John Wright Jr. becomes John Wright Sr. with the birth of his son John Wright Jr. b. 1814. This would indicate that John Wright Sr. born ca. 1765 had possibly died.

Early land records show that John Sr. born ca 1785, owned land in Russell County and in Wise County, Va This was the same land because Wise County was formed from Russell in 1856.

While it is certain that his father was likely from Ireland or Scotland since that is backed by family legend and DNA evidence.=' His haplogroup is R- Z39589 (R-L21), the wikitree entry erroneously has R1a Isaac Wright as his father.

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Biography

John married Martha McLaughlin on 23 January 1810 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.[1]

In the 1860 census, John (age 85), Farmer, was in Wise, Virginia.[2]

"Early land records show that John Sr. born ca 1785, owned land in Russell County and in Wise County, Va This was the same land because Wise County was formed from Russell in 1856. I will proceed with the descendants of John Wright Jr., born 1814 who married Susan Jordan. This is my husband's line and I will continue the tree down to his Grand Parents. John Jr. and Susan had twelve children, Eleven daughters and one son. James C. Wright, son of John and Susan, was born 1838 Russell County, Va. James was listed on the 1850 and 1860 as being born later than 1838. This may have been intentionally in order to protect him from going into the Civil War, but James decided to enlist in the Union Army in Lawrence County, Ky. He had married in Lawrence County, Ky in 1865 to Amanda Vickers who was born in Russell County, Va. James and Amanda was on the 1870 Lawrence County, Ky Census with three children, but James stated in his Pension Records that he went back to Russell County after the war, but he made the move shortly after to Lawrence County and then on to Jackson County, Ky. James and Amanda had a total of twelve children, six sons and six daughters. James and Amanda/s first son John Sherman Wright, born in 1866 in Russell County, Va. married Laurenda Truett in Jackson County, Ky on 1 Feb. 1888. Their first Son Sam Wright was born 8 Apr 1889 and married Lilly Ward 10 Apr 1911 in Jackson County, Ky" [4]

https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/097-0192/

https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5EDV_Virginia_City_Presbyteri...
"Virginia City formed during the last decade of the nineteenth century but vanished by the mid-twentieth century. The area was settled in the early –mid-nineteenth century by mostly Scots-Irish families such as the Wrights, Trents, Hales, and McReynolds. Germans, such as the Hilemans, were also represented in smaller numbers. By 1860 there were approximately 35 families living in the Virginia City area. By 1880 there were about 55 families in the area."

Sources

1. Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850"
2. Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers
3. Ancestry Record 3723 #94882 (accessed 27 April 2024)
4. John Wright marriage to Martha McLaughlin on 23 Jan 1810 in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
5. ↑1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
6. The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wise, Virginia; Roll: M653_1384; Page: 265; Family History Library Film: 805384
7. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #34434784 (accessed 27 April 2024)
8. John Wright (85), Farmer, in Wise, Virginia. Born in Tennessee.
9. Death: "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"
10. citing Digital film/folder number: 004225412; FHL microfilm: 2048588; Record number: 41; Packet letter: C
11. FamilySearch Record: XR7Y-NFN (accessed 27 April 2024)
12. John C Wright death 20 May 1872, son of James Wright & Patsy Wright, in Wise, Virginia, United States.
13. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~wrightinfo/index.html
14. 1850 United States Census, Russell, Russell, Virginia: John Wright is head of household, a farmer age 65, with wife Patsey Wright age 60, and children George, a farmer age 22, Alexander age 21, Elisabeth age 19, William, a farmer age 17, and Nancy age 16.
15. Death: "Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911"
16. Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
17. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62152 #48581 (accessed 27 April 2024)
18. John C Wright death 20 May 1872 in Wise, Virginia. Cause of death: No Information.
19. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4B-5J6 : 2 September 2020), Martha McGlothlin in entry for John Wright, 1810.
20. Correct y-dna: Wright Y-DNA Project Website - Y-DNA Results Overview < familytreedna.com > (page 4 of 8) R - M269 - Family Group 26: R-P312>Z290>L21
21. WikiTree contributors, "John E Wright Sr. (abt.1785-1872)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wright-14307 : accessed 06 March 2025). shows wrong parents
22. Grant, Robert N. "Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia; Part VII: 1767 Francis Wright of Amherst County, His Wife Mary (Hawkins) Wright, and his Descendants"; Volume 1 or 7: Text. Revised 25 Dec 2008. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE98987; accessed 6/1/2018
23. https://www.mitoydna.org/ id is T12517