Martin Wright

Martin Wright[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1780 - 1833  (53 years)


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  • Name Martin Wright  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Birth 1780 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt. 1833  Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I312684220722  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family Sarah Sallie Reid,   b. 1781, Nc Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bet. 27 Dec 1832–21 Mar 1833, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 1808  Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Will is difficult to read.
      The 1832 Will of Martin Wright, attached in source box, is a clear copy of the will. Unfortunately, the handwriting is poor and difficult to read. If you wish to compare your interpretation with someone else's see:
      http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rockingham/wills/wright04.txt

      census data
      1800 census Rockingham, NC
      next to each other
      Martin Wright – 01100/01100
      Francis Wright – 22201/10201
      1810 census Rockingham, NC
      Marten Wright – 20110/20110

  • Sources 
    1. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Rockingham County NcArchives Court.....Wright, Martin October 24, 1833.

    2. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy, Vol 1-3
      by Rockingham County Historical Society, Wentworth, NC, 1976-1978.

    3. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Ann Wright, 18 Nov 1796.

    4. [S1173462600] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1810, "United States, Census, 1810", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2J-13Q : Sat Mar 09 13:19:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Marten Wright, 1810.

    5. [S1173462628] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1800, "United States, Census, 1800", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-973 : Thu Mar 07 20:22:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Martin Wright, 1800.

    6. [S1173462664] FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3WK-ZX1 : Mon Jan 13 18:01:50 UTC 2025), Entry for Josiah Turner Wright and Martin Wright, 1914.

    7. [S1173462675] FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970, "North Carolina, Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-LGCV-JVV?cc=1867501&wc=32G4-MN5%3A169920401%2C170861501 : 21 May 2014), Rockingham > Wills, 1830-1844, Vol. B > image 34 of 176; county.

    8. [S1173462677] FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPT9-3KLM : Sat May 11 02:46:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Josiah T Wright and Martin Wright, 18 Feb 1914.