1850 North Carolina Census Index
Wright Surname
1. English, Scottish, and northern Irish:
occupational name for a maker of machinery, mostly in
wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Old English
wyrhta, wryhta ‘craftsman’ (a derivative of wyrcan ‘to
work or make’). The term is found in various
combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright),
but when used in isolation it generally referred to a
builder of windmills or watermills. 2. Common New
England Americanized form of French Le Droit, a nickname
for an upright person, a man of probity, from Old French
droit ‘right’, in which there has been confusion between
the homophones right and wright.
Source
H-J
name
county
locale
roll
page
H L WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
HAMILTON WRIGHT
Richmond
Williamson
642
274
HAMPSON WRIGHT
Randolph
Northern Division
641
241
HANNAH WRIGHT
Guilford
Northern Division
632
423
HANNAH WRIGHT
Randolph
Northern Division
641
241
HANSEL WRIGHT
Columbus
Not Stated
626
253
HARLLEE WRIGHT
Columbus
Not Stated
626
259
HARRIET WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
453
HARRIET WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
460
HARRIET WRIGHT
Granville
Raglands
631
96
HARRIET WRIGHT
Warren
Warren
648
43
HARRY WRIGHT
Caswell
Not Stated
623
206
HARVEY WRIGHT
Anson
Gulledge
619
180
HARVEY WRIGHT
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
199
HELEN WRIGHT
Cumberland
Western Division
627
54
HENDERSON WRIGHT
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
283
HENRY A WRIGHT
Warren
Warren
648
43
HENRY WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
460
HENRY WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
460
HENRY WRIGHT
Guilford
Southern Division
632
255
HENRY WRIGHT
Macon
Tennessee Valley
636
338
HENRY WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
HENRY WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
HENRY WRIGHT
Union
Not Stated
647
24
HENRY WRIGHT
Warren
Sandy Creek
648
4
HENRY WRIGHT
Warren
Warren
648
40
HENRY WRIGHT, JR
Chatham
Upper Regiment
624
357
HIRAM WRIGHT
Caswell
Not Stated
623
258
HIRAM WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
HOLLAND WRIGHT
Davidson
Southern Division
628
336
HOSEA WRIGHT
Columbus
Not Stated
626
252
HUGH WRIGHT
Surry
Hotel
646
327
HYRAM WRIGHT
Cumberland
Northern Division
627
155
IRENA JANE WRIGHT
Guilford
Southern Division
632
260
ISAAC C WRIGHT
Sampson
Southern District
644
459
ISAAC D WRIGHT
Duplin
North Division
629
47
ISAAC D WRIGHT
Surry
South Division
646
199
ISAAC M WRIGHT
Guilford
Northern Division
632
432
ISAAC WRIGHT
Bladen
Cape Fear NE Side
621
75
ISAAC WRIGHT
Camden
Not Stated
623
88
ISAAC WRIGHT
Columbus
Not Stated
626
252
ISAAC WRIGHT
Cumberland
Western Division
627
54
ISAAC WRIGHT
Randolph
Northern Division
641
233
ISAAC WRIGHT
Randolph
Northern Division
641
241
ISAAC WRIGHT
Randolph
Northern Division
641
242
ISABELLA D WRIGHT
Granville
Oxford
631
58
ISABELLA WRIGHT
Chatham
Upper Regiment
624
374
ISSABELLA WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
453
J E WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
91
J G WRIGHT
New Hanover
Wilmington
638
433
J L WRIGHT
Randolph
Northern Division
641
165
J M WRIGHT
Rockingham
Eastern District
643
47
J T WRIGHT
Rockingham
Eastern District
643
1
J W WRIGHT
New Hanover
Wilmington
638
433
JABEZ WRIGHT
Camden
Not Stated
623
79
JACKSON WRIGHT
Richmond
Williamson
642
273
JACOB WRIGHT
Currituck
Roanoke Island
627
216
JACOB WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
JAMES B WRIGHT
McDowell
Not Stated
636
279
JAMES B WRIGHT
Person
Not Stated
640
419
JAMES C WRIGHT
Columbus
Not Stated
626
259
JAMES C WRIGHT
Northampton
Not Stated
639
13
JAMES D WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
107
JAMES H WRIGHT
McDowell
Not Stated
636
273
JAMES M WRIGHT
Cumberland
Western Division
627
32
JAMES M WRIGHT
Forsyth
Not Stated
630
202
JAMES M WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
453
JAMES M WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
136
JAMES M WRIGHT
Moore
Not Stated
638
247
JAMES R WRIGHT
Tyrrell
Not Stated
646
383
JAMES S WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
134
JAMES T WRIGHT
Guilford
Northern Division
632
423
JAMES T WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
144
JAMES T WRIGHT
Northampton
Not Stated
639
13
JAMES WRIGHT
McDowell
Not Stated
636
273
JAMES WRIGHT
Mecklenburg
Sugar Creek
637
50
JAMES WRIGHT
Mecklenburg
Sugar Creek
637
50
JAMES WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
136
JAMES WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
141
JAMES WRIGHT
Nash
Not Stated
638
330
JAMES WRIGHT
Nash
Not Stated
638
330
JAMES WRIGHT
Northampton
Not Stated
639
74
JAMES WRIGHT
Perquimans
Up River
640
406
JAMES WRIGHT
Person
Not Stated
640
449
JAMES WRIGHT
Richmond
Stewartsville
642
258
JAMES WRIGHT
Richmond
Stewartsville
642
258
JAMES WRIGHT
Richmond
Williamson
642
274
JAMES WRIGHT
Richmond
Williamson
642
275
JAMES WRIGHT
Rockingham
Eastern District
643
1
JAMES WRIGHT
Rutherford
Sandy Run
644
316
JAMES WRIGHT
Rutherford
Sandy Run
644
317
JAMES WRIGHT
Sampson
Southern District
644
459
JAMES WRIGHT
Surry
Hotel
646
326
JAMES WRIGHT
Surry
Hotel
646
327
JAMES WRIGHT
Union
Not Stated
647
16
JAMES WRIGHT
Chatham
Upper Regiment
624
357
JAMES WRIGHT, JR
Rowan
School District 8
643
166
JANE B WRIGHT
Caswell
Not Stated
623
258
JANE H WRIGHTS
Cumberland
Northern Division
627
159
JANE WRIGHT
Bladen
Cape Fear NE Side
621
75
JANE WRIGHT
Granville
Fort Creek
631
113
JANE WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
144
JANE WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
JANE WRIGHT
Richmond
Stewartsville
642
256
JANE WRIGHT
Rutherford
Sandy Run
644
316
JANE WRIGHT
Rutherford
Sandy Run
644
317
JANE WRIGHT
Chatham
Upper Regiment
624
374
JANETT WRIGHT
Person
Not Stated
640
481
JAS A WRIGHT
New Hanover
Wilmington
638
410
JAS WRIGHT
Randolph
Northern Division
641
241
JASPER WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
453
JEFF WRIGHT
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
282
JENNET WRIGHT
Richmond
Stewartsville
642
256
JENNET WRIGHT
Richmond
Stewartsville
642
258
JERAMIAH WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
91
JERUSHA WRIGHT
Wilkes
Not Stated
649
293
JESSE R WRIGHT
Guilford
Southern Division
632
255
JESSE WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
JESSE WRIGHT
Rutherford
Sandy Run
644
316
JESSE WRIGHT
Rutherford
Sandy Run
644
317
JESSE WRIGHT, JR
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
208
JINNEY WRIGHT
Orange
District 1
639
261
JNO WRIGHT
Currituck
Indian Ridge
627
186
JNO WRIGHT
Wayne
Neuse (south side)
648
236
JOANNA WRIGHT
Currituck
Roanoke Island
627
216
JOBB WRIGHT
Cleveland
Not Stated
625
147
JOEL WRIGHT
Anson
Gulledge
619
180
JOEL WRIGHT, JR
Anson
Gulledge
619
180
JOHN A WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
453
JOHN A WRIGHT
Guilford
Northern Division
632
423
JOHN A WRIGHT
Iredell
Not Stated
634
425
JOHN A WRIGHT
Warren
Warren
648
43
JOHN B WRIGHT
Cumberland
Eastern Division
627
78
JOHN C WRIGHT
Cumberland
Eastern Division
627
72
JOHN C WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
133
JOHN C WRIGHT
Surry
South Division
646
199
JOHN D H A D WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
141
JOHN D WRIGHT
Duplin
North Division
629
8
JOHN E WRIGHT
Person
Not Stated
640
419
JOHN H WRIGHT
New Hanover
Wilmington
638
404
JOHN L WRIGHT
Caswell
Not Stated
623
258
JOHN L WRIGHT
Granville
Raglands
631
96
JOHN M WRIGHT
Guilford
Northern Division
632
438
JOHN M WRIGHT
Guilford
Northern Division
632
438
JOHN P WRIGHT
Anson
Lanesboro
619
235
JOHN P WRIGHT
Yancey
Not Stated
649
443
JOHN R WRIGHT
Cleveland
Not Stated
625
147
JOHN R WRIGHT
Northampton
Not Stated
639
74
JOHN S WRIGHT
Guilford
Southern Division
632
260
JOHN T WRIGHT
Cumberland
Western Division
627
54
JOHN W WRIGHT
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
208
JOHN W WRIGHT
Columbus
Not Stated
626
252
JOHN W WRIGHT
Cumberland
Fayetteville
627
7
JOHN W WRIGHT
Forsyth
Not Stated
630
239
JOHN W WRIGHT
Yancey
Not Stated
649
409
JOHN WRIGHT
Beaufort
Broad Creek
620
358
JOHN WRIGHT
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
282
JOHN WRIGHT
Burke
Not Stated
622
352
JOHN WRIGHT
Camden
Not Stated
623
63
JOHN WRIGHT
Camden
Not Stated
623
70
JOHN WRIGHT
Camden
Not Stated
623
70
JOHN WRIGHT
Camden
Not Stated
623
85
JOHN WRIGHT
Camden
Not Stated
623
86
JOHN WRIGHT
Camden
Not Stated
623
91
JOHN WRIGHT
Chowan
Dist above Edenton
625
91
JOHN WRIGHT
Cleveland
Not Stated
625
124
JOHN WRIGHT
Cleveland
Not Stated
625
147
JOHN WRIGHT
Cleveland
Not Stated
625
175
JOHN WRIGHT
Cleveland
Not Stated
625
208
JOHN WRIGHT
Columbus
Not Stated
626
252
JOHN WRIGHT
Davidson
Northern Division
628
261
JOHN WRIGHT
Forsyth
Not Stated
630
239
JOHN WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
460
JOHN WRIGHT
Gaston
Not Stated
630
460
JOHN WRIGHT
Granville
Raglands
631
96
JOHN WRIGHT
Guilford
Northern Division
632
423
JOHN WRIGHT
McDowell
Not Stated
636
273
JOHN WRIGHT
McDowell
Not Stated
636
302
JOHN WRIGHT
Mecklenburg
Sugar Creek
637
50
JOHN WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
144
JOHN WRIGHT
Orange
District 1
639
261
JOHN WRIGHT
Perquimans
Little River
640
391
JOHN WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
91
JOHN WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
JOHN WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
JOHN WRIGHT
Richmond
Stewartsville
642
258
JOHN WRIGHT
Richmond
Stewartsville
642
258
JOHN WRIGHT
Richmond
Williamson
642
273
JOHN WRIGHT
Sampson
Southern District
644
446
JOHN WRIGHT
Sampson
Southern District
644
459
JOHN WRIGHT
Surry
Rockford
646
355
JOHN WRIGHT
Warren
Warren
648
40
JOHN WRIGHT
Wilkes
Not Stated
649
336
JOHN WRIGHT
Wilkes
Not Stated
649
358
JOHN WRIGHT
Wilkes
Not Stated
649
358
JOHN WRIGHT
Chatham
Upper Regiment
624
374
JONATHAN C WRIGHT
Yancey
Not Stated
649
409
JONES DRUCIE WRIGHT
Person
Not Stated
640
449
JOS H WRIGHT
New Hanover
Wilmington
638
437
JOS WRIGHT
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
199
JOS WRIGHT
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
199
JOS WRIGHT
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
217
JOSEPH L WRIGHT
Buncombe
Not Stated
622
208
JOSEPH WRIGHT
Camden
Not Stated
623
70
JOSEPH WRIGHT
Davidson
Southern Division
628
357
JOSEPH WRIGHT
Orange
District 1
639
261
JOSEPH WRIGHT
Randolph
Southern Division
641
96
JOSEPH WRIGHT
Wilkes
Not Stated
649
336
JOSEPH WRIGHT, JR
Cleveland
Not Stated
625
155
JOSHUA C WRIGHT
Chowan
Edenton
625
108
JOSHUA G WRIGHT
New Hanover
Wilmington
638
410
JOSHUA M WRIGHT
Montgomery
Not Stated
637
141
JOSHUA WRIGHT
Anson
Lanesboro
619
231
JOSHUA WRIGHT
Cleveland
Not Stated
625
209
JOSIAH WRIGHT
Guilford
Northern Division
632
432
JRE WRIGHT
New Hanover
Wilmington
638
422
JRL WRIGHT
New Hanover
Wilmington
638
433
JRM WRIGHT
Rockingham
Eastern District
643
19
JRN WRIGHT
Rockingham
Eastern District
643
1
JUDIAH WRIGHT
Guilford
Southern Division
632
322
JUDITH WRIGHT
Surry
Hotel
646
327
JULEP WRIGHT
Orange
District 1
639
261
JULIA A WRIGHT
Moore
Not Stated
638
229
JULIA F WRIGHT
Iredell
Not Stated
634
425
JULIA WRIGHT
Chatham
Upper Regiment
624
357
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