']}}Tracing the Wright family through history. Please join the project if you'd like to help, the more the merrier!

Notable Profiles

Earliest known ancestor:

• Thomas Wright

Notable profiles:

• John Wright, of Kelvedon Hall
• Robert of the Moat House Wright, LORD

Wrights who immigrated to America:

• Thomas Wright
• Deacon Samuel Wright

Famous Wrights:

• Orville Wright
• Wilbur Wright

Sources

1. Full text of "History of the Wright family, who are descendants of Samuel Wright (1722-1789) of Lenox, Mass., with lineage back to Thomas Wright (1610-1670) of Wetherfield, Conn., (emigrated 1640), showing a direct line to John Wright, Lord of Kelvedon Hall, Essex, England"
2. New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation, Volume 4
3. The Family of John and Priscilla Wright

Sir John Wright Esq. Kelvedon Hall Essex granted coat of arms by King Henry VIII 6/20/1509

1. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Wright_Coat_of_Arms.jpg

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