Marty and Karla Grant

The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

1758 - 1840 (82 years) Has 2 ancestors and 74 descendants in this family tree.

Personal Information | Notes | All | PDF

Name	Thomas Wright
Birth	18 Feb 1758	Fauquier Co, VA
Gender	Male
_UID	AB87888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000562E
Death	22 Jun 1840	Surry Co, NC
Burial	Deep Cr Friends, Yadkin Co, NC
Person ID	I71254	Marty and Karla Grant
Last Modified	14 Nov 2024

Father	John Wright, b. 30 Oct 1728, Prince William Co, VA d. 30 Oct 1789, Surry Co, NC (Age 61 years)
Mother	Ann, b. 15 Oct 1735 d. 30 Oct 1825, Surry Co, NC (Age 90 years)
Marriage	Bef 1755
_UID	D69AEEAAB609714E8268BE1C7072D9535822
Family ID	F21666	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Clanton, b. 1760/1765 d. 14 Jun 1844, Surry Co, NC (now Yadkin Co, NC) (Age 79 years)

Marriage 7 Jan 1780 Surry Co, NC

_UID 3E593DA3EAC7C2418833ED762480D7B47809

Children

	1. Sheriff John Wright, b. 23 Sep 1781, Surry Co, NC d. 1850/1853, Surry Co, NC (Age 71 years)
	2. Daniel Wright, b. 13 Aug 1784, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1853 (Age > 70 years)
	3. Lucy Wright, b. 27 Oct 1786, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Iredell Co, NC (Age > 85 years)
	4. Amelia Wright, b. 22 Mar 1789, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1853 (Age > 65 years)
	5. William Williams Wright, b. 26 Feb 1791, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Wilkes Co, NC (Age > 80 years)
	6. Nancy Wright, b. 22 Apr 1795, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1853 (Age > 59 years)
	7. Thomas B Wright, b. 29 Aug 1797, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1853 (Age > 57 years)
	8. Mary Wright, b. 18 Jul 1804, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1853, Iredell Co, NC (Age > 50 years)

Family ID F21671 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

Notes

!NOTE:Rev War Pension # R11899, gives birth as 18 Feb 1758 Fauquier Co., VA, death 22 Jun 1840 Surry Co., NC. Marriage 7 Jan 1780 Surry to Mary Clanton.
Bible information included;

!TAXLIST:1775 Surry Co., NC
Hezekiah Wright, 15 polls
John Wright, 3 polls, Thomas Wright, Negro Filles
Samuel Wright, 1 poll
William Wright, 1 poll;

!BONDSMAN-MARRIAGE BOND: 3 Sep 1781 Wilkes Co., NC John Wright & Rachell Forgay, Thomas Wright, bm

!TAXLIST:1782 Surry Co., NC
Daniel Wright
John Wright
Thomas Wright;

!DEED:30 Oct 1783 Surry Co, NC F-50 State of North Carolina to Thomas
WRIGHT, 400a Deep Creek;

!CENSUS:1787 Surry Co, NC pg 151 Thomas WRIGHT age 21-60 (1726/1766);

!NAMED-WILL: 8 Oct 1789 Surry Co, NC Will Book 2 page 160 John Wright.
Daughters Elizabeth ARNOLD, Nancy ELIOTT, Agatha ELSBURY, Amelia MARTIN, Lecretia PETTY, Frances REILEY, sons Thomas WRIGHT, Daniel WRIGHT, John WRIGHT, daughter Sally WRIGHT, sons William WRIGHT, James WRIGHT, Williams WRIGHT daughters Patsy WRIGHT, Rosey WRIGHT, Peggy WRIGHT, Polly WRIGHT. Wife Anne WRIGHT. (Repeats these names:) Nancy, Sally, Sucky, Peggy, Polly, William, James, Williams, Rosy, Patsy.
Executors are wife Anne WRIGHT, son John WRIGHT.
Test. Elizabeth LONGINO, William Eliott;

!CENSUS:1790 Surry Co, NC pg 5 Thomas Wright age 16+ (bef 1774) 1-3-4-0-0;

!BONDSMAN-MARRIAGE BOND:24 Mar 1792 Surry Co., NC Samuel Marsh & Peggy Wright, Thomas Wright, bm

!WITNESS:24 Jan 1795 Surry Co, NC F-251 Ann WRIGHT to James ROTEN, 129a Hunting Cr, Witness: Thomas WRIGHT, James WRIGHT;

!CENSUS:1800 Surry Co, NC pg 602-700 Thomas Wright age 45+ (bef 1755)
21101-12010-0-1;

!COURT: 5 Sep 1808 Surry Co, NC Thomas WRIGHT, Jury;

!CENSUS:1810 Surry Co, NC pg 639-165 Thomas Wright age 45+ (bef 1765)
11211-11101-0-5;

!COURT: 4 Mar 1811 Surry Co, NC Thomas WRIGHT, Jury;

!TAXLIST:1815 Surry Co, NC pg 35 Thomas WRIGHT, 300 acres bordering Christian WEATHERMAN, on Mill Creek, $ 600 real value, 0 white polls, 3 black polls;

!TAXLIST:1815 Surry Co, NC pg 35 Thomas WRIGHT, 150 acres bordering Henry HAMPTON, on Flat Rock Creek, $ 150 real value, 0 white polls, 0 black polls;

!TAXLIST:1816 Surry Co, NC pg 27 Thomas WRIGHT, 300 acres bordering Christian WEATHERMAN, on Deep Creek, $ 600 real value, 0 white polls, 3 black polls;

!TAXLIST:1816 Surry Co, NC pg 35 Thomas WRIGHT, 150 acres bordering Robert JOHNSON, $ 250 real value, 1 white poll, 0 black polls;

!CENSUS:1820 Surry Co, NC pg 684 Thomas Wright age 45+ (bef 1775)
000001-20201-0-slaves=2200-3110, Cpt Hudspeth's District;

!CENSUS:1830 Surry Co, NC pg 100 Thomas Wright age 70-79 (1750/60)
0000000001-000000001, slaves=020000-220110;

!PENSIONER-CENEUS:1835 Surry Co, NC pg 117 Thomas WRIGHT Sr, Pvt, 75 (1759/60), NC Continental Line;

!WILL: 1 Jun 1838 Surry Co, NC Will Book 4 page 175 Thomas Wright.
Wife Mary WRIGHT, son John WRIGHT, William W. WRIGHT daughter Lucy BETT, Milly DAVIS, Polly FORTE (or FOOTE), son Thomas B. WRIGHT, Daniel WRIGHT, daughter Nancy FOOT (or FORTE) who lives in the western country;

!CENSUS:1840 Surry Co, NC pg 91 Thomas Wright age 80-89 (1750/60)
00000000001-0000000001, slaves=020100-222010, Pensioner Thomas Wright, 82;

!ESTATE:1840 Surry Co, NC Estates 124 Inventory of Estate of Thomas WRIGHT, decd by John WRIGHT, Executor;

!ESTATE:26 Nov 1842 Surry Co, NC Estates 227 Inventory of Estate of Thomas WRIGHT, decd by John WRIGHT, Executor;

!ESTATE:1844 Surry Co, NC Estates 299 Inventory of Estate of Thomas WRIGHT, decd by John WRIGHT, Executor;

Marty and Karla Grant

The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Thomas Wright