The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15

As Complying with the request LOT inc
Wright family with arms, we are pleased
l not only in Virginia. but in South Caro-
& 2iils. Georgia and other Southern States,
& where they settled carly In the 18th cen
n fury, and were highly favored by inc
TIE lineage OF the Wright family il,
I England. begins with Jermyn Wright. OF
d Wranlsford, Suffolk county. born zoos,
b Norfolk. (Seo BuIke's Landed Gentry.)
i tile married Anne, daughter of Richard
Bancroft. and had son and daughter
q The son was Sir Robt. Wright, Knight,
4 who was Chief Justice Of the Kings
+ Bench. at the trial of the sever, bishops,
Y time of James II. He married for his
second wife. Susan daughter of RI. Rev.
" Matthew When, Bishop of Ely. His son,
4SRobt. Wright, of Sedgeheld. in Durham,
II moved to South Carolina, where he was
4 made Chief Justice. He married a widow
I lady named Pitts. and died there. leaving
II one son. James Wright. Esq. who was
" Attorney General, Chief Justice and after
ii wards Governor of Georgia, being created
IL baronet, Sth December, 1772.
# He married in 1740 Sarah, only dnugh-
ster,and hercss Of Capt. Madman, of the
II British army. She was drowned on the
N voyage to England in 1863
We give the arms as attributed to the
q 13aronets OF Wriights, Of South Carolina
86(created IT'D, as given in Burkes Gen
yeral Armory for 1854, which are described
" as follows:
s Arms ssa.. a chcvron. onsralled. arg,
6 between three flour-de-lysor On a Chief
VI Of the last, as many spear heads. pr. all
within a bordure wnNy. ermine
III C:rest-On mount vert and within an
\ amulet, or, dragons head. couped at
Ss8the neck, arg. semce of annulets, sa, and
81 1nnrally gorRed Eu.
5Ss Motto-menS Sibi Conscia Recti CA mind
ri conscious Of rght.)
IN an old book plate of Sir James
ss,HvTight. The last Royal Go*ornor of the
RI Colony OF Georgia. the arms have the same
= hf. ~ t,,
" fru1lcd and bars rullet for Difference,
with crest Of plain dragons head. The
Ean, e., arms are given in Sir Bernard
n maea lfelgs of ISIS; and also in the
81 creation of Sir James Wright as I3aronct,
while living in this country is one of the
/. rev instances of the kind. since only sub
\ usually 80 lonored And yet, Georgia was
Z then considered q Fart of England
.995$5 me issue OF Sir James was as follows:
Hin T. James. his successor.
y. Alexander, born 1751 settled in Ia
MI 11ln1ca after the American Revolution. He
married II l7Gs, Elizabeth, only child and
md had issue as follows 0''" -
I'M 1st. James Alexander who married cav
$S o onie MARY. daughter Of John Simmons
la n South Garo,lna and died 1873 leaving
a5E gard and Susan Caroline W
John lzard Wright. married Mary
Sohss 't lb, m 9i Ra 1r1 1zaraa Issue a
Charles Wright, cap ,ta in n rn1T
+, died d. $. p. '''" !" army
3ls .p; Anne married Rear Admiral Sir James
H Mary married General Barrow ana INA
N a son. 49, :" ''''4 iluu
81 James died in 17s6 ana was sue
4 &C.. Geea ,,s ny his eldest son. Sir James who
l Il,nr. time Nary daughter q John smith
& usihS Without issue, 1876 the title reverted
10 ms era adnephcw, Sir JnAcs Alexander
d 64rn at t. GhnIreston 2sth July 1888 and
lis cousin. Sir John ne W Ths SUCCEEDED by
bln5,ronet. september 1887. (sce Wb Iss
i !rtory Of Georgian : ~ :
NIP; dIner e,,1 were tso Wrishts who emigrated
n settled set, In misunderstanding Who bore ,,,rr
11' ma &c o. Wright, who settled at
an Long Island, 1870. Whether the Viz
a ginia Wrights came into the state from
4 me North or South is uncertain, but he
4 s sai1ei IS that the South Carolina Wrghls
jIn!l ar, IN was William Wright who SET
5ssien IN brunswick county. and also had n
Hather was James Wright. sl,nnoscd = W. Ne
from South Carolina '''',1N(u - ~
IN This William Wright had a son also
h'aned i, william, who lived at the old
II Lon. and married . Miss Crump Of
\ South Carolina. William Wright The
4 first, had brother Stephen, but whose
n Family is not know
6& In SpotsylVafIa records many OF the
+ name are TO be found, dating from l7gS
z to 1900. and bearing many of the Christian
II names of Tho South Carolina family
Il Ale%andcr Wright was u merchant at
n fredericksburg l7Go 10 1880, John Wrirht
Il ST., died Anrll g. 1887; his wife was
q Insanond Wright: his sons, William
8John and Winghed: grandson, John Met
34&~alf. daughters, Margaret who trro rried
4 HHFulton. and Rosanna. Dennis Wright
and wife, Elcander, lived 1889, Samuel
4 Wright and Elizabeth, 172S Thomas and
I Frances. ll3S he was a large planter.
James Wright was second lieutenant in
CAPTAIN Whites company Of militia 1850
William Wright was ensign IN same
\ died 1877. Thc Wrights intermarriod Win
the Greeorys. Lsighs. Metcalfs md other
q well-known families of the State.
II AS the fact has recently been cstab-