Descendants of John WRIGHT

As compiled by
Jane A. Schwarz Combs

Generation No. 1

1. **JOHN1 WRIGHT was born 1729, and died 28 March 1831.  He married (1) **SARAH GOODE Abt. 1789, daughter of **JOHN GOODE and **FRANCES HUNTER.    He married (2) BATHSHEBA MALEAR 29 September 1808.

Children of **JOHN WRIGHT and **SARAH GOODE are:
 i. GEORGE W.2 WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1793.
 ii. FANNY WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1798, Wilkes Co., GA; d. 10 August 1842, Wilkes Co., GA.
 iii. ESTHER WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1800, Wilkes Co., GA; m. CHARLES GRESHAM, Abt. 1838.
2. iv. **MARY (POLLY) WRIGHT, b. Bet. 1802 - 1810, Wilkes Co.,  GA; d. GA.
 v. JOHN GOODE WRIGHT, b. 01 January 1803, Wilkes Co., GA; d. 28 February 1891, Oglethorpe Co., GA.

Child of **JOHN WRIGHT and BATHSHEBA MALEAR is:
 vi. JAMES CORBIN2 WRIGHT, b. 10 October 1810, Wilkes Co.,  GA; d. 12 February 1886, Wilkes Co.,  GA.
 

Generation No. 2

2. **MARY (POLLY)2 WRIGHT (**JOHN1) was born Bet. 1802 - 1810 in Wilkes Co.,  GA, and died in GA.  She married *THOMAS (SR)ARTHUR 01 April 1830 in Oglethorpe Co., GA, son of *BARNABAS ARTHUR and *MARY BURDITT.  He was born Abt. 1805 in Oglethorpe Co., GA, and died in Oglethorpe Co. GA.

Children of **MARY WRIGHT and *THOMAS ARTHUR are:
i. JOHN B.3 ARTHUR, b. Abt. 1831, Oglethorpe Co., GA; m. SUSAN JANE JOHNSON
ii. ii. MARY ARTHUR, b. Bet. 1833 - 1834, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 iii. ELIZABETH ARTHUR, b. Bet. 1836 - 1838, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 iv. MARTHA ARTHUR, b. Abt. 1836, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 v. LUCY ARTHUR, b. Bet. 1838 - 1840, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 vi. JANE ARTHUR, b. Abt. 1842, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 vii. THOMAS ARTHUR, b. Bet. 1842 - 1846, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 viii. FRANCES ARTHUR, b. Abt. 1855, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 ix. SARAH (SALLY) ARTHUR, b. Abt. 1855, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 x. SARAH (2) ARTHUR, b. Abt. 1856, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 xi. WILLIAM B TAYLOR ARTHUR, b. Abt. 1850, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
3. xii. *THOMAS (TOM) ARTHUR, b. 21 June 1857, Oglethorpe Co., GA; d. 29 July 1913, Brady (McCullough) TX.
 xiii. JAMES ARTHUR, b. Abt. 1840, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
 xiv. MATILDA ARTHUR, b. Abt. 1847, Oglethorpe Co., GA.