Robert was the son of Moses Wright & Margaret (Edmondson).
He was born about 1780 in N.C. & died January 29, 1815 in the War of 1812. He served in the mounted infantry of Colonel Phillips & Capt. John Scott.
Robert married Nancy (Dale) between 1809-1810 in Anderson Co, TN. Nancy was born between 1790-1800 in North Carolina; she died between 1840-1850 in Anderson Co, TN. She was the daughter of William Riley Dale & a Miss Barden.
After Robert was killed in the War of 1812 the court awarded custody of his & Nancy's three children to Nancy's brother, William R. Dale, on October 13, 1817 in Anderson Co, TN.
Robert & Nancy's 3 children:
1) Elizabeth "Betty", b. 1810 TN; d. bef. 1906 TN
2) Moses Barden, b. 10/22/1811 Overton Co, TN; d. abt. 1890 Anderson Co, TN
3) Jeremiah, b. 02/26/1814 Anderson Co, TN; d. 04/01/1888 Burnville, Morgan Co, TN∼Military Service, TN: Overton, In service 13 Nov 1814 to 13 May 1815, Third Regiment Tennessee Militia, Capt Wiley Huddelston's Company: Listed "Robert Right died 29 Jan 1815," also lists James Dale
TN: Anderson; 1830 Fed Census, 1 Jun 1830, Pg. 184, line 11.
WRIGHT, Nancy (1--2/-1-1-1)
Males: one under 5, two 15-20
Females: one 5-10, one 15-30, one 30-40
Robert and John W., his brother, married sisters in Anderson Co., TN.
TN: Anderson; 1840 Fed Census
Nancy Wright and children
Uncle Robert and Uncle Jerry Wright died in the War of 1812. ... Uncle Robert married Nancy Dale; my father married Peninah Dale.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY of REV. A. B. WRIGHT, Chapt. I 'Our Ancestry for My Children' pg. 1. pub. Cranston & Curts, 1896, Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was born about 1780 in N.C. & died January 29, 1815 in the War of 1812. He served in the mounted infantry of Colonel Phillips & Capt. John Scott.
Robert married Nancy (Dale) between 1809-1810 in Anderson Co, TN. Nancy was born between 1790-1800 in North Carolina; she died between 1840-1850 in Anderson Co, TN. She was the daughter of William Riley Dale & a Miss Barden.
After Robert was killed in the War of 1812 the court awarded custody of his & Nancy's three children to Nancy's brother, William R. Dale, on October 13, 1817 in Anderson Co, TN.
Robert & Nancy's 3 children:
1) Elizabeth "Betty", b. 1810 TN; d. bef. 1906 TN
2) Moses Barden, b. 10/22/1811 Overton Co, TN; d. abt. 1890 Anderson Co, TN
3) Jeremiah, b. 02/26/1814 Anderson Co, TN; d. 04/01/1888 Burnville, Morgan Co, TN∼Military Service, TN: Overton, In service 13 Nov 1814 to 13 May 1815, Third Regiment Tennessee Militia, Capt Wiley Huddelston's Company: Listed "Robert Right died 29 Jan 1815," also lists James Dale
TN: Anderson; 1830 Fed Census, 1 Jun 1830, Pg. 184, line 11.
WRIGHT, Nancy (1--2/-1-1-1)
Males: one under 5, two 15-20
Females: one 5-10, one 15-30, one 30-40
Robert and John W., his brother, married sisters in Anderson Co., TN.
TN: Anderson; 1840 Fed Census
Nancy Wright and children
Uncle Robert and Uncle Jerry Wright died in the War of 1812. ... Uncle Robert married Nancy Dale; my father married Peninah Dale.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY of REV. A. B. WRIGHT, Chapt. I 'Our Ancestry for My Children' pg. 1. pub. Cranston & Curts, 1896, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Robert was the son of Moses Wright & Margaret (Edmondson).
He was born about 1780 in N.C. & died January 29, 1815 in the War of 1812. He served in the mounted infantry of Colonel Phillips & Capt. John Scott.
Robert married Nancy (Dale) between 1809-1810 in Anderson Co, TN. Nancy was born between 1790-1800 in North Carolina; she died between 1840-1850 in Anderson Co, TN. She was the daughter of William Riley Dale & a Miss Barden.
After Robert was killed in the War of 1812 the court awarded custody of his & Nancy's three children to Nancy's brother, William R. Dale, on October 13, 1817 in Anderson Co, TN.
Robert & Nancy's 3 children:
1) Elizabeth "Betty", b. 1810 TN; d. bef. 1906 TN
2) Moses Barden, b. 10/22/1811 Overton Co, TN; d. abt. 1890 Anderson Co, TN
3) Jeremiah, b. 02/26/1814 Anderson Co, TN; d. 04/01/1888 Burnville, Morgan Co, TN∼Military Service, TN: Overton, In service 13 Nov 1814 to 13 May 1815, Third Regiment Tennessee Militia, Capt Wiley Huddelston's Company: Listed "Robert Right died 29 Jan 1815," also lists James Dale
TN: Anderson; 1830 Fed Census, 1 Jun 1830, Pg. 184, line 11.
WRIGHT, Nancy (1--2/-1-1-1)
Males: one under 5, two 15-20
Females: one 5-10, one 15-30, one 30-40
Robert and John W., his brother, married sisters in Anderson Co., TN.
TN: Anderson; 1840 Fed Census
Nancy Wright and children
Uncle Robert and Uncle Jerry Wright died in the War of 1812. ... Uncle Robert married Nancy Dale; my father married Peninah Dale.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY of REV. A. B. WRIGHT, Chapt. I 'Our Ancestry for My Children' pg. 1. pub. Cranston & Curts, 1896, Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was born about 1780 in N.C. & died January 29, 1815 in the War of 1812. He served in the mounted infantry of Colonel Phillips & Capt. John Scott.
Robert married Nancy (Dale) between 1809-1810 in Anderson Co, TN. Nancy was born between 1790-1800 in North Carolina; she died between 1840-1850 in Anderson Co, TN. She was the daughter of William Riley Dale & a Miss Barden.
After Robert was killed in the War of 1812 the court awarded custody of his & Nancy's three children to Nancy's brother, William R. Dale, on October 13, 1817 in Anderson Co, TN.
Robert & Nancy's 3 children:
1) Elizabeth "Betty", b. 1810 TN; d. bef. 1906 TN
2) Moses Barden, b. 10/22/1811 Overton Co, TN; d. abt. 1890 Anderson Co, TN
3) Jeremiah, b. 02/26/1814 Anderson Co, TN; d. 04/01/1888 Burnville, Morgan Co, TN∼Military Service, TN: Overton, In service 13 Nov 1814 to 13 May 1815, Third Regiment Tennessee Militia, Capt Wiley Huddelston's Company: Listed "Robert Right died 29 Jan 1815," also lists James Dale
TN: Anderson; 1830 Fed Census, 1 Jun 1830, Pg. 184, line 11.
WRIGHT, Nancy (1--2/-1-1-1)
Males: one under 5, two 15-20
Females: one 5-10, one 15-30, one 30-40
Robert and John W., his brother, married sisters in Anderson Co., TN.
TN: Anderson; 1840 Fed Census
Nancy Wright and children
Uncle Robert and Uncle Jerry Wright died in the War of 1812. ... Uncle Robert married Nancy Dale; my father married Peninah Dale.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY of REV. A. B. WRIGHT, Chapt. I 'Our Ancestry for My Children' pg. 1. pub. Cranston & Curts, 1896, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Burial somewhere in Louisiana, Robert was killed on the last day of the Battle of New Orleans
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