Andrew Jackson Wright
and Harriet Adams
Andrew Jackson Wright (same as
Andrew Jackson
Wright) b about 1827 Perry Co
KY d 13 Nov 1878 at 51 years of age, (See
1860 Letcher Co KY Census), s/o
Joel Martin Wright and Susannah Bates.
Andrew Jackson Wright
m. 13 Jun 1843 Letcher Co KY to Harriett Adams b about 1830 KY d after 1880
Letcher Co KY, d/o William Adams
and Christina Crase. Children of Andrew Jackson Wright and Harriett Adams;
 Nancy 'Monk' Wright
b Jun 1877 Letcher Co KY d 1964 Letcher Co KY, buried Solomon Wright
Cemetery, Beefhide, Letcher Co KY, m. 12 Sept 1894 Letcher Co KY to George B Mullins
b about 1873 s/o Booker Mullins and Charlotte
Charity "Chat" Wright. Some children of Nancy "Monk" Wright and George B
Mullins; Joshua Mullins and Bill Mullins.
William Wright
b about 1847 d in Prison as a result of the ongoing
battles with the same William S Wright (Lunce) who
participated in the feud with Noah Milburn Reynolds II (Noah wrote about this
feud in his book
"The Feuds of the Mountain Parts of Kentucky".
William Wright m. Mary M Unknown.
Freelove Wright
b 19 Jan 1848 d 26 Jan 1941 at 93 years of age, m. 1872 to Macager
White, b 22 Sept1847 d 22 May 1912 at 64 years of age, s/o Alfred White and Elizabeth Adams.
Harriett Elizabeth Wright
b about 1851 d 10 Aug 1923 at 72 years of age, buried Riley Meade
Cemetery, Millstone Letcher Co KY m. 15 Jul 1871 Letcher Co KY to Benjamin Brown.
George Washington Wright
b 21 Aug 1853 d 7 Nov 1934 age 81 buried John Moores Branch, Pike Co KY m. 19
Feb 1876 Letcher Co KY to Harriet Addington,
b Feb 1858 Letcher Co KY d 1930 Pike Co KY at age 72. buried John Moore
Branch, Pike Co KY, d/o
William Addington
and Nancy Kilgore.
Lucinda "Sidney" Wright b 15 Jan 1855
Letcher Co KY d
28 Mar 1924 at age 69 m. 14 Sept
1878 to John Anderson,
b 26 Apr 1857 d 26 Dec 1938, s/o
James Anderson and
Jane Perlina Potter.
Jemima Wright
b June 28, 1855.
Samuel "Sam" Wright
b about 1857.
Clarey Wright b about 1861 m. Martin Adams.
Elijah "Lige" Wright
b about 1863 died; murdered in the feud with
William S Wright (Lunce).
Mary Wright
b Apr 13, 1865.
Isaac Wright
b about 1867 m. 14 Dec 1888 Letcher Co KY to Elizabeth Mullins b May 1872 KY
d/o Booker Mullins and Charlotte Charity "Chat" Wright.
Andrew Monroe Wright
b about 1870.
Booker Wright
b July 1872.
Nancy Wright
b about 1878.
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Several men in this family were written about by
Noah Milburn Reynolds in his book, "The History of Mountain Feuds". He wrote the following:
The next trouble of particular note was waged
between W. S. Wright (Lunce) on one side, and Lige and Sam Wright on the other.
This trouble grew out of W. S. Wright (Lunce) accusing Lige and Sam Wright of killing
his dog. W. S. Wright (Lunce) mustered a band of fifteen men and went in the night to
the home of Sam and Lige Wright, broke down their door.
The fighting, shooting
and killing commenced. Andy Wright and Bill Wright, known as "Old Bill" Wright
being killed and "Black Bill" Wright was severely wounded.
The W. S. Wright (Lunce) band ran from the scene of battle, leaving their dead and wounded laying where they
fell.
Sam and Lige Wright were indicted in court at Whitesburg, Ky. Sam Wright
broke jail. John Davis Bentley (s/o
Solomon Davis Bentley
and Mary Jane Bentley), deputy sheriff, caught Sam Wright, and on his way to jail with
him, W. S. Wright (Lunce), hearing of Sam Wright's capture, waylaid them and shot the
prisoner through the back, severely wounding him.
Later on Sam and Lige came clear in court.
Then W. S. Wright (Lunce) swore that (William) "Black Bill" Wright, who was a brother of Sam and Lige, had betrayed him and
got his men killed, and sent him to the penitentiary for five years. He died in prison.
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