Records of Silas Wright on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Silas Wright in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.

A Moment of your Time Please...

In order to try and help fund this website, I've tried producing some music. Click the banner below to listen to my latest album on your favourite streaming service. If you like it, please consider adding your favourite songs to a playlist!

Play music by Gracie James
Country Collection
Globe Ancestry.com Global records search results for Silas Wright.
USA Ancestry.com US records search results for Silas Wright.
UK Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Silas Wright.
Canada Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Silas Wright.
Australia Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Silas Wright.

DNA

Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Wright ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!

Unlock your DNAHave you reached a brick wall in your Wright Tree?

Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Silas Wright and the Wright Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wright Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Wright family tree.

Look at Parish Records for Silas Wright at Find My Past.

Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Silas Wright using the FreeBMD database.

Explore Genealogy BankGenealogy Bank for Silas Wright records.

Explore MyHeritage for Silas Wright information.

Investigate the LDS Database for records about Silas Wright.

Research the Wright surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wright Military records.

ukDid you know that there are currently 125574 people with the Wright surname in the UK? Wright is now ranked number 13 for popularity in the UK.

Wright Genealogy Databases

Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.

Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Silas Wright.

Study MyTrees for information on the Wright family and people looking to contact living Wright relations.

Explore One Great Family for Wright records submitted by people who are already researching the Wright Family Tree.

Find Silas Wright from Ireland on findmypast.ie

Wright Forums

There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.

Research the Wright surname using Genealogy.com forums .

ukDid you know that there are currently 574229 people with the Wright surname in the USA? Wright is ranked number 28 for popularity in the USA.

Miscellaneous Wright Databases

Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Silas Wright. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.

Comments

Looking for information on a Silas Wright in your family tree? Why not post a question here -

Some Famous People called Silas Wright

Silas Wright

Silas Wright Jr. (May 24, 1795 – August 27, 1847) was an American attorney and Democratic politician. A member of the Albany Regency, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, New York State Comptroller, United States Senator, and Governor of New York.

Born in Amherst, Massachusetts and raised in Weybridge, Vermont, Wright graduated from Middlebury College in 1815, studied law, attained admission to the bar, and began a practice in Canton, New York. He soon began a career in politics and government, serving as St. Lawrence County's surrogate judge, a member of the New York State Senate, and a brigadier general in the state militia.

Wright became a member of the Albany Regency, the coterie of friends and supporters of Martin Van Buren who led New York's Democratic Party beginning in the 1820s. As his career progressed, he served in the United States House of Representatives (1827–1829), as State Comptroller (1829–1833), and U.S. Senator (1833–1844). In the Senate, Wright became chairman of the Finance Committee, a post he held from 1836 to 1841. In 1844, Van Buren lost the Democratic presidential nomination to James K. Polk; Polk supporters nominated Wright for vice president as a way to attract Van Buren's support to the ticket, but Wright declined. Later that year he was elected governor, and he served one two-year term. Defeated for reelection in 1846, he retired to his home in Canton. He died in Canton in 1847, and was buried at Old Canton Cemetery.

Source: Silas Wright, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Wright

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

Waratah Ward Warde Wardhaugh Wardhaw Wardhough Warot Warratt Warret Wart Warth Warwood Weihert Weirdo Werrett Werrit Wert Werth Whearity Whearty Whereat Wherety Wheritt Wherity Wherrett Wherrit Wherritt Wherty Whiarty Whyard Wiard Wirt Wirth Woort Woorth Word Wort Worth Worthey Worthy Wortt Worwood Wraight Wraighte Wraith Wraithe Wrate Wrath Wratt Wrayth Wraythe Wreath Wrede Wreight Wride Wriedt Write Wroath Wroth Wrought Wrout Wryghte Wryte Wuerth Wurth Wyard