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There are three Thomas Wrightson's and one Walsh Wrightson that I currently have details of arriving from the England to New York, courtesy of Shirley Davy, Boston [ Click to for Details]. Thanks also to Nancy J Phillips for her support

Thomas Wrightson [parents] of York, England , born 20th Sept 1788

• Family 1 : Ann Fullcher of England, born c1792
• MARRIAGE:  28th Jan 1811, St Leonards, Shoreditch, London
• Notes : Thomas lived in Albany, New York. I have mention of a Rt.  Hon Geo Wrightson brother to John & William
• William was a Civil Engineer and spoke fluent French, Italian, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek & Hebrew
• Arrived from England to NY in 1832 aboard the Brig Freak which departed Hull 5th May 1832

	F	i	Elizabeth Wrightson of Kingston upon Hull chris Holy Trinity 10th Jun 1811 m Wm. Headlam
	F	ii	Hannah Wrightson of Kingston upon Hull chris Holy Trinity 6th Sept 1813
	M	iii	John Wrightson of Kingston upon Hull. chris Holy Trinity 4th Dec 1815 murdered 14th Aug 1859 reward posted of $100 by H.C. Grosvenor killed by a Mexican named Miquel who was in John's employ, John was killed for the payroll, his murderer was tracked down and punished by death.
	F	iv	Catherine Wrightson of ?? b 1819 m William Davison
	M	v	Thomas Wrightson II. of ??. born 1822?  died 7th Aug 1897 (member of the Kentucky State Senate in 1868)
	M	vi	William (Will) Wrightson of ?? born 17th March 1827, killed by b Apache's 17th Feb 1865 [read more]
	F	vii	Anne Wrightson of ?? b 1830 not married and was a Teacher
	M	iix	George Wrightson of Albany, NY, b 1834  m Anna Sherman
	F	ix	Harriet Wrightson of Albany, NY, b 1835 not married and was a Teacher
	F	x	Sarah Wrightson of Albany, NY, b 1839 m Victor Finch

 

• Wrightson, Thomas II (1822-1897) Born July 24, 1822. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1869-73; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1870. Died August 7, 1897. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Thomas Wrightson II [parents] of ??, born 1822 died 7th Aug 1897   (member of the Kentucky State Senate in 1868)

• Family 1 :  Jane Elizabaeth Shaw of Troy, Rensselaer, New York, born Sep 1831 (English Parents), died 10th Jan 1886
• MARRIAGE:  c1852
• Notes :  Later in their life, before the birth of Georgiana, Thomas Wrightson II & family moved to a Farm
• They had an employee called Victor
• This family had connections with the Printing industry, I have found a Thomas Wrightson whose wife was born in New York the correct age. The family lived in Kentucky at the 1880 Census, note that Thomas was a member of the Kentucky State Senate in 1868.
• There were also two Thomas Wrightsons' who arrived in New York 1832 [ Click to for Details]

	F	i	Ann(a) Wrightson of Albany, New York, Jackson Street, born 1852  d 2nd Mar 1932
	F	ii	Harriet Wrightson of Cambell Kentucky b 3rd Feb 1854 died 14th Mar 1868
	F	iii	Frances (Fannie) Wrightson of Cincinati, Hamilton, Ohio, Jackson Street, born ?17th Dec 1855
	F	iv	Georgiana Wrightson of Caleb Springs born c10th Oct 1857 d 27th Jun 1936
	M	v	Thomas Wrightson of Newport, Campbell, Kentucky b 11th Sept 1859 d 27th Mar 1868
	F	vi	Mary Carlton Wrightson of Newport, Campbell, Kentucky b 17th Mar 1861d 27th Oct 1867
	M	vii	William (Willie) Wrightson of Newport,Cambell, Kentucky b 17th Mar 1861 Occ 1880 census Printer died 15th April 1911
	M	iix	Edward (Eddie) Mansfield Wrightson of Cold Spring,Cambell, Kentucky b 16th Jun 1866, died 10th Mar 1949
	M	ix	Henry Clay Wrightson of Colorado Springs, Campbell, Kentucky b 19th May 1863 d 14th Dec 1863
	M	x	Thomas H C Wrightson of Newport, Kentucky b 3rd Apr 1872 d 10th Aug 1872

 

Anna Wrightson  [parents] of Albany, New York, Jackson Street, born 1852

• Family 1 :  ?? Baker
• MARRIAGE:  ??
• Notes :  

Frances (Fannie) Wrightson  [parents]  of Albany, New York, Jackson Street, born ??

• Family 1 :  ?? Collins
• MARRIAGE:  ??
• Notes : Edward lived in Springfield Ohio in 1940 and had possession of the Wrightson Family Bible

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Edward Wrightson Collins of ?? born ??

Georgianna Wrightson  [parents]  of Caleb Springs born c1859

• Family 1 :  Charles Lewis Raison Jnr. of Greenup, Kentucky, born 29th Oct 1848, died 16th Feb 1910 Newport
• MARRIAGE:  17th April 1879, Newport Kentucky
• Notes :  The following information was sourced from Natham Bratcher's Website
• http://www.planetkc.com/bratcher/dat8.htm#7 check it out for more info

	F	i	Jean Elizabeth Raison of ?? born 1881, died 1960 San Fransico m Alvord Alverson
	M	ii	Thomas Wrightson Raison of ?? born 12th Jan 1882

Thomas Wrightson Raison  [parents]  of Newport, born 12th Jan 1882 died 20th Feb 1965

• Family 1 :  Marguerite Higgins of ??, born ??  died 1973
• MARRIAGE:  
• Notes :  

	M	i	Thomas Wrightson Raison Jnr living m Lorraine Coupe
	M	ii	Robert Marshall Raison of San Diego b 14 Apr 1929 living m Diane Locke Raison

Robert Marshall Raison  [parents]  of San Diego, CA born 14 Apr 1929

• Family 1 :  Diane Locke Raison of Dinuba, CA, born 9 Sep 1929
• MARRIAGE:  
• Notes :  

	M	i	Charles Louis Raison of ? living Dinuba, CA
	F	ii	Margo Ann Raison of ? living Visalia, CA

Edward Mansfield Wrightson  [parents] of Cold Spring,Cambell, Kentucky b 16th Jun 1866, died 10th Mar 1949

• Family 1 : Florence Hallie Miles of Benson, Franklin, Ohio, b 12 Mar 1872 , 22 Aug 1954
• MARRIAGE:   c1895 in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Notes :  

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John Wrightson [parents] of York. born 14th Nov 1815, murdered 14th Aug 1859 reward posted of $100 by H.C. Grosvenor. John died in Tubac, AZ, St Ann grave unknown.

• Family 1 : Jane Ann Jacobson of New Scotland, born 22nd Oct 1810, died 28th Jan 1890 in Andersonville, Franklin Co, IN. buried Richland Cem Rush Co, IN.
• MARRIAGE:  1831
• Notes :  We know that a letter had been written to a Mrs C. C. Lyon (nee Scott) of Ohio in 1940. In this letter it was believed that Mrs Lyon was the great grand daughter of John Wrightson. No response was thought to have been received from her.

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Elizabeth Ann Wrightson of ?? born 6th July 1844, died 22nd Dec 1912 Andersonville, Franklin Co, IN. buried Richland Cem Rush Co, IN.

 

Elizabeth Ann Wrightson [parents] of ?? born 6th July 1844, died 22nd Dec 1912, Andersonville, Franklin Co, IN. buried Richland Cem Rush Co, IN. 

• Family 1 :  Frank James Spilman MD born 3rd May 1833 died 24th Jan 1902, Andersonville, Franklin Co, IN. buried Richland Cem Rush Co, IN. 
• MARRIAGE:  6th June1861 married at Thomas II house Newport, KY.
• Notes : 

	F	i	Annie Gertrude of ?? born 22nd May 1862 died 18th Aug 1906. m Seneca Logan Scott on 3rd Dec 1880
	F	ii	Jennie Wrightson of ?? born 23rd April 1864 m Atwell Shriner
	F	iii	Elizabeth of ?? born 1869 m William Moore
	F	iv	Minnie Rachie of ?? born 1st Sept 1871 died 31st Oct 1956 m. Wilbur Pleasant Miller Jan 1893
	M	v	Frank James Spilman of ?? born 26th Jan 1873

Annie Gertrude Spilman [parents]  of ??. born 22nd May 1862 died 18th Aug 1906

• Family 1 : Seneca Logan Scott
• MARRIAGE:  3rd Dec 1880
• Notes : 

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Lula Scott of ?? born ??

Lula Scott [parents]  of ??. born ??

• Family 1 :  ?? Lyon
• MARRIAGE:  ??
• Notes :  We know that a letter had been written to a Mrs C. C. Lyon (nee Scott) of Bexley, Ohio in 1940. In this letter it was believed that Mrs Lyon was the great grand daughter of John Wrightson. No response was thought to have been received from her.

Frank James Spilman jr MD [parents] of ?? born 26th Jan 1873

• Family 1 : Grace McClung of Sidney OH, b 27th Dec 1898 d 7th Feb 1938 St Peterburgh FL, bur Connersville, Fayette, Dale Cemetry IN
• MARRIAGE:  
• Notes : 

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Mary Frances Spilman of ?? born 30th Aug 1905

Mary Frances Spilman [parents] of ?? born 30th Aug 1905, d 3rd May 2001 St Peterburgh FL, bur Connersville, Fayette, Dale Cemetry IN

• Family 1 : Russell Edward Phillips of ?? born
• MARRIAGE:   25th Dec 1930
• Notes : 

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James Edward Phillips of Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, IN, born 8th Dec 1933

 

James Edward Phillips [parents] of Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, IN, born 8th Dec 1933 , d 3rd May 2001 St Peterburgh FL, bur Connersville, Fayette, Dale Cemetry IN

• Family 1 : ?? of ?? born
• MARRIAGE:   ??
• Notes : 

	F	i	Theresa Ann Phillips of ?? b ?? m Robert Hutchinson
	M	ii	James Russell Phillips of ?? b ??
	M	iii	Jeffrey Dean Phillips of ?? b ??

 

• Family 2 : ?? of ?? born
• MARRIAGE:   ??
• Notes : 

	M	i	Scott Allan Phillips of ?? b ??
	F	ii	Laura Beth Phillips of ?? b ?? m Kyle Marshall
	M	iii	Todd Conrad Phillips of ?? b ??
	F	iv	Helen Louise Phillips of ?? b ??

 

Helen Louise Phillips [parents] of ?? b ??

• Family 1 : Robert Benson of ?? born
• MARRIAGE:   ??
• Notes : 

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Mary Louise Benson of ?? b ??

 

George Wrightson [parents] of Albany, New York b c1835 - Lawyer?

• Family 1 : Anna Sherman of Illinois born c1842
• MARRIAGE:   ??
• Notes :  The 1880 Census (in Chicago,Cook, Illinois) records Cornelia and Ruth E Sherman as living with the family

	M	i	Edwin H Wrightson of Illinois b 8th Feb 1873, died Illiois July 1967
	M	ii	Philip G Wrightson of Illinois b c 1876

 

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Thomas Dolan Wrightson [parents] of England , born 8th Jan 1827 died 9th Dec 1893

• Family 1 :  Mary Jane Lorrington of March Cambridge, England born 8th Feb 1836
• MARRIAGE:  early 1850's
• Notes : 1880 Census Thomas's Address in 1880 : 102 Hanson, Dakota Territory. County Treasurer
• Living with the Family were George Warner of England b 1819; A McCausland of Eng b 1850 with Irish ancestry and Hugh W Roberts of Wales b 1856. All were unmarried at the time
• Family seemed to be Farmers
• Thomas & Jane landed in Philadelphia 1849. Thomas & Mary were married on board the ship.

	M	i	John Charles Freemont Wrightson of  N.Y. born 1855, Farmer
	M	ii	George Washington Wrightson of  N.Y. born 1856, Farmer

John Charles Freemont Wrightson [ parents ] of  N.Y. born 7th July 1855, Farmer 

• Family 1 :  Marion Abigail Lee of Ohio born 23rd March 1861
• MARRIAGE:  27th Sept 1881 Rapid City, Mitchell, SD
• Notes : 

	M	i	Harold Lee Wrightson born 9th Oct 1902, Cadott, WA
	F	ii	Nellie May Wrightson born 8th Jul 1883, Alexandria, SD
	M	iii	Charles Edwin Wrightson born 15th Oct 1884, Alexandria, SD
	M	iv	Ralph William Wrightson born 3rd Mar 1890, Alexandria, SD
	F	v	Daisy Katie Hope Wrightson born 4th Nov 1891, Alexandria, SD

Harold Lee Wrightson [ parents ]  born 9th Oct 1902, Cadott, WA

• Family 1 :  Velda Fay England born 24th Aug 1908, MO
• MARRIAGE:  23rd Jul 1924, Rapid City, SD
• Notes : 

	F	i	Fay Marion  Wrightson born 18th Jul 1926, Lead, SD
	M	ii	Roy Lee Wrightson born 9th Feb 1927, Soft Springs, WY
	F	iii	Dorothy May Wrightson born 31st Jan 1928, Lead, SD
	M	iv	Llyod Ray William Wrightson born 27th Aug 1929
	M	v	Ralph Jay Wrightson born 18th Aug 1930, La Grand, OR
	M	vi	Donald L Wrightson born 1st Aug 1932, Carrols Point, WA (kelso)
	M	vii	Buddy Dean Wrightson  born 22nd Sep 1933, Kelso, WA

 

Buddy Dean Wrightson [parents] born 22nd Sep 1933, Kelso, WA

• Family 1 :  Barbara Ann Wheeler born 1938
• MARRIAGE:  1954
• Notes : 

	M	i	John Harold  Wrightson born 14th Nov 1956, Hot Springs, Ark
	F	ii	Susan Lee Ann Wrightson born 1960, North Little Rock, Ark
	F	iii	Kelly Lee Wrightson born 1962
	F	iv	Laura William Wrightson born 1964
	M	v	Roy Wrightson born 1971, Decatur, IL

• Family 2 :  Dorma Lee Houchin
• MARRIAGE:  1981
• Notes : 

 

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John Wrightson [parents] of England , born 1800

• Family 1 :  Mary of England, born 1801
• MARRIAGE:  early 1860's
• Notes : 1880 Census John's Address in 1880 Sodus, Wayne, N.Y. occupation Farmer

 

John Wrightson [parents] of ?? , born c1806

• Family 1 :  Jane Ann Jacobson of  New Scotland, Albany, New York. born 22nd Oct 1810
• MARRIAGE:  c1831 of New Scotland, Albany, New York
• Notes : 

 

George Wrightson [parents] of England , born 1843

• Family 1 :  Rachael of Wurtemberg, born 1843
• MARRIAGE:  early 1860's
• Notes : 1880 Census George's Address in 1880 8th Ward, Auburn, Cayuga, N.Y. occupation Engineer Rail Road

	F	i	Addie Wrightson of N.Y. born 1863
	F	ii	Eva Wrightson of N.Y. born 1874
	F	iii	Grace Wrightson of N.Y. born 1879

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George Wrightson [parents] of New York , born 1835, Attorney at Law

• Family 1 :  Anna Sherman of IN born 1842, Mother from New York
• MARRIAGE:  early 1870's
• Notes : 1880 Census George's Address in 1880 : Chicago, Cook, Illinois
• My copy of "Memorials of the Family of Wrightson" book that I own came from a book shop in Charleston, Illinois
• Parents from England

	M	i	Edwin H. Wrightson of  IL. born 1873
	M	ii	Phillip G. Wrightson of  IL. born 1876
	F	iii	Cornelia Sherman of CT born 1854, Sister in Law, Father from CT
	F	iii	Ruth E. Sherman of CT born 1856, Sister in Law, Father from CT

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