20 Years Research
For almost 20 years I have searched for my family roots. During this period I have had many ups and downs, many blank walls and sometimes it makes you want to give up. But continue I did, I followed my direct line of WRIGHTs to John WRIGHT in the census of 1850 Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL. From there, I hit the well known blank wall.

Three WRIGHT Lines
Since then, in tracing my father's mother's side of the family (SCIDMORE), I find that there are two WRIGHT lines.

• My great Grand Father, Charles SCIDMORE's mother was Gulielma McLEES, and her mother was Mary WRIGHT very possibly from the Dutchess Co area. Again, a blank wall.
• Charles SCIDMORE's wife was Alidia LAMPMAN, and her mother was Sarah WRIGHT. Here I found pay dirt. Finally I was getting somewhere with one of my WRIGHT Lines. Through the help of others, I found that Sarah WRIGHT's father was Richard WRIGHT, his father was Samuel WRIGHT and his father was Ebenezer WRIGHT. Ebenezer was a descendant of the Kelvedon WRIGHTs and I had already researched and followed that line. For two years now I have researched the Kelvedon WRIGHTs and feel that I have a good handle on that line.

Then the wall comes tumbling down.
Recently I have found that there is NO documentation on Samuel being the son of Ebenezer, even though many claim that connection. A day later, I find that Sarah WRIGHT, daughter of Richard WRIGHT was listed at home in the 1850 census of Berne, Albany Co, NY. At the same time I found Sarah WRIGHT in the 1850 census of Bennington, Bennington Co, VT as the wife of Stephen LAMPMAN. So they are two different people.

Stephen LAMPMAN
The only written history of Stephen was that at a young age of about 20, he went West, and no other record existed. This would have been about 1830 give or take a year or so. When I received word that Sarah WRIGHT was the daughter of Richard, that fit as Berne is West of Hoosick, NY. Not far, but west.

It was odd though, that we find his marriage was in Hoosick in 1831. So, if this was the case, he brought her home to get married. And just as odd, she was only age 17 at the time. Even though these odd items were brought out, I considered them as the record, without fully doubting them (although it was in the back of my mind).

With no record of Samuel WRIGHT being the son of Ebenezer WRIGHT, that connection is lost. Then, with Sarah WRIGHT, the daughter of Richard WRIGHT, being discounted, I have to start that search all over. And I now have to rethink the trip West for Stephen LAMPMAN. By 1850, he had moved to Bennington, VT and by 1860 he had moved to Western New York, and then around 1870 he moved to Ornaga, Iroquois Co, IL. So now my search has returned to the Wrights living in the Hoosick, NY area in the early 1800's.

So, again, my search is for three WRIGHTs.

• 1. Mary WRIGHT, born 29 Mar 1783, died 16 May 1862, Half Moon, Saratoga Co, NY. She married, 24 Jul 1804, Beekman, Dutchess Co, NY; Cornall McLEES. Cornall was born 7 Apr 1781, Dutchess Co, NY, son of JAMES McLEES and Letitia CORNELL, a descendant of Thomas CORNELL.

• 2. Sarah WRIGHT, b. abt 1814 in NY. She married Stephen LAMPMAN on 17 Nov 1831, in Hoosick, Rensselaer Co, NY. Stephen was the son of John LAMPMAN, born 23 Apr 1777 in Gelead-Hoosick, Rensselaer Co, NY; died 10 Mar 1842, Jacksonville, Onondaga Co, NY and Catharine FREDENBURGH, born 25 Mar 1786, Elizabethtown, Canada; died 25 Sep 1870, Jacksonville, Onaondaga Co, NY.

• 3. John WRIGHT, born about Jun or Jul 1820, NY; died 18 Nov 1893, Wellington, KS.
  He married (1st), Ruth DRAKE, on 18 Feb 1845 in Ottawa, LaSalle Co, IL. Ruth was born 11 Apr 1822, Bradford Co, PA, died 21 Jun 1853, Ottawa, IL; the daughter of Jesse R DRAKE, born 4 Apr 1800, Orange Co, NY, died 1 Jul 1873, Ottawa, and Jemima FERGUSON, born 4 Aug 1797, Bradford Co, PA; died 21 Dec 1872, Ottawa. Jesse and Jamima were married 28 Nov 1820, Brandford Co, PA.

  John Wright, then married (2nd) Christiana DOUD; born 26 Nov 1835 in PA; died 8 May 1929, Wellington, KS. She was daughter of Zina Rufus DOUD, born about 1810; died after 1850 and Mary AMES; born about 1804; died after 1860.

  We have the descending lines of both of his marriages and would be more than happy to provide that information to anyone researching these families.

PLEASE - I am in dire need of your help. If anyone can in any way help in this research, it would be greatly appreciated.

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