Wright |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
James | John | Nathan | Charity |
1671-1759 | 1716-1790 | 1758-c1805 | 1801- |
What's New - April/May 2022 |
Completed work on extended families for generations #2 and #3 |
All generation #1 children moved to extended family pages |
My Wright ancestors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GENERATION #1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01. James Wright [1] was born in 1671. The following is quoted from a book on Quaker ministers: "James Wright, an elder of the Hopewell monthly meeting, was one of the first settlers in that part of Virginia. He was a sober, honest man, grave in manners, and solid and weighty in his conversation. He was diligent in the attendance of his religious meetings, exemplary in humble waiting therein, and of sound mind and judgment. He was cautious of giving just offence to any one, and was earnestly concerned for the unity of the brethren, and the peach of the church. He appeared, say his friends, concerned him, for some time before his illness, as one who had finished his day's work, and who was waiting for his change. He was 83 years old when he died." The parents of James have not been confirmed and there are multiple reports on where he was born. James married Mary Bowater, daughter of John Bowater and Mary Maunder on Feb. 26, 1706 in East Nottingham, Chester, PA. Note that a Mary Davis is often listed as the mother of John, but Stewart Baldwin in the American Genealogist has determined that Mary Bowater must be the spouse to James Wright Sr. because of their being witnesses at different weddings of both sides of the family and other Bowater being witnesses at weddings of their children. (Source: Internet) Mary Bowater was born on August 25, 1685 in Chester Co., PA and died in March, 1764. The 11 children of James and Mary are:
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GENERATION #2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02. John C. Wright,
[1]
son of James and Mary was born in
Chester County, Pennsylvania on January 28, 1716. He removed from
Nottingham Monthly Meeting to Monocacy MM in Prince George County, Maryland,
where he married
Rachel Wells.
She was born in
Anne Arundel county and was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Wells. Both
John and Rachel became Overseers of the Men's and Women's Meetings of Monocacy in 1745. They transferred to Hopewell. In 1749, with the
seven minor children born to them by that time, the Wright's were granted a
certificate to Carvers Creek Monthly Meeting in North Carolina. There they
became charter members in 1751 of Cane Creek MM in Orange County, NC. They
became parents of six more children during their time in NC. According to
the Quaker Records from Historic Camden, S. C., by Kirkland and Kennedy,
they were present in Camden District by 1760 when John Wright appears as a
witness to a deed. The Annals of Newberry mention three more children born
to John and Rachel after they removed to South Carolina. Reportedly,
Bush River Monthly Meeting in Newberry County to which the Wright's belonged
was established in 1770. However Cane Creek MM records Rachel Wright's
transfer to Bush River in 1767. Their presence in SC prior to the time of
Rachel's transfer suggests there was no meeting to which they might belong
prior to 1767. It may also be presumed that the Wright's were instrumental
in the formation of a meeting at Bush River. During the migration of
southern Quakers to the Ohio Valley in the early 1800's, almost all of John
and Rachel Wright's surviving children and grandchildren became a part of
that movement. A good number of them, particularly the Hollingsworth and
Cook descendants, became Hicksites and Wilburites when they separated from
the Orthodox Quakers. John died on Jun 8, 1790 in Bush River,
Newberry, SC.
(Source: Internet)
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GENERATION #3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03. Nathan Wright , [1] son of John and Rachel was born on October 7, 1758 in Orange, North Carolina. "Nathan was married out of the order in 1778 and is in the Bush River MM records for that event on 7/25/1778. He got a certificate to Hopewell in 1793. His wife's name has been listed as Nancy, Elizabeth and Sarah Jay. It is not known for sure which one he was actually married to. It is still believed that he only had one marriage. He is likely the Nathan Write listed in the 1790 census for the 96th District, Newberry Co., SC living in the same area as Big John Coats (p. 79). He was over 16, had 2 sons under 16 and 4 females in the household." (Source: Linda J. Coate) He married Sarah Elizabeth Jay , daughter of William Jay and Elizabeth Layton. Sarah was born on April 27, 1761 in Bush River, Newberry Co., SC. and died abt. 1834 in Orange County, Indiana. Nathan died after 1805 in Newberry County, South Carolina. Note: My father currently has nearly 100 DNA matches from people who descend directly from William Jay and Elizabeth Layton which supports Sarah's connection to the Wright family. The children of Nathan and Sarah are:
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GENERATION #4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04. Charity Wright, [1] daughter of Nathan and Sarah was born on June 10, 1801 in South Carolina. We can help to establish that Charity's parents are Nathan Wright and Sarah Jay by a letter written on November 5, 1841 by Right Wright to sisters Mary Brooks or Charity Marshall (Page 1, Page 2, translation analysis document), images and analysis used with permission by Ronald E. Toops. In addition to this letter, autosomal DNA analysis I have done show a strong connection between Charity and Nathan Wright with over 60 DNA matches from Nathan alone. Charity married William Marshall abt. 1817 in South Carolina. Her family moved by covered wagon to Miami County, Ohio by 1825. The cause of William's death in 1837 at age 38 is unknown. The following year Miami County Records show that Charity was in court regarding William's will. The 1840 Newton Township Census shows Charity and oldest son John as head of households. It accounts for all of Charity's children on it. After 1840 nothing is known about Charity except her children were then under the guardianship of a "Mary Brooks" as listed on the 1850 Census . Mary Brooks would later appear on 2 1860 censuses (Ohio and Indiana ) living with Jane Marshall's family. It is likely that Charity died of tuberculosis (consumption) between 1842-1850 as a letter written by Charity's brother Right in 1841 mentions that she had that. I descend from their son Thomas Marshall who married Rhoda Furnas. |
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Surnames that married into my Wright family | |
BOWATER |
JAY |
WELLS |
Wright Documents |
Right
Wright letters and analysis (posted with permission by Ronald E. Toops) Page 1, Page 2, translation analysis document |
Migration pattern of my Wright family |
VA -- PA -- NC -- SC -- OH |
Wright DNA | ||||
My
Dad currently shares DNA with 163 matches that have a listed
descent from the Wright line. This is based on some of
their Ancestry.com trees, futher research I have done on their lines and
triangulation done with other shared DNA matches. There are also
hundreds of additional Wright DNA matches that cannot be placed at this time
but connect to this family. The known matches include:
In addition, my father currently has over 100 DNA matches from people who descend directly from the Jay family. This helps to support Sarah Jay's connection to the Wright family. |
My Descent From The Wright Line |
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Generation | Father | Mother |
9 | James Wright (1671-) | Mary Bowater (1688-1764) |
8 | John C. Wright (1716-1790) | Rachel Wells (1720-1771) |
7 | Nathan Wright (1758-) | Sarah Jay (1761-) |
6 | William John Marshall (1799-1837) | Charity Wright (1801-) |
5 | Thomas Marshall (1822-1870) | Rhoda Furnas (1824-1906) |
4 | William Frank Marshall (1845-1909) | Nancy Emily Crewse (1860-1936) |
3 | William Edward Marshall (1901-1981) | Irene Sophia Schwiening (1908-1992) |
2 | William Edward Marshall | |
1 | Tod Howard Marshall |
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