Wright - Extended Family
Sarah Wright
(Dec 23, 1749 - Nov 18, 1789)
Daughter of John Wright (1716-1790) and Rachel Wells (1720-1771)
Married James Brooks (1747-1790)

I have 3 DNA matches rom this family
Click here to go to Sarah's record on the Wright surname page

The 13 children of Sarah and James are:
   
     1.
Vashti Brooks (Jun 17, 1768 in Guilford Co., NC - May 31, 1846 in Miami, OH) - 2 DNA matches
         Married Richard Moon (1773-1831)
              1.
Dinah Moon (Jun 15, 1805 in NC - Sep 25, 1875 in IN)

              2.
Judith Brooks Moon (Sep 24, 1806 in NC - 1881 in MS)
                  Married John Hudson Moon (1807-1859) in 1826

                       1.
Vashti Moon (Dec 25, 1825 in OH - Jul 17, 1881 in MS)
                           Married Hubbard Ray (1820-1868) in 1845
                                1.
Jasper Newton Ray (Jun 13, 1846 - Jan 25, 1935)
                                    Married Nancy A. David (1850-1924)
                                         1.
John Hubbard Ray (Aug 6, 1870 in MS - Jul 3, 1949 in MS)
                                             Married Belinda Susanna Houseman (1868-1945) - 6 children
                                         2.
Martha I. Ray (1871 in MS - Oct 15, 1955 in WA)
                                             Married George Arthur Hull (1873-1956) - 4 children
                                         3.
Mary Susan Ray (Jun 4, 1875 in MS - Aug 4, 1939 in MS)
                                             Married Willis Keithley (1870-1929) - 3 children
                                         4.
Jasper Lawrence Ray (Feb 2, 1877 - Feb 12, 1971)
                                             Married Cordelia Maggie Kissee (1883-1948) - 4 children
                                         5.
Charlie E. Ray (Apr 12, 1885 in MS - Sep 8, 1966 in ID)
                                             Married Minnie Belle Smith (1892-1963) - 1 child
                                2.
Ellen Ray (Oct 6, 1848 in MS - Sep 25, 1894 in MS)
                                    Married William Lindsey Phillips (-)
                                         1.
Charles Lee Phillips (Aug 12, 1869 - Apr 9, 1956 in TX)
                                             Married Frances Elizabeth Hatfield (1885-1961) - 3 children
                                         2.
Alice M. Phillips (Mar 6, 1871 in MS - Dec 13, 1897 in MS) age 26
                                             Married William Pleasant Ousley (1867-1909) in 1890 - 2 children
                                         3.
Sarah Jane Phillips (Jul 18, 1873 in MS - Aug 16, 1955 in AZ)
                                3.
Dialtha Ray (Mar 1850 in MS - Sep 13, 1906 in MS)
                                    Married William Henry Troxell (1840-1895)
                                         1.
Clarissa I. Troxell (Oct 21, 1872 in MS - Oct 27, 1951 in MS)
                                             Married Franklin William Bowers (1871-1938) - 1 child
                                         2.
Clarence Reno Troxell (Dec 26, 1875 in MS - Apr 21, 1923 in MS)
                                             Married Cynthia Brown (1869-1910) in 1909
                                         3.
Jesse Alonzo Troxell (Sep 13, 1881 - Sep 30, 1901) age 20
                                         4.
Albert F. Troxell (Jan 19, 1888 in MS - Jul 1965 in MS)
                                             Married Minnie M. (1890-1952) - 2 children
                                4.
Thomas Jefferson Ray (Aug 10, 1853 - Jul 29, 1925)
                                    Married Cynthia Ann Stubblefield (1858-1926)
                                         1.
Olive Ray (Jan 31, 1878 in MS - Mar 13, 1901 in MS) age 23
                                             Married Jacob Cook Licklider (1878-1938)
                                         2.
Charles Franklin Ray (Jan 23, 1884 in MS - Jan 9, 1966 in MS)
                                             Married Anna Bell Randolph (1893-1970) - 5 children
                                         3.
James Albert Ray (Oct 27, 1885 in MS - Dec 3, 1974 in CA)
                                             Married Charlotta S. Glascock (1892-1979) - 3 children
                                         4.
George A. Ray (Sep 23, 1888 - Sep 25, 1976)
                                             Married Susannah Ray (1889-1969) - 3 children
                                         5.
Thomas J. Ray (Aug 22, 1889 in MS - Oct 26, 1939 in MS)
                                             Married Minnie Mae McMullen (1899-1989) - 2 children
                                         6.
John Everett Ray (Oct 27, 1891 in MS - May 6, 1919 in MS)
                                             Married Gussie Randolph (-)
                                         7.
Jesse Lloyd Ray (Feb 19, 1894 in MS - Mar 20, 1934 in MS)
                                             Married Katie Belle Glascock (1893-1983)
                                5.
Austin Burns Ray (Jul 7, 1855 in MS - )
                                    Married Emily Armida Brown (-)
                                6.
John Ray (Nov 21, 1856 - Mar 13, 1880) age 23
                                7.
James Albert Ray (Mar 22, 1860 in AK - Sep 21, 1881 in MS) age 21
                                8.
William Alexander Ray (Sep 29, 1862 in AK - May 14, 1931 in AK)
                                    Married Addie Smith (1867-1953) in 1886 - 10 children
                                9.
Mary Cassander Ray (Dec 24, 1863 in AK - Dec 28, 1881 in MS) age 18

                       2.
Esther Ann Moon (Feb 12, 1830 in OH - Dec 18, 1922 in AK)
                           Married (1) Nathaniel R. Spencer (1823-1864) in 1846 - 9 children
                                1.
James Madison Spencer (Aug 22, 1850 in MS - Apr 12, 1951 in CA)
                                    Married (1) Nancy Adeline Ray (1850-1901) - 5 children
                                    Married (2) Rachel Jane Smith (1873-1940) - 1 child
                                2.
Jacob E. Spencer (Apr 28, 1853 in MS - Jul 22, 1941 in MS)
                                    Married (1) Mary Rebecca Gaddy (1855-1888) - 2 children
                                    Married (2) Malinda Jane Dykes (1860-1912) - 3 children
                                3.
Silas Frost Spencer (Apr 15, 1864 in MS - Nov 22, 1930 in MS)
                                    Married Martha Elizabeth Poor (1861-1936) - 7 children
                           Married (2) John Salter Frost (1836-1892) in 1865 - 3 children
                                4.
Esther Jane Frost (Apr 15, 1869 - Jan 29, 1949)
                                    Married (1) John Wesley Robison (1862-1891) - 1 child
                                    Married (2) James Sylvester Porter (1870-1928) - 3 children
                                    Married (3) William Sherman Conner (1867-1956)
                                5.
Henry Clino Frost (Oct 5, 1870 in MS - Oct 25, 1944 in MS)
                                    Married Maggie Feeler Frost (1875-1966) in 1893 - 4 children

                       3.
Elwood Moon (Nov 22, 1831 in OH - 1880)
                           Married Nancy (-) - 5 children
                                 1.
Armanda Louisa Moon (Apr 13, 1857 in MS - Sep 12, 1944 in AK)
                                     Married John Franklin Cochran (1855-1900) - 1 child
                                 2.
Elwood Edward Moon (Jan 17, 1862 in MS - Mar 21, 1951 in MS)
                                     Married Barbara A. Green (1864-1951) in 1887 - 1 child
                                 3.
Judith Ellen Moon (Oct 16, 1865 in MS - Aug 7, 1958 in CA)
                                     Married Albert Harrison Smallwood (1860-1931) in 1884 - 1 child

                       4.
Sciana Loana Moon (Aug 29, 1838 in IN - Nov 28, 1919 in MS)
                           Married Christopher Jackson Elrod (1824-1891)
                                1.
Thomas Benton Elrod (Dec 18, 1855 in MS - Sep 26, 1926 in MS)
                                    Married Cassandra Copeland (1859-1929) - 7 children
                                2.
John M. Elrod (Apr 1859 in MS - Mar 28, 1933 in MS)
                                    Married Lydia Smith (1858-1958) - 6 children
                                3.
Joseph Marion Elrod (Oct 1861 in MS - 1908 in MS)
                                    Married Mary Elizabeth Jones (1865-1952) in 1882 - 6 children
                                4.
Julia Ann Elrod (Jul 15, 1864 in MS - Jan 30, 1952)
                                    Married (1) John Huckeby (1860-1900) in 1887 - 3 children
                                    Married (2) John Logan Weaver (1857-1934)
                                5.
George Bowles Elrod (Jun 15, 1864 in MS - Jun 18, 1952 in MS)
                                    Married Rebecca E. Jones (1872-1941) on May 24, 1891 - 3 children
                                6.
Nancy Jane Elrod (Mar 8, 1867 in MS - Oct 4, 1944 in MS)
                                    Married William Washington Palmer (1864-1938) - 3 children
                                7.
Rose Ellen Elrod (1869 in MS - Feb 24, 1894) age 24-25
                                    Married James Sylvester Porter (1870-1928) - 2 children
                                8.
William Jackson Elrod (Nov 25, 1871 in MS - Dec 25, 1914 in MS)
                                    Married Martha Lucinda Shockley (1871-1918) - 7 children
                                9.
Colonel Jackson Elrod (Dec 21, 1874 in MS - Jan 2, 1944 in MS)
                                    Married Gertrude Bessie Fann (1877-1966)
                              10.
Jacob Theodore Elrod (Jul 2, 1883 - Aug 25, 1953)
                                    Married Mary E. Jones (1887-1983) - 9 children

                       5.
Samuel Moon (Jan 11, 1841 in MS - Jun 1, 1863 in LA) age 22 - Civil War Vet

                       6.
Silas Moon (1843-1935)
                           Married Martha P. Stone (1846-1920)

                       7.
Henry H. Moon (Jul 11, 1844 - Feb 21, 1896)
                           Married Chloe Jane Cross (1836-1907)
                                1.
Clabourn F. Moon (Oct 22, 1866 in NC - Apr 27, 1929 in NC)
                                    Married Amy A. Trogdon (1866-1930) - 6 children
                                2.
William Penn Moon (Feb 16, 1868 in NC - Mar 5, 1929 in NC)
                                    Married Satrah Harriett Hayes (1868-1940) - 9 children
                                3.
Grace Ardena Moon (Mar 21, 1875 in NC - Jul 12, 1948 in NC)
                                4.
Sarah Rebecca Moon (Dec 20, 1883 - Oct 13, 1905) age 21
                                    Married Fields Luther Parks (1882-1951) - 1 daughter

              3.
Marian Moon (Jun 13, 1808 in NC - 1843 in OH)
              4.
Vashti Moon (Mar 4, 1810 in NC - 1861 in IL)
              5.
Asenath Moon (Aug 3, 1812 in NC - 1891 in WV)

    2.
Charles Brooks (Jun 24, 1769 in Newberry, SC - )

    3.
Elizabeth Brooks (Jun 24, 1769 in Newberry, SC - Apr 1802 in Newberry, SC)
        Married Ezekiel Nebo Gauntt (1758-1827) in 1790
        Note: After Elizabeth died, Ezekiel married Judith Wright in 1802.
             1.
Beulah Gauntt (1791 in SC - Aft. 1850 in IN)
                 Married Wilke Reagin (1789-1844) in 1813
                      1.
Sophia Reagin (Abt. 1810 - Jul 27, 1867)
                          Married Carlon Enyart (1814-1877)
                               1.
William Wilkes Enyart (Sep 3, 1839 in OH - Dec 29, 1915 in OH)
                                   Married Annie Thompson (1841-1921) - 3 children
                               2.
Jane Sophia Jennie Enyart (1842 in IN - Jan 4, 1890)
                                   Married Thomas R. Anthony (1835-1884) - 1 child
                               3.
Kate Enyart (Jul 10, 1850 in OH - Oct 22, 1861 in OH) age 11
                               4.
Elizabeth Enyart (1851 in OH - Apr 4, 1896 in MS)
                                   Married a Keating (-) - 3 children
                      2.
Martha Gates Regan (Abt. 1813 - Mar 23, 1917 in OH)
                          Married Frederick Charles Le Count (1829-1897)
                               1.
Charles E. Le Count (Mar 13, 1853 in OH - May 10, 1920 in OH)
                               2.
Katherine Le Count (Aug 7, 1855 in OH - Oct 6, 1922 in OH)
                                   Married William H. Ange (1850-1926) - 2 children
                      3.
Louise Reagin (Abt. 1815 - )
                      4.
Elizabeth Jane Reagin (Abt. 1823 in IN - May 14, 1900 in IN)
                      5.
Harvey B. Reagin (Abt. 1825 in IN - 1826)
                      6.
Sarah Reagin (1832 in IN - )
                      7.
Margaret Reagin (1839 in IN - )

             2.
Sarah Gauntt (1793 in SC - Sep 15, 1869 in IN)
             3.
Prudence Gauntt (Abt. 1795 in SC - )
             4.
Susannah Gauntt (1797 in SC - )
             5.
Zimri Gauntt (1799 in SC - 1889)

    4.
Susannah Brooks (Jul 17, 1771 in Newberry, SC - )
        Married John Pope Philips (1775-1855) in 1793
 
    5.
Joab Brooks (May 15, 1773 in Newberry, SC - Sep 12, 1850) - Census: 1820, 1830
        Married Hannah Wright (see Hannah's record in Generation #3 on the Wright surname page)

    6.
Sarah Brooks (Mar 17, 1779 in Newberry, SC - Sep 2, 1833 in Miami, OH) - 1 DNA match
        Married Jesse Jay (1773-1840) on Apr 5, 1798 in SC - Marriage; son of John Jay and Elizabeth Pugh
        click on Jesse's record for their children

    7.
Nimrod Brooks (Aug 9, 1782 in Newberry, SC - Oct 5, 1855 in Clay, OH)
        Census: 1820 in Montgomery, OH; 1850 in Montgomery, OH
        Nimrod married (1) Mary Ann Hollingsworth (1773-1807)
        Nimrod married (2) Elizabeth Thomas (1787-1863)
             1. Mary Brooks (Dec 15, 1806 in OH - Jan 13, 1872 in IN)
                 Married James Hollingsworth (1801-1883)
                      1.
Isaiah Hollingsworth (Mar 7, 1829 in OH - 1909 in CA)
                          Married Mary Morris (1829-1914)
                      2.
Daniel Hollingsworth (Jun 13, 1831 in OH - Jun 8, 1866 in IN)
                          Married Harriet Cox (1835-1872) in 1853
                               1.
Sarah Jane Hollingsworth (Jun 17, 1854 in IN - Sep 4, 1930 in IN)
                                   Married (1) Ezra N. Oakley (1846-1897) in 1877 - 4 children
                                   Married (2) Albert William Kelsay (1843-1929) in 1908
                      3.
Nimrod Brooks Hollingsworth (Mar 9, 1841 in IN - Jul 22, 1914)
                          Married Evaline Hiatt (1840-1935)
                               1.
Calvin S. Hollingsworth (Oct 1864 - Dec 5, 1865 in IA) age 1

             2.
Susannah Brooks (Jan 24, 1809 in OH - Aft. 1850 in OH)
             3.
Daniel Brooks (Apr 13, 1811 in IN - Feb 4, 1864 in OH)
             4.
Ann Brooks (Aug 23, 1814 in OH - Aug 6, 1897 in IN)
             5.
John Brooks (Jul 6, 1817 - )
             6.
Larkin Brooks (Jan 12, 1820 in OH - Feb 19, 1856 in IN)
                 Married Loruhamah Hiatt (1821-1893)
                      1.
David H. Brooks (May 9, 1842 in IN - Jan 17, 1926 in IN) Civil War Vet
                          Married Susannah E. Pearson (1845-1925) in 1862
                               1.
Emma F. Brooks (Mar 1, 1868 in IN -Apr 17, 1952 in IN)
                                   Married (1) Charles P. Christman (1859-1908)
                                   Married (2) Harry Oscea Thompson (1860-1928)
                      2.
Rebecca Brooks (Jan 3, 1844 in IN - Sep 6, 1888 in IN)
                          Married Joseph Cox (1846-1935) in 1964
                               1.
Thomas Volney Cox (Aug 15, 1883 in IN - Feb 22, 1954 in MN)
                                   Married Nellie Mae Thomas (1887-1918)
                                        1.
Kenneth Wesley Cox (Jun 25, 1911 - Apr 25, 1990) WW2 Vet
                                            Married Johanna katherine Kubinski (1922-2010)
                                        2.
Beulah Luvern Cox (Aug 18, 1913 in MN - Mar 2, 1916) age 2
                      3.
Nimrod Brooks (1847-1923)

             7.
Jesse Brooks (Oct 22, 1822 in OH - Jul 25, 1853 in IN) age 30
             8.
Henry Brooks (Oct 20, 1825 in OH - )

    8.
James Brooks (May 6, 1784 in Newberry, SC - )
        Married Nancy Edwards

    9.
John Brooks (Sep 1, 1786 - 1886)

  10.
Joseph Brooks (1786 in Newberry, SC -)

  11.
Mary Margaret Brooks (May 26, 1788 - Aft. 1802 in SC)

  12.
David Singletary Brooks (Feb 9, 1793 in Newberry, SC- )

  13.
Daniel Ofley Brooks (1794-)

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