Charity Wright, * Minister

1742 - 1822  (80 years)

• Name	Charity Wright  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Suffix	* Minister
  Birth	13 Nov 1742	, Prince George, MD, USA   [9, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Nov 1822	, Warren, OH, USA   [4, 9, 11]
  Burial	Abt 16 Nov 1822	Warren, Trumball, OH, USA   [9, 11]
  Person ID	I11214	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John C. Wright, *,   b. 4 Nov 1716, East Nottingham, Chester, PA, USA d. Between 17 Sep 1789 and 8 Jun 1790, Bush River, Newberry, SC (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel Wells, * Minister,   b. 27 Mar 1720, Prince Georges County, Maryland d. 23 Dec 1771, Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1737	Hopewell M.M., Frederick, VA, USA
  Family ID	F5156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isaac Cook, *,   b. 1743, , Chester, PA, USA d. 15 Jan 1820, Silvercreek M.M., , IN, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1763	Newberry, South Carolina, USA
  Children	1. Isaac Cook,   b. 22 Mar 1781, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. 7 Sep 1850, Henry County, Indiana, United States of America (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sarah Ann Cook, *,   b. 22 Aug 1766, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. 18 Nov 1827, Miami MM, Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Rachel Cook,   b. 29 Feb 1768, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. Aft 1822 (Age > 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Susannah Cook,   b. 13 Oct 1783, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. 17 Jun 1842, Silvercreek M.M., , IN, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Thomas Cook,   b. 2 Jan 1770, Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America d. 22 Mar 1840, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Joseph Cook,   b. 23 Dec 1763, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. Aft 1822 (Age > 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Charity Cook,   b. 24 Feb 1774, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. Aft 1822 (Age > 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Mary Cook,   b. 3 Jan 1772, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. Aft 1822 (Age > 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Ruth Cook,   b. 25 Aug 1776, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. Aft 1822 (Age > 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Keturah Cook,   b. 24 Feb 1786, Bush River, New Berry South Carolina d. 15 May 1846, Union Indiana (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Marion Wright Cook,   b. 27 Aug 1778, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. Aft 1822 (Age > 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

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  		Charity Wright
  		Charity Wright "Charity Wright Cook, A Liberated Woman"

  
  

• Notes

  I have used the birth date for Charity from her biography, CHARITY WRIGHT COOK, A LIBERATED WOMEN. Hinshaw gives the birth date of 11-13-1742, a day after her sister Margarets. This has been decided to be in error by her biographer. Shesowned by the Cane Creek MM, NC on 1761,2,7 for engaging in carnal behavior. She was reinstated into the Quaker church as an adult (after the boy that had accused her starting accusing many women and was basically caught lying). She became a well-loved Quaker minister who traveled much of each year in the colonies and in Europe during the Revolutions in both, to serve the Quakers. She seemed to stay home long enough to have each child, and then travel on while her husband cared for the family. She apparently had cousins who were Rothchilds in England, whom she probably visited while in Europe. Many incidents of her life are recalled in her biography. One from a family reunion provided by descendant, Bob Henry, tells of a crossing of Kaben Creek. The water apparently drowned two horses. Isaac saved himself by riding a "chunk of wood" while Charity made it across by swimming. There is discrepancy in her death date. CD-102 differs in her death date, stating it was 13 Nov. 1820 and occurred in Clinton Co., Ohio (C-517) I have again chosen the well researched biography's death date for her.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. [S194] CFI Files, Church of L.D.S. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S1780] Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D., Frederick Co., Virginia Settlement and Some First Families of Back Creek Valley, 1730-1830 (c1995, Gateway Press). [S1777] John Wright-Rachel Wells family group sheet supplied 9 Sept. 1995 by Lewis Wright lwright@tcgcs.com (C-610). [S1849] D.J. Rowe to Linda Coate Email letters, 1999+ at DRowe85608 (C-1959). [S123] CD 102 (Automated Archives). [S1778] Algie Newlan, Charity Cook, A Liberated Woman (Friends United Press). [S426] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), 1,60525::0. [S2760] Ancestry.com, The annals of Newberry : in two parts, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2005 Place:Provo, UT;), 1,22707::0. [S170] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S1781] Quaker Montly Meeting Records (photocopy made by the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College).