Ruth Wright

1770 -

• Name	Ruth Wright  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	29 Jan 1770	Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
  Gender	Female
  Birth	29 Jan 1770
  Birth	29 Jan 1770  [6]
  Name	Ruth McMillan  [6, 7]
  Person ID	I14514	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Wright,   b. 2 Jan 1738, Monocacy Valley, Prince George, MD d. 1793, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Leah Tansey,   b. 5 May 1738, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States d. 1801, Orange, Indiana, United States (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 May 1758	Cane Creek, Orange, NC, USA
  Family ID	F3371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reverend David Jay,   b. 28 May 1765, , Orange, NC d. 11 Feb 1839, Nimblewill, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1783
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. William Jay,   b. 1789   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sarah Jay,   b. 1788   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Rachel Jay,   b. Between 1785 and 1794   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John Jay,   b. 19 Jan 1784, , Newberry District, SC d. 3 Jun 1855, , Forsyth, GA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Eunice Jay,   b. 1 Dec 1790, Newberry Dist.S.C d. 1901, Henry County, Iowa (Age 110 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1924] John L. Hatcher to Pat Bagwell E-mail letter dated Aug. 29, 1996 that transcribes unknown author of entitled "Jay History" at jlhatcher@intellinet.com In Linda Coate Files.(C-813). [S2941] Michael S. Caldwell to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated April 13, 1984 in Linda Coate files (C-159) Current Status: Lost. [S1267] Jay Family Association (http://www.jayfamily.org/), Jay Family Association. [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. [S119] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), Jay Family Index: the Descendants of William Jay (Born Harford County, Maryland, 1720) and Mary Vestal Jay. [S2971] U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records, 1750-1899, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Baptist Church Records; Microfilm Number: 1201; Description: Early Quaker Church Records, 1750-1815. [S335] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 450.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LCD.