Notes:

She died after her husband's will in 1718 and taxes in 1719 and probably before 1733 when she didn't pay any taxes. Her surname is sometimes listed as Smith but there is no proof for this. (C-575)

Frances married Thomas Duckett WELLS about 1678 in , , MD, USA. Thomas (son of Thomas WELLS and Elizabeth MELLOWS) was born on 5 Sep 1653 in , , , England; died on 26 Sep 1718 in , Prince George, MD, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Susannah SWANSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Martha BOYD about 1705. Martha died before 1721. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary DISNEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was probably born before Queen Ann's Parish records were kept. She isn't in them, but it listed in her father's will. CD-102 disagrees with the estimate on birth date and gives it as abt. 1689. (C-587,575)

Notes:

John was not listed in his father's will of 1717. (C-1991)

Family/Spouse: Mary Margaret PARSFIELD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ann LACKLAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathan married Mary DUCKETT on 13 Dec 1716 in Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's, MD. Mary was born in 1699; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joseph apparently had a twin sister named Sarah. Joseph Wells was living in Anne Arundel Co., MD. on Dec. 8, 1726. He paid taxes on the Mattapony Hundred of Prince George's Co. (now Frederick Co., MD). He had moved to the Monocacy Valley in west Prince George's Co. by 1742. His name is on a petition that sought the establishment of All Saints Parish from Prince George's Co in 1742. He bought land named "Boyling Springs", which was forty acres surveyed June 12, 1743. In November of that year, he was made constable of the Monocacy Hundred. He had 2 known wives and possibly 3. Rachel is the wife in question. She is only listed in one place as the mother of his daughter Rachel. There is a fairly strong theory out there that Rachel was simply a repetitive error on the person in the Quaker records later listing her as Rachel's mother in a Quaker record written after Joseph had become a Quaker. His wife Margaret was received in membership on 11/29/1745 and he on 2/29/1746.

They removed to North Carolina around 1750 after they sold "Boyling Spring", on Tuscorrah Creek near the mouth of the Monquescy. His certificate of removal to Carver's Creek MM, Bladen, NC was dated Jun 25, 1750. He and his wife were charter members of Cane Creek Monthly Meeting that was estabalished Oct. 7, 1751. Joseph gave his son Joseph 269 acres of land in Orange County, North Carolina on June 13, 1752. He sold another 137.5 acres of land to John Marshall in Sept. 1752. In that same year, Margaret stops appearing in Quaker Records when her husband Joseph and some children are in it. This could suggest that she had passed on in 1752 or earlier. (C-575)

Joseph married Rachel MARSH in 1719 in MarylandD USA. Rachel (daughter of Thomas MARSH and Mary TRUMBULL) was born in in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; was christened on 7 Jan 1825 in Tottington, Lancashire, England; died after 1721 in Westminster Parish, Ann Arundel, MD, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Margaret SWANSON on 11 Apr 1721 in All Hallows Episcopal, Anne Arundel, MD, USA. Margaret (daughter of Francis SWANSTON, Jr. and Susannah PLUMMER) was born about 1705 in , Prince George, MD, USA; died about 1750 in , Orange, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Mary UNDERWOOD, * on 27 May 1758 in New Garden M.M., Surry, NC, USA. Mary (daughter of Alexander UNDERWOOD and Jane HARRY) was born about 1710 in , Chester, PA, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alexander GAITHER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William BEAL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Benjamin GAITHER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CD-100 says that Rachel's mother is named Rachel. This apparently comes from a Quaker baptismal record dated 12 July 1721 at All Hallow's, listing her father as Joseph Wells and his wife Rachel. In the Southern Friend, V. XVI, 1994, Richard Kelly states that the entry in the All Hallow's book was in error and they simply repeated daughter Rachel's name by accident. He also finds error with the date of birth listed for her in Quaker records as occurring on 3(May)/27/1720. This would have been before Joseph and Margaret were married. (C-575)

The Cane Creek Quaker record states she was the d. of Margaret Swanson and Joseph Wells, but this could be explained by the fact that she had only known Margaret as her mother, and gave her name without being concerned for the genealogy of it. This record was made sometime after 1758 which was 38 years after Rachel's birth. (C-1553, D.J. Rowe)

In any case, Rachel was born while her father, Joseph Wells, was farming land in Anne Arundel Co. belonging to his brother's stepson. The Cane Creek Monthly Meeting record was also in error in stating that she was born in Prince George, Maryland.

Rachel was a fairly well noted frontier Quaker minister before the American Revolution. She became a Quaker when she married. This is significant. Her parents moved into the faith several years after her marriage. She would not have been baptized Quaker and this where the controversy lies in Quaker Records. The Quaker Baptismal record would have been created after she was an adult and is therefore not first hand information. It is entirely possible that her mother was Margaret Swanson instead. She came from radical Puritan and Catholic stock who sought religious freedom in the tolerant Maryland under Lord Baltimore. Several of her ancestors were of armorial families in England. (C-575, p. 35)

Rachel and her husband moved to Orange County, North Carolina from the Monacy Meeting, Prince George Co., Maryland about 1749. They helped found the Cane Creek Meeting in Orange Co., North Carolina. She with Abigail Overton Pike and several others rode on horseback to the Little River Quarterly Meeting in Peruimans in 1751 to seek permission for Cane Creek's Monthly Meeting status. This was granted by them on the sixth month, 31st day of 1751. Cane Creek held their first monthly meeting on the tenth month of 1751 wherein fifteen certificates of removal were submitted. (C-1663)

She was the center of a major controversy in this region during the movement known as the Regulators. She committed the offense of defending her daughter, Charity, against false charges of "carnal knowledge" with Jehu Stuart". She later apologized and this was accepted by her Quaker Meeting until she applied to remove to Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1763. Some of the members doubted the sincerity of her apology and thought her certificate should not be granted. She was then disowned by the church. A principle, outspoken well known liberal Quaker of the time, Hermon Husband, was caught up in the feud defending her. Due to his violent reaction, he was disowned in 1763 and moved north back to Pennsylvania with his family after the decision was appealed to the Quarterly and Yearly Meetings where only his disownment was not reversed in Feb. of 1764. Rachel was granted her removal at the 1764 yearly meeting. (C-575)

The Cane Creek meeting back in North Carolina mentions her kindly at her death 23 12m 1771, aged about 52 years as "a friend of the Ministry, wife of John, one of the first beginners of a meeting at Bush River." (C-646, 966)

Rachel married John C. WRIGHT, * about 1737 in Hopewell M.M., Frederick, VA, USA. John (son of James WRIGHT, * and Mary BOWATER or DAVIS, *) was born on 4 Nov 1716 in East Nottingham, Chester, PA, USA; died between 17 Sep 1789 and 8 Jun 1790 in Bush River, Newberry, SC; was buried in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This child of Joseph and Margaret only appear in Cheri Ackles tree submitted on CD-102. (C-586)

Notes:

He was received into Quaker membership on April 25, 1748 at the Monocacy Monthly Meeting. He and his wife got a certificate to remove to Carver's Creek Monthly Meeting in North Carolina. He received a gift of land from his father in Orange Co., NC in 1752 and a grant from Lord Granville on Nov. 1, 1755. This later purchase was in tract 11. It is referred to here: "Joseph Welts, 513 acres, (in 1762?)." He sold most of it off in parcels in the following transactions. "Joseph Wells, 208 acres, 6 Jun, 1763; see ODB2/422 to Nathan Wells; William Marshall's line; N/S Cane Ck; crossing creek; part of 2 tracts HEM 6/7/1765 & 4/16/1760. Also ODB4/662 part to John Thompson of Chatham. ODB5/240 Wells to Levi Gifford; s/s Cain Ck?; William Marshall's line; John piggott's line. See also ODB5/247 & 433." (C-575, EL, http://piedmontwanderings.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html)

Joseph married Charity CARRINGTON on 28 May 1750 in Fairfax M.M., Loudon, VA. Charity was born in 1730; died on 26 Feb 1803 in Cane Creek M.M., Orange, NC, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This child does not appear in Kelly's work on the Rachel Wells lineage. She supposedly married a Gifford or Todhunter. (C-586)

Family/Spouse: Tod HUNTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sarah BRITTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charity married Joseph WRIGHT after 1760. Joseph (son of John C. WRIGHT, * and Rachel WELLS, Minister) was born on 12 Dec 1740 in , Prince George, MD, USA; died on 8 Jan 1794 in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America; was buried in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William and Leah had two sons and three daughters. Two of their children married Pughs. This family removed from Cane Creek probably to Bush River meeting on certificate dated 1762,10,2. William apparently owned land on Bush Creek in Berkley Co. by Oct. 16, 1770. According to "The Annals of Newberry, William and brothers Joseph, Thomas and Isaac migrated to Clinton Co, Ohio and then to Indiana and Illinois. It is therefore likely that William died later than 1803 in one of these northwestern states. (C-610,646,1412)

William married Leah TANSEY on 15 May 1758 in Cane Creek, Orange, NC, USA. Leah was born on 5 May 1738 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States; died in 1801 in Orange, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Some sources say she married a third time to William Oneal. However, this is suspect, because husband two, James Neal apears to have outlived her. (C-2034)

Mary married Joel BROOKS on 20 Sep 1756 in Cane Creek, Orange, NC, USA. Joel died before Mar 1776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married James NEAL on 7 Mar 1776. James died before 12 Jul 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: David LIPTON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joseph had a certificate to Wateree M.M. SC in 1762, probably from the Cane Creek MM and ROCG to Bush River, SC in 1776. He was disowned for reasons unknown on 1774,8,27 by Bush River MM. His wife is said to have been Charity Wells, but if this is true he would have married his Step-Aunt. (C-628,646,724) Joseph Wright is likely the Joseph Wright who owned land next to brothers William and John on Bush Creek, Berkley Co., SC by Oct. 16, 1770. (C-1412)

Bron lists his death date as Jan. 8, 1794, in Bush River, Newberry, SC though I have also seen it listed as 1789 instead. There is a Joseph Wright whose estate was probated in 1794 in Newberry. It is in will book A, p. 244. He names a Charity Wright in it as administrator. W.A.'s are listed as James Patty, Daniel Parkins, Philemon Waters, and Mark Smith. Appraised items included farm animals, carpenter and turners tools, cotton wheel, books, kitchenware, farm tools and beds. (C-1991, 2082)

Joseph married Charity WELLS after 1760. Charity (daughter of Joseph WELLS and Margaret SWANSON) was born in 1744 in Bush River, Newberry, SC; died on 26 Feb 1818 in Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Margaret was listed as Margaret Hammer, daughter of John and Rachel Wright when she married her 2nd husband, Joseph Hollingsworth in 1768. I have seen a couple 2nd hand sources that believed she married an Abraham Hollingsworth between these two men, but obviously this has to be incorrect as she was listed by her widowed surname of Hammer in her marriage to Joseph Hollingsworth. Both of her parents were witnesses to their Quaker marriage in the Bush River Quaker records. In fact, she had a long list of family members in the right hand column of the record listed in this order, John Wright (father), Rachel Wright (mother), William Wright (brother), Isaac Cook (brother-in-law), John Coats (brother-in-Law, Big John married to Rachel Wright, her sister), John Wright , Leah Wright (sister-in-law married to her brother, William Wright), Charity Cook (sister), Mary Ball (???), Jos. Wright (brother), Mary Coats (??? The Wife to Marmaduke was not a known kin to Margaret Wright though some DNA evidence is now stating that Marmaduke and Big John's descendants were related), Sarah Brooks (sister), and Charity Wright (sister-in-law).

Margaret married John HAMMER on 3 Nov 1758 in Bush Creek, Newberry, SC. John died before 1768. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Joseph HOLLINGSWORTH on 4 Jun 1768 in Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA. Joseph (son of George HOLLINGSWORTH and Hannah MCCOY) was born in 1735 in Winchester, Frederick, VA, USA; died in 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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. She was disowned 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.

Charity married Isaac COOK, * about 1763 in , Newberry, SC, USA. Isaac (son of Thomas COOK, * and Mary UNDERWOOD, *) was born in 1743 in , Chester, PA, USA; died on 15 Jan 1820 in Silvercreek M.M., , IN, USA; was buried about 18 Jan 1820 in Silvercreek M.M., , IN, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At least one source says she married first to a John Hollingsworth, but this is thought to be a mix-up that comes from misinformation in Summers book.

Rachel married Big John COATS before 1768. Big (son of Gentleman John COATE and Mary UNKNOWN) was born before 1750; died in 1809 in , Newberry, SC, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John purchased 300 acres in Berkley Co., SC on a small branch of the Saludy River called Beaverdam Creek on Sept. 1766. He was likely the John who purchased one hundred acres of land on Bush Creek in Berkley Co., SC on Oct. 16, 1770 adjoining William and Joseph Wright's land (brothers). John was disowned by the Bush River MM in South Carolina on 1772,8,29 and on 1773,7,3 at the Cane Creek MM, NC for unknown reasons. John obtained 200 more acres of land on the waters of Little River, one of the north branches of the Saludy River. He sold this land to James Douglas in March of 1774. John sold 200 acres of his original land grant on Oct. 1, 1785 to Joseph Thomson. (Joseph Thompson, Jr. lived near Big John in the 1790 census). He is the John Wright who sold land to William Coates on Nov. 2, 1785 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. (C-904, 908)

There are a couple different death dates listed for him. The other is 1790, based on information in "The Annals of Newberry Co., SC," that says he died before his father (who died abt. June of 1790). Whereas his father is not in the census records, John appears to be still living near James Brooks on pg. 77. He is one of two, a John with 4 males above age 16, 5 under and 4 females; or there was one male over, 2 under 16 and 3 females. The census record took a period of time to gather, so it is still entirely possible that the census taker got his information down shortly before he and his father both died, missing his father entirely. This John might have served as private in the Revolutionary War under Colonel William Thompson's Rangers defending Charleston Harbor on June 28, 1776. It was known as the "Battle of Sullivan's Island." (C-588)

DAR records indicate that a John Sr. was a Private in the Revolutionary War. John, however, was a Quaker when he married Jemimah Haworth in Bush River Quaker records in 1768 meaning that it's not probable that he is the Revolutionary War soldier. Persons in this family who attended the wedding were his parents, John and Rachel Wright, Joseph Wright, Isaac Cook, William Wright and John Coate (I am assuming the later is Big John Coate, his brother-in-law.) (C-866)

John married Jemimah HAWORTH on 10 Oct 1768 in Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA. Jemimah was born in 1748; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married James BROOKS about 1768. James died after 2 Sep 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James PALMER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James was born in Almance Co., NC according to the Cane Creek MM church records. (I believe Almance was the same as Orange Co. then.) He was disowned for an unknown reason when marrying his Quaker wife on 1774,8,27 by Bush River MM. He and his wife had four sons and seven daughters. James still followed the faith and at 22 when the Revolutionary War started he moved to the back woods of Tennessee to avoid the war. He was again accepted back into the Quaker faith as a member of the New Hope MM in Green Co., Tenn. He moved with his family to Clinton Co., Ohio in 1808 where they were members of the Center MM and where he finished his days. (C-610)

James married Sarah HAYWORTH on 27 Aug 1774 in , Newberry, SC, USA. Sarah was born in 1756; died in 1831. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Susannah was a Quaker minister. She died at her son-in-law's, Robert Pearson. She had been living with her daughter Sarah in Clinton Co., but fell ill when home for a visit in West Milton, Ohio. She had lived alone amongst her children for many years after her husband's death. "She had traveled considerable in different states in the service of the gospel, as the records show." (Mote) (C-759, 2436)

Susanna married Isaac HOLLINGSWORTH on 12 Dec 1771 in Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA. Isaac (son of George HOLLINGSWORTH and Hannah MCCOY) was born in 1748 in Winchester, Frederick, VA, USA; died on 24 Nov 1809 in , Miami, OH, USA; was buried about 25 Nov 1809 in West Branch Quaker Burial Grounds, Union Twp., Miami, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the "Annals of Newberry", her husband, 5 sons and 2 daughters, moved to Miami Valley, OH about 1806. She died some years later and he died after her living on the Stillwater in (Miami) County, Ohio. To me, her death place of Frederick Co., VA from other sources could be off.

Family/Spouse: Isaac RIDGEDON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gabriel MCCOOL. Gabriel died in 1828 in West Milton, Miami, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nathan was married out of the order in 1778 and is in the Bush River MM records for that event on 1778,7,25. 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. (C-2034)

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.

Nathan married Sarah JAY on 25 Jul 1778 in Newberry, South Carolina, USA. Sarah (daughter of William JAY, Jr. * and Elizabeth LNU) was born on 27 Apr 1762 in ,Orange, NC; died on 2 Sep 1833 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas has served in the Revolutionary War along with his brother Isaac, according to Isaac's Pension application in 1838. (C-1991) Descendants say that he had all of his children by his first wife, Elizabeth Jay. He moved to Indiana after marrying his second wife, Elizabeth Voss. However, treat this second marriage with caution as there is a Thomas Jay who married an Elizabeth Vice in Union Co. (SC?) and left a will there. (C-2034) Maybe the confusion comes from the fact that there are two Thomas Write's listed in the 1790 Newberry Co., SC census. They lived in the same region and could easily be related. One had 2 males over 16, 1 under 16 and 2 females. The other 1 male over 16, 2 under 16 and 4 females. They lived in the same region as John (C.) Wright had lived.

Thomas married Elizabeth JAY in 1785. Elizabeth (daughter of William JAY, Jr. * and Elizabeth LNU) was born on 16 Apr 1769 in , Orange, NC; died in Oct 1803 in , Newberry, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth VOSS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Krissie as she was called in a 1908 reunion transcription was widowed early in life. She reared three children on her own and moved to Ohio in the process. Although most sources list William as her husband, her daughter Mary Hank's 2nd marriage to John Abbot list her parent's as T. and K. Hanks. (C-759, 945, 2034)

Family/Spouse: William HANKS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Isaac was in the Revolutionary War. He moved to Jefferson Co., TN where he married. Isaac had a son, John Prior born in 1803. In 1812 they moved to Ohio. In 1822, John Prior married Hephsiba Coats. In 1824 Isaac, son John and family moved to Illinois. The author of a addedum to "The Annals of Newberry" says that he saw his great uncle Isaac Wright in 1834, then being a little, old, dingy man of an intemperate nature. By 1838, they moved to Indiana and bought 160 acres. It was here they lived when he applied for a pension on Sep 10, 1838. Isaac and his wife Susannah died there. Son, John purchased and lived on a different 160 acres four years after moving there between Russiaville and New London. It is where John and his wife raised thirteen children and where the old Wright Homestead still stood at the 1908 reunion. (C-945, 1991)

Isaac married Susanna HAWORTH on 19 Feb 1784 in , Greene, TN, USA. Susanna died after 1840 in , Howard, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The following family members attended her Quaker marriage to James Hollingsworth: Jos. Wright, John Wright, Jane Hollingsworth, John Hollingsworth, Isaac Hollingsworth, Jos. or Jas. Brooks, Abigale Thomas and Rachel Wright. Guests included John Coate, George Hollingsworth (Jr.) and John Hollingsworth.

Sarah married James HOLLINGSWORTH, Sr. on 16 Nov 1786 in Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA. James (son of George HOLLINGSWORTH and Jane ELWELL) was born in 1758 in Frederick, Virginia; died on 21 Sep 1821 in Wayne, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was named in his grandfather, John Wright's will.