Mary married John BOWATER, * on 12 Nov 1685 in , Worcestershire, ENG. John (son of William BOWATER) was born on 25 Apr 1630 in Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 25 Apr 1630 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, ENG; died on 16 Jan 1705 in Spitalfields, Stepney Borough, London, ENG. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

We now know with certainty that Mary was a Bowater and not a Davis by maiden name. The often printed theory and incongruous lineage that she was Mary Davis in as reputable a source as Farmer, has now effectively been disproven by Stewart Baldwin in "The American Genealogist", July/Oct. 1997 issue. She was a Bowater based on multiple pieces of evidence. Mary Wright's birth date is listed in Feb. 12, 1689 in Hopewell Quaker records. This is off by a 10 days from being Mary Bowater's actual birth date in English records if the 1689 date is interpreted as 1688/1689.

As an orphaned young woman, Mary Bowater was received on certificate from England to live near her brother, Thomas in the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting records dated 28 4th month 1706. This is the only time she is mentioned in this country under her maiden name. She (as Mary Wright) and her husband, James Wright, sign their names to the Quaker marriage "certificate" in the close relatives right hand column of her sister, Elizabeth Bowater's marriage to William Pusey on the 5th day of the 9th month, 1707. James Wright would not even have been a relative of this couple unless his wife was a Bowater related to Elizabeth when this marriage took place. Later marriage records of Mary and James Wright's children include many Bowater relatives as witnesses and do not include any Davis relatives. Mary and James Wright were also listed in the relatives column for her brother, Thomas Bowater's daughter's marriage. Lastly, they have a grandson named Bowater. Stewart Baldwin's case that Mary is a Bowater is actually one of the finest pieces of genealogical analysis I've seen. Mary was a Bowater and NOT a DAVIS. (C-999)

Her will is as follows: "I, Mary Wright, of Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia, being aged and sickly but of a sound and well disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking and disanulling all other wills that have heretofore been made or done by me. First, my will is that my body be decently buried and that all my just debts and funeral charges that I leave to be defrayed at the discretion of my executors hereafter named. Secondly, I give and bequeath and demise to the proper use and behalf of him the said Thomas Wright his heirs and assigns forever. Thirdly, I give and bequeath all and singular of my wearing apparel unto my seven daughters, vis., Mary, Hannah, Martha, Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah, Lidia to be equally divided among them. Fourthly, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Pickering, one brass mortar. Fifthly, I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Wright all and singular of my stock and household goods. I also will that what money remains after my decease, from the land sold on Middlefork is to be equally divided among my ten children, vis. James, Isaac, Mary Hannah, Martha, Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah, Lydia and John. Lastly, I ordain and constitute my well beloved daughter, Mary Ballinger, Jesse Pugh and William Pickering sole executors of this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this 5th day of the 8th month, 1760. Signed, sealed and acknowledged by the said Mary Wright to be her last will and testament in presence of us. Signed: Mary Wright Witness: Elizabeth Powell, Elinor Rogers, Susanna Bevin. (This was proved March 6, 1764 in Frederick Co., VA) (C-696)

Mary married James WRIGHT, * on 26 Feb 1707 in East Nottingham, Chester, PA, USA. James (son of Thomas WRIGHT?, Jr * and Elizabeth CHITTENDEN?, *) was born in Aug 1671 in , , CT; died on 15 Jul 1759 in , Frederick, VA; was buried in 15th da 5th mo 1759 in Hopewell M.M., Frederick, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hannah Wright and husband Henry Ballinger moved to Cane Creek, New Garden MM, NC probably by 1751 and definitely by 1754. She was a minister at the New Gardens Meeting. (C-624,259,759)

Hannah married Henry J. BALLINGER on 18 Jun 1726 in Nottingham M.M., Chester, PA, USA. Henry (son of Henry BALLENGER and Mary HARDING) was born in May 1695 in , , NJ, USA; died in Apr 1774 in , , NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married James Adams MCCOOL in 1742. James was born about 1709; died in 1751 in Back Creek, Frederick, VA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married Thomas PUGH in 1753 in Hopewell (Pughtown), Frederick, VA, USA. Thomas (son of Jesse PUGH and Alice MALIN) was born on 16 Nov 1731 in , Augusta, VA; died in 1798 in , Frederick, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary is singled out in her mother's will as her beloved daughter who was chosen one of her mother's three executors. She and her husband were among the 70 families that started the Opequon Settlement in 1735. They were granted 500 acres adjoining the Hollingsworths near what is now Winchester. (C-696) She was about a decade younger than her husband and he died young. Braddock's army under the command of Co. Dunbar stayed at Widow Ballinger's on May 3, 1755. (C-1991)

Mary married Josiah BALLINGER on 30 Jun 1727 in , Burlington, New Jersey, USA. Josiah (son of Henry BALLENGER and Mary HARDING) was born in 1697 in , Burlington, New Jersey, USA; died in Sep 1748 in Hopewell M.M., Frederick, VA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Esther HIATT before 1748. Esther was born on 1 Apr 1731; died in 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Martha was a Quaker Minister for 62 years. Her son John Mendenhall III followed in her footsteps and became a minister also. (C-624,759)

Martha married John MENDENHALL on 4 Apr 1731. John died in 1771 in , Frederick, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth was located in New Garden MM, NC part of her life. (C-624)

Family/Spouse: George MATTHEWS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Much information can be gleaned about this family from a book by Algie I. Newlin entitled CHARITY COOK, A LIBERATED WOMAN, (Friends United Press, 1981). It is a biography of their daughter, Charity Cook, written and researched by a history professor.

Around 1725, he and his family moved to the northern part of Maryland, Prince Georges Co., MD possibly living at Goose Creek MM, Cecil Co., MD first. Rachel's family lived in Prince George's County and they probably met there. John's only wife was Rachel Wells. Some sources list a second wife named Susannah but this has been disproven. The first half of John and Rachel's children were born in Prince George's County Maryland according to Newlin's book: [UL:Charity Cook, A Liberated Woman:UL].

John's family moved from 1733-35 to Frederick Co., VA and became members of the Friends Hopewell Monthly Meeting according to Lewis Wright. (C-588, 610) Possibly the confusion here comes from the changing names of territories. They lived near Monacacy River a few miles south of Frederick which could have been Prince George's Co., Maryland at the time, but is now known as Frederick Co., Maryland. The marriage records of John and Rachel Wells Wright can not be located, and it is thought by some that they were burned with the Hopewell meeting records. Marriage is therefore approximated as 1737, a year before their first child's birth.

Both John and Rachel were appointed overseers of their respective male and female Monthly Meetings in Monocacy in 1745. They were charter members of the Fairfax MM.

Rachel Wells Wright is a very interesting person of her own right. She was a Quaker minister. This involved travel and stamina on her part. She was a very sturdy woman attested by the trials she endured plus the fact that she had three of her children in just a two year period.

What is even more astounding is that during this same two year period, John and Rachel Wright with 7 young children, William through John Jr. moved to the Cane Creek frontier, soon to become Orange County, North Carolina, which was over a distance of 300 miles. They received their letter to go to what was then Carvers Creek MM on 29-5-1749. They were charter members of of Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance Co., North Carolina when it was established 10m-1751. (C-575) Six more children were born to them in the Cane Creek area. All thirteen are listed in the Cane Creek records.

John and Rachel often lived in new, rather unsecured settlement areas. It appears that they moved near Camden, Kershaw Co., South Carolina in 1761/1762 to the Wateree Meeting in Camden, South Carolina, later to become the Bush River Monthly Meeting area that they helped establish. (C-250) He sought a land patent for land on Beaverdam on Sep 17, 1769 with an addition joining it in 1786. Parts of both of this land he granted to his son in law Big John. Later, Big John and Rachel then sold it to their son, Wright Coate.

According to Lewis Wright, John was a Ship Captain by trade. (C-610, 615) However, in his will, he bequeathed his shoemaking tools. Medlin's "Quaker Families of South Carolina and Georgia also states that John was a shoemaker by trade. He never tended to live on the ocean either, so I'd say the Ship Captain must apply to some other John Wright. (C-265, 866) John was also a member of the first and second Provincial Congress of S.C. (C-588)

At an ederly age, he lived with his daughter, Susannah. He used to walk to and from the Quaker meetings. The family reunion in 1908 recalled that his daughter prevailed on him to take her horse on one occasion. When the meeting was over, he walked home. When he got there she asked him where the horse was and he replied "Dad, me Sue, I forgot her."

According to this same family reunion provided by Julia Henry, it states that he and his wife had seven sons and ten daughters, 4 of whom apparently aren't in the Quaker records. He attended his grand-daughter, Sarah Cook's wedding in 1785.

He wrote his will on 9/17/1789. He named his wife, his deceased son, Joseph and Joseph's son, John; John and his son; Jesse; Nathan and his son William; his son-in-law, Isaac Hollingsworth which he left his shoe-maker tools, cow and calf; Joab Brooks, son of James Brooks; Joseph Cook, his grandson and son of Isaac Cook; William Hollingsworth, grandson and son of Isaac Hollingsworth; son-in-law Isaac Cook and Isaac's daughter Rachel. The witnesses were Isaac Hollingsworth, John Coate and Charity Cook. His Executor was his son Joseph Wright. His will was written in Newberry Co., South Carolina. (C-866, 2082)

His death was about 1790. He was living with his son-in-law, Isaac Hollingsworth's family, in the 1790 census. Before he died, he supposedly gathered all of his descendants which numbered 144 persons at the time. (C-945)

John married Rachel WELLS, Minister about 1737 in Hopewell M.M., Frederick, VA, USA. Rachel (daughter of Joseph WELLS and Rachel MARSH) was born on 3 May 1720 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, MD, USA; was christened on 12 Jul 1721 in Davidsonville, Anne Arundel, MD, US; died on 23 Dec 1771 in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James Jr. bought 194 acres from Josiah Ballinger in Frederick Co., VA, a son of Henry Ballinger Sr. about 1750. James moved across the Blue Ridge mountains during the French and Indian Wars to Guilford Co., NC and were members of the New Gardens MM. They moved back to Frederick Co., VA in 1762. He and his wife had 9 children. (C-624,759,956) It is often listed that he had a second wife named Pheobe, but this is an error. It's his son, James that married Pheobe Parkins. (C-2034, E)

Family/Spouse: Lucy UNKOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

An E-Mail letter from Lewis Wright gives Isaac's wife's name as Sidney George. They had two sons. (C-610)

Family/Spouse: Sidney Ann RODGERS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

She was the only unmarried daughter at the time of her father's will, Oct. 14, 1751. Farmer says her husbands were a Mathews and a Rogers. Other sources have listed her with a first husband named Evan Rogers. However, in the Quaker marriage records to her husband Owen, she is listed by her maiden name, and not named widow. (C-696, 956, 2034) She and Owen had a son John listed in Quaker records in 1757.

Lydia married Owen ROGERS about 1756. Owen died after 1780. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James was disowned from the Quaker church in 1772 for "profane singing and dancing and offering to lay wagers." His wife and children remained in good standing. In 1773 he moved south into Bush River after his mother, Ann, remarried a Thomas Pugh. By 1777, he sold this land and he, and his family removed back to Hopewell in VA. They had at least 7 children. Their daughters names all included the name Ann. (C-1959)

James married Deborah JAY about 1768. Deborah (daughter of William JAY, * and Mary Elizabeth VESTAL, *) was born before 1752; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married John JAY on 4 Mar 1773 in Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA. John (son of William JAY, * and Mary Elizabeth VESTAL, *) was born on 26 Oct 1752 in , Frederick, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Apr 1829 in , Miami, OH, USA; was buried in Apr 1829 in , Miami, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is in a deed record dated 1807 in Newberry Co., SC jointly selling land to a Mr. Boyd along with her probable children, Isaiah and William Pemberton. William and Samuel Coate are the witnesses to the deed.

Lydia married Richard PEMBERTON on 30 Jul 1785. Richard (son of Isaiah PEMBERTON and Elizabeth HALL) was born on 22 Jun 1760 in Near Bull Skin Run, Jefferson, WV; died on 19 Feb 1805 in , Newberry, SC. [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]