Hello Merle, Thank You for your message. Someone out in the internet says that Evans Wright's father Richard Wright (died in Rowan Co., NC) was a Primitive Baptist Minister. They did not source the information and I forgot to keep their name in my file. Do you know the names of the Primitive Baptist churches in Rowan Co., NC? The Beaver Creek Meeting House I think is located near the land that Evans Wright sold to Isaac van Winkle in 1828. I hope that helps you. I think that Evans Wright went straight to Macon Co., Missouri since he is listed in the 1830 census in Macon Co., Missouri. The Wright Family DNA tests are slowly separating the different Wrights. I do not know if there is a connection to the (airplane) Wright Brothers. If asked I think all would agree no one knows where Richard Wright was born or came from to Rowan Co., North Carolina. Do you know where the Brethren families of Rowan Co., NC came from before they settled in Rowan Co., NC? Hope this helps, Good Luck in the research Debbie Freeman -----Original Message----- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:18:52 -0400 From: Merle C Rummel <cliff@rtkonline.com> Subject: Re: [BRE] Wright Family To: brethren@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4865593C.9000404@rtkonline.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Thanks for bringing this to my attention - No, I was unaware of the Beaver Creek Meeting house - so I did a study of information on the Wrights, available on WorldConnect - It seems that 4 or 5 of the sons of Richard Wright (w: Elizabeth Ann Morgan) moved from the Uwharrie River, Rowan Co NC (Brethren Church there) - to Wayne Co KY (just west of the Cumberland Gap on the Cumberland River headwaters). From what I remember of that area of Kentucky, it could have been a good farming area. The youngest 2 sons: Amos and Philbert Wright moved on to Washington Co IN (Amos' first wife, Elizabeth Lowe, died in Wayne Co KY, 1806). Some of the children of others of the family also moved to Washington Co IN, and the eldest son, Benjamin ended up at Indianapolis IN (one daughter married and stayed in Washington Co). Your Evan went on to Missouri - did he stop in Indiana on the way, or did he move directly from Wayne Co KY to Macon Co MO? There is a possibility that this was a Brethren Family (especially since Amos' son, John Wright, is listed as Dunker/Brethren -in Washington Co IN), and that the Beaver Creek Meetinghouse (Christian Church) was originally a Baptist Brethren. I'm going to have to investigate more of the early families in Wayne Co. Can you tell me closer where this is located? Be aware that Amos, Philbert and their families were leaders in the Christian Church movement in Southern Indiana -and were involved in the movement of all the Brethren Churches there into the Disciples of Christ, Christian, Church. I'm not surprised to have Beaver Creek named as a Christian Church - in later times, and would not be surprised to find that it was originally one of the Brethren Churches. We Brethren had a habit of naming our churches after nearby Rivers and Streams, while few others churches did. This is one of the leads I use to locate these early Brethren Churches of Kentucky (especially if it is a Baptist or Primitive Baptist Church). Just a question - since the Wright Brothers lived over here in Henry Co IN, before moving to Dayton - and the airplane - do they fit in this expose? - possibly Benjamin's line? Merle C Rummel