Following is a list of Ancestors born before 1800 included in the website where their descendants number over 1000 each. Obviously, there is some overlap. FirstmiddlelastbirthDesc. RichardWright, Sr.173028228 JanusMorgan173518968 EdParrish, Sr.17673701 DanielZink17673255 FrancisWingler17453048 HenryRatts17702866 PeterGilstrap, Sr.17002850 IsraelHinds17702535 WilliamVoyles17412174 AdamCauble, Sr.17721923 PeterMartin, Sr.17401857 FredGoss17381755 jacobpetercopple17571716 JohannNaugle17361634 GeorgeBeck17621514 ChristopherMonical17621405 IsaiahHurley17781389 DavidWilliamColglazier17691355 JacobMotsinger17611337 PhillipBoss17431266 ThomasHill17771196 John Purlee (1)17701166 JohnStewart17701145 AdamTash17551120 AaronMorris17441075 Herb Arkin 40,000 Descendants and relatives of Richard Wright, Sr. of Rowan County, North Carolina who emigrated to Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Web page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~herbarkin