> > Vivian, I do not by any means know the lines of Wright families but do > have a stack of Wright info probably four inches thick. Many pages are > duplicates by various persons, but I can tell you that Roy R. Wright of 8 > Gancho Lane, Hot Springs Village AR 1909-3807 has sent us copies of (soft) > bound books on the family. After the first one he sent a second called > Wright Revisited and then a third, Revisitt Revisited . It was published > in 2000. > > You probably know of Willard Heiss who published many Quaker records (6 > volumes on Indiana) and was with the Indiana State Historical society for > many years. His private works were given to Earlham college in Richmond, > IN where Prof. Thomas Hamm has charge of the Library there. I have about > 30 pages titled "A Sketch of the Wright Family of Bush River, SC" that was > his work sheets where he marked out words and wrote in others, that starts > with the Wrights who came to Randolph Co,IN. He starts with James Sr. and > Mary Davis and their children, and continues with John and Rachel Wells. > The Original is in the Friends Collection, Lilly Library, Earlham College. > If this is something you might be interested in I can copy it and mail it > to you if you give me your Post Office address. > Monisa > > > >> Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:50:14 -0400 >> From: vivm2007@woh.rr.com >> To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] John Wright/Rachel Wells >> >> I am trying to sort out the children of John Wright and Rachel Wells >> and, of course, there is all sorts of info out here. Has anyone >> researched this family and would be willing to share. Did he marry >> twice? >> I just found out that Rachel Wells descends from Thomas Wells and >> Francis (not verified surname) and my Ashe Co NC also descends from >> Thomas Wells and Francis. >> >> Rachels Wells sister Charity married Joseph Wright. Their brother, >> Joseph married Charity Carrington and their son Joseph Wells married >> Margaret Dicks/Dix, daughter of Zachariah Dix the prophet that laid the >> seeds for the great migration out of Bush River. This family is really >> getting interesting! They go back to Hopewell MM. >> >> Wrights are a big group and I would appreciate any help I can get. I am >> hoping to find more connections between my Blevins/Ward/Wells and other >> Bush River people that came to Miami Co Ohio. >> >> Other families that ties into this group is the Marshalls and Pughs (my >> line, so ok there). >> >> Thanks, Vivian >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Monisa, I am descended from this line of Wrights and would very much like a copy of the info you have. Is there any way I could get copies of the 3 books you mentioned about the Wrights? Can they be purchased somewhere? I have a lot of Wright info and pictures as my grandmother was a Wright. I plan to put it all on the Ancestry.com site eventually so everyone can have access to my info and also so my research won't die with me. I would appreciate any help with obtaining this info you have. Thank you. Lynda Griffin 5330 ECR 328 Blytheville, AR 72315

Monisa, does the sketch you have mention very much about Mary Wright daughter of James Wright  and Mary Davis Wright ? Lydia married Josiah Ballinger. James and Mary Wright were the grandparents of Mary Ballinger who married Jacob Embree .( my line). Thank you for all of your information   Tammy --- On Wed, 10/19/11, lgriffin@waspwireless.com <lgriffin@waspwireless.com> wrote: From: lgriffin@waspwireless.com <lgriffin@waspwireless.com> Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] John Wright/Rachel Wells To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 5:44 PM > > Vivian,   I do not by any means know the lines of Wright families but do > have a stack of Wright info probably four inches thick. Many pages are > duplicates by various persons, but I can tell you that Roy R. Wright  of 8 > Gancho Lane, Hot Springs Village AR 1909-3807 has sent us copies of (soft) > bound books on the family. After the first one he sent a second called > Wright Revisited and then a third, Revisitt Revisited . It was published > in 2000. > > You probably know of Willard Heiss who published many Quaker records (6 > volumes on Indiana) and was with the Indiana State Historical society for > many years. His private works were given to Earlham college in Richmond, > IN where Prof. Thomas Hamm has charge of the Library there. I have about > 30 pages titled "A Sketch of the Wright Family of Bush River, SC" that was > his work sheets where he marked out words and wrote in others, that starts > with the Wrights who came to Randolph Co,IN. He starts with James Sr. and > Mary Davis and their children, and continues with John and Rachel Wells. > The Original is in the Friends Collection, Lilly Library, Earlham College. >  If this is something you might be interested in I can copy it and mail it > to you if you give me your Post Office address. > Monisa > > > >> Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:50:14 -0400 >> From: vivm2007@woh.rr.com >> To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] John Wright/Rachel Wells >> >> I am trying to sort out the children of John Wright and Rachel Wells >> and, of course, there is all sorts of info out here. Has anyone >> researched this family and would be willing to share. Did he marry >> twice? >> I just found out that Rachel Wells descends from Thomas Wells and >> Francis (not verified surname) and my Ashe Co NC also descends from >> Thomas Wells and Francis. >> >> Rachels Wells sister Charity married Joseph Wright. Their brother, >> Joseph married Charity Carrington and their son Joseph Wells married >> Margaret Dicks/Dix, daughter of Zachariah Dix the prophet that laid the >> seeds for the great migration out of Bush River. This family is really >> getting interesting! They go back to Hopewell MM. >> >> Wrights are a big group and I would appreciate any help I can get. I am >> hoping to find more connections between my Blevins/Ward/Wells and other >> Bush River people that came to Miami Co Ohio. >> >> Other families that ties into this group is the Marshalls and Pughs (my >> line, so ok there). >> >> Thanks, Vivian >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Monisa, I am descended from this line of Wrights and would very much like a copy of the info you have.  Is there any way I could get copies of the 3 books you mentioned about the Wrights?  Can they be purchased somewhere?  I have a lot of Wright info and pictures as my grandmother was a Wright. I plan to put it all on the Ancestry.com site eventually so everyone can have access to my info and also so my research won't die with me.  I would appreciate any help with obtaining this info you have. Thank you. Lynda Griffin 5330 ECR 328 Blytheville, AR 72315 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message