I am still trying to sort out richard Wright, sr's parents. see: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~herbarkin/parents_of_richard_wright.htm My favorite theory is that he is descended from Philbert Wright born sep 4 1719 in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George County, Maryland or closely related. I am willing to pay for DNA testing if a Philbert Wright male descendent is willing to have the test. if you are interested, contact me at harkin@cfl.rr.com or the wright DNA coordinator at coordinator@wright-dna.org see: http://www.wright-dna.org/index.html Herb Arkin 92,000 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