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Ruth Wright 1759–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 FEB 1759

Birth Location: Back Creek Valley, Frederick Co, Old Dominion of Virginia, England, GB

Death Date: 1834

Death Location: Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA

Father: Isaac Wright

Mother: Sidney Rodgers

Spouse(s): John Fenton

Children(s): Rachel Fenton

Ruth Wright was born in 1759 in Back Creek Valley, Frederick Co, Old Dominion of Virginia, England, GB, the child of Isaac Wright And Sidney Ann Rodgers. In 1781, Ruth Wright resided in Frederick, Virginia. In 1802, Ruth Wright resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Ruth Wright married John West Fenton, and had children including Rachel Wilkinson Fenton. Ruth Wright passed away in 1834 in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Wright was born in 1759 in Back Creek Valley, Frederick Co, Old Dominion of Virginia, England, GB, the child of Isaac Wright And Sidney Ann Rodgers.
  • In 1781, Ruth Wright resided in Frederick, Virginia.
  • In 1802, Ruth Wright resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ruth Wright married John West Fenton, and had children including Rachel Wilkinson Fenton.
  • Ruth Wright passed away in 1834 in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Wright's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Wright
1759–1834
Birth Place: Back Creek Valley, Frederick Co, Old Dominion of Virginia, England, GB
Parents
Isaac Wright
1723–1777
New Garden, Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Sidney (Ann) Rodgers
1727–1812
North Wales, Montgomery Co, Province of Pennsylvania, England, GB
Grandparents
James Wright
1671–1759
Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Davis
1689–1764
Nottingham, Chester, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
John Rogers
1689–1763
Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
Ellen Pugh
1694–1750
Bala, Merionethshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1630–1683
Elizabeth Chittenden
1637–1675
Roger Robert
1670–1720
Elizabeth Roberts
1666–1700
Evan Pugh
1654–1718
Sarah Evans
1666–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joanna Sheaffe
1613–1668
William Chittenden
1594–1661
Robert Rogers
1645–
Robert Family)
1650–1720

Ruth Wright's Descendants

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Ruth Wright (06 FEB 1759–1834) m. John (West) Fenton (21 JUL 1754–1835)
  1. 1. Rachel (Wilkinson) Fenton 1795–1867 m. Abel Jackson 1786–1868
    1. 1. Ruth Jackson 1824–1890 m. William (Mark) Jones 1817–1862
      1. 1. **James (Harvey) Jones 1849–1928 m. **Ann Daugherty 1853–1891
        1. 1. Benjamin (Hampleton Jones) Sr 1891–1985 m. Blanche (Bell) Lowery 1896–1974

Ruth Wright's Timeline

4 Records

1759
06 FEB 1759
Birth of Ruth Wright in Back Creek Valley, Frederick Co, Old Dominion of Virginia, England, GB
Back Creek Valley, Frederick Co, Old Dominion of Virginia, England, GB
1781
5 Nov 1781
Age 22
Ruth Wright resided here in Frederick, Virginia
Frederick, Virginia
1802
1802-1817
Age 43
Ruth Wright resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1834
1834
Age 75
Death of Ruth Wright in Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA
Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 FEB 1759
    Event Place: Back Creek Valley, Frederick Co, Old Dominion of Virginia, England, GB
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1781
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia
    Record Source: Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1802-1817
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 389

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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