On This Day : September 19

1627 - Rose CLARKE died in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.  Rose was the daughter of William KERRICH and Margery ________.  Rose was my 10x-great grandmother.

1640 - Peter WOODBURY born in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Peter was the son of John WOODBURY and Agnes NAPPER.  Peter was my 10x-great grandfather.

1648 - Johannes BRÄUN born in Egenhausen, Württemberg.  Johannes was the son of Michael BRÄUN.  Johannes was my 9x-great grandfather.

1694 - Johannes GROENENDYKE married Delia CUYLER in New York.  Johannes was the son of Pieter GROENENDYKE and Marritie de LA NOY.

1702 - Nathan HAINES born.  Nathan was the son of William HAINES and Sarah PAINE.

1718 - Mary HARROLD born.  Mary was the daughter of Richard HARROLD and Mary Ann BEALS.

1751 - Francis JEWETT died in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Francis was the son of Ezekiel JEWETT and Faith PARRAT.  Francis was my 8x-great grandfather.

1754 - Content MAXSON married George POTTER.  Content was the daughter of Joseph MAXSON and Bethiah MAXSON.

1758 - Joseph GARFIELD born.  Joseph was the son of Samuel GARFIELD and Abigail PIERCE.

1771 - Reuben MADISON born.  Reuben was the son of James MADISON and Eleanor Rose CONWAY.

1773 - Elizabeth BALDWIN died in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Elizabeth was my 8x-great grandmother.

1796 - Christopher WHITE died.  Christopher was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.

1832 - Elizabeth HEATON born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph HEATON and Mary Ann EVANS.

1838 - William BOND died in LaPorte County, Indiana.  William was the son of Edward BOND and Elizabeth Ann MILLS.

1848 - Clinton COOK born.  Clinton was the son of James S. COOK and Eunice HUNT.

1851 - Agnes Charlotte HAMILTON died in Goderich, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.  Agnes was the daughter of George BROWN and Isabelle NEALE.

1856 - Rebecca SCISM born.  Rebecca was the daughter of William SCISM and Lucinda McPHEETERS.

1868 - Rachel KERSEY died.  Rachel was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.

1884 - Leota CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Leota was the daughter of Charles Alexander West CHEW and Rebecca F. SHUMAKER.

1913 - James Andrew SWAFFORD died in Marion County, Tennessee.  James was the son of John Daniel SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth KEARLEY.

1933 - Charles Dewitt SWAFFORD died in Rayville, Missouri.  Charles was the son of John Marlin SWAFFORD and Octavia Elmira HAYES.

Today in my database : Elizabeth Henderson (b. December 18, 1698)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandmother, Elizabeth Henderson.

Elizabeth was born December 18, 1698 in Logie, Perth, Scotland, the daughter of James and Janet (Alexander) Henderson. Elizabeth married June 14, 1718 in Logie, Perth, Scotland to Robert Wright, son of Alexander and Mary (Fergus) Wright. Robert was born April 23, 1688 in Logie, Perth, Scotland and died December 13, 1749 in Foodie, Fife, Scotland. Elizabeth died April 22, 1790 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Know children of Robert and Elizabeth (Henderson) Wright are as follows :
i. Robert Wright b. June 3, 1719 Fife, Scotland, d. May 18, 1769 Foodie, Fife, Scotland
ii. James Wright b. January 11, 1720/21 Falkland, Fife, Scotland, d. August 13, 1800 Logie, Perth, Scotland, m. Betty Hamilton, m(2) Isabel Kid
iii. Alexander Wright b. August 4, 1723 Freuchie, Fife, Scotland, d. March 14, 1772 Fredericksburg, VA
iv. Janet Wright b. December 12, 1725 Kettle, Fife, Scotland
v. John Wright b. February 10, 1726/27 Freuchie, Fife, Scotland, d. June 1772 Anamaboo, Ghana, m. Hannah Fessenden
vi. Mary Wright b. December 19, 1729 Falkland, Fife, Scotland, m. James Anderson
vii. William Wright b. January 26, 1731/32 Falkland, Fife, Scotland, d. July 9, 1775 the Ottis, North America
viii. George Wright b. November 7, 1733 Fife, Scotland, d. December 17, 1758 Philadelphia, PA
ix. Elizabeth Wright b. March 21, 1734/35 Dairsie, Fife, Scotland, d. ca. 1806 Scotland, m. Alexander Brown
x. Peter Wright b. December 10, 1737 Foodie, Fife, Scotland m. Robena Crouse
xi. Charles Wright b. December 30, 1740 Fife, Scotland, d. September 23, 1785 Cupar, Fife, Scotland, m. Peggy Morris
xii. Jessie Wright b. September 18, 1742 Foodie, Fife, Scotland, d. May 18, 1794 Lanoy, Scotland, m. Phoebe Ruly

I descend from Robert and Elizabeth (Henderson) Wright through their son, John, as follows :
Elizabeth Henderson and Robert Wright
John Wright and Hannah Fessenden
John Wright and Sarah Fleming
George Wright and Elizabeth Robins
John Wright and Anna Wardlaw
Joseph W. Wright and Rebecca Ann Heaton
John William Wright and Ellen King
Virgil Lee Wright and Edna Muriel Pierce (my great-grandparents)