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John C. Wright 1716-1789 and Rachel Wells 1720-1771. John C Wright Jr. was born December 12th, 1748 in Prince George County, Maryland. Growing up in the midst of hardships with the Revolutionary war creeping around the corner, and having his grandparents killed and scalped when he was 10, he was bitter to the peaceful movement that his fellow Quakers were involved in. The family moved to Hopewell, Frederick County, VA where John met his wife Jemima Haworth. Jemima was born there December 24th, 1747. They moved with John's parents to Berkeley County, South Carolina. John Jr. and Jemima got married there October 10th, 1768. From 1769 to 1789, the had 12 children together. Jesse WRIGHT b: 17 JUL 1769 in Newberry,
S.C. Not willing to rely on peaceful negotiations, John Wright Jr. was taking up arms to boundary and protect his family. He was disowned August 21st, 1782 by the Quakers and some of his family for taking up these arms in a war-like manner.
John C. Wright and Jemima Haworth Wright stayed in the Newberry, South Carolina area until his death of May 3rd, 1797. Jemima lived for another 25 years and died in Lessburg, Highland County, OH. In our next chapter of the Wright Family History..... Their 2nd son was James Allen Wright, born about in 1771 at Bush River, Newberry County, SC.
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