Zeruiah (Rider) Wright (1765 - 1840)

Born 14 Apr 1765 in Dutchess, New York Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund James Wright — married about 1784 in New York, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1840 at age 75 in Villenova, Chautauqua, New York, United States

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Biography

Name: Her name is listed as Zerviah in some accounts and Zeruiah. (The letters U's and V's were often written in the same style.) Zeruiah is a family name. She used Sophia as an adult. The last name of Wright is spelled in a variety of ways.

According to the Daughters of the American Colonists Lineage Book, Vol. 23, page 145 (1979) her father is John Rider and her mother Mary Paine.

Sophia married Edmund Wright and they had (at least) 10 children: Daniel, Charles, Lewis, Augustin, Sylvanus, Polly, Charlotte, Flora, James, Althea.

They lived in Dutchess County. Edmund died in 1804. Sophia and her children lived in Herkimer County NY. By 1820, the family had moved west to Chautauqua County, New York.

Census

1790: Edmund Wright's Household of 5 people lived in Southeast, Dutchess County, NY. ^[1] The names are likely but not listed in the document.

• 3 Free White Males - Under 16 Daniel, James, Charles
• 1 Free White Male - over 16 - Edmund Wright
• 1 Free White Female - Sophia Wright

1800: Edmund Wright's Household of 8 people lived in South East, Dutchess County, NY. ^[2] Names are likely but are not listed in document.

• 2 Free White Males (Under 10) Augustin, Sylvanus
• 3 Free White Males (10 thru 15) Daniel, James, Charles
• 1 Free White Male (26-44) Edmund
• 3 Free White Females (Under 10) Flora, Polly, Charlotte
• 1 Free White Female (26 thru 44) Sophia

1810 - Sophia (a widow) is probably living with one of her children or siblings or cousins in Litchfield, Herkimer County, NY. Many of the Rider family had settled in Litchfield.

1820: Sophia Right's household of 3 lived in Hanover, Chautauqua County NY. ^[3]

• 1 Free White Males (16-18)
• 1 Free White Males (18-25)
• 1 Free White Female (45 and over)

Death

Sophia died in 1840 in Chautauqua County, NY. She is buried in Villenova Cemetery, Balcom Corners, Chautauqua County, New York, USA ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1790; Census Place: Southeast, Dutchess, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 32; Image: 160; Family History Library Film: 0568146
2. ↑ Year: 1800; Census Place: South East, Dutchess, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 21; Page: 173; Image: 178; Family History Library Film: 193709
3. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Hanover, Chautauqua, New York; Page: 91; NARA Roll: M33_66; Image: 61
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147261968/zerviah-sophia-wright

• 1820, 1830, 1840 US Census.