Hon.
Solomon
Coursey
Wright
Born about in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Solomon Wright Jr.
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ann (Tidmarsh) Wright
— married
20 Sep 1750 in Queen Anne's, Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Solomon S Wright, William Wright, Robert Wright, Solomon Wright, Mary Wright, Ann (Wright) Pratt and Martha (Wright) Downes
Died
at about age 75
in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jan 2014
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Biography
Hon. Solomon Wright was born about 1717. He was a Judge in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland.
His son Robert Wright was the 12th Governor of Maryland.
He passed away in 1792. [1] Solomon was a slave owner and willed about 15 slaves to his children and grandchildren.
He was the son of Hon. Solomon Wright (1686-1728).
Sources
- "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VQ-FQV : 16 January 2020), Solomon Wright, 1750.
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYPM-JZ3Z : 12 February 2020), Solomon Wright in entry for Mary Wright, 1755.
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYGY-MS3Z : 12 February 2020), Solomon Wright in entry for Robert Wright, 1752.
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYP9-1R3Z : 12 February 2020), Solomon Wright in entry for Martha Wright, 1759.
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYG6-KRMM : 12 February 2020), Solomon Wright in entry for William Wright, 1751.
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYGY-MS3Z : 12 February 2020), Solomon Wright in entry for Robert Wright, 1752.
- Will of Solomon Wright
- Warfield, J.D. The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Kohn & Pollock, Baltimore, 1905. ("Gov. Robert Wright", pp. 253-254)
- Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 27 July 2019), memorial page for Judge Solomon Coursey Wright (1717–24 Apr 1792), Find A Grave: Memorial #151904906, citing Saint Lukes Episcopal Parish Cemetery, Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by b.barrett55 (contributor 46916275).
- Hammond, John Martin. “Colonial Mansions of Maryland and Delaware”. Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1914. Pp. 205-210. Accessed online 31 Oct 2020: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/58915-colonial-mansions-of-maryland-and-delaware?viewer=1&offset=3#page=266&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYGD-CKZM : 12 February 2020), Solomon Wright in entry for Ann Wright, 1757.
- Hardy, Stella Pickett. Colonial Families of the Southern States of America. New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1911.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Solomon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Solomon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Solomon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Solomon:
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~0.39%
Jonathan Wade
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F253065 [compare], FTDNA kit #25065
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~0.39%
Eireann Hughes :
23andMe, GEDmatch LP2660938 [compare], yourDNAportal DIL310e90bd
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~0.39%
Pat (Player) Richley :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A943438 [compare], yourDNAportal PATa123eb06
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Wright-19343 and Wright-10468 appear to represent the same person because: Same find a grave on both profiles.
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