Born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Runyon
and Anna (Higgins) Runyon
Sister of
John Runyon
Wife of
Elijah Rittenhouse
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Benjamin Wright Sr.
— married
8 Sep 1799 in Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Elijah Wright, Rachel (Wright) Seigel, Catherine Wright, John A. Wright and Reuben Runyan Wright
Died
at age 79
in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2016
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Biography
She was born on 16 Nov 1764 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey and was the daughter of Anna (Higgins) and Benjamin Runyon or Runyan.
Piety Wright first married on 08 Sep 1799 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA to Benjamin Wright.
Piety married secondly about 1783 to Elijah Rittenhouse.
She died on 15 Nov 1844 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #173018062
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Piety by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Piety:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Piety by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Piety:
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~0.78%
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