Born in Green County, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Chandler Sanders
and Mary (Murray) Sanders
Sister of
Margaret Ann (Sanders) Chaudoin [half], Elijah Thomas Sanders [half], John Chandler Sanders [half], Henry Easton Sanders [half], Robert Buckner Sanders [half], Elizabeth Rebecca (Sanders) Mudd [half], Dorothy Ann (Sanders) Shofner [half], Nancy Robinson (Sanders) Hash [half] and George Alfred Sanders [half]
Wife of
Washington Green Wright
— married
23 Apr 1848 in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
James W Wright, John Sampson Wright, Henry G Wright, Lucinda M Wright, Thomas Edward Wright, Robert Lafayette Wright and George Turner Wright
Died
at about age 82
in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Sep 2021
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Biography
Mary Jane (Sanders) Wright was born in 1825 in Green County, Kentucky, United States, daughter of John Chandler Sanders (1802 - 1863) and Mary (Murray) Sanders (~1802 - <1826).
She married Washington Green Wright (1824 - 1905) on 23 Apr 1848 in Taylor County, Kentucky. Their children were:
- James W Wright (1849 - )
- John Sampson Wright (1850 - 1920)
- Henry G Wright (1857 - )
- Lucinda M Wright (1859 - )
- Thomas Edward Wright (1861 - 1933)
- Robert Lafayette Wright (1864 - 1943)
- George Turner Wright (1868 - 1898).
Mary died in 1907 in Taylor County aged ~82.
Sources
- "Marriage records 1848-1973," database with images, Family Search, accessed 5 September 2021, Marriage bond, W G Wright and Mary Jane Sanders, 21 April 1848, Taylor County, Kentucky, FHL film #005686099, image 14 of 478, Taylor County Court Clerk, Marriage records, Volumes 1-2 1848-1856
- "Marriage records 1848-1973," database with images, Family Search, accessed 5 September 2021, Marriage register, W G Wright and Mary Jane Sanders, 23 April 1848, Taylor County, Kentucky, FHL film #005686102, image 847 of 866, Taylor County Court Clerk, Marriage records, Docket, v. 1 1848-1851
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 5 September 2021, Mary J Wright in the household of Washington Wright, Taylor County, Kentucky, FHL film # 004192509, image 47 of 130; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860," database with images, citing Page: 18; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 396; FHL microfilm: 803396; Record number: 5204, (FamilySearch Record: MZB4-P7P : accessed 28 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSS-3ZP Image number 00138, Mary J Wright (34) in Division 2, Taylor, Kentucky, United States. Born in Ky.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, citing Page: 9; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 23; FHL microfilm: 000545998; Record number: 23337, (FamilySearch Record: MX4Q-PQP : accessed 28 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRGS-X39 Image number 00601, Mary G Wright (45) in Taylor, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm , (FamilySearch Record: MCZY-X8M : accessed 28 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBZ-B5S Image number 00603, Mary J Wright (50), wife, Keep House, in household of Washington G. Wright (56) in Saloma, Taylor, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 17; FHL microfilm: 1240551; Record number: 40039, (FamilySearch Record: M9CM-VP8 : accessed 28 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DTKS-YZN Image number 00825, Mary J Wright (75), wife, in household of Washington Wright (75) in Magisterial District 2, Taylor, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
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~1.56%
Harry Wilkins
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Sanders :
23andMe
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