Sarah Decoursey Wright
MSA SC 3520-2240
Wife of Robert Wright, Governor of Maryland, 1806-1809

Mother:  Rachel Smith Clayton¹
Father:  Colonel William Coursey²
Step-father:  Clement Sewell³
Siblings:  Edward , Henry, Mary, Rachel, and half-sister Mary (Polly) Sewell⁴
Paternal Grandfather:  Henry Coursey⁵
Maternal Grandfather:  Solomon Clayton⁶
Coursey Family Home:  "Chestor-on-Wye"⁷
Marriage:  1780 to Governor Robert Wright⁸
Children:  Robert Theodore DeCoursey, William Henry DeCoursey, Louisa, Gustavius⁹

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