Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

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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