Sarah Wright^[1]

1727 - 1776  (49 years)   Has no ancestors but 64 descendants in this family tree.

William Pickering

1720 - 1789  (69 years)

Birth	10 Jan 1720	Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Died	19 Jan 1789	Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Family	Sarah Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married	1749	Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Children	1. Hannah Pickering,   b. 30 Oct 1750, Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America   2. John Pickering,   b. 23 Feb 1752, Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America   3. Lydia Pickering,   b. 11 Jul 1754, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   4. Jacob Pickering,   b. 10 Dec 1756, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   5. William Pickering,   b. 22 Feb 1759, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   6. Jonathan Pickering,   b. 14 Apr 1761, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America + 7. Mary Ella Pickering,   b. 25 Jul 1763, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Hannah Pickering

1750 - 1815  (64 years)

Birth	30 Oct 1750	Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
Died	6 Jun 1815	Greene, Tennessee, United States
Father	William Pickering,   b. 10 Jan 1720, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Mother	Sarah Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married	1749	Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

John Pickering

1752 - 1796  (44 years)

Birth	23 Feb 1752	Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
Died	1 Oct 1796	Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Father	William Pickering,   b. 10 Jan 1720, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Mother	Sarah Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married	1749	Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Lydia Pickering

1754 -

Birth	11 Jul 1754	Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Died	Belmont, Ohio, United States
Father	William Pickering,   b. 10 Jan 1720, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Mother	Sarah Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married	1749	Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Jacob Pickering

1756 - 1832  (75 years)

Birth	10 Dec 1756	Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Died	28 Feb 1832	Flushing Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States
Father	William Pickering,   b. 10 Jan 1720, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Mother	Sarah Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married	1749	Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

William Pickering

1759 -

Birth	22 Feb 1759	Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Father	William Pickering,   b. 10 Jan 1720, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Mother	Sarah Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married	1749	Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Jonathan Pickering

1761 - 1826  (64 years)

Birth	14 Apr 1761	Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
Died	27 Mar 1826	Lees Creek MM, Highland, Ohio, United States
Father	William Pickering,   b. 10 Jan 1720, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Mother	Sarah Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married	1749	Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Mary Ella Pickering

1763 - 1828  (65 years)

Birth	25 Jul 1763	Frederick, Virginia, United States
Died	28 Jul 1828	New Hope MM, Greene, Tennessee, United States
Buried	1828	Quaker Knob Cemetery, Rheatown, Greene, Tennessee, United States
Father	William Pickering,   b. 10 Jan 1720, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Mother	Sarah Wright,   b. 15 Mar 1727, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Married	1749	Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Family	Ellis Ellis,   b. 8 Feb 1760, Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Married	18 Dec 1782	Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Children	1. William A. Ellis,   b. 14 Nov 1783, Berkley, Virginia, United States + 2. Enos Ellis Sr,   b. 12 Mar 1786, Berkeley, Virginia, United States   3. Sarah Ann Ellis,   b. 14 Jul 1788, Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States   4. John Wesley Ellis,   b. Abt 1791, of Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, USA   5. Jesse Ellis,   b. Abt 1793, Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, USA   6. Jacob Ellis,   b. 27 Oct 1796, Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tennessee, United States   7. Thomas Ellis,   b. 3 Mar 1800, New Hope, Greene, Tennessee, USA   8. Hannah Ellis,   b. 1803, Big Sinking Creek, Greene, Tn.

• Name	Sarah Wright
  Birth	15 Mar 1727	Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
  Christening	15 Mar 1727	Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
  Gender	Female
  _MARNM	Pickering
  Death	5 Aug 1776	Frederick, Virginia, United States
  Person ID	I504420	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	William Pickering,   b. 10 Jan 1720, Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 19 Jan 1789, Back Creek, Frederick, Virginia, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1749	Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
  	Type: MARR
  Children	1. Hannah Pickering,   b. 30 Oct 1750, Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 6 Jun 1815, Greene, Tennessee, United States (Age 64 years)   2. John Pickering,   b. 23 Feb 1752, Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1 Oct 1796, Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, United States (Age 44 years)   3. Lydia Pickering,   b. 11 Jul 1754, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. Belmont, Ohio, United States   4. Jacob Pickering,   b. 10 Dec 1756, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 28 Feb 1832, Flushing Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States (Age 75 years)   5. William Pickering,   b. 22 Feb 1759, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   6. Jonathan Pickering,   b. 14 Apr 1761, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 27 Mar 1826, Lees Creek MM, Highland, Ohio, United States (Age 64 years) + 7. Mary Ella Pickering,   b. 25 Jul 1763, Frederick, Virginia, United States d. 28 Jul 1828, New Hope MM, Greene, Tennessee, United States (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F502420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  Marriage - Type: MARR - 1749 - Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S500089] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4). Sarah Pickering (born Wright)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Mar 15 1727 - Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Christening: Mar 15 1727 - Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Marriage: 1749 - Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Death: Aug 5 1776 - Frederick, Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: 1776 - Hopewell MM, Frederick, Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>James Wright</a>, <a>Mary Wright</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>William Pickering</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Hannah Berry (born Pickering)</a>, <a>John Pickering</a>, <a>Lydia Adams (born Pickering)</a>, <a>Jacob Pickering</a>, <a>William Pickering</a>, <a>Jonathan Pickering</a>, <a>Mary Ella Ellis (born Pickering)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Mary Ballinger (born Wright)</a>, <a>Hannah Ballinger (born Wright)</a>, <a>Martha Mendenhall (born Wright)</a>, <a>Elizabeth Matthews (born Wright)</a>, <a>John C. Wright</a>, <a>James Wright Jr</a>, <a>Thomas Wright</a>, <a>Isaac Wright</a>, <a>Ann Wright</a>, <a>Lydia Rogers (born Wright)</a>