Eleanor Wright

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Eleanor Wright is not in my direct ancestry. She is related by marriage in the following ways: Wife of Robert St. Clair Daughter-in-law of Archibald St. Clair

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	~1801	possibly Baltimore, MD area
Marriage			to Robert St. Clair
Death

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 6             Generation 7              
 
                                                 
                                                 
                       +-- Archibald St. Clair  
                       |   (????-???)             
 +--Robert St. Clair --+                         
 |  (????-????)        |
 |                     +-- Unknown
 |                                  
 |                     +-- David Wright
 |                     |
 +--Eleanor Wright ----+  
                       |
                       +-- Unknown                               
    
    Sources: 

Children

(children with Robert St. Clair)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
David St. Clair	M	~1827	PA	Sabrina (unknown)	mar. ~ 1860
Margaret St. Clair	F	~1829	PA
Rachael St. Clair	F	~1832	PA
Ellenor St. Clair	F	~1833	PA
Robert St. Clair	M	~1835	PA

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
possibly born Baltimore area	born ~1801
Centre Twp., Butler Co	by 1803- at least 1860

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1830 United States Federal Census, Center Township, Butler County, PA, pg.(No.4)-16 lists Robert St. Clair as head of family, with 1 M under 5 yrs, 1 M 30-40 yrs, 2 F under 5 yrs, 2 F 5-10 yrs, 1 F 20-30 yrs, 1 F 60-70 yrs.
2	1850 United States Federal Census, North Butler Township, Butler County, PA, Page 174, lists Ellenor St. Clair, age 49; David age 23, farmer, listed as head of household; Margaret age 21; Racheal age 18; Ellenor age 17; Robert age 19. All born in PA. Children Ellenor & Robert in school.
3	1860 United States Federal Census, Center Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 19. Census dated 20 July 1860. Lines 17-22: Ellenor St. Clair, 59; David, 32, farmer, 2650 real, 1497 personal property, mar. in year; Sabrina, 22, mar. in year; Margret 28, free school teacher, Rachel, 26; Robert, 23, farm labor. These are Eleanor St. Clair and her children. David has recently married Sabrina (unknown).
4	1883 History of Butler Co. by Waterman, p.340 "Archibald St. Clair, of Irish birth, settled one mile west of Unionville, about the year 1801. His children were John, Robert, Joseph, Archibald, Margaret (Hoag), Jane (McDavitt), Mary (Thompson), Rachel (Matthews), Elizabeth (McMichael). Mrs Hoag is the only survivor. Robert St. Clair married Eleanor Wright, and lived on the old Wright homestead.
5	1883 History of Butler Co. by Waterman, p.340 "About 1803, David Wright, a native of Ireland, moved from the vicinity of Baltimore, and settled where Robert St. Clair now lives. He was the father of the following children: Samuel, Margaret (Stevenson), Nancy and Sarah. None are now living. Samuel was an 1812 soldier. p. 341 "The name of David Wright appeared among the first settlers His death occurred in 1823; the farm is now owned by his grandson, Robert St. Clair, with whom his sister Margaret resides. Robert's father, also named Robert, purchased it of his father-in-law, David Wright, so the property has been in the famiy ever since its purchase, in 1804, of Philip and Peter Fryer, at what then seemed an extravagant price $8 per acre. Robert St. Clair, Sr. , was the son of Archibald St. Clair, previously noticed."
6	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams]	N/A

Source notes

• The biobraphical sketch from the 1895 History of Butler County, p. 340, of David Wright does not list Eleanor Wright as his daughter, although it does say that his homestead is now the residence of Eleanor & Robert St. Clair. Eleanor was in fact his daughter, as is clarified in the second entry re. David Wrighton p. 341 .
• Eleanor Wright (St. Clair) does not appear in the census after 1860.