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I recently took an Ancestry DNA test and one of my matches, apparently through the WRIGHT line, was with a cousin in Jamaica. She knows precious little about her ancestry and asked me if I might be able to offer any help. What I discovered made me realise that I am totally out of my comfort zone so I thought I'd see if anyone here were able to help or give any advice.
I did come across the http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/index.htm site which appears to be very comprehensive but my lack of knowledge of Jamaican history and geography means that I was very soon lost.
If I lay out the few facts that I have then perhaps someone will be able to suggest a line of research.
My cousin is a great granddaughter of John WRIGHT who lived in Albert Town, which is in the hills (elevation 2,150ft)  of the southern part of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica.
The only actual evidence of his name is on the 1907 marriage registration of his son, Daniel Robert Wright who was born in Albert Town in 1867., when John Wright was stated to be Daniel’s father, which was a requirement.
There is also a reference to him in a book by Ashton WRIGHT published in 1994 which states that-

“His (Daniel’s)  father, an Englishman, came to Jamaica to participate in the construction of the Freeman’s Hall Sugar Estate in Upper (Southern) Trelawny. Those who knew my grandfather described him as a bit of a ‘roughneck’, who married the most attractive and cultured black young lady in the community”.

Daniel also had 3 brothers, William Joshua Wright, born in 1869, Joseph Wright and John Wright.

And that's all that is known.

There is John WRIGHT in my direct line who might fill the bill, there is one born in 1816 (which would have made him 51 when Daniel was born) who died in Michigan, USA in 1882 but that's the only 'oddity'.

I'd be grateful for any ideas.

Simon

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