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Captain William Wright 1578–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 July 1578

Birth Location: South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: 12 March 1638

Death Location: South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England

Father: Lord Esquire

Mother: Lady Pake

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In 1578, Captain William Wright entered the world in South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England, born to Lord Thomas Wright Esquire And Lady Roberdye Roberta Pake. Captain William Wright passed away in 1638 in South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1578, Captain William Wright entered the world in South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England, born to Lord Thomas Wright Esquire And Lady Roberdye Roberta Pake.
  • Captain William Wright passed away in 1638 in South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England.

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Captain Wright's Ancestors

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Captain Wright
1578–1638
Birth Place: South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Wright Esquire
1548–1603
South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
Lady (Roberdye Roberta) Pake
1547–1617
South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
Grandparents
Lord (Robert "of the Moat House" Wright (of Brook Hall of Great & Little) Ropera)
1516–1587
Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Murray Christie) Green
1519–1587
Navestock, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
Christopher (Pake Peake) Sir
1526–1610
Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England
Lady (Joan Merrylls Drury, Belle, Peake,) Webbe
1527–1616
Hempstead, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1488–1551
Olive Dagenham
1487–1560
"Sir Greene,
1490–1558
Elizabeth Green
1490–1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wright
–1509
Samuel Hubbard
1466–1520
Katherine Wright
1469–1558
Thomas Greene
1461–
Joan Fogge
1469–

Captain Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1578
29 July 1578
Birth of Captain William Wright in South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
1638
12 March 1638
Age 60
Death of Captain William Wright in South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 July 1578
    Event Place: South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1638
    Event Place: South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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