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Dame Rebecca Wright 1634–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1634

Birth Location: St Olave, Old Jewry, London, England (Old Jewish Ghetto in 1600s)

Death Date: 31 May 1711

Death Location: Clapham, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Alderman

Mother: Joane Bennet

Spouse(s): Sir Clapham

Children(s): Dame Atkins, Rebecca Atkins, Elizabeth Atkins, Annabella Atkins, Mary Atkins, Agnes Atkins, Sir Clapham, Henry Atkins

Dame Rebecca Wright was born in 1634 in St Olave, Old Jewry, London, England (Old Jewish Ghetto in 1600s), the child of Sir Edmund Alias Bunckley Wright Alderman And Joane Mills Or Bennet. Dame Rebecca Wright married Sir Richard Atkins 1St Baronet Of Clapham, and had children including Agnes Atkins, Annabella Atkins, Dame Rebecca Mary Atkins, Elizabeth Atkins, Henry Atkins, Mary Atkins, Rebecca Atkins, Sir Richard Atkins 2Nd Baronet Of Clapham. Dame Rebecca Wright passed away in 1711 in Clapham, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Dame Rebecca Wright was born in 1634 in St Olave, Old Jewry, London, England (Old Jewish Ghetto in 1600s), the child of Sir Edmund Alias Bunckley Wright Alderman And Joane Mills Or Bennet.
  • Dame Rebecca Wright married Sir Richard Atkins 1St Baronet Of Clapham, and had children including Agnes Atkins, Annabella Atkins, Dame Rebecca Mary Atkins, Elizabeth Atkins, Henry Atkins, Mary Atkins, Rebecca Atkins, Sir Richard Atkins 2Nd Baronet Of Clapham.
  • Dame Rebecca Wright passed away in 1711 in Clapham, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England.

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Dame Wright's Ancestors

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Dame Wright
1634–1711
Birth Place: St Olave, Old Jewry, London, England (Old Jewish Ghetto in 1600s)
Parents
Sir Edmund ( alias Bunckley) Wright Alderman
1573–1643
Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Joane (Mills OR) Bennet
1598–1643
St Clements Danes, Westminster London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Dame Wright's Descendants

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Dame (Rebecca) Wright (5 Jun 1634–31 May 1711) m. Sir (Richard Atkins, 1st Baronet of) Clapham (1615–19 August 1689)
  1. 1. Dame (Rebecca Mary) Atkins 1666–1744 m. Sir (Wolstan Dixie 3rd Baronet of) Bosworth 1657–1713
    1. 1. Rev. (Beaumont) Dixie 1705–1740 m. Elizabeth Corbett 1701–1780
      1. 1. Mary Dixie 1736–1806 m. Joseph (“Mad Jack”) Churchill 1734–1800
        1. 1. Joseph (Dixie) Churchill 1761–1836 m. Sarah Primrose 1769–1807 m. Susanna Chapman 1780–1862
        2. 2. Penelope (Churchill (Died as) infant) 1764–1764
        3. 3. Eleanor Churchill 1768–
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Churchill 1763–1798
      2. 2. Rebecca Dixie 1730–1769
      3. 3. Richard (Thomas) Dixie 1738–
      4. 4. Rev (Beaumont Joseph) Dixie 1737–1786
    2. 2. Sir (Wolstan Dixie 4th Baronet of) Bosworth 1700–1767
    3. 3. Richard Dixie 1707–1772
    4. 4. Bridget Dixie 1697–1717
    5. 5. Frances Dixie 1694–1787
    6. 6. Barbara Dixie 1688–1767
    7. 7. Rebecca (Marie) Dixie 1686–1731
    8. 8. Matthew Dixie 1710–
  2. 2. Rebecca Atkins 1653–1661
  3. 3. Elizabeth Atkins 1650–
  4. 4. Annabella Atkins 1652–1670
  5. 5. Mary Atkins 1656–1711 m. William Moreton 1641–1715
    1. 1. Annabella Moreton 1687–1774
    2. 2. Margaret Moreton 1689–
    3. 3. Richard Moreton 1686–
    4. 4. Mary Morton 1695–1782
  6. 6. Agnes Atkins 1657–
  7. 7. Sir (Richard Atkins 2nd Baronet of) Clapham 1654–1696
  8. 8. Henry Atkins 1653–1677

Dame Wright's Timeline

5 Records

1634
5 Jun 1634
Birth of Dame Rebecca Wright in St Olave, Old Jewry, London, England (Old Jewish Ghetto in 1600s)
St Olave, Old Jewry, London, England (Old Jewish Ghetto in 1600s)
1634
5 Jun 1634
Dame Rebecca Wright was baptized in Saint Olave Old Jewry, London, London, England
Saint Olave Old Jewry, London, London, England
1648
22 Feb 1648
Age 14
Dame Rebecca Wright was married in St Peter Le Poer, London, England
St Peter Le Poer, London, England
1711
16 May 1711
Age 77
Death of Dame Rebecca Wright in Clapham, Surrey, England
Clapham, Surrey, England
1711
31 May 1711
Age 77
Burial of Dame Rebecca Wright in Clapham, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England
Clapham, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1634
    Event Place: St Olave, Old Jewry, London, England (Old Jewish Ghetto in 1600s)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1634
    Event Place: Saint Olave Old Jewry, London, London, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1648
    Event Place: St Peter Le Poer, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1711
    Event Place: Clapham, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 May 1711
    Event Place: Clapham, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P2219
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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