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Dorothy Bray 1524–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 31 Oct 1605

Death Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Father: Sir Braye

Mother: Jane Halywell

Spouse(s): Edmund Brydges, Lord Brydges, William Knollys

Children(s): Giles Brydges, Edward Brydges, Henry Brydges, Ann Brydges, Alice Brydges, Eleanor Brydges, William Brydges, Anthony Brydges, John Brydges, Katherine Brydges, Richard Brydges, Edward Brydges, Dorothy Brydges, Cicily Brydges, William Brydges

The story of Dorothy Bray began in 1524 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. Dorothy Bray married Edmund Brydges, Lord Edmund Brydges, William Knollys, and had children including Alice Brydges, Ann Brydges, Anthony Brydges, Cicily Brydges, Dorothy Brydges, Edward Brydges, Eleanor Brydges, Giles Brydges, Henry Brydges, John Brydges, Katherine Brydges, Richard Brydges, William Brydges. Dorothy Bray passed away in 1605 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Bray began in 1524 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Dorothy Bray married Edmund Brydges, Lord Edmund Brydges, William Knollys, and had children including Alice Brydges, Ann Brydges, Anthony Brydges, Cicily Brydges, Dorothy Brydges, Edward Brydges, Eleanor Brydges, Giles Brydges, Henry Brydges, John Brydges, Katherine Brydges, Richard Brydges, William Brydges.
  • Dorothy Bray passed away in 1605 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Bray's Ancestors

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Dorothy Bray
1524–1605
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir John Edmund Braye
1484–1539
Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
Jane Halywell
1486–1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Younger
1458–1515
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
Johanna Troughton
1464–1558
London, Middlesex, , England
Richard Halighwell
1462–1506
Holwell, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Johanna Troughton
1458–1485
Barrington, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Baron Holwell
1435–1500
Elizabeth
1438–1516
John Troughton
1420–1490
Beatrice Bohun
1416–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Halighwell
1404–1464
Alice Piperell
1408–1444
John Troughton
1396–1445
Joan Copeland
1402–1472
John Bohun
1362–1433
Anne Halsham
1383–1438

Dorothy Bray's Descendants

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Dorothy Bray (1524–31 Oct 1605) m. Edmund Brydges (1520–Mar 1573) m. Lord (Edmund) Brydges (1520–11 Sep 1573) m. William Knollys (1545–May 1632)
  1. 1. Giles Brydges 1548–1593 m. Frances (Fiennes) Clinton 1551–1623
    1. 1. Catherine Brydges 1580–1657 m. Francis Russell 1587–1641 m. Timothy Gates 1580–1635
      1. 1. Catherine (Ann) Russell 1615–1676 m. Robert Greville 1607–1643
        1. 1. Thamozin Brooke 1644– m. William Alston 1637–1708
        2. 2. Francis Greville 1631–1658
        3. 3. Edward Greville 1635–1655
        4. 4. Robert Greville 1638–1676
        5. 5. Fulke Greville 1643–1710 m. Sarah Dashwood 1645–1705
        6. 6. Thomasin (Thomasina) Greville 1643–1669
        7. 7. Algermon Greville 1645–
      2. 2. John Russell 1608–1686
      3. 3. Catherine Russell 1609–1642
      4. 4. Francis Russell 1609–1698 m. Katherine Grey 1644–1695
      5. 5. Elizabeth Russell 1612–1612
      6. 6. Frances Russell 1612–1612
      7. 7. William Russell 1613–1700 m. Anne (Countess of Bedford) Carr 1615–1684
      8. 8. Margaret Russell 1613–1676 m. James Hay 1612–1669 m. Edward Montague 1602–1671
      9. 9. Anne Russell 1616–1697 m. George Digby 1612–1677 m. Thomas Millington 1620–1703 m. Thomas (Millington) Knight 1628–1704
      10. 10. Margaret Russell 1621–1672 m. Robert Anderson 1600–1670
      11. 11. Edward Russel 1622–1665 m. Penelope Hill. 1625–1694 m. Mary 1626– m. Penelope Hill 1639–
      12. 12. Diana Russell 1624–1696 m. Francis Newport 1620–1708 m. William Newport 1619–1708
      13. 13. Elizabeth Russell –1605
    2. 2. Elizabeth Brydges 1578–1617 m. John Kennedy 1570–1622
    3. 3. Frances Brydges 1580–1580
    4. 4. Gyles Brydges 1580–1580
    5. 5. Charles Brydges 1580–
    6. 6. John Brydges 1581–1582
    7. 7. Thomas Brydges 1582–
  2. 2. Edward Brydges 1542–
  3. 3. Henry Brydges 1544–1597 m. Anne Hungerford 1546–1624
  4. 4. Ann Brydges 1548–
  5. 5. Alice Brydges 1549–
  6. 6. Eleanor Brydges 1550–
  7. 7. William Brydges 1552–1602 m. Mary (Hopton) Westwood 1548–1624
  8. 8. Anthony Brydges 1552–1617 m. Emma 1578–
  9. 9. John Brydges 1553–1553
  10. 10. Katherine Brydges 1554– m. William Sandys 1545–1623
  11. 11. Richard Brydges 1556–
  12. 12. Edward Brydges 1556–1560
  13. 13. Dorothy Brydges 1558–1563
  14. 14. Cicily Brydges 1560–
  15. 15. William Brydges 1565–

Dorothy Bray's Timeline

4 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Dorothy Bray in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1524
1524
Dorothy Bray was christened in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1605
31 Oct 1605
Age 81
Death of Dorothy Bray in Minety, Wiltshire, England
Minety, Wiltshire, England
1605
31 Oct 1605
Age 81
Burial of Dorothy Bray in Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Dorothy Bray, person ID L849-2LB.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Dorothy Bray, person ID L849-2LB.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Minety, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Dorothy Bray, person ID L849-2LB.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Dorothy Bray, person ID L849-2LB.

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