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Dorothy Bray 1524–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 OCT 1605

Death Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmund Braye

Mother: Jane Halliwell

Spouse(s): Edmund Brydges

Children(s): Joan Bridge, Edward Brydges, Henry Bridges, William Brydges, Annes Bridge, Giles Brydges, Gilbert Sudeley, Alice Bridge, Eleanor Brydges, Anthony Bridges, John Bridge, Charles Brydges, Katherine Brydges, Richard Brydges, Edward Bridge, Anthony Brydges, Dorothy Bridge, Cicily Brydges, William Bridge

The story of Dorothy Bray began in 1524 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Dorothy Bray married Edmund Brydges, and had children including Alice Bridge, Annes Bridge, Anthony Bridges, Anthony Brydges, Charles Brydges, Cicily Brydges, Dorothy Bridge, Edward Bridge, Edward Brydges, Eleanor Brydges, Gilbert Brydges Lord Chandos Van Sudeley, Giles Brydges, Henry Bridges, Joan Bridge, John Bridge, Katherine Brydges, Richard Brydges, William Bridge, William Brydges. Dorothy Bray passed away in 1605 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Bray began in 1524 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Dorothy Bray married Edmund Brydges, and had children including Alice Bridge, Annes Bridge, Anthony Bridges, Anthony Brydges, Charles Brydges, Cicily Brydges, Dorothy Bridge, Edward Bridge, Edward Brydges, Eleanor Brydges, Gilbert Brydges Lord Chandos Van Sudeley, Giles Brydges, Henry Bridges, Joan Bridge, John Bridge, Katherine Brydges, Richard Brydges, William Bridge, William Brydges.
  • Dorothy Bray passed away in 1605 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Dorothy Bray's Ancestors

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Dorothy Bray
1524–1605
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Braye
1484–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Halliwell
1484–1558
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Bray
1464–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Johanna Troughton
1458–1487
Barrington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Richard Halighwell
1462–1506
Holwell, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Halighwell
1465–1564
Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Braye
1430–1485
Joan Troughton
1440–1496
John Halighwell
1428–1500
Elizabeth
1430–
John Norbury
1438–1504
Alice Gilbert
1442–1502
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Braye
1404–1455
Jane Howell
1406–
Henry Norbury
1408–1464
Anne Croyser
1408–1464
Otho Gilbert
1419–1493
Elizabeth Hill
1423–1456

Dorothy Bray's Descendants

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Dorothy Bray (1524–31 OCT 1605) m. Edmund Brydges (1522–BEF 15/15 JUN 1572/1573)
  1. 1. Joan Bridge 1548– m. John (Yardley) Wilmot 1545–
    1. 1. Benjamin Wilmot 1589–1669 m. Ann Ladd 1592–1668 m. Ann Ladd 1592–1668
      1. 1. William Wilmot 1632–1687 m. Sarah Thomas 1639–1711
        1. 1. Sarah Wilmot 1662–1731 m. Thomas Hotchkiss 1654–1711
        2. 2. Benjamin Wilmot 1661–1728 m. Mary Beecher 1672–1759
        3. 3. Joseph Wilmot 1661–1739
        4. 4. William Wilmot 1665–1715 m. Mary Chidsey 1659–1650 m. Sarah Clark –1660
        5. 5. John Wilmot 1667–1731 m. Sarah Clark 1671–1747
        6. 6. Anne Wilmot 1670–1728 m. Peter Carrington 1662–1727
        7. 7. Alexander Wilmot 1672–1721 m. Mary Brown 1680–1753 m. Sarah Brown 1672–1697
        8. 8. Tabitha Wilmot 1675–1675
        9. 9. Mary Wilmot 1676–1742 m. Joseph Dorman 1669–1712 m. Benjamin Wooding 1670–1738
        10. 10. Thomas Wilmot 1679–1752 m. Mary Barnes 1684– m. Mary Lines 1679–1720 m. Sarah Barnes 1683–
        11. 11. Elizabeth Wilmot 1681–1758 m. Richard Sperry 1681–1740
      2. 2. Benjamin Wilmot 1611–1657 m. Elizabeth Tenney 1610–1668
      3. 3. Nicholas Wilmot 1621–1684
      4. 4. Thomas Wilmot 1629–1690 m. Sarah Thompson 1636– m. Elizabeth (Wilmot or) Wilmarth 1634–1676
      5. 5. Hannah Wilmot 1645–1681 m. Samuel Miles 1640–1678 m. Miles Merwin 1658–1724
    2. 2. Agnes Wilmot 1570–
    3. 3. William Wilmot 1571–
    4. 4. Dorothye Wilmot 1573–
    5. 5. John Wilmot 1575–
    6. 6. Margaret Wilmot 1576–
    7. 7. Richard Wilmot 1577–
    8. 8. Thomas Wilmont 1580– m. Agnes Bridge 1575–1703 m. Elizabeth 1580–1639
  2. 2. Edward Brydges 1542–
  3. 3. Henry Bridges 1544–1597
  4. 4. William Brydges 1547–1602 m. Mary Hopton 1548–1623
  5. 5. Annes Bridge 1548–
  6. 6. Giles Brydges 1548–1593 m. Frances (Fiennes) Clinton 1552–1623
  7. 7. Gilbert (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley 1548–1593 m. Frances (van) Fiennes 1550–1623
  8. 8. Alice Bridge 1549–
  9. 9. Eleanor Brydges 1550–
  10. 10. Anthony Bridges 1552– m. Catherine Fortescue 1559–
  11. 11. John Bridge 1553–1553
  12. 12. Charles Brydges 1554– m. Charles Brydges 1556– m. Charles Brydges 1558–
  13. 13. Katherine Brydges 1554– m. William Sandys 1545–1623
  14. 14. Richard Brydges 1556–
  15. 15. Edward Bridge 1556–1560
  16. 16. Anthony Brydges 1558–1617
  17. 17. Dorothy Bridge 1558–1563
  18. 18. Cicily Brydges 1560–
  19. 19. William Bridge 1565–

Dorothy Bray's Timeline

4 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1605
    Event Place: Minety, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1605
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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