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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: Minety, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edmund Braye

Mother: Jane Halliwell

Spouse(s): Edmund Brydges

Children(s): Edward Brydges, Henry Bridges, William Brydges, Giles Brydges, Joan Bridge, Annes Bridge, Gilbert Sudeley, Alice Bridge, Eleanor Brydges, Anthony Bridges, John Bridge, Katherine Brydges, Charles 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 Edward Brydges, Henry Bridges, William Brydges, Giles Brydges, Joan Bridge, Annes Bridge, Gilbert Brydges Lord Chandos van Sudeley, Alice Bridge, Eleanor Brydges, Anthony Bridges, John Bridge, Katherine Brydges, Charles Brydges, Richard Brydges, Edward Bridge, Anthony Brydges, Dorothy Bridge, Cicily Brydges, William Bridge. Dorothy Bray passed away in 1605 in Minety, Wiltshire, 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 Edward Brydges, Henry Bridges, William Brydges, Giles Brydges, Joan Bridge, Annes Bridge, Gilbert Brydges Lord Chandos van Sudeley, Alice Bridge, Eleanor Brydges, Anthony Bridges, John Bridge, Katherine Brydges, Charles Brydges, Richard Brydges, Edward Bridge, Anthony Brydges, Dorothy Bridge, Cicily Brydges, William Bridge.
  • Dorothy Bray passed away in 1605 in Minety, Wiltshire, 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 – 11 MAR 1573)
  1. 1. Edward Brydges (ABT 1542 – )
  2. 2. Henry Bridges (1544 – 14 APR 1597) m. <Living>
  3. 3. William Brydges (1547 – 18 NOV 1602) m. Mary Hopton (1548 – 1623)
  4. 4. Giles Brydges (1548 – 21 FEB 1593) m. Frances (Fiennes) Clinton (1552 – 12 SEP 1623)
  5. 5. Joan Bridge (1548 – ) m. John (Yardley) Wilmot (1545 – unknown)
    1. 1. Agnes Wilmot (22 APR 1570 – )
    2. 2. William Wilmot (24 MAR 1571 – )
    3. 3. Dorothye Wilmot (21 JUN 1573 – )
    4. 4. John Wilmot (24 MAY 1575 – )
    5. 5. Margaret Wilmot (9 FEB 1576 – )
    6. 6. Richard Wilmot (10 JUN 1577 – )
    7. 7. Thomas Wilmont (1580 – ) m. Agnes Bridge (1575 – 1703) m. Elizabeth (1580 – 22 SEP 1639)
    8. 8. Benjamin Wilmot (1589 – 19 AUG 1669) m. Ann Ladd (ABT 1592 – 7 OCT 1668) m. Ann Ladd (1592 – 7 OCT 1668)
      1. 1. Benjamin Wilmot (8 APR 1611 – 8 APR 1651) m. Elizabeth Tenney (8 AUG 1610 – 1685)
      2. 2. Nicholas Wilmot (10 MAR 1621 – 27 SEP 1684)
      3. 3. Thomas Wilmot (1629 – 1689) m. Sarah Thompson (ABT 1636 – ) m. Elizabeth (Wilmot or) Wilmarth (ABT 1634 – 1676)
      4. 4. William Wilmot (1632 – 14 OCT 1687) m. Sarah Thomas (1639 – 28 DEC 1711)
        1. 1. Joseph Wilmot (1661 – 1739)
        2. 2. Benjamin Wilmot (7 MAR 1661 – 1728) m. Mary Beecher (23 FEB 1672 – 1759)
        3. 3. Sarah Wilmot (8 MAR 1662 – 1731) m. Thomas Hotchkiss (31 AUG 1654 – 27 DEC 1711)
        4. 4. William Wilmot (17 OCT 1665 – 25 JAN 1714) m. Mary Chidsey (24 NOV 1659 – 9 OCT 1650) m. Mary Chidsey m. Sarah Clark ( – AFT 1660)
        5. 5. John Wilmot (20 JAN 1667 – 1731) m. Sarah Clark (24 OCT 1671 – AFT 1747)
        6. 6. Anne Wilmot (26 FEB 1670 – 1 JAN 1728) m. Peter Carrington (1662 – 1 JUL 1727)
        7. 7. Alexander Wilmot (13 DEC 1672 – 1721) m. Mary Brown (9 SEP 1680 – 13 DEC 1753) m. Sarah Brown (1672 – 1697)
        8. 8. Tabitha Wilmot (12 NOV 1675 – 15 DEC 1675)
        9. 9. Mary Wilmot (7 JAN 1676 – 23 OCT 1742) m. Joseph Dorman (13 DEC 1669 – 27 JUL 1712) m. Benjamin Wooding (MAY 1670 – 1738)
        10. 10. Thomas Wilmot (21 SEP 1679 – 1752/1758) m. Mary Barnes (ABT 1684 – ) m. Mary Lines (29 JAN 1679 – 1720) m. Sarah Barnes (17 FEB 1683 – )
        11. 11. Elizabeth Wilmot (24 MAR 1681 – 1758) m. Richard Sperry (19 DEC 1681 – 17 MAY 1740)
      5. 5. Hannah Wilmot (25 JAN 1645 – 20 SEP 1681) m. Samuel Miles (12 APR 1640 – 24 DEC 1678) m. Miles Merwin (14 DEC 1658 – 18 SEP 1724)
  6. 6. Annes Bridge (10 FEB 1548 – )
  7. 7. Gilbert (Brydges Lord Chandos van) Sudeley (25 DEC 1548 – 21 FEB 1593) m. Frances (van) Fiennes (1550 – 12 SEP 1623)
  8. 8. Alice Bridge (9 NOV 1549 – )
  9. 9. Eleanor Brydges (1550 – )
  10. 10. Anthony Bridges (ABT 1552 – ) m. Catherine Fortescue (ABT 1559 – )
  11. 11. John Bridge (10 SEP 1553 – 4 OCT 1553)
  12. 12. Katherine Brydges (1554 – ) m. William Sandys (1545 – 29 SEP 1623)
  13. 13. Charles Brydges (ABT 1554 – ) m. Charles Brydges (ABT 1556 – ) m. Charles Brydges (ABT 1558 – )
  14. 14. Richard Brydges (ABT 1556 – )
  15. 15. Edward Bridge (10 SEP 1556 – 24 JUN 1560)
  16. 16. Anthony Brydges (ABT 1558 – 1617)
  17. 17. Dorothy Bridge (20 SEP 1558 – 10 NOV 1563)
  18. 18. Cicily Brydges (ABT 1560 – )
  19. 19. William Bridge (EST 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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