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Francis Wright 1601–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 Nov 1654

Death Location: Surrey, England

Father: Sir Wright

Mother: Grace BECKWITH

Spouse(s): Lady Meriton

Children(s): The Wright

In 1601, Francis Wright entered the world in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Francis Wright And Grace Beckwith. Francis Wright married Lady Mary Anne Meriton, and had children including The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright. Francis Wright passed away in 1654 in Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1601, Francis Wright entered the world in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Francis Wright And Grace Beckwith.
  • Francis Wright married Lady Mary Anne Meriton, and had children including The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright.
  • Francis Wright passed away in 1654 in Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Wright's Ancestors

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Francis Wright
1601–1654
Birth Place: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Francis Wright
1574–1651
Bolton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace BECKWITH
1567–1670
Aldborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
SIR (FRANCIS Wright OF) SOWERBY
1547–1628
Sowerby (near Thirsk), Yorkshire, England
Lady (Anne de) MARKHAM
1554–1613
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Markham
1520–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Knight Markham
1500–1559
Lady Heaveringham
1482–1570

Francis Wright's Descendants

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Francis Wright (1601–29 Nov 1654) m. Lady (Mary "Anne") Meriton (1605–24 Dec 1670)
  1. 1. The (Reverend Sir George Meriton) Wright 1629–1674 m. Margaret Acey 1630–1748
    1. 1. Henry Wright 1657–1741 m. Mary Dawson 1664–1734
      1. 1. Henry (H) Wright 1697–1744 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hopkins 1677–1735
        1. 1. William Wright 1727–1765 m. Sarah (Noble) Wright 1730–1816
      2. 2. Elizabeth Rockhold 1694–

Francis Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1601
1601
Birth of Francis Wright in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1654
29 Nov 1654
Age 53
Burial of Francis Wright in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1655
1655
Age 54
Death of Francis Wright in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1654
    Event Place: Surrey, England

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