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Francis Wright 1601 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1655

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Francis Wright

Mother: Grace Beckwith

Spouse(s): Anne Merriton

Children(s): Francis Wright, George Wright, William Wright, Thomas Wright, Richard Wright, Christopher Wright, Sister Wright, Ann Wright, Grace Wright

Francis Wright was born in 1601 in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, the child of Francis Wright and Grace Beckwith. Francis Wright married Anne Merriton, and had children including Francis Wright, George Wright, William Wright, Thomas Wright, Richard Wright, Christopher Wright, Sister Wright, Ann Wright, Grace Wright. Francis Wright passed away in 1655 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Francis Wright was born in 1601 in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, the child of Francis Wright and Grace Beckwith.
  • Francis Wright married Anne Merriton, and had children including Francis Wright, George Wright, William Wright, Thomas Wright, Richard Wright, Christopher Wright, Sister Wright, Ann Wright, Grace Wright.
  • Francis Wright passed away in 1655 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Wright's Ancestors

Self
Francis Wright
1601 – 1655
Birth Place: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Francis Wright
1563 – 1651
Aldborough, Yorkshire, England
Grace Beckwith
1584 – 1665
Aldborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Francis Wright
1553 – 1623
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Anne Markham
1554 – 1618
Sowerby, England
Roger Beckwith
– 1634
Clint, Yorkshire, England
Susanna Bracherbury
Durham, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Wright
1523 – 1621
Ann Thornton
1530 – 1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert WRIGHT
1501 – 1594
Anne Grimston
1506 – 1526

Francis Wright's Descendants

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Francis Wright (1601 – 16 Mar 1655) m. Anne Merriton (1612 – 29 Mar 1670)
  1. 1. Francis Wright (1627 – 6 Jun 1674)
  2. 2. George Wright (1629 – 6 Jun 1674)
  3. 3. William Wright (1630 – 1715)
  4. 4. Thomas Wright (1631 – )
  5. 5. Richard Wright (1 Dec 1633 – 10 Dec 1663) m. Ann Matron (1639 – 1707)
    1. 1. Mathew Wright (1658 – )
    2. 2. Mottrom Wright (1658 – 10 Oct 1700)
    3. 3. Anne Wright (1658 – 1677)
    4. 4. Daughter Wright (1659 – )
    5. 5. Francis (E) Wright (Aug 1660 – 23 Jun 1713) m. MARTHA COX (1664 – 1738) m. Anne (Pope) Washington (1660 – 11 March 1697)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Reade (1685 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Reade (1685 – )
      3. 3. John Wright (25 February 1685 – 28 May 1739)
      4. 4. George Reade (1686 – )
      5. 5. William Wright (1690 – 1805)
      6. 6. Presley Wright (1690 – )
      7. 7. Nancy Wright (1691 – )
      8. 8. Francis Wright (1710 – 7 Sep 1767) m. Mary Hawkins (1713 – 1773)
        1. 1. Anna Wright (1729 – 1767)
        2. 2. Benjamin Wright (1730 – 10 Mar 1824) m. Frances Haley (1732 – 16 Mar 1815) m. Elizabeth Lastname (1730 – 01 Dec 1807)
        3. 3. Mary Wright (1735 – 17 Oct 1808) m. Richard SHELTON (14 Aug 1728 – 5 Jan 1821) m. William Clements (1724 – 20 Jun 1803)
        4. 4. Isaac Wright (1735 – 1830) m. Susannah Ellis (9 Nov 1744 – Jul 1828)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Wright (Sep 1738 – 1768)
        6. 6. Moses Wright (1740 – 1833)
        7. 7. Thomas Wright (1746 – 1793)
        8. 8. Jefferson WRIGHT (1746 – 8 Apr 1810)
        9. 9. John Wright (1756 – 25 Jun 1810)
      9. 9. Anne Wright (1686 – 29 Nov 1763)
      10. 10. Henry Kendall (5 Jan 1699 – 1758)
    6. 6. John Wright (1662 – 26 May 1714)
    7. 7. Richard (B) Wright
  6. 6. Christopher Wright (1634 – )
  7. 7. Sister Wright (1635 – )
  8. 8. Ann Wright (1641 – 5 Oct 1671)
  9. 9. Grace Wright (1641 – )

Francis Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of Francis Wright in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
1655
16 Mar 1655
Age 54
Death of Francis Wright in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1655
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

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