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Joan Bright 1472–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1527

Death Location: England

Father: Robert (Bright)

Mother: Anne Blount

Spouse(s): John Chichester

Children(s): Amias Chichester, John (Sir), Mary Chichester, Edward Chichester, Anna Chichester

Joan Bright was born in 1472 in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, the child of Robert John Brett Bright And Anne Blount. Joan Bright married John Chichester, and had children including Amias Chichester, Anna Chichester, Edward Chichester, John Chichester Sir, Mary Chichester. Joan Bright passed away in 1527 in England.

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Biography

  • Joan Bright was born in 1472 in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, the child of Robert John Brett Bright And Anne Blount.
  • Joan Bright married John Chichester, and had children including Amias Chichester, Anna Chichester, Edward Chichester, John Chichester Sir, Mary Chichester.
  • Joan Bright passed away in 1527 in England.

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Joan Bright's Ancestors

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Joan Bright
1472–1527
Birth Place: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
Parents
Robert John Brett (Bright)
1448–1540
Pillond, Pilton, Devon, England
Anne Blount
1448–1474
Pillond, Devon, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Bright's Descendants

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Joan Bright (1472–1527) m. John Chichester (1472–22 Feb 1536)
  1. 1. Amias Chichester 1527–1577
    1. 1. Frances Chichester 1558–1626 m. John Wyatt 1558–1598
      1. 1. Margaret Wyatt 1594–1675 m. Matthew Allen 1605–1671
        1. 1. John Allyn 1630–1696 m. Anna Smith 1640–1669 m. Hannah Lamberton 1633–1716
        2. 2. Thomas Allen 1635–1696 m. Abigail Wareham 1638–
        3. 3. Mary Allen 1627–1703
  2. 2. John (Chichester) (Sir) 1514–1609
  3. 3. Mary Chichester 1502–1612
  4. 4. Edward Chichester 1496–1522
  5. 5. Anna Chichester 1500–

Joan Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1472
1472
Birth of Joan Bright in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
1527
1527
Age 55
Death of Joan Bright in England
England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: England

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