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John Wright 1548–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 05, 1548

Birth Location: Wrightsbridge, Essex, England

Death Date: November 12, 1625

Death Location: South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England

Father: John III

Mother: Alice Wright

Spouse(s): Bennett Greene

Children(s): John Wright, Laurence Wright

John Wright was born in 1548 in Wrightsbridge, Essex, England, the child of John Wright Iii And Alice Wright. John Wright married Bennett Greene, and had children including John Wright, Laurence Wright. John Wright passed away in 1625 in South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • John Wright was born in 1548 in Wrightsbridge, Essex, England, the child of John Wright Iii And Alice Wright.
  • John Wright married Bennett Greene, and had children including John Wright, Laurence Wright.
  • John Wright passed away in 1625 in South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1522–1558
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Alice Wright
1520–1560
Birth Location: Havering, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Bennett Greene
1554–1590
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Wright
1569–1640
Birth Location: Dagenham, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England
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Laurence Wright
1590–1657
Birth Location: Brentwood, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
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John Wright's Ancestors

Self
John Wright
1548–1625
Birth Place: Wrightsbridge, Essex, England
Parents
John Wright III
1522–1558
Essex, England
Alice Wright
1520–1560
Havering, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wright's Descendants

1.
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John Wright (May 05, 1548–November 12, 1625) m. Bennett Greene (1554–4 November 1590)
  1. 1. John Wright 1569–1640 m. Martha Castell 1569–1610
    1. 1. Deacon (Samuel) Wright 1606–1665 m. Margaret Stratton 1612–1681
      1. 1. Lydia Bliss 1636–1699 m. Lawrence (Laurence) Bliss 1628–1676
        1. 1. Sarah Bliss 1667–1724 m. Samuel Smith 1664–1724
        2. 2. William Bliss 1670–1733
        3. 3. Samuel Bliss 1662–1733
        4. 4. Pelatiah Bliss 1674–1747 m. Elizabeth Hitchcock 1679–1756
        5. 5. Hannah Colton 1665–1737
      2. 2. James Wright 1638–1723 m. Abigail Wright 1645–1707
        1. 1. Samuel Wright 1675–1734 m. Rebecca Sykes 1678–1760
        2. 2. Jonathan Wright 1681–1743
      3. 3. Mary Wright 1634–1683 m. Jonathan Taylor 1624–1683
        1. 1. Anna Taylor 1651–1651
        2. 2. Deacon (Johnathan) Taylor 1655–1725
        3. 3. Mary Taylor 1649–1700 m. James Taylor 1630–1704
        4. 4. Rebecca Taylor 1657–1665
        5. 5. Samuel (Thomas) Taylor 1652–1689
        6. 6. Thomas Taylor 1660–1691
      4. 4. Lydia Wright 1626–1699
      5. 5. Helped Wright 1631–1664
    2. 2. Martha Wright –1727
  2. 2. Laurence Wright 1590–1657 m. Mary (Duke) (Wright) 1590–1656

John Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1548
May 05, 1548
Birth of John Wright in Wrightsbridge, Essex, England
Wrightsbridge, Essex, England
1625
November 12, 1625
Age 77
Death of John Wright
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 05, 1548
    Event Place: Wrightsbridge, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 12, 1625
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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