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Katherine Bright 1505 – 1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Lenham, Kent, England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1561

Death Location: Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)

Father: Sir Bright

Mother: Lady Francis)

Spouse(s): Robert plague

Children(s): Mary Martyr

In 1505, Katherine Bright Lady entered the world in Lenham, Kent, England, born to Sir Richard Bright and Lady Isabel Bright (de Francis). Katherine Bright Lady married Robert Atwater\Waters, Justice of the Peace, all sons died of plague, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Honywood Atwater, had 16 children, witnessed burning of John Bradford the Martyr. Katherine Bright Lady passed away in 1561 in Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England).

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Biography

  • In 1505, Katherine Bright Lady entered the world in Lenham, Kent, England, born to Sir Richard Bright and Lady Isabel Bright (de Francis).
  • Katherine Bright Lady married Robert Atwater\Waters, Justice of the Peace, all sons died of plague, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Honywood Atwater, had 16 children, witnessed burning of John Bradford the Martyr.
  • Katherine Bright Lady passed away in 1561 in Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England).

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Katherine Bright's Ancestors

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Katherine Bright
1505 – 1561
Birth Place: Lenham, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Richard Bright
1478 – 1545
Collen, Berks, England
Lady (Isabel Bright (de) Francis)
1487 – 1540
Abingdon, Berkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Bright's Descendants

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Katherine Bright (1505 – 22 Apr 1561) m. Robert (Atwater\Waters, Justice of the Peace, all sons died of) plague (1497 – 15 May 1565)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Honywood Atwater, had 16 children, witnessed burning of John Bradford the) Martyr (22 Nov 1527 – 16 May 1620) m. Sir (Robert Honywood) Honeywood (18 Sep 1525 – 22 Apr 1576)
    1. 1. Sir (Robert) Honeywood (18 Sep 1545 – 11 Jun 1627) m. Lady (Dorothy Crooke, Baroness) Honywood (1549 – 11 May 1620)
      1. 1. Lady (Dorothy (Countess of Thompson)) Honeywood (25 Dec 1552 – 13 Feb 1642) m. William Tompson (1550 – 07 Sep 1599)
        1. 1. Rev (William) Thompson (4 Jan 1576 – Jul 1623) m. Cunningham, (Elizabeth William Clark Archibald) Thompson (1570 – 20 Feb 1630 (12 Aug 1631))
    2. 2. Lady (Grace) Honeywood (2 Dec 1556 – Dec 1621) m. Michael (Heneage - Member of the Society of Antiquaries - Cambridge Alumni - Author - Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London) - (27 Sep 1540 – 30 Dec 1600)
      1. 1. Sir (Knight George) Heneage (Nov 1590 – 07 Feb 1660) m. Elizabeth Tresham (1594 – 11 Dec 1647)
        1. 1. George Heneage (1625 – 15 July 1667) m. Mary Kemp (Abt. 1615 – 19 Oct 1709)

Katherine Bright's Timeline

4 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Katherine Bright Lady in Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
1505
1505
Birth of Katherine Bright Lady in Lenham, Kent, England
Lenham, Kent, England
1561
22 Apr 1561
Age 56
Death of Katherine Bright Lady in Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)
Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)
1561
22 Apr 1561
Age 56
Death of Katherine Bright Lady in Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)
Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Maidenwell, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Lenham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Atwater history and genealogy
    [2] The Brights of Suffolk, England : represented in America by the descendants of Henry Bright, Jun.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1561
    Event Place: Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1561
    Event Place: Lenham, Kent, England (buried at St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England)
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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