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Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright 1560 – 1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1560

Birth Location: Easington, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Dec 1647

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: Lord Wright

Mother: Lady Thorpe

Spouse(s): Bishop Overton

Children(s): Sir Overton

Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright was born in 1560 in Easington, Yorkshire, England, the child of Lord Jonathan 'John the Elder' Wright and Lady Elizabeth Grace Thorpe. Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright married Bishop William Christopher Overton, and had children including Sir John P Overton. Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright passed away in 1647 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright was born in 1560 in Easington, Yorkshire, England, the child of Lord Jonathan 'John the Elder' Wright and Lady Elizabeth Grace Thorpe.
  • Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright married Bishop William Christopher Overton, and had children including Sir John P Overton.
  • Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright passed away in 1647 in Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Wright
1534 – 1564
Birth Location: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Lady Thorpe
1530 – 1611
Birth Location: Plowland, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Bishop Overton
1560 – 1604
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Children(s)

Sir Overton
1566 – 1654
Birth Location: Easington, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Wright's Ancestors

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Lady Wright
1560 – 1647
Birth Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Lord Jonathan 'John the Elder' Wright
1534 – 1564
Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England, UK
Lady (Elizabeth Grace) Thorpe
1530 – 1611
Plowland, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Thorpe
1500 – 1565
Wanswell, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Catherine) Brooke
1503 – 1542
Cobham Hall , Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Thorpe
1460 – 1514
Sarah
1465 – 1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Wright's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Grace) Wright (9 Nov 1560 – 10 Dec 1647) m. Bishop (William Christopher) Overton (1560 – 1604)
  1. 1. Sir (John P) Overton (1566 – Abt 1654) m. Lady (Joan) Snawsell (Bef. 27 Dec 1586 – Bet. 1612–1678)
    1. 1. Major-General (Robert) Overton (1609 – 1679) m. Alice ("Anne" Elizabeth) Gardiner (abt 1616 – 1664)
      1. 1. Major-General (Sir William) Overton (3 Dec 1628 – 1690) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Waters (1638 – 29 September 1697)
        1. 1. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Overton (28 Jun 1673 – 5 April 1735) m. Captain (Robert Thomas) Anderson (1673 – 22 February 1716)

Lady Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1560
9 Nov 1560
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright in Easington, Yorkshire, England
Easington, Yorkshire, England
1560
9 Nov 1560
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright in Easington, Yorkshire, England
Easington, Yorkshire, England
1647
10 Dec 1647
Age 87
Death of Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1560
    Event Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1560
    Event Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1647
    Event Place: Essex, England
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