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Lord Thomas Bright 1537–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 August 1537

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 23 September 1587

Death Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father: Lord Brighte

Mother: Lady Raleigh

Spouse(s): Margaret Payton

Children(s): Thomas Brighte, Mary Bright, Margaret Bright, Robert Bright, Jasper Bright, Sir Bright, Alice Bright, Susan Bright, Joan Bright, Anne Bright, Katherine Bright

In 1537, Lord Thomas Bright entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Lord Sir Walter John Brighte And Lady Margaret Joane Elwolde Elwood Bright Raleigh. Lord Thomas Bright married Margaret Payton, and had children including Alice Bright, Anne Bright, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Katherine Bright, Margaret Bright, Mary Bright, Robert Bright, Sir Henry Bright, Susan Bright, Thomas Brighte. Lord Thomas Bright passed away in 1587 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Lord Thomas Bright entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Lord Sir Walter John Brighte And Lady Margaret Joane Elwolde Elwood Bright Raleigh.
  • Lord Thomas Bright married Margaret Payton, and had children including Alice Bright, Anne Bright, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Katherine Bright, Margaret Bright, Mary Bright, Robert Bright, Sir Henry Bright, Susan Bright, Thomas Brighte.
  • Lord Thomas Bright passed away in 1587 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Lord Bright's Ancestors

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Lord Bright
1537–1587
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Lord Sir Walter John Brighte
1469–1551
1495 - Risby, located West of Bury St. Edmunds, West Suffolk, Eastern Corner of the Kingdom of England. / 1501 - Suffolk, England. / 1469, 1495 or 1511 - St. Marys, Bury St. Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.
Lady (Margaret \ Joane Elwolde Elwood Bright \) Raleigh
1473–1551
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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Lord Bright's Descendants

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Lord (Thomas) Bright (29 August 1537–23 September 1587) m. Margaret Payton (1533–20 November 1599)
  1. 1. Thomas Brighte 1569–1626 m. Elizabeth Lastlest 1569–1612
    1. 1. Ann Bright 1594–1686 m. Richard Bates 1598–1660
      1. 1. Emmota Bate 1634–1702 m. George Reaney 1627–1699
        1. 1. Francis (Reaney) GGGGGGF 1667–1722 m. Mary Pogson 1665–1741
    2. 2. John Bright –1660
    3. 3. Hugo Bright 1598–
    4. 4. Thomas Bright 1596–1687
    5. 5. Alicia Bright 1595–
  2. 2. Mary Bright 1562–1661
  3. 3. Margaret Bright 1564–
  4. 4. Robert Bright 1556–1630
  5. 5. Jasper Bright 1567–1629
  6. 6. Sir (Henry) Bright 1560–1609
  7. 7. Alice Bright 1579–1582
  8. 8. Susan Bright 1575–1579
  9. 9. Joan Bright 1569–1572
  10. 10. Anne Bright 1566–1634
  11. 11. Katherine Bright 1557–1563

Lord Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1537
29 August 1537
Birth of Lord Thomas Bright in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1587
23 September 1587
Age 50
Death of Lord Thomas Bright in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1537
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1587
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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