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Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright 1522–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1522

Birth Location: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Wright

Mother: Lady Rudstone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thorpe

Children(s): Countess Wright

Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright was born in 1522 in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England, the child of Lord Robert Ii Fitzjohn Wright And Lady Ursula Rudstone. Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright married Elizabeth Grace Thorpe, and had children including Countess Elizabeth Wright. Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright passed away in 1594 in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright was born in 1522 in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England, the child of Lord Robert Ii Fitzjohn Wright And Lady Ursula Rudstone.
  • Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright married Elizabeth Grace Thorpe, and had children including Countess Elizabeth Wright.
  • Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright passed away in 1594 in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Wright's Ancestors

Self
Lord Wright
1522–1594
Birth Place: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Lord Robert II Fitzjohn Wright
1501–1594
Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Ursula) Rudstone
1517–1594
Hayton, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Rev. John Robert Wright, Lord of Kelvedon, Steward To) Hen
1450–1509
Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Hunt Deville Wright, of) Kelvedon
1452–1509
Dagenham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Nicholas (Fitz-Walter de Rudstone) VIII
1492–1556
Hayton, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England
Jane (de) Mallory
1497–1534
Studely, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Wright's Descendants

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Lord (Johnathon 'John the Elder') Wright (19 Jun 1522–1594) m. Elizabeth (Grace) Thorpe (1534–18 Jan 1611)
  1. 1. Countess (Elizabeth) Wright 1546–1598 m. Earl (William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry) Sherman 1540–1602
    1. 1. Elizabeth Sherman 1560–1657 m. James Buck 1555–1625
      1. 1. William ("Will" Langdon) Buck 1585–1658 m. Margaret (Grace 16 Goode Neave) #4427 1585–1657
        1. 1. Margaret (Buck) Thurston 1605–1662 m. John Thurston 1601–1685

Lord Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1522
19 Jun 1522
Birth of Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England
Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England
1594
1594
Age 72
Death of Lord Johnathon 'John the Elder' Wright in Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1522
    Event Place: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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