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Mary Bright 1558 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Roxwell,,Essex,England

Death Date: 1604

Death Location: Roxwell, Essex, England

Father: thomas bright

Mother: margaret payton

Spouse(s): Ralph Josselyn, Ralfe Joslin

Children(s): John Josselyn, Joan Josselyn, Joseph Josselyn, John Josselyn, Dorothy Josselyn, Anna Josselyne, Ralph Josselyn, Thomas Josselyn, Joseph Josselyn, Nathaniel Josselyn, Elizabeth Josselyn, Joanna White, Agnes Josselyn, Anne Josselyn

The story of Mary Bright began in 1558 in Roxwell,,Essex,England. Mary Bright married Ralph Josselyn, Ralfe Joslin, and had children including John Josselyn, Joan Josselyn, Joseph Josselyn, John Josselyn, Dorothy Josselyn, Anna Josselyne, Ralph Josselyn, Thomas Josselyn, Joseph Josselyn, Nathaniel Josselyn, Elizabeth Josselyn, Joanna White, Agnes Josselyn, Anne Josselyn. Mary Bright passed away in 1604 in Roxwell, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Bright began in 1558 in Roxwell,,Essex,England.
  • Mary Bright married Ralph Josselyn, Ralfe Joslin, and had children including John Josselyn, Joan Josselyn, Joseph Josselyn, John Josselyn, Dorothy Josselyn, Anna Josselyne, Ralph Josselyn, Thomas Josselyn, Joseph Josselyn, Nathaniel Josselyn, Elizabeth Josselyn, Joanna White, Agnes Josselyn, Anne Josselyn.
  • Mary Bright passed away in 1604 in Roxwell, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

thomas bright
1537 – 1587
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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margaret payton
1533 – 1599
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Ralph Josselyn
1556 – 1632
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England
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Ralfe Joslin
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Josselyn
1525 – 1579
Birth Location: Fyfield,,Essex,England
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Joan Josselyn
1558 – 1582
Birth Location: Chignal Smealy, Essex, England
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Joseph Josselyn
1580 – 1581
Birth Location: –
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John Josselyn
1584 – 1635
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, England
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Dorothy Josselyn
1586 – 1606
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, England
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Anna Josselyne
1588 – 1653
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, , England
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Ralph Josselyn
1590 – 1656
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, , England
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Thomas Josselyn
1592 – 1661
Birth Location: Bollinghatch, Roxwell, Essex, England
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Joseph Josselyn
1600 – 1639
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, , England
JJ
Nathaniel Josselyn
1602 – 1668
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, , England
NJ
Elizabeth Josselyn
1604 – 1642
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, , England
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Joanna White
1627 – 1697
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Agnes Josselyn
– 1550
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, , England
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Anne Josselyn
– 1642
Birth Location: –
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Mary Bright's Ancestors

Self
Mary Bright
1558 – 1604
Birth Place: Roxwell,,Essex,England
Parents
thomas bright
1537 – 1587
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
margaret payton
1533 – 1599
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Walter Bright
1495 – 1551
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England
Lady (Margaret) Elwolde
1524 – 1551
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, , England,
Great-Grandparents
John Bright
1469 – 1545
Joan Raleigh
1473 – 1551
JOHN ELWOLDE
1504 – 1541
Anne Dacre
1495 – 1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Bright
1445 – 1525
Lady Elwolde
1448 – 1497

Mary Bright's Descendants

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Mary Bright (1558 – 1604) m. Ralph Josselyn (1556 – 19 Mar 1632) m. Ralfe Joslin
  1. 1. John Josselyn (1525 – 1579-02-18)
  2. 2. Joan Josselyn (1558 – 1582)
  3. 3. Joseph Josselyn (1580 – 1581)
  4. 4. John Josselyn (1584 – 28 Oct 1635)
  5. 5. Dorothy Josselyn (4 Sep 1586 – 17 Jan 1606)
  6. 6. Anna Josselyne (25 Aug 1588 – 1653)
  7. 7. Ralph Josselyn (8 Jul 1590 – 6 Feb 1656)
  8. 8. Thomas Josselyn (1592 – 1661) m. Rebecca Marlowe (1592 – 1669)
    1. 1. Rebecca Joslin (1617 – )
    2. 2. Abraham Josselyn (6 April 1619 – April 17, 1670)
      1. 1. Thomas Joslin (21 Jun 1658 – 1722) m. Mary VAUGHN* (03 JUL 1658 – 24 Aug 1720)
        1. 1. Keziah (Joslin) (Josselyn) (1678 – 1684)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Joslin (1682 – )
        3. 3. Thomas Joslin (1684 – 2 Feb 1724)
        4. 4. Freelove Joslin (1684 – 1693)
        5. 5. Freelove Joslin (22 Dec 1684 – 17 Jul 1752)
        6. 6. Mary Joslin (22 Dec 1684 – 17 Jul 1752)
        7. 7. Samuel Joslin (1686 – 1687)
        8. 8. Samuel Joslin (1686 – 1771)
        9. 9. Lindsey Joslin (1690 – 1691)
        10. 10. Isaac Joslin (1694 – 2 Feb 1724)
        11. 11. Keziah (Joslin) (Josselyn) (17 Dec 1695 – 1724)
        12. 12. Henry (Vaughn Joslin) (Josselyn) (24 Mar 1696 – 21 May 1743) m. Elizabeth Matteson (9 Oct 1700 – 13 Jun 1788)
        13. 13. Keziah Joslin (1698 – Bef 1791)
    3. 3. Dorothy Joslin (1624 – )
    4. 4. Nathaniel Joslin (1627 – 8 Apr 1694)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Joslin (1629 – )
    6. 6. Mary Joslin (1634 – )
  9. 9. Joseph Josselyn (06 Jun 1600 – 12 Nov 1639)
  10. 10. Nathaniel Josselyn (29 Sep 1602 – 24 Sep 1668)
  11. 11. Elizabeth Josselyn (23 Sep 1604 – 07 Nov 1642)
  12. 12. Joanna White (1627 – 11 Sep 1697)
  13. 13. Agnes Josselyn ( – 1550)
  14. 14. Anne Josselyn ( – 1642)

Mary Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Mary Bright in Roxwell,,Essex,England
Roxwell,,Essex,England
1604
1604
Age 46
Death of Mary Bright in Roxwell, Essex, England
Roxwell, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Roxwell,,Essex,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Roxwell, Essex, England
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