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Mary Bright 1558 – 1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1558

Birth Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 16 Oct 1634

Death Location: St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Bright

Mother: Margaret Payton

Spouse(s): Ralph (Joscelyn)

Children(s): Agnes Josselyne

Mary Bright Lady of Roxwell Essex was born in 1558 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Lord Thomas Bright and Margaret Payton. Mary Bright Lady of Roxwell Essex married Ralph Josselyn (Joscelyn), and had children including Agnes "Anna" Josselyne. Mary Bright Lady of Roxwell Essex passed away in 1634 in St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Bright Lady of Roxwell Essex was born in 1558 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir Lord Thomas Bright and Margaret Payton.
  • Mary Bright Lady of Roxwell Essex married Ralph Josselyn (Joscelyn), and had children including Agnes "Anna" Josselyne.
  • Mary Bright Lady of Roxwell Essex passed away in 1634 in St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bright
1537 – 1587
Birth Location: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Payton
1533 – 1599
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Ralph (Joscelyn)
1556 – 1632
Birth Location: Chignal-Smealy, Chelmsford, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Agnes Josselyne
1588 – 1653
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, England
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Mary Bright's Ancestors

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Mary Bright
1558 – 1634
Birth Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Lord Thomas Bright
1537 – 1587
St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Payton
1533 – 1599
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Bright's Descendants

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Mary Bright (14 Jun 1558 – 16 Oct 1634) m. Ralph (Josselyn) (Joscelyn) (1556 – 19 Mar 1632)
  1. 1. Agnes ("Anna") Josselyne (25 Aug 1588 – 30 Sep 1653) m. Daniell (17 Hudson, Founder of New England) Hudson's (Aug 25 1587 – 1646)
    1. 1. John Hudson (14 Oct 1621 – AFT 1667) m. Mary Jackson (Jul 1621 – Aug 1668)
      1. 1. Mary Hudson (29 May 1640 – 3 Sep 1712) m. David Fowler (abt 1640 – abt 1717)
        1. 1. Mary Fowler (1659 – 1721) m. Nicholas George (1655 – 1733)

Mary Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1558
14 Jun 1558
Birth of Mary Bright Lady of Roxwell Essex in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1634
16 Oct 1634
Age 76
Death of Mary Bright Lady of Roxwell Essex in St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1558
    Event Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1634
    Event Place: St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
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