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Matthew Bright 1718–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1718

Birth Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1766

Death Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: William Bright

Mother: Mary Rule

Spouse(s): Grace Cole

Children(s): James Bright, John Bright

In 1718, Matthew Bright entered the world in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William Bright And Mary Rule. Matthew Bright married Grace Cole, and had children including James Bright, John Bright. Matthew Bright passed away in 1766 in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1718, Matthew Bright entered the world in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to William Bright And Mary Rule.
  • Matthew Bright married Grace Cole, and had children including James Bright, John Bright.
  • Matthew Bright passed away in 1766 in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bright
1686–1754
Birth Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
WB
Mary Rule
1687–1762
Birth Location: Rampton, Cambridgeshire, England
MR

Spouses(s)

Grace Cole
1723–1776
Birth Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
GC

Children(s)

James Bright
1747–1832
Birth Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
JB
John Bright
1750–1811
Birth Location: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
JB

Matthew Bright's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Bright
1718–1766
Birth Place: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
William Bright
1686–1754
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Rule
1687–1762
Rampton, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Perratt) Bright
1668–1693
Middlezoy, Somerset, England
Joane Spoore
1668–1693
Middlezoy, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Ames Perrott
1645–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Bright's Descendants

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Matthew Bright (21 Sep 1718–1766) m. Grace Cole (1723–1776)
  1. 1. James Bright 1747–1832 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Benson 1744–1838
    1. 1. John (B) Bright 1779–1845 m. Elizabeth Collins 1781–1849
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bright 1813–1881 m. William Layton 1804–1862
        1. 1. Thomas Layton 1846–
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Layton 1845–1874 m. Joseph Day 1840–
        3. 3. John Layton 1841–
        4. 4. Zillah (Adah) Layton 1840–1937 m. William Smith 1844–
        5. 5. Mary Layton 1834–1881 m. Allan Flack 1830–1897
        6. 6. Susan Layton 1833–1918 m. John Charlesworth 1816–1900
        7. 7. Adah Layton 1839–1840
        8. 8. Adah Layton 1842–1911 m. Obadiah (William) Fuller 1842–1920
      2. 2. Rebecca Bright 1823–1878 m. George (James) Meadley 1818–1898
        1. 1. Emma Meadley 1847–1926 m. William Davies 1839–1905 m. James Cross 1842–1909 m. John Cusack 1808–1873
        2. 2. Mary (Anne) Meadley 1857–1934 m. Richard Ings 1848–1935
        3. 3. Isabella Meadley 1869–1918 m. Benjamin Davies 1852–1916
        4. 4. Ann (Sarah) Meadley 1855–1877 m. Edward (Benjamin) Dyde 1850–1887
        5. 5. Jane (Bright) Meadley 1845–1913 m. Angus (John) Flanery 1842–1922
        6. 6. Susan (Rebecca) Meadley 1843–1913 m. Charles (Powell) Guest 1851–1932 m. Daniel Eldridge 1840–1918
        7. 7. Matthew Meadley 1861–1880
        8. 8. Georgina (Elizabeth) Meadley 1859–1944 m. William Emmerton 1853–1923
        9. 9. Mark (Cornelius) Meadley 1863–1905 m. Grace Whip 1858–1944
        10. 10. Luke Meadley 1865–1866
        11. 11. Eliza Meadly 1850–1854
        12. 12. John Meadley 1866–1867
      3. 3. William Bright 1801–1804
      4. 4. James (Collins) Bright 1799–1868 m. Judith Pett 1802–1877
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Bright 1838–1937 m. William Sutton 1839–1904
        2. 2. William Bright 1829–1875 m. Maria Watts 1821–1899
        3. 3. Thomas Bright 1836–1868
        4. 4. Amy (Judith) Bright 1841–1910 m. David Runham 1839–1923
        5. 5. John Bright 1823–1887 m. Amy Wiltshire 1824–1903
        6. 6. Sarah Bright 1827–1870 m. Mark Ward 1829–1904
        7. 7. Joseph Bright 1824–1853 m. Hephzibah Flitton 1817–
        8. 8. James Bright 1832–1925 m. Emma Walters 1833–1915
      5. 5. Sarah Bright 1826–1829
      6. 6. Robert (Henry) Bright 1813–1875 m. Mary (Ann) Crocker 1814–1880
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Bright 1847–1925 m. Mary (Jane) Jones 1856–1904
      7. 7. John Bright 1815–1878 m. Mary Webb 1821–1896
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Bright 1845–1924 m. James (Thompson) Bradford 1840–1916
      8. 8. William Bright 1811–1873 m. Mary (Anne) Flitton 1807–1898
      9. 9. Ann Bright 1808–1846 m. William Pett 1807–1875
        1. 1. Anne (Sarah) Pett 1834–1911 m. Robert (Westnott) Fuller 1833–1924
      10. 10. Susannah Bright 1806–1882 m. Thomas Pett 1798–1882
        1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Pett 1826–1881 m. William Robinson 1822–1851 m. James Carvelly 1833–1888
      11. 11. Sarah Bright 1818–1819
      12. 12. John Bright 1804–1805
    2. 2. Jacob (James) Bright 1775–1851 m. Martha Wood 1788–1830
      1. 1. Benjamin Bright 1817–1855 m. Rebecca Chapman 1816–
        1. 1. James Bright 1840–1920 m. Elizabeth Holland 1849–1931
    3. 3. Mary (Anne) Bright 1777–1856 m. Charles Nunn 1776–1860
      1. 1. Simon Nunn 1816–1901 m. Mary (Ann) Argent 1831–1921
        1. 1. Emmaline Nunn 1850–1946 m. John Tilyard 1847–1918
        2. 2. Henry (Frederick) Nunn 1862–1942
    4. 4. Susanna Bright 1784–1860 m. Simon Nunn 1785–1861
      1. 1. Mary (Anne) Nunn 1821–1895 m. Joseph Flitton 1811–1871
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Flitton 1840–1910 m. Thomas Bunn 1835–
    5. 5. Mary Bright 1789– m. Benjamin (Bryant) Bright 1790–1866
      1. 1. Martha Bright 1820–1840 m. Cornell Jarman 1819–1891
        1. 1. Mary Jarman 1839–1906 m. William Jarman 1840–1891 m. Charles Layton 1832–1901
      2. 2. John (G) Bright 1811–1881 m. Sarah Webb 1810–1846 m. Ann Cook 1815–1906 m. Susan (Gunther) Dear 1806–1839
        1. 1. Martha Bright 1844–1929 m. James (R) Ritchie 1833–1902
        2. 2. Mary (Hannah) Bright 1840–1928 m. James (R) Ritchie 1833–1902
        3. 3. Jabez Bright 1834–1907
        4. 4. Benjamin (John) Bright 1850–1927 m. Josephine (Wright) Earl 1855–1920
        5. 5. Mary Bright 1842–1906 m. Thomas (Henry) Peek 1839–1911
    6. 6. Martha Bright 1788–1867 m. Thomas (Livermore) Hattley 1788–1879
      1. 1. Charles Hattley 1827–1873 m. Mary (Ann) Pattinson 1832–1864 m. Mary (Ann Laurence) Manning 1832–1922
        1. 1. Sylvia (Mary) Hatley 1860–1931 m. William (James) Strudwick 1857–1915 m. Edward (William Phillip) Wamsley 1851–1927
      2. 2. Caroline Hatley 1825–1919 m. Jonathan Thurlow 1827–1918
        1. 1. Martha (Grace) Thurlow 1852–1923 m. William Wagg 1854–1937
  2. 2. John Bright 1750–1811 m. Martha (Mary) Bowtell 1755–1839
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bright 1778–1854 m. John Newborn 1769–1840
      1. 1. Richard Newborn 1805–1886 m. Ann Crofts 1807–1859
        1. 1. Martha Newborn 1835–1911 m. William (Warren) Buck 1834–1869

Matthew Bright's Timeline

3 Records

1718
21 Sep 1718
Birth of Matthew Bright in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
1766
28 May 1766
Age 48
Death of Matthew Bright in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
1766
1766
Age 48
Burial of Matthew Bright in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1718
    Event Place: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1766
    Event Place: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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