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Rev Francis Wright 1601 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1601

Birth Location: Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1655

Death Location: Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Wright

Mother: Mary Wiggins

Spouse(s): Lady Merriton

Children(s): Sir Wright, Ann Wright, Sir Wright

In 1601, Rev Francis Wright III entered the world in Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, , England, born to Sir Frances Wright and Mary (Lady) Wiggins. Rev Francis Wright III married Lady Mary "Anne" Merriton, and had children including Sir Francis Wright, Ann Wright, Sir Rev George Meriton Wright. Rev Francis Wright III passed away in 1655 in Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1601, Rev Francis Wright III entered the world in Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, , England, born to Sir Frances Wright and Mary (Lady) Wiggins.
  • Rev Francis Wright III married Lady Mary "Anne" Merriton, and had children including Sir Francis Wright, Ann Wright, Sir Rev George Meriton Wright.
  • Rev Francis Wright III passed away in 1655 in Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wright
1574 – 1651
Birth Location: Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Wiggins
1578 – 1651
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Lady Merriton
1605 – 1670
Birth Location: Castle Levington, Yorkshire, , England
LM

Children(s)

Sir Wright
1622 – 1647
Birth Location: Little Gransden, Cambridge, England
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Ann Wright
1628 – 1671
Birth Location: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
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Sir Wright
1629 – 1674
Birth Location: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
SW

Rev Wright's Ancestors

Self
Rev Wright
1601 – 1655
Birth Place: Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Sir Frances Wright
1574 – 1651
Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England
Mary ((Lady)) Wiggins
1578 – 1651
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Roger) Wright
1516 – 1587
Mary Green
1519 – 1587
Navestock, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England
Wiggins
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hall
1499 – 1563
Olive Hubbard
1487 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Wright's Descendants

1.
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Rev (Francis) Wright (19 Nov 1601 – 29 Nov 1655) m. Lady (Mary "Anne") Merriton (1605 – 19 Mar 1670)
  1. 1. Sir (Francis) Wright (09 Mar 1622 – 14 May 1647)
  2. 2. Ann Wright (1628 – 5 Oct 1671) m. William (Leondos) Rose (1622 – Jun 1672)
    1. 1. Maurice Rose (1618 – )
    2. 2. Robert (Sackie) Rose (1620 – 1684)
    3. 3. Jane Rose (1653 – 1692)
    4. 4. William Rose (1655 – 1729)
    5. 5. Anne Rose (1657 – 19 Mar 1728)
    6. 6. Mary Rose (1660 – 1677)
    7. 7. Richard Rose (1668 – 26 OCT 1736) m. Elizabeth (Rose) Sowerby (1671 – 24 Apr 1736)
      1. 1. Cornelius (C) Rose (1686 – 26 Jul 1777) m. Sarah (Ann) James (1688 – 1722)
        1. 1. Priscilla (Rosannah) Rose (1715 – 1812)
      2. 2. Thomas (Avery) Rose (1688 – 17 Aug 1757) m. Elizabeth Seward (1692 – 1732)
        1. 1. William Rose (1729 – 1 Dec 1768) m. Amy (Jane) Langston (1734 – 25 Mar 1795) m. Elizabeth Harrison (1745 – 1795)
      3. 3. William (VI) Rose (1691 – 1766)
      4. 4. Thomas Rose (22 May 1692 – 17 Aug 1757)
      5. 5. William Rose (1695 – 1729)
      6. 6. Mary Rose (1696 – Jun 1722) m. John Watkins ( – 1722)
      7. 7. Ann Rose (1696 – 1722)
      8. 8. Richard Rose (1697 – 1765)
      9. 9. Jane Rose (1698 – 1769) m. Edward Norton (1687 – 16 Dec 1739)
      10. 10. Jane Rose (1698 – 1769)
      11. 11. Ann Rose (16 Sep 1720 – 11 Mar 1768) m. Thomas Ezell (1715 – 18 April 1782)
        1. 1. James Ezell (1730 – )
        2. 2. Phoebe Ezell (1740 – March 18, 1800)
        3. 3. Mary Ezell (1742 – Jan 1767)
        4. 4. John Ezzell (10 Feb 1742 – 03 Jul 1800) m. Asenath Fort (1750 – 1769) m. Jane Felts (1746 – Apr 1767) m. Sarah Connell (1755 – 5 Nov 1817)
        5. 5. Isaac Ezell (April 7, 1743 – )
        6. 6. Thomas Ezell (20 Jan 1744 – 1775)
        7. 7. Mikel (Michael Ezell) Ezzell (1745 – 1800)
        8. 8. Anne Ezell (29 Jan 1746 – )
        9. 9. Richard Ezell (August 5, 1747 – October 1747)
        10. 10. William Ezell (21 February 1748 – august 25, 1832)
        11. 11. Timothy Ezell (September 16, 1750 – March 11, 1768)
        12. 12. James Ezell (16 Feb 1752 – 1786)
        13. 13. Frederick Ezell (28 Apr 1752 – 18 Jun 1825)
        14. 14. Rev (BALAAM) Ezell (7 Oct 1756 – 1844)
        15. 15. Abel Ezell (20 Sep 1758 – Jul 1820)
      12. 12. unk (male Sowerby) -Rose
  3. 3. Sir (Rev George Meriton) Wright (25 Aug 1629 – 6 Jun 1674)

Rev Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1601
19 Nov 1601
Birth of Rev Francis Wright III in Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, , England
Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, , England
1655
29 Nov 1655
Age 54
Death of Rev Francis Wright III in Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England
Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England
1655
29 Nov 1655
Age 54
Burial of Rev Francis Wright III
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1601
    Event Place: Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1655
    Event Place: Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1655
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
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