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Richard Bright 1650 – 1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 17 Mar 1702

Death Location: Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England

Father: Edward Bright

Mother: Margaret Mountford

Spouse(s): isabel bucknall

Children(s): Jane Bright, Gulielmus Bright, Elizabeth Bright, Jane Bright, Richard Bright

The story of Richard Bright began in 1650 in Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England. Richard Bright married isabel bucknall, and had children including Jane Bright, Gulielmus \ William Bright, Elizabeth Bright, Jane Jana Bright, Richard Bright. Richard Bright passed away in 1702 in Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Bright began in 1650 in Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England.
  • Richard Bright married isabel bucknall, and had children including Jane Bright, Gulielmus \ William Bright, Elizabeth Bright, Jane Jana Bright, Richard Bright.
  • Richard Bright passed away in 1702 in Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Bright's Ancestors

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Richard Bright
1650 – 1702
Birth Place: Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England
Parents
Edward Bright
1625 – 1655
Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England
Margaret Mountford
1630 – 1661
Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Bright
1600 – 1679
England
Ellin Smith
1605 – 1689
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bright
1589 – 1677
Ann Taylor
1584 – 1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bryghte
1547 – 1738
Joane Bollon
1545 – 1631

Richard Bright's Descendants

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Richard Bright (1650 – Abt. 17 Mar 1702) m. isabel bucknall (1655 – Abt. 28 Feb 1717)
  1. 1. Jane Bright (28 or 27 Aug 1681 – May 1722)
  2. 2. Gulielmus (\ William) Bright (Feb 1676 – Abt. 21 Feb 1715)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Bright (March 1680 – 1738)
  4. 4. Jane (Jana) Bright (27 Aug 1681 – May 1722) m. Richard\Richarde (Wallis) (Wallace) (Feb 1679 – Abt. 13 Mar 1766)
    1. 1. Mary Wallis\Wallace (10 Dec 1704 – 1804)
    2. 2. Jane Wallis\Wallace (18 Nov 1707 – 1728)
    3. 3. Richard Wallace (9 Aug 1709 – Aug 1765) m. Mary Fullman (1712 – Abt. 4 Mar 1788)
      1. 1. John (Wallis) Wallace (14 Sep 1730 – Jul 1745)
      2. 2. Jane (Wallis) Wallace (1 Mar 1732 – 29 Oct 1793)
      3. 3. Samuel Wallace (1733 – 1797) m. Elizabeth Barker (1730 – 1791)
        1. 1. Ann Wallis (1754 – )
        2. 2. Mary Wallis (1755 – )
        3. 3. Elisabeth Wallis (1757 – )
        4. 4. Esther Wallis (1760 – )
        5. 5. Sarah Wallis (1762 – )
        6. 6. Samuel Wallis (15 August 1764 – October 1849) m. Mary Bookham (Abt. 1766 – bef 1841)
      4. 4. Joseph Wallis (1734 – Abt. 28 Jan 1773)
      5. 5. Stephen Wallis (19 Apr 1736 – 19 Dec 1816)
      6. 6. Solomon Wallis\Wallace (25 Sep 1737 – 19 Dec 1816)
      7. 7. David Wallis (19 Mar 1739 – 1745)
      8. 8. Esther Wallis (28 Sept 1740 – 29 Oct 1793)
      9. 9. Ann Wallis (7 May 1742 – )
      10. 10. Mary Wallis (23 Oct 1743 – 1822)
      11. 11. Hannah Wallis (31 Jan 1746 – 29 Oct 1793)
      12. 12. Rebecca (Wallis) Wallace (3 Jan 1747 – 1822)
      13. 13. Benjamin Wallis (21 May 1749 – )
      14. 14. Richard Wallis\Wallace (1765 – 1765)
    4. 4. Sarah\Sara Wallis\Wallace (16 May 1712 – Abt. 25 Jan 1812)
    5. 5. George Wallis\Wallace (18 Oct 1714 – 1814)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Wallis\Wallace (1716 – 8 Jul 1817)
    7. 7. James Wallis (18 Feb 1717 – Abt. 22 Mar 1800)
    8. 8. Thomas Wallis (22 Nov 1719 – 1800)
  5. 5. Richard Bright (Jan 1682 – )

Richard Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Richard Bright in Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England
Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England
1702
Abt. 17 Mar 1702
Age 52
Death of Richard Bright in Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England
Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 17 Mar 1702
    Event Place: Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England

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