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Robert Wright 1516 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 APR 1516

Birth Location: Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 JAN 1587

Death Location: Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Wright

Mother: Olive Hubbard

Spouse(s): Mary Greene

Children(s): Alice Wright, Robert Wright, Dorothy Wright, Katherine Wright, John Wright, Thomas Wright, Robert Wright, Olive Wright, Edward Wright

The story of Robert Wright began in 1516 in Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Robert Wright married Mary Greene, and had children including Alice Wright, Robert Wright, Dorothy Wright, Katherine Wright, John Wright, Thomas Wright, Robert Wright, Olive Wright, Edward Wright. Robert Wright passed away in 1587 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Wright began in 1516 in Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Robert Wright married Mary Greene, and had children including Alice Wright, Robert Wright, Dorothy Wright, Katherine Wright, John Wright, Thomas Wright, Robert Wright, Olive Wright, Edward Wright.
  • Robert Wright passed away in 1587 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wright
1485 – 1551
Birth Location: Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JW
Olive Hubbard
1487 – 1560
Birth Location: Dagenham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Greene
1519 – 1587
Birth Location: Navestock, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Alice Wright
1542 – 1596
Birth Location: South Petherton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Wright
1542 – 1567
Birth Location: South Weald, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Dorothy Wright
1542 – 1553
Birth Location: South Weald, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine Wright
1544 – 1575
Birth Location: South Weald, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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John Wright
1547 – 1640
Birth Location: South Weald, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JW
Thomas Wright
1548 – 1617
Birth Location: South Weald, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Wright
1550 – 1624
Birth Location: Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Olive Wright
1550 – 1603
Birth Location: Kelveden, Hatch, Essex, England
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Edward Wright
1589 – 1637
Birth Location: Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England
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Robert Wright's Ancestors

Self
Robert Wright
1516 – 1587
Birth Place: Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Wright
1485 – 1551
Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Olive Hubbard
1487 – 1560
Dagenham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Wright
1450 – 1509
Dagenham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Hunt
1452 – 1509
Dagenham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Samuel Hubbard
1466 – 1520
Dagenham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Wright
1469 – 1558
Dagenham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Wrighte
1424 – 1509
Anna Whitbread
1428 – 1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wright
1396 – 1492
Agnes Huntington
1398 – 1492
Thomas Whitebread
1396 – 1429
Agnes Hunt
1396 – 1430

Robert Wright's Descendants

1.
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Robert Wright (9 APR 1516 – 25 JAN 1587) m. Mary Greene (24 NOV 1519 – 17 JAN 1587)
  1. 1. Alice Wright (1542 – 22 AUG 1596) m. Robert White (1542 – 7 SEP 1600) m. Robert White (1542 – 7 SEP 1600)
  2. 2. Robert Wright (30 JUN 1542 – 1567) m. Alicia Charnock (1543 – AFT 1568)
  3. 3. Dorothy Wright (7 NOV 1542 – 1553) m. John Hatch (24 MAY 1540 – 1607)
  4. 4. Katherine Wright (19 JAN 1544 – 1575) m. Edward Barnes (ABT 1543 – )
  5. 5. John Wright (26 JAN 1547 – 30 MAY 1640) m. Mary Feilde (1540 – )
  6. 6. Thomas Wright (17 AUG 1548 – 21 OCT 1617) m. Roberdye Parke (17 AUG 1548 – 17 NOV 1603)
    1. 1. Mary Wright (10 MAR 1569 – 18 APR 1609) m. Daniel (Sparrowhawk) Sparks (1568 – 12 DEC 1633)
    2. 2. Robert Wright (24 JAN 1571 – 1600/1601) m. Ann m. Ann (1573 – )
    3. 3. Joane Wright (27 MAR 1572 – 1601) m. John Bennett (25 MAR 1566 – 17 OCT 1601)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bennett (1586 – 24 MAR 1654) m. Thomas (Humphrey) Gilbert (12 APR 1589 – 5 SEP 1659)
        1. 1. Jonathan Gilbert (8 JUN 1617 – 10 DEC 1682) m. Mary White (16 JUL 1626 – 16 DEC 1650) m. Mary Welles (15 JUL 1630 – 3 JUL 1700)
        2. 2. Giles Gilbert (1624 – NOV 1624) m. Mary (ABT 1626 – )
        3. 3. (child) Gilbert (ABT 1624 – 3 NOV 1624)
    4. 4. Alice Wright (14 FEB 1575 – )
    5. 5. Anne Wright (24 MAY 1575 – 1605) m. Roberte Pope (1570 – )
    6. 6. Robert Wright (ABT 1578 – ABT 1678) m. Ann Wright (ABT 1573 – )
    7. 7. William Wright (29 JUL 1579 – 30 MAY 1640)
    8. 8. Matthew Wright (1580 – )
    9. 9. Olive Wright (21 MAY 1582 – )
    10. 10. Katherine Wright ( – 3 JUN 1576)
    11. 11. Thomazine Wright ( – 13 JUN 1576)
    12. 12. Mary Wright
    13. 13. Olive Wright
    14. 14. William Wright
  7. 7. Robert Wright (1550 – APR 1624) m. Mary (ABT 1572 – )
  8. 8. Olive Wright (9 DEC 1550 – 17 NOV 1603) m. Richard Thresher (1541 – 1635) m. Thomas Thresher (ABT 1540 – )
  9. 9. Edward Wright (23 APR 1589 – 30 JAN 1637) m. Agnes (Anne) Keale (26 JAN 1594 – 1632)

Robert Wright's Timeline

4 Records

1516
9 APR 1516
Birth of Robert Wright in Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1516
9 APR 1516
Robert Wright was christened in Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1587
25 JAN 1587
Age 71
Death of Robert Wright in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1587
25 JAN 1587
Age 71
Burial of Robert Wright in South Weald, Essex, England, United Kingdom
South Weald, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 APR 1516
    Event Place: Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 9 APR 1516
    Event Place: Brook Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1587
    Event Place: Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1587
    Event Place: South Weald, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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