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Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett 1560–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1560

Birth Location: Bury St. Edmund, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: Bury, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Brighte

Mother: Lady Brighte

Spouse(s): Mary Bright, Lady Bright

Children(s): Deacon II, Lady Bright, Lady Bright, John Bright, Lady Barker, Anna Brighte, Johana Bright, Charles Bright, Sir Bright, Helena Bright, Thomas Bright, Sir Woodgate, Sir Bright, Sir Bright, Lady Brett, Fenton Smith, Sir Bright

In 1560, Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett entered the world in Bury St. Edmund, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Thomas Thomae Thome Gregory Bright Brighte And Lady Margaret Margareta Norton Jervis Peyton Payton Bright Brighte. Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett married Lady Anne Dale Bright, Mary Marie Ann Woodgate Young Brighte Bright, and had children including Anna Bright Brighte, Charles Henry Bright, Deacon Henry Bright Ii, Fenton Bright Reld Smith, Helena Bright, Johana Brighte Bright, John Brighte Bright, Lady Anne Ann Bright, Lady Kate Elizabeth Mary Brighte Bright, Lady Martha Bright Brett, Lady Mary Brighte Bright Barker, Sir Charles Walter Bright Wright Wryghte, Sir John Brighte Bright, Sir Knight Henry Samuel Whitmore Woodgate, Sir Lord Thomas Brighte Bright, Sir Samuel Thomas Brighte Bright, Sir Stephen Brighte Bright, Thomas Bright. Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett passed away in 1609 in Bury, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett entered the world in Bury St. Edmund, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Thomas Thomae Thome Gregory Bright Brighte And Lady Margaret Margareta Norton Jervis Peyton Payton Bright Brighte.
  • Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett married Lady Anne Dale Bright, Mary Marie Ann Woodgate Young Brighte Bright, and had children including Anna Bright Brighte, Charles Henry Bright, Deacon Henry Bright Ii, Fenton Bright Reld Smith, Helena Bright, Johana Brighte Bright, John Brighte Bright, Lady Anne Ann Bright, Lady Kate Elizabeth Mary Brighte Bright, Lady Martha Bright Brett, Lady Mary Brighte Bright Barker, Sir Charles Walter Bright Wright Wryghte, Sir John Brighte Bright, Sir Knight Henry Samuel Whitmore Woodgate, Sir Lord Thomas Brighte Bright, Sir Samuel Thomas Brighte Bright, Sir Stephen Brighte Bright, Thomas Bright.
  • Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett passed away in 1609 in Bury, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Brett's Ancestors

Self
Sir Brett
1560–1609
Birth Place: Bury St. Edmund, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord Thomas \ Thomae \ Thome Gregory Bright \ Brighte
1537–1588
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret \ Margareta (Norton) (Jervis) (Peyton \ Payton) Bright \) Brighte
1533–1600
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Lord (Walter Bright) Knight
1511–1551
St Marys, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Margaret Elwolde
1524–1551
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Brett's Descendants

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Sir (Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \) Brett (20 September 1560–1609) m. Mary (\ Marie Ann (Woodgate) (Young?) Brighte \) Bright (1562–1618) m. Lady (Anne (Dale)) Bright (1545-60–29 Apr 1616)
  1. 1. Deacon (Henry Bright) II 1602–1686 m. Anna Goldstone 1615–1649 m. Anne Goldstone 1615–1710
    1. 1. Mary Bright 1639–1712
    2. 2. Nathaniel Bright 1647–1726
    3. 3. Abigail Odlin 1637–
  2. 2. Lady (Kate Elizabeth Mary Brighte \) Bright 1604–1659
  3. 3. Lady (Anne \ Ann) Bright 1609–1611
  4. 4. John (Brighte \) Bright 1600–1600
  5. 5. Lady (Mary (Brighte \ Bright)) Barker 1594–1669
  6. 6. Anna (Bright \) Brighte 1578–
  7. 7. Johana (Brighte \) Bright 1586–1655
  8. 8. Charles (Henry) Bright 1589–1589
  9. 9. Sir (Stephen Brighte \) Bright 1605–1607
  10. 10. Helena Bright 1593–1600
  11. 11. Thomas Bright 1596–1625
  12. 12. Sir (Knight Henry Samuel (Whitmore)) Woodgate 1582–1585
  13. 13. Sir (Samuel Thomas Brighte \) Bright 1606–1607
  14. 14. Sir (John Brighte \) Bright 1575–1655
  15. 15. Lady (Martha Bright \) Brett 1603–1657
  16. 16. Fenton ((Bright) (Reld)) Smith 1589–1589
  17. 17. Sir (Lord Thomas Brighte \) Bright 1579–

Sir Brett's Timeline

4 Records

1560
20 September 1560
Birth of Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett in Bury St. Edmund, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St. Edmund, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1595
about 1595
Age 35
Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett was married in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1609
1609
Age 49
Death of Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett in Bury, Suffolk, England
Bury, Suffolk, England
1610
13 May 1610
Age 50
Sir Henry \ Henrici Hassell Brighte \ Bright \ Brett was married in St James Parish Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England
St James Parish Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1560
    Event Place: Bury St. Edmund, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: about 1595
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1610
    Event Place: St James Parish Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Brights of Suffolk, England : represented in America by the descendants of Henry Bright, Jun.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Bury, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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