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Sir Richard Bright 1478–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Collen, Berks, England

Death Date: 1 Jun 1545

Death Location: St. Andrew Undershaft, London, London, England

Father: Francis Brighte

Mother: Barbara Coore

Spouse(s): Isabel Francis

Children(s): Alice Bright, Katherine Bright, Miss Bright

The story of Sir Richard Bright began in 1478 in Collen, Berks, England. Sir Richard Bright married Isabel De Francis, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Anne Bright, Katherine Bright, Miss Bright. Sir Richard Bright passed away in 1545 in St. Andrew Undershaft, London, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Bright began in 1478 in Collen, Berks, England.
  • Sir Richard Bright married Isabel De Francis, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Anne Bright, Katherine Bright, Miss Bright.
  • Sir Richard Bright passed away in 1545 in St. Andrew Undershaft, London, London, England.

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Sir Bright's Ancestors

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Sir Bright
1478–1545
Birth Place: Collen, Berks, England
Parents
Francis Brighte
1430–1480
Kent, England
Barbara Coore
1430–1505
Kent, England
Grandparents
Francis Bright
1400–
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bright's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Bright (1478–1 Jun 1545) m. Isabel (De) Francis (1 Jun 1487–1 Jun 1540)
  1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth Anne) Bright 1501–1570 m. Thomas (John Henry) Jennings 1500–1561
    1. 1. Anne Jennings 1530–1590 m. John (Robert) Jennings 1525–1598
      1. 1. Uptan Tate 1550–1598 m. Anthony Winston 1545–1598
        1. 1. Issac Winston 1570–1628 m. Mary Dabney 1568–1675
      2. 2. Sarah Jennings 1550–1598 m. Anthony Winston 1545–1598 m. John Daubray 1550–1598
        1. 1. Mary Dabney 1568–1675 m. Issac Winston 1570–1628
    2. 2. Jane Jennings 1500–1620 m. William Elwell 1490–1540
    3. 3. Richard Jennings 1520–1580 m. Jane (Wilkerson) Jennings 1520–1577
    4. 4. Jane Jennings 1520–1620 m. Richard Lyster 1518–1570
    5. 5. Richard Jennings 1530–
    6. 6. Katherine Jennings 1534–1597 m. William Branch 1524–1602
    7. 7. William Jenning 1537–1602
    8. 8. Joane Jennings 1549–1622 m. Thomas Smith 1546– m. Thomas Smith 1545–1608
    9. 9. Thomas Jennings –1542
  2. 2. Katherine Bright 1495–1573
  3. 3. Miss Bright 1524–

Sir Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Sir Richard Bright in Collen, Berks, England
Collen, Berks, England
1545
1 Jun 1545
Age 67
Death of Sir Richard Bright in Culham, Berkshire, England
Culham, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Collen, Berks, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Sir Richard Bright, person ID LJBP-5VW.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1545
    Event Place: Culham, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Sir Richard Bright, person ID LJBP-5VW.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Andrew Undershaft, London, London, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Sir Richard Bright, person ID LJBP-5VW.

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