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Sir Lord Thomas Bright 1537–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 August 1537

Birth Location: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 Sep 1587

Death Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father: Lord Knight

Mother: Margaret Elwolde

Spouse(s): Margaret Payton

Children(s): Mary Bright

The story of Sir Lord Thomas Bright began in 1537 in St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Sir Lord Thomas Bright married Margaret Payton, and had children including Mary Lady Of Roxwell Bright. Sir Lord Thomas Bright passed away in 1587 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Lord Thomas Bright began in 1537 in St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Lord Thomas Bright married Margaret Payton, and had children including Mary Lady Of Roxwell Bright.
  • Sir Lord Thomas Bright passed away in 1587 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Knight
1511–1551
Birth Location: St Marys, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
LK
Margaret Elwolde
1524–1551
Birth Location: Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
ME

Spouses(s)

Margaret Payton
1533–1599
Birth Location: Bury St Edmonds, Suff, England
MP

Children(s)

Mary Bright
1566–1634
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, England
MB

Sir Bright's Ancestors

Self
Sir Bright
1537–1587
Birth Place: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Walter Bright Knight
1511–1551
St Marys, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Margaret Elwolde
1524–1551
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Anne Dacre
1495–1548
Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bright's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Lord Thomas) Bright (29 August 1537–23 Sep 1587) m. Margaret Payton (1533–20 November 1599)
  1. 1. Mary ((Lady of Roxwell)) Bright 1566–1634 m. Ralph (Jeffrey\Robert Josselyne) Yeoman 1556–1632
    1. 1. Thomas Josselyn 1591–1660 m. Rebecca Marlowe 1592–1669
      1. 1. Nathaniel (Joslin 'Josselyn') I 1627–1694 m. Sarah (Ann) King 1632–1706
        1. 1. Rebecca Joslyn 1672–1731
        2. 2. Martha Prescott 1679–1748
        3. 3. Nathaniel Joslin 1657–1658
        4. 4. Joseph Josselyn 1663–1726
        5. 5. Peter Joslin 1665–1759
        6. 6. Sarah Joslin 1660–1723
        7. 7. Abraham Joslin 1649–1676
        8. 8. Elizabeth Joslin 1657–1658
        9. 9. Esther Joslin 1683–1729
        10. 10. Philip Joslin 1650–1652
        11. 11. Dorothy Joslin 1662–1676
        12. 12. Patience Joslin 1676–1688
        13. 13. Martha Joslin 1677–1699
        14. 14. Experience Joslin 1684–1766
        15. 15. Martha Joslyn 1669–1765
        16. 16. Henry Joslin 1652–1730
        17. 17. Rebecca Joslyn 1672–1731
        18. 18. Nathaniel Joslin –1726

Sir Bright's Timeline

9 Records

1537
29 August 1537
Birth of Sir Lord Thomas Bright in St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1550
27 Jul 1550
Age 13
Sir Lord Thomas Bright was married in St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1554
27 Jul 1554
Age 17
Sir Lord Thomas Bright was married in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England
1554
27 Jul 1554
Age 17
Sir Lord Thomas Bright was married in St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1559
ABT 1559
Age 22
Sir Lord Thomas Bright was married in Of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England
Of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England
1563
Abt 1563
Age 26
Sir Lord Thomas Bright was married in of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England
of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England
1577
11 Jul 1577
Age 40
Sir Lord Thomas Bright was married in Bury St Edmunds, St James
Bury St Edmunds, St James
1577
11 July 1577
Age 40
Sir Lord Thomas Bright was married in Bury St Edmunds, St James, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St Edmunds, St James, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1587
23 Sep 1587
Age 50
Death of Sir Lord Thomas Bright in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1537
    Event Place: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1550
    Event Place: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1554
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1554
    Event Place: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1559
    Event Place: Of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1563
    Event Place: of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1577
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St James

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 July 1577
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St James, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1587
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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