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Sir Reverand George Meriton Wright 1629 – 1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1629

Birth Location: Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 06 Jun 1674

Death Location: Bolton Upon Swale, Yorkshire, , England

Father: Francis Wright

Mother: Lady Meriton

Spouse(s): Margaret Greathead

Children(s): Henry Wright

In 1629, Sir Reverand George Meriton Wright entered the world in Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England, born to Francis Wright and Lady Mary "Anne" Meriton. Sir Reverand George Meriton Wright married Margaret Wright Greathead, and had children including Henry Wright. Sir Reverand George Meriton Wright passed away in 1674 in Bolton Upon Swale, Yorkshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1629, Sir Reverand George Meriton Wright entered the world in Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England, born to Francis Wright and Lady Mary "Anne" Meriton.
  • Sir Reverand George Meriton Wright married Margaret Wright Greathead, and had children including Henry Wright.
  • Sir Reverand George Meriton Wright passed away in 1674 in Bolton Upon Swale, Yorkshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Wright
1601 – 1655
Birth Location: Bolton Upon Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Meriton
1605 – 1670
Birth Location: Castle Levington, Yorkshire, England
LM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Greathead
1630 – 1748
Birth Location: Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
MG

Children(s)

Henry Wright
1657 – 1741
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
HW

Sir Wright's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wright
1629 – 1674
Birth Place: Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Francis Wright
1601 – 1655
Bolton Upon Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary "Anne") Meriton
1605 – 1670
Castle Levington, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wright's Descendants

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Sir (Reverand George Meriton) Wright (25 Aug 1629 – 06 Jun 1674) m. Margaret (Wright) Greathead (1630 – 4 August 1748)
  1. 1. Henry Wright (1657 – 03 Mar 1741) m. Mary Dawson (10 Nov 1664 – 6 Sep 1734)
    1. 1. HENRY Wright (Feb 1697 – 1742) m. Sarah Hopkins (20 Feb 1677 – 1735)
      1. 1. William Wright (16 Apr 1727 – after 1765) m. Sarah Noble (1731 – )
        1. 1. John Wright (9 Mar 1763 – 1 Jan 1859) m. Esther Harris (31 Jan 1763 – 31 Dec 1838)

Sir Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1629
25 Aug 1629
Birth of Sir Reverand George Meriton Wright in Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England
Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England
1674
06 Jun 1674
Age 45
Death of Sir Reverand George Meriton Wright in Bolton Upon Swale, Yorkshire, , England
Bolton Upon Swale, Yorkshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1629
    Event Place: Bolton On Swale, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1674
    Event Place: Bolton Upon Swale, Yorkshire, , England
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