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The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright 1629–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 June 1629

Birth Location: Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 06 Jun 1674

Death Location: Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Francis Wright

Mother: Lady Meriton

Spouse(s): Margaret Acey

Children(s): Henry Wright

The story of The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright began in 1629 in Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright married Anne Mottrom, Margaret Acey, and had children including Henry Wright. The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright passed away in 1674 in Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright began in 1629 in Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright married Anne Mottrom, Margaret Acey, and had children including Henry Wright.
  • The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright passed away in 1674 in Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

The Wright's Ancestors

Self
The Wright
1629–1674
Birth Place: Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Francis Wright
1601–1654
Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary "Anne") Meriton
1605–1670
Castle Levington, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Francis) Wright
1574–1651
Bolton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace BECKWITH
1567–1670
Aldborough, Yorkshire, England
George (Meriton, Dean of York, Chaplain to Queen) Anne
1567–1624
Braughing, Hertfordshire, England
Mary Randes
1579–1632
St Margarets, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
SIR SOWERBY
1547–1628
Lady MARKHAM
1554–1613
Robert Stillwell
1541–1609
Johanne Meriton
1540–1585
Thomas Randes
1536–1609
Mary Yorke
1540–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Markham
1520–1564
Sir Lincolnshire
1500–1551
Joane Manett
1506–1571
Thomas Yorke
1505–1574
LADY Sutton
1509–1574

The Wright's Descendants

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The (Reverend Sir George Meriton) Wright (29 June 1629–06 Jun 1674) m. Margaret Acey (1630–4 August 1748)
  1. 1. Henry Wright 1657–1741 m. Mary Dawson 1664–1734
    1. 1. Henry (H) Wright 1697–1744 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hopkins 1677–1735
      1. 1. William Wright 1727–1765 m. Sarah (Noble) Wright 1730–1816
        1. 1. John (William) Wright 1755–1859 m. Esther Harris 1763–1837
    2. 2. Elizabeth Rockhold 1694–

The Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1629
29 June 1629
Birth of The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright in Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1674
06 Jun 1674
Age 45
Death of The Reverend Sir George Meriton Wright in Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 June 1629
    Event Place: Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1674
    Event Place: Bolton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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