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Thomas Bright 1537–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1537

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1 Sep 1587

Death Location: St James Parish,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk,England

Father: Walter Bright

Mother: MARGARET ELWOLDE

Spouse(s): Margaret Payton

Children(s): Mary Bright, Thomas Bright, Kathrine Bright, Margaret Bright, Henry Bright, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Alice Bright, Susan Bright, Anne Bright, Robert Bright

Thomas Bright was born in 1537 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the child of Walter Bright And Margaret Elwolde. Thomas Bright married Margaret Payton, and had children including Alice Bright, Anne Bright, Henry Bright, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Kathrine Bright, Margaret Bright, Mary Lady Of Roxwell Bright, Robert Bright, Susan Bright, Thomas Bright. Thomas Bright passed away in 1587 in St James Parish,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk,England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Bright was born in 1537 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the child of Walter Bright And Margaret Elwolde.
  • Thomas Bright married Margaret Payton, and had children including Alice Bright, Anne Bright, Henry Bright, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Kathrine Bright, Margaret Bright, Mary Lady Of Roxwell Bright, Robert Bright, Susan Bright, Thomas Bright.
  • Thomas Bright passed away in 1587 in St James Parish,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk,England.

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Thomas Bright's Ancestors

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Thomas Bright
1537–1587
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Walter Bright
1495–1551
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MARGARET ELWOLDE
1524–1551
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Bright
1469–1545
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Joan Raleigh
1473–1522
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
John Elwolde
1504–1541
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne Dacre
1495–1548
Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bright's Descendants

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Thomas Bright (29 Aug 1537–1 Sep 1587) m. Margaret Payton (1533–13 Dec 1600)
  1. 1. Mary ((Lady of Roxwell)) Bright 1556–1634 m. Ralph Josselyn 1556–1631
    1. 1. Thomas (Joslin) Josselyn 1591–1661 m. Rebecca Marlowe 1592–1644
      1. 1. Abraham Joslin 1619–1670 m. Beatrice Hampson 1623–1712
        1. 1. Thomas Joslin 1658–1722 m. mary vaughn 1658–1727
        2. 2. Thomas (Joslin) (Josselyn) 1658–1722 m. Mary (Vaughan) Stockbridge 1660–1720
  2. 2. Thomas Bright 1555–1630
  3. 3. Kathrine Bright 1557–1563
  4. 4. Margaret Bright 1564–
  5. 5. Henry Bright 1566–1609 m. Marie Woodgate 1572–1618
  6. 6. Jasper Bright 1567–
  7. 7. Joan Bright 1569–1572
  8. 8. Alice Bright 1579–
  9. 9. Susan Bright 1575–1579
  10. 10. Anne Bright 1566–1634
  11. 11. Robert Bright 1864–

Thomas Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1537
29 Aug 1537
Birth of Thomas Bright in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1587
1 Sep 1587
Age 50
Death of Thomas Bright 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: 29 Aug 1537
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1587
    Event Place: St James Parish,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk,England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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