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Thomas Bright 1537–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537-08-29

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

Death Date: 1587-09-23

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

Father: Walter Bright

Mother: Mrs Bright

Spouse(s): Margaret Payton

Children(s): Joan Bright, Margaret Bright, Mary Bright, Robert Bright, Thomas Bright, Henry Bright

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Bright
1495–1551
Birth Location: St Edmonds, Suffolk, , England
WB
Mrs Bright
1497–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Joan Bright
–1572
Birth Location: –
JB
Margaret Bright
1564–
Birth Location: St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England
MB
Mary Bright
1558–1604
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, , England
MB
Robert Bright
1556–1630
Birth Location: St Edmonds, Suffolk, , England
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Thomas Bright
1555–
Birth Location: St Edmonds, Suffolk, , England
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Henry Bright
1560–1609
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England
HB

Thomas Bright's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Bright
1537–1587
Birth Place: St James Parish,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk,England
Parents
Walter Bright
1495–1551
St Edmonds, Suffolk, , England
Mrs (Margaret) Bright
1497–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bright's Descendants

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Thomas Bright (1537-08-29–1587-09-23) m. Margaret Payton (1533–1599-11-20)
  1. 1. Joan Bright –1572
  2. 2. Margaret Bright 1564–
  3. 3. Mary Bright 1558–1604
  4. 4. Robert Bright 1556–1630
  5. 5. Thomas Bright 1555–
  6. 6. Henry Bright 1560–1609 m. Mary Woodgate 1560–1618
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bright 1598–1657 m. John Dell 1598–
      1. 1. Ralph Dell 1618–1680
        1. 1. John Dell 1644–1680 m. Mary Martin 1648–

Thomas Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537-08-29
Birth of Thomas Bright in St James Parish,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk,England
St James Parish,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk,England
1587
1587-09-23
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: 1537-08-29
    Event Place: St James Parish,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587-09-23
    Event Place: St James Parish,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk,England
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