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Thomas Bright 1537 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 August 1537

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 23 September 1587

Death Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father: Walter Bright

Mother: Margaret Elwolde

Spouse(s): Margaret Payton

Children(s): Mary 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 Mary Bright. Thomas Bright passed away in 1587 in 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 Mary Bright.
  • Thomas Bright passed away in 1587 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Bright
1495 – 1551
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
WB
Margaret Elwolde
1497 – 1551
Birth Location: –
ME

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Mary Bright
1562 – 1634
Birth Location: Roxwell, Essex, England
MB

Thomas Bright's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Bright
1537 – 1587
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Walter Bright
1495 – 1551
Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Margaret Elwolde
1497 – 1551
Grandparents
John Bright
1469 – 1545
Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Joan Raleigh
1473 – 1551
St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Lord (John) Elwolde
1495 – 1541
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Anne Dacre
1492 – 1548
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bright
1445 – 1525
Margaret Sydenham
1444 – 1477
William Elwolde
1450 – 1524
Spouse UNKNOWN
1450 – 1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bright
1412 – 1487
Margaret Elwolde
1418 – 1497

Thomas Bright's Descendants

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Thomas Bright (29 August 1537 – 23 September 1587) m. Margaret Payton (1533 – 20 November 1599)
  1. 1. Mary Bright (1562 – 16 Oct 1634) m. Ralph Josselyn (Abt 1556 – 19 March 1632)
    1. 1. Thomas (Joslin) Josselyn (1591 – 03 Jan 1659/1660) m. Rebecca Marlowe (1592 – 1669)
      1. 1. Abraham Josselyne (1615 – 1670) m. Beatrice Hampson (15 July 1623 – 8 January 1712)
        1. 1. Henry Josselyn (1652 – 30 October 1730) m. Abigail Stockbridge (24 February 1660 – 15 Jul 1743)

Thomas Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1537
29 August 1537
Birth of Thomas Bright in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1587
23 September 1587
Age 50
Death of 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: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1587
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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