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thomas bright 1537 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1537

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 23 Sep 1587

Death Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father: Walter Bright

Mother: Lady Elwolde

Spouse(s): margaret payton

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

In 1537, thomas bright entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Walter Bright and Lady Margaret Elwolde. thomas bright married margaret payton, and had children including Thomas Bright, Robert Bright, Kathrine Bright, Mary Bright, Henry Bright, Margaret Bright, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Thomas Bright, Susan Bright, Alice Bright, John Bright. thomas bright passed away in 1587 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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  • In 1537, thomas bright entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Walter Bright and Lady Margaret Elwolde.
  • thomas bright married margaret payton, and had children including Thomas Bright, Robert Bright, Kathrine Bright, Mary Bright, Henry Bright, Margaret Bright, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Thomas Bright, Susan Bright, Alice Bright, John Bright.
  • thomas bright passed away in 1587 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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thomas bright's Ancestors

Self
thomas bright
1537 – 1587
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Walter Bright
1495 – 1551
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England
Lady (Margaret) Elwolde
1524 – 1551
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, , England,
Grandparents
John Bright
1469 – 1545
St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
Joan Raleigh
1473 – 1551
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, , England
JOHN ELWOLDE
1504 – 1541
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Anne Dacre
1495 – 1547
Sufolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Bright
1445 – 1525
Lady Elwolde
1448 – 1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bright
1412 – 1487
Margaret Elwolde
1418 – 1497

thomas bright's Descendants

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thomas bright (29 Aug 1537 – 23 Sep 1587) m. margaret payton (1533 – 20 Nov 1599)
  1. 1. Thomas Bright (1555 – 24 Dec 1630)
  2. 2. Robert Bright (1556 – 24 Dec 1630)
  3. 3. Kathrine Bright (1557 – 15 Aug 1563)
  4. 4. Mary Bright (1558 – 1604) m. Ralph Josselyn (1556 – 19 Mar 1632) m. Ralfe Joslin
    1. 1. John Josselyn (1525 – 1579-02-18)
    2. 2. Joan Josselyn (1558 – 1582)
    3. 3. Joseph Josselyn (1580 – 1581)
    4. 4. John Josselyn (1584 – 28 Oct 1635)
    5. 5. Dorothy Josselyn (4 Sep 1586 – 17 Jan 1606)
    6. 6. Anna Josselyne (25 Aug 1588 – 1653)
    7. 7. Ralph Josselyn (8 Jul 1590 – 6 Feb 1656)
    8. 8. Thomas Josselyn (1592 – 1661) m. Rebecca Marlowe (1592 – 1669)
      1. 1. Rebecca Joslin (1617 – )
      2. 2. Abraham Josselyn (6 April 1619 – April 17, 1670)
        1. 1. Thomas Joslin (21 Jun 1658 – 1722) m. Mary VAUGHN* (03 JUL 1658 – 24 Aug 1720)
      3. 3. Dorothy Joslin (1624 – )
      4. 4. Nathaniel Joslin (1627 – 8 Apr 1694)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Joslin (1629 – )
      6. 6. Mary Joslin (1634 – )
    9. 9. Joseph Josselyn (06 Jun 1600 – 12 Nov 1639)
    10. 10. Nathaniel Josselyn (29 Sep 1602 – 24 Sep 1668)
    11. 11. Elizabeth Josselyn (23 Sep 1604 – 07 Nov 1642)
    12. 12. Joanna White (1627 – 11 Sep 1697)
    13. 13. Agnes Josselyn ( – 1550)
    14. 14. Anne Josselyn ( – 1642)
  5. 5. Henry Bright (20 Sep 1560 – 1609)
  6. 6. Margaret Bright (1564 – 16 Oct 1634)
  7. 7. Jasper Bright (6 Dec 1567 – 28 Mar 1629)
  8. 8. Joan Bright (13 Aug 1569 – 1572)
  9. 9. Thomas Bright (14 Aug 1569 – 24 DEC 1630)
  10. 10. Susan Bright (19 Apr 1575 – 11 Nov 1576)
  11. 11. Alice Bright (2 Oct 1579 – 13 May 1582)
  12. 12. John Bright (1642 – 1688)

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
23 Sep 1587
Age 50
Death of thomas bright in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1537
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1587
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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