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Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord 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, United Kingdom

Father: Walter Bright

Mother: Margaret Elwolde

Spouse(s): Margaret Payton

Children(s): Anna Bright, Thomas Bright, Susan Bright, Katharine Bright, Marie Bright, Thomas Bright, Jasper Bright, Alice Bright, Mary Bright, Henry Bright, Joan Bright, Robert Bright, Margaret Bright, William Bright, Henry Sr.

In 1537, Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Walter Bright And Margaret Elwolde. Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord married Margaret Payton, and had children including Alice Bright, Anna Bright, Henry Bright, Henry Bright Sr, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Katharine Bright, Margaret Bright, Marie Bright, Mary Bright, Robert Bright, Susan Bright, Thomas Bright, William Bright. Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord passed away in 1587 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Walter Bright And Margaret Elwolde.
  • Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord married Margaret Payton, and had children including Alice Bright, Anna Bright, Henry Bright, Henry Bright Sr, Jasper Bright, Joan Bright, Katharine Bright, Margaret Bright, Marie Bright, Mary Bright, Robert Bright, Susan Bright, Thomas Bright, William Bright.
  • Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord passed away in 1587 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Lord's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lord
1537–1587
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Walter Bright
1501–1551
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Elwolde
1497–1551
St Mary's Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Bright
1469–1545
Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Lady (Joane) Raleigh
1473–1551
Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Lord (John Elwolde ,) Knight
1504–1541
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne (of Gillesland, Baroness Dacre) Conyers
1502–1548
Gillesland (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William MMM
1450–1524
Lady *
1470–1533
Thomas D'Acre
1467–1525
Elizabeth Greystoke
1471–1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Seymour
1442–1489
Philippa Hungerford
1433–1478
Sir D'Acre
1424–1485
Lady Dacre
–1508
Robert Baron
1438–1482
Elizabeth Lisle
1448–1472

Thomas Lord's Descendants

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Thomas (12GGF Bright Sir) Lord (29 August 1537–23 September 1587) m. Margaret Payton (1533–20 Nov 1599 or Mar 1600)
  1. 1. Anna Bright 1562–1615 m. Georgius Bullas 1567–1629
    1. 1. Bridget BULLAS 1594–1644 m. Thomas Hobson 1582–1662
      1. 1. James ((Jacobus)) Hobson 1621–1695 m. Katharine Hartley 1628–
        1. 1. Sarah Hobson 1656–1726 m. Johis Swift 1652–
  2. 2. Thomas Bright 1555–1626
  3. 3. Susan Bright 1575–1633
  4. 4. Katharine Bright 1557–1563
  5. 5. Marie Bright 1566–1634
  6. 6. Thomas Bright 1569–1652
  7. 7. Jasper Bright 1567–1629
  8. 8. Alice Bright 1579–1582
  9. 9. Mary Bright 1556–1632
  10. 10. Henry Bright 1550–1609
  11. 11. Joan Bright 1569–1572
  12. 12. Robert Bright 1556–1630
  13. 13. Margaret Bright 1564–
  14. 14. William Bright 1548–1638
  15. 15. Henry (Bright) Sr. 1573–1674

Thomas Lord's Timeline

6 Records

1537
29 Aug 1537
Birth of Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1537
29 August 1537
Birth of Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1554
27 Jul 1554
Age 17
Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord was married in St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1577
11 Jul 1577
Age 40
Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord was married in Bury St Edmunds, St James, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, St James, Suffolk, England
1587
1 September 1587
Age 50
Death of Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1587
23 September 1587
Age 50
Death of Thomas 12GGF Bright Sir Lord in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1537
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1537
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1554
    Event Place: St James Parish, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1577
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St James, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1587
    Event Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1587
    Event Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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