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Tobias Bright 1735–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: Bright Cemetery, Meador, Allen, Kentucky, United States

Father: Tobias Bright

Mother: Elizabeth Reynolds

Spouse(s): Martha Goodwin

Children(s): Francis Bright, Goodwin Bright, John Bright, Jacob Bright, James Bright, Mary Bright, Mary Bright, Ellender Bright, Patience Bright, George Bright, Albertus Bright, Judith Bright

Tobias Bright was born in 1735 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Tobias Bright And Elizabeth Polly Reynolds. Tobias Bright married Martha Rachel Goodwin, and had children including Albertus Bright, Ellender Bright, Francis Bright, George Bright, Goodwin Doan Bright, Jacob Bright, James Bright, John B Bright, Judith Sarah Bright, Mary Bright, Patience Bright. Tobias Bright passed away in 1829 in Bright Cemetery, Meador, Allen, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Tobias Bright was born in 1735 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Tobias Bright And Elizabeth Polly Reynolds.
  • Tobias Bright married Martha Rachel Goodwin, and had children including Albertus Bright, Ellender Bright, Francis Bright, George Bright, Goodwin Doan Bright, Jacob Bright, James Bright, John B Bright, Judith Sarah Bright, Mary Bright, Patience Bright.
  • Tobias Bright passed away in 1829 in Bright Cemetery, Meador, Allen, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tobias Bright
1701–1801
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth Reynolds
1705–1796
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Martha Goodwin
1755–1832
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Francis Bright
1773–
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Goodwin Bright
1780–1806
Birth Location: –
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John Bright
1783–1824
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Jacob Bright
1778–1832
Birth Location: , Spartanburg, South Carolina
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James Bright
1775–1825
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Mary Bright
1769–1856
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Mary Bright
1788–1866
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Ellender Bright
1791–1855
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Patience Bright
1797–1870
Birth Location: South Carolina
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George Bright
1796–1861
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Albertus Bright
1786–1863
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Judith Bright
1788–1860
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Tobias Bright's Ancestors

Self
Tobias Bright
1735–1829
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
Tobias Bright
1701–1801
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Polly) Reynolds
1705–1796
Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas Bright
1665–1742
Gloucester, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Hendricks
1669–1716
Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
James Reynolds
1676–1723
Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America
James Reynolds
1677–
Of,,Essex,Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Albertus Hendrickson
1641–1715
Aeltje Dirksen
1645–1714
Margaret Exton
1610–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hendrik Hendrickson
1620–1641
Trintje Dyck
1620–1715
HENDRIK AELTJE
1620–1673
Dinghen Troost
1627–1673

Tobias Bright's Descendants

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Tobias Bright (1735–1829) m. Martha (Rachel) Goodwin (1755–1832)
  1. 1. Francis Bright 1773–
  2. 2. Goodwin (Doan) Bright 1780–1806 m. Nancy Martindale 1786–1806
  3. 3. John (B) Bright 1783–1824 m. Polly Moore 1788–
  4. 4. Jacob Bright 1778–1832
  5. 5. James Bright 1775–1825 m. Mary (Polly) Burton 1781–1846
  6. 6. Mary Bright 1769–1856 m. William (W) Waits 1775–1842
  7. 7. Mary Bright 1788–1866 m. Drury (Allen) Burton 1777–1831
  8. 8. Ellender Bright 1791–1855 m. John McElroy 1786–1861
  9. 9. Patience Bright 1797–1870 m. William Powers 1787–1860
  10. 10. George Bright 1796–1861 m. Nancy Burton 1801–1871
  11. 11. Albertus Bright 1786–1863 m. Mary Metcalfe 1791–1832 m. Mary (Polly) Hobson 1806–1875
  12. 12. Judith (Sarah) Bright 1788–1860 m. William Bandy 1780–1863
    1. 1. Reuben (Elmer) Bandy 1815–1891 m. Mary (Jane) Williams 1820–1891
      1. 1. John (William) Bandy 1845–1909 m. Sarah (Lavada) Forte 1849–1936
        1. 1. Bryant (S) Bandy 1856–
        2. 2. Sarah Bandy 1860–
        3. 3. James (R.) Bandy 1873–1937
        4. 4. David (Franklin) Bandy 1868–1934 m. Minnie (Eugenia) Trantham 1872–1931
        5. 5. Joseph (Alexander "Joe") Bandy 1877–1933 m. Viola (Maude "Maude") Johnson 1879–1972
        6. 6. John (Henry) Bandy 1879–1965 m. Ethel (Agnes) Raines 1898–1988
        7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bandy 1884–1958 m. James (Wesley) Pruitt 1882–1967
        8. 8. Eddie (Sylvester) Bandy 1889–1975 m. Eva (Mills) Conger 1890–1968
        9. 9. Claud (Samuel) Bandy 1887–1957 m. Amanda (Emily) Jordan 1887–1967
        10. 10. Agnes (Alice) Bandy 1871–1948 m. Tillman (Jessie) Jenkins 1868–1941
        11. 11. Mary (Myrtle) Bandy 1866–1902 m. James (Jacob Wilson) Kever 1852–1931
        12. 12. Alex Bandy 1850–
        13. 13. Martha Bandy 1852–
        14. 14. William Bandy 1854–
      2. 2. Nancy (Emaline) Bandy 1842–
      3. 3. Bryant (S.) Bandy 1856–
      4. 4. David Bandy 1847–1909 m. Victory (Isabel) Beagles 1858–
      5. 5. Martha Bandy 1852–1928 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Wooton 1851–1919
      6. 6. Sarah (J) Bandy 1860–1908 m. William (Jasper) Bates 1837–1914
      7. 7. William Bandy 1852–1916 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Williams 1850–1931
      8. 8. Joseph (Alexander) Bandy 1846–1915 m. Nancy (P E) Hightower 1851–1915
    2. 2. Jonathan (P) Bandy 1811–1860 m. Martha (Hester) Bolen 1812–1860
    3. 3. Bryant Bandy 1820–1880 m. Phebe (A.) Gassaway 1820–1870 m. Margaret (Ann) Langford 1848–1923
    4. 4. James (Alexander) Bandy 1813– m. Martha (Ann) Adams 1823–1907
    5. 5. Hugh Bandy 1818–1872 m. Susanna Foster 1820–1906

Tobias Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Tobias Bright in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1829
1829
Age 94
Death of Tobias Bright in Allen, Kentucky, United States
Allen, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Allen, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bright Cemetery, Meador, Allen, Kentucky, United States
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