'Bright4'
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Families covered: Bright of Banner Cross, Bright of Carbrook, Bright of Chesterfield, Bright of Sheffield
| Much of this upper section was initially uploaded within BZmisc14 on 01.07.10. It was moved to Bright2, as its lower section, to facilitate expansion. That was done on 30.03.24. It was moved here on 17.02.25 to support the expansion of what is now the lower section below. | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Bright of Bradway (in Norton) & Carbrook or Carbroke, Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Stephen Bright of Carbrook & Eccleshall (bpt 27.12.1583, d 06.06.1642) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'Ducatus Leodiensis' (Ralph Thoresby, 1715, p78 (2)) & TCB (vol 3, 'Bright of Badsworth', p87). | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Jane Westbye (sister of George Westbye of Ravenfield) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir John Bright of Carbrook & Badsworth, Governor of Sheffield, York & Hull, Sheriff of Yorkshire, Bart (bpt 14.10.1619, d 13.09/10.1688, Colonel, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (by 1657) Catherine Hawksworth (dau of Sir Richard Hawksworth of Hawksworth (by Anne Wentworth), widow of William Lister of Thornton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Bright (b 1658, dvpsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lucy Montague (dau of Edward, Earl of Manchester) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Catherine Bright (d 24.02.1703) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 1670) Sir Henry Liddell, Bart of Ravenshowrth Castle | |||||||||||||||
| Their 2nd son inherited Badsworth and assumed the name Bright. | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (by 1665) Elizabeth Norcliffe (b 1623-4, d 26.06.1674, dau of Sir Thomas Norcliffe of Langton by Dorothy Fairfax) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Dorothea Bright (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m3. (c07.1682) Frances Liddell (b c1649, d 11.1682, dau of Sir Thomas Liddell, 2nd Bart (by Anne Vane), widow of Thomas Vane of Raby Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| m4. (07.06.1683) Susanna Wharton (b 1650, d 19.04.1737, dau of Michael Wharton of Beverlrey, sister/coheir of Sir Michael, m2. Sir John Newton, 3rd Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Mary Bright | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Jessop of Broom Hall | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Ruth Bright | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Gill of Carhouse | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Thomas (dvp unm), Stephen (dvp unm), Sarah | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Barbara Hatfield (dau of Ralph Hatfield, m2. Thomas Westby of Ravenfield) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Hannah Bright (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| F. | Martha Bright | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Lister of Thornton & Midhope | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | James Bright (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Wordsworth | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Spencer (dau of _ Spencer of Attercliffe) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | John Bright (a 1635, Vicar of Sheffield) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by 'Ducatus Leodiensis' (Ralph Thoresby, 1715, p78 (1)). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Joan (Joanna) Smales (dau of (William?) Smales of Whaley) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Stephen Bright (dsp?) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Bright of Leeds (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ellenor (relict of John Metcalf of Leeds) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Ruth Bright | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Dixon, Mayor of Leeds (b 1623-4, d 11.08.1711, m1. dau of Michael Hutchinson of Leeds) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | daughter (Elizabeth?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Parker of Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||
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| Part of this lower section was initially uploaded within Bright2. It was moved here to facilitate review & expansion using Hallamshire. | |||||||||||||||
| John Bright of Banner Cross | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Bright of Banner Cross (bpt 07.10.1593, d c07.08.1667) | ||||||||||||||
| Hallamshire identifies Robert's wife as "Emote Parkin, widow", FMB as a a daughter of Shaw of Hallbroom. We presume to identify her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Emote Shaw (dau of _ Shaw of Hallbroom, widow of _ Parkin) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Bright of Banner Cross (bpt 27.04.1634, bur 11.11.1686) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Dale (dau/coheir of Thomas Dale of Whiteleywood in Ecclesall) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Bright of Banner Cross, Mayor of Chesterfield, Sheriff of Derbyshire (bpt 07.03.1658, d 19.06.1734) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Youle (b c1656, d 06.12.1714, dau of Richard Youle, alderman of Chesterfield) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Bright of Banner Cross & Chesterfield (b 1679-80, d 03.04.1748) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.03.01) Barbara Jessop (b c1678, d 09.01.1722, dau of Francis Jessop of Broomhall) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Barbara Bright (bpt 13.10.1702, dsp 27.03.1726) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.04.1721) Adin Soresby (b 1698, dvpsp bur 16.02.1721-2) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Bright | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Dalton of Sheffield | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Bright Dalton (b 1735, d 03.08.1748) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Mary Dalton (b 1732, d 21.05.1765) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.09.1758) John Murray (d 1787, son of John, 1st Duke of Atholl) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Nicholas Bright of Chesterfield (b 1691-2, d 10.05.1732) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.120.1717) Mary Watkinson (b c1698, d 08.09.1766, dau of Godfrey Watkinson of Brampton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. _ Greatorex | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Saunders (curate of Brampton) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Bright | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hinckesman (rector of Matlock, vicar of Chesterfield) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Ann Bright | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Dawson of Bawtrey | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Dawson | ||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Bright | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Bright of Graystones in Ecclesal (bpt 21.04.1687, bur 28.03.1743) | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue (d young) - Samuel, Richard, Robert, Thomas, Mary, Sarah | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Samuel Bright (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Bright (a 1721) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.047.1686) Jonathan Watson | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Anne Bright (a 1721) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ White | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Robert Bright of Sheffield (bpt 18.04.1641, bur 03.01.1671) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.12.1663) Bridget Scargel (bur 06.08.1668, dau of Thomas Scargel of Sheffield by Bridget Osgathorpe) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Ruth Bright | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.08.1691) Thomas Watson of Sheffield | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - John (d infant), Mary (a 1670) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | James Bright (bpt 11.04.1647, a 1667, 4th son ) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Grammar of Bakewell | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Stephen (bpt 27.10.1664, a 1667), Samuel of Chesterfield (bpt 07.04.1650, bur 22.11.1682, apothecary), Sarah | ||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue including Henry of Sheffield (bpt 17.10.1602, a 1626), William of Sheffield (bpt 22.03.1612, a 1634) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : FMG (vol 2, MS276 & 277, 'Bright', p677+) with support/input from BEB1841 ('Bright of Badsworth'), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1666, 'Bright of Badsworth') and as reported above
(2) For lower section : 'The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York' ('Hallamshire', Joseph Hunter, 1819, 'Pedigree of Bright of Banner-Cross', p205) with some support from FMG (vol 2, MS276, 'Bright', p678)
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