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Grace (Glascock) Wright (1579 - 1653)

Grace Wright formerly Glascock
Born in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 5 Nov 1600 in Brook Hall, Kelvedon, Essex, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 74 in Brook Hall, South Weald, Essex, Englandmap
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Biography

European Aristocracy
Grace Glascock was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Grace Glascock was born in May 1579 in High Easter, Essex, England. She was the daughter of Rev. Henry Glascock and his wife Grace (Eumio) Glascock. Some family genealogies spell the name "Glasscock" but this was not the most-widely used spelling in the 1500-1600s.

Grace Glascock was of the landed-gentry social class and her father and brothers were all educated men (Cambridge University). On November 5, 1600, when she was 21 years old, Grace married "Lord John Wright," b: September 13, 1577, at Brook Hall, Kelvedon, Essex, England. John Wright was technically a "Gentleman," not a "Lord," although he descended from an illustrious landed-gentry aristocratic family in Essex that traced its roots back to "John Wryta of Bayeux," Normandy, France, a companion of King William I (aka "William the Conqueror") in 1066.

The John Wright (b: 1577) who married Grace Glascock in 1600 was the 2nd son of Thomas "of Brook Hall" Wright (1548-1617), who was the 2nd son of Robert Wright (1516-1587), himself the 2nd son of Sir John Wright (1485-1551), Lord of Kelvedon Hall, Essex, and his wife Olive (Hubbard) Wright (1488-1560). Thus he was of a junior branch but still a wealthy and educated local aristocrat. [1]

John and Grace (Glascock) Wright lived at Kelvedon Hatch (25 miles from the Kelvedon Hall of his ancestors) and had the following 12 children:[2]

  1. John Wright Jr. b: 28 Oct 1602 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England c: 13 Aug 1602 in Brook Hall, South Weald, Essex, England
  2. Grace Wright b: 26 Aug 1604 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England c: 26 Aug 1604 in Brook Hall, So. Weald, Essex, England
  3. Anne Wright b: 5 May 1606 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England
  4. Martha Wright b: 12 Apr 1607 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England c: 12 Apr 1607 in Brook hall, Essex, England
  5. Anthony Wright b: 23 Jan 1608 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England c: 23 Jan 1609 in Brook Hall, South Weald, Essex, England
  6. Thomas Wright b: 1610 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England c: 19 Nov 1610 in St. Peter's Church, South Weald, Essex, England
  7. Grace Wright b: 15 Feb 1613 in Brook Hall, South Weald, Essex, England c: 15 Feb 1613 in Brook Hall, So. Weald, Essex, England
  8. Thomazine Wright b: 30 Jan 1614 in Brook Hall, South Weald, Essex, England
  9. Anthony Wright c: 27 Feb 1616 in South Weald, Brook Hall, Essex, England
  10. Nathaniel Wright c: 10 Apr 1618 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England
  11. Anna Wright b: 20 Oct 1619 in Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England c: 20 Oct 1620 in Brook Hall, South Weald, Essex, England
  12. Ignatius Wright b: 21 Apr 1621 in Brook Hall, South Weald, Essex, England c: 21 Apr 1621 in Brook Hall, So. Weald, Essex, England

John Wright died on May 30, 1640 in Dagenham, Essex, England at 62 years old. He is buried in St. Peter's Churchyard, South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England, plot #240.[3] His wife, Grace (Glascock) Wright survived his passing for another 13 years. She died shortly after writing her will on July 25, 1563 in Dagenham, Essex, England. She was 84 years old. Called "The Lady Wright of Dagenhams," she was buried next to her close friend, Mary Barrington, widow of John Barrington, with whom she spent her last years, in St. Peter's churchyard, South Weald, Brentwood Borough, Essex, England, plot #264.[4]

Research Notes

This bio seems to be mixed up with her husband's cousin, John Wright of Kelvedon Hatch. There's no explanation why he was living in Kelvedon Hatch instead of South Weald. That branch were not gentry. Also, this statement is false: "Sir John Wright (1488-1560) was a noted jurist who was knighted and made a Baron by King Henry VII. Not a lawyer, not knighted, not a Baron.

Sources

  1. Sir John Wright (1488-1560) was a noted jurist who was knighted and made a Baron by King Henry VII. He helped Henry VII divorce Queen Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn. See: Wright Family Genealogy - Wright Beginnings cica 1050. See also: Find A Grave: Memorial #134185152 - Thomas of Brook Hall Wright. Sir John Wright was an ancestor of the famous aviators, the Wright Brothers of Ohio, USA.
  2. Lynn & Elizabeth Watkins Tree on RootsWeb - Grace Glascock
  3. Find A Grave: Memorial #133016476 - John "of Brook Hall" Wright.
  4. Find A Grave: Memorial #134039542 Grace "Lady of Dagenhams" Glascock Wright. Cites: South Weald Parish Headstones website

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Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Glasscock-196 was created through the import of smith_eugene.GED on Apr 15, 2013 by Nova Weller.
  • Thank you to Chet Snow for adopting WikiTree profile Glascock-6, researching this person's life, writing the biographical sketch and adding sources, on September 19, 2016. He also merged profile Glasscock-196 into Glascock-6 (correct spelling).
  • Source: S1658871532 Repository: #R-2145023627 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/4151977/family
  • Repository: R-2145023627 Ancestry.com Note:




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Glasscock-196 and Glascock-6 appear to represent the same person because: same dates, parents (merges proposed)
posted by Robin Lee

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