Albertus Bright (1732 - 1824)

Husband of Patience Hopkins — married 1759 in Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1824 at about age 91 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Albertus Bright was born in 1732. His birth was said to have been recorded in a Jones Family Bible, transcribed, and submitted to the Captain John Waller Chapter of the DAR in Lexington, Kentucky and published in 1939. This record also included his wife Patience was born 25 December 1732. These dates were likely recorded by the Julian calendar. Also submitted were the following:

Tobias Bright born in England 1743, died Sept 13, 1801

Jane Ford Bright born about 1749 died Mar. 17, 1817

Jeptha Bright died Feb 19, 1870 in his 77th year

Elizabeth Bright died Feb 4, 1873 in her 74th year

John W. Bright born Apr. 29, 1791, died July 5, 1879

Charlotte C. M. Bright born May 10, 1806, died in her 99th year in Lexington, Kentucky

Jonathan Jones and Elizabeth Brite [Bright] were married Nov. 4, 1803.

Jonathan Jones was born born in Louden County, VA., Oct 23, 1772.

Elizabeth Bright Jones was born in S. Carolina, May 8, 1787 [Elizabeth was wife of Jonathan].

Albertus Bright is said to have lived in Virginia, then South Carolina, before moving to Kentucky about 1788. He is believed to have first arrived at Bryant's Station in Lexington. He thereafter moved to Shelby County settling on a farm about 2 miles south of Eminence, Kentucky. He passed away in Shelby County, Kentucky in 1824.

Children of Albertus and Patience Hopkins (from Conner & Ford sources):

Tobias Bright, d. 1801 m. Jane Ford

Hopkins Bright, m. Polly Ford (dau. of Elisha)

Albert Bright, m. Polly Metcalf

Lewis Bright, b. 1773 m1. Polly Ford (dau. of Wm.)

Susanna Bright, m. Spencer Ford

Eleanor Bright, m. Isaac Rees

Mary Bright, b. 1778 d. 1849

Sources

• [1] Jones Family Bible Records. Fayette County, KY D.A.R. Chapters, Miscellaneous Data, 1939. LDS Film #007647142 image 932/1164.

• [2] The Yancy-Caddell and Allied Families by Ila Mitchell Conner, 1959.

• [3] Kentucky Brights and their kin : including the Crabb, Drane, Ford, Hopkins, and King families / data collected by Georgie Hopkins Ford. Berkeley, California, 1929. Page 10 & 11.

Research Notes

Albertus Bright served as ensign in the Montgomery, Virginia Militia, rec. April 5, 1781.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-HFK5-3?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM9%3A1588791495 : 24 January 2018), Virginia > image 107 of 886; citing various published state rosters, United States.

Acknowledgements

This profile was created by Spencer Robinson in Apr 2019.