Nicholas Wright

Nicholas I WRIGHT [331] 6,16 Born: Abt 1500, Outwell, Norfolk, England 16,61,62 Marriage: Anne DE BEAUPRE [332] about 1539 in Beaupre Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England 10,16,22,60 Died: Bef 1567, Beaupre Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England 16

General Notes:

Source <A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 2> Par John Burke: "The Wrights of Kilverstone, one of the oldest families in Norfolk,... can only now be authentically traced to the time of Henry VII. 'Thomas Wright, living in that reign, was lather of John Wright, who died, seised of the manors of Tindalls and Rowses, in East Laxham, Norfolk, in the 32nd of Henry VIII. He married and had two sons, Edmund, his heir; and Nicholas, who wedded Anne, daughter and co-heir of Edmund Beaupre, of Beaupre Hall..."

Biography

Ann Beaupre, died at Norfolk after 1579. She was the daughter of Edmund Beaupre and Margery Wiseman, and married Nicholas Wright.

Nicholas and Ann Wright are the earliest authenticated ancestors to the American colonists, brothers Peter Wright, Anthony Wright and Nicholas Wright of Oyster Bay, New York.

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224690696/ann_wright

Known Children:

• 1. Sir Nicholas Wright,II 1534 Md Ellen Gilbert Died 1602 Buried: St. Michael and all Angels Churchyard, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England#181716371
• 2. Charles Wright 1536 -
• 3. Lady Elizabeth Wright 1538 Md Anthony Morris Bur: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
• 4. John Wright 1538 -
• 5. William Wright 1540 -
• 6. Anthony Wright

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References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Ann (Beaupre) Wright (abt.1520-1580)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Beaupre-5 : accessed 24 April 2024). cites
   1. Pratt, Floyd Thomas, F.H.C, M.A.G.I. "The Ancestral Family History of Sarah (Wright)." Pratt Publications. 2011.
   2. Rye, Walter (editor)The visitacion [i.e., visitation] of Norfolk, made and taken by William Hervey, Clarencieux King of Arms, anno 1563, enlarged with another visitacion [sic] made by Clarenceux Cook : with many other descents, ... Publication of the Harleian Society XXXII(1891) p. 34 < Archive.Org >
   3. DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS WRIGHT < link >
2. Perrine, H. Delano. (1923). The Wright family of Oysterbay, L.I., with the ancestry of and descent from Peter Wright and Nicholas Wright, 1423-1923. New York: [s.n.]. < Hathitrust > Chart, image 52 (attached) from page 20. < link >. Image # 55, page 21. < link >
3. “THE WRIGHTS OF OYSTER BAY” p. 21 (#55) < Hathitrust >