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 452 BURKE'S COLONIAL GKXTRY. Robert Havcoui't, wlio wa< lirint; ntthe Hoar in 1778 ; he was the son of Peter Uareoiu't, of Colwall. gentleman, by Mary, (laughter and ]ieirof Thomsis Bright, of Ye Hoar. Mr. Bright m. tliirtlly, in 1663, Ursula, daughter of Bridge-s, of Tibberton, co. Hereford, but by lier (wlio was living at Hereford in 1687) he had no issue ; he vras buried at Colwall, 28th August, 1G65, aged 48 years, when he was s. by his eldest surviving son, KoBEHT Bright, of Broekbury and Castle Moreton, baptised at Col wall, 28th February, 1642 ; i». fii-st, 1663, Honora, daughter of Benjamin Masox, of Beauchani|i-Roding, CO. Essex, by whim (who d. 1st Januai-y, 1672-3, and was buried at Colwall) he had issue, EODEHT, his heir. Edward, baptised at Colwall, llth December, 1667 ; m. the daughter of Henry Clifi-e, of Matherne, co. Here- ford, an 1 ha I issue. Elizabeth, b .ptised at Colwall. 23rd Decern' fr, 1605 ; d. num. 28th Sept- ember, 16/1, buried at the same place, 1st October, following. Mr. Bright, on his marriage with Sarah, }iis second wife, settled at Sandon. co. StaiJord, where he n as living 26th March, 1687. From this marriage descend, according to family tradition, several famihes of Bright settled in COS. Stafford and Salop, and the city of London. He settled his estate of Brockbui'y by con- veyance, dated 26th May, 1633, on his eldest son, Robert Beight, of Brockbury, bavrister- at-law, b. 1st .Tulv, and baptised at Colwall, 18lh July, 1664 ', m. there 4th April, 1687, Joyce, widow of Jo!m Hall, of Matherne, co. Hereford, gentleman, and daughter of Henry Cliffe, of Matherne, co. Hereford, and Mary his wife, daughter of Henry SIeeedith, of the city of Hereford, by whom (who d. 9th January, 1718, and was buried at Colwall) he had issue, I. Heney, liis heir. II. Robert, baptised at Coddington, co. Hereford, 20th August, 1694; d. s. p. HI. William, baptised at Coddington, aforesaid, 12lh October, l(i98; d.unm. buried at ColwaU, 24th August, 1714. I. Mary, baptised at Codd ngton, 17th May, 1688; m. Thomas Wilmot, of Dymmock, eo. Gloucester, genfleman, and had issue. II. Honora, ba]jtised at Coddington, 6th November, 1690 ; m. at Colwall, 9th July, 1722, Thomas Bright, of Xe Hoar, gentleman. in. Joyce, bajitised at CoddingtoH, 21st OctoVier, 1696; d. unm. IV. Elizabeth, baptised at Coddington, 26th January, 1701 ; m. :it Colwall, 27t,h December, 1718, William MoR- KicE, of the city of Worcester, and had issue. V. Grace, baptised at Coddin£ton, 17th March, 1702; m. at Colwall, 22nd Ajn-il, 1723, John Uaeila>d, of the Sly House, parish of Colwall, and hal issue. Mr. Bright d. 1st December, 1749, and was buried at Colwall. By a deed of conveyance, dated 27th July, 1722, he settled the manor of Brockbury on his eldest son and heir, Hexet Bright, lord of the manor of Brockbury, baptised at Coddington, 8th November, 1692; m. at Henlland, co. Here- ford, 6th June, 1713, Mary, daughter of William Hill, of Wellington, in the same co., gentleman, by whom (who was b. at Welliuir- ton, 17th November, 1692, d. January, 1780, and was buried at St. Nicholas Clmrch, Bristol), he had issue, I. Robert, his heir. II. Heury, of Welland Court, co. Wor- cester (which he purchased of his brother Allen), merchant in Bristol ; high sheriff of Bristol 1755, and mayor thereof in 1772, i. 21st March, 1715, baptised at Ledbury, co. Here- ford; rf. 2otli November, 1777, buried at St. Nicholas Church, Bristol, having m. 27th September, 1746, Sarah, daughter and heir of Richard Mey- LEE, of Bristol, merchant, by whom (who d. 7th September, 1796, and was buried at St. Nicholas Church, Bristol) he had a son, Richard, of Ham Green, Somerset, of whom hereafter as heir of the family. III. William, sometime a merchant at Bristol, b. 6th Noveu.bcr, 1717; baptised at Le ibury ; m. 22ud May, 1737, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Beoojie, of Bristol, and had two sons, 1. Ailliaai, living in Ireland in 1778 ; m. and had issue. 2. Robert, a midshipman on boanl the " Ocean " man-of-war, d. in the Sandwich Isles, 1781. IV. Allen, some time a merchant at Bristol, afterwards of Welland Court, CO. Worcester, b. 12th Ajiril, and bap- tised at Ledbuiy, 12th May, 1720; m. first, 28th February, 1745-6, Mary, daughter of William Gardner, of Slroud, CO. Gloucester; she d. 20th March, 174*i-7, and was buried at St. Nicholas Church, Bristol, leaving a son, 1. Allen, b. 20th and baptised 24th March, 1746-7; ensign 69th Regiment, d. unm. at Minehead, eo. Somerset, 21st October, and buried at St. Nicholas 25th October, 1790. Allen Bright m. secondly, 2nd July, 1750, Anne, daughter of James Hay, of the city of Worcester, and by her («lio was living at Bristol in 1778) had, with several others, who d. in infancy, another son and djinghter, 2. Henry, baptised 26th Mandi, 1762, "mayor of Bristol, 1807, d. unm. that year, buried at St. Nicholas, 25th November. 1807. 1. Anna, baptised 2Dth August,