Brief Life History of Grace
When Grace Bright was born about 8 July 1753, in Enmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Bright, was 41 and her mother, Joan Berriman, was 43. She married Thomas Gibbs on 27 May 1771, in Weston, Somerset, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters.
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Sources (7)
- Grace in entry for William Gibbs, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
- Grace in entry for William Gibbs, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
- Grace in entry for Hannah Gibbs, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
Spouse and Children
1745– Male
1753– Female
Children (9)
1771– Female
1773–1845 Female
1774– Male
1777–1783 Male
1779– Female
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1711–1787 Male
1711–1801 Female
Siblings (11)
1737– Female
1740– Male
1742–1805 Female
1745– Female
1747– Female
+6 More Children
World Events (5)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 48
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 55
1815
Age 62
Name Meaning
English: usually a nickname from Middle English bright ‘bright, good-looking, fresh-faced’ (Old English beorht ‘bright, shining’).
English: perhaps occasionally from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Briht, Beorht, from a short form of any of several Old English personal names of which beorht was the first element, such as Beorhtrīc ‘bright’ + ‘powerful’. Compare Bert .
Americanized form of German Brecht .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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