Jacob BRIGHT
Source: Historical Sketch of the Bright Family. By A G Green. Also
The Bright
Family of Pennsylvania. By Margaret Gearhart. Jacob was the oldest
son of
Michael Brecht and Margareta Simone. Jacob was born in Heidelberg
Township,
Lancaster County, PA. Heidelberg Township became Shaefferstown
Lebanon
County by dividing Lancaster County. Jacob went to Philadelphia and
was
married there.
Infomation from "The Bright Family of Pennsylvania" by Margaret
Gearhart.
Unmarried. Jacob Bright Jr. served as Captain in Maj. Lewis
Nicola's City
Guards, Philadelphia Militia, 1776 - 1777. Sons of Revolution.
P.A., 2nd XIII,
574. D.A.R. Lineage Book V, 297. He raised up 90 men and he with
Christopher
Pechin (a brother in law) financed these 90 men.
Source: Historical Sketch of the Bright Family. By A G Green. Also
The Bright
Family of Pennsylvania. By Margaret Gearhart. In Greens sketch he
states on
page 6 that Susanna was of Roxboro but there is no Roxboro, PA.
Could it be
Roxboro, North Carolina. There is record of them being married in
the German
Reformed church of Philadelphia 1 Feb 1751. (Green Page 3)
Information from "Bright Family of Pennsylvania" by Margaret Gearhart
Information from "Bright Family of Pensylvania" by Margret Gearhart.
Married in the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia. P. A., 2nd,
VIII, 752.
Information from "Bright Family of Pennsylvania" by Margaret Gearhart
Information from "Bright Family of Pennsylvania" by Margaret
Gearhart.
Married in the Frist Baptist Church of Philadelphia
Information from "Bright Family of Pensylvania" by Margaret Gearhart.
"He was known as General Michael Bright, but in what service he
obtained his
millitary title I am not informed. He was also at one time Flour
Inspector of
the commonwealth, probably under the appointment of Governor Mitllin."
From: "Historical Sketch of the Bright Family" p 12.
Infomation from "The Bright Family of Pennsylvania" by Margaret
Gearhart.
Unmarried.
Informationfrom "The Bright Family of Pennsylvania" by Margaret
Gearhart.
Unmarried. Died at about 22 years.
He married Susanna Rittenhouse 1 Feb 1751 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Susanna Rittenhouse was born at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Abt 1731 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Michael Bright
born 1752.
George Bright
born 1753.
William Bright
born 1756.
Mary Bright
born 1760.
Michael Bright
born 1762.
Jacob Jr Bright
born 1764.
Susan Bright
born 1766.
Jacob Bright died 1802 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .