GREENE COUNTY, TN - BIBLES - Michael Bright Bible Record
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Michael Bright Bible Record 

Surnames: Bright, Land, Boss, Maltsberger, Stiegel, Bowman, Newman, Mauris, 
Morelock, Armstrong, Collier, Campbell, Cox

MARRIAGES 
Michael Bright and his Loving wife, Luisa Land, now Brigth [sic] entered into 
the life of matrimony and married before Devett Boss, a preacher of gospel to 
the reformed Calvinistical Church at Reading Town in the county of Berks, in 
the State of _____Pen ____,in October 1780 
Our oldest child, daughter Polly Bright, was married to John Maltsberger. 
Our second daughter, Caty Bright was married to Jacob Stiegel, June [sic] on 
the 19th day of February 1805. 
Our daughter, Sarah Bright was married to Samuel Bowman, on the 7 day of 
November 1815. 
Our son, Charles was married to Sarah Newman, on the 2nd. day of September 
1819. 
Our oldest son, Michael Bright was married to Polly Mauris the 16th day of 
March 1820 
Our youngest, daughter Ratchel was married to Nathan Morelock on the 3rd day 
of February 1825. 
Our daughter, Elizabeth Bright, was married to Saunthy (?) Armstrong the 15th 
day of March anno Domin 1829. 
Our son, David Bright, was married to Lydia Collier, on the 30th day of May 
1833. About 3 o'clock in the evening by Samuel Coldwell, Esq. October 30, 
1838, was married to Jane Campbell, widow and relict of I G G to Archibald 
Campbell, deceased. Second wife of Michael Bright. 

[Submitted by Janice L. Parton, source of information was an old page of 
manually typewritten information found in the Bright Family File at The East 
Tennessee Historical Center, McClung Historical Collection, 500 W. Church 
Ave., Knoxville, TN 37902-2505.  
For a more complete Bright Family history see: Looking on the "Bright" Side by 
Ora Bright Cox; 
Cherished Memories by Janice L. Johns, pages 81-88; 
Historic Greene County, Tennessee and its People, 1783-1992, page 33; 
and The Greeneville Sun, "Focus," April 26, 1983, page 3.]