William was born in 1754 in Ditton Priors, Shropshire to parents, Moses Bright and Jane Blower born 1732, (death unknown).
He married Ann Tippen in 1779 in Worfield, Shropshire.
They had several children:
Moses 1787 – 1833 in Worfield, Shropshire
Elizabeth 1789 in Worfield, Shropshire
George 1791 in Worfield, Shropshire
Sarah 1805 in Ellesmere, Shropshire