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Ann Shelley 1484–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Michelgrove, Sussex, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1540

Death Location: Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, ENGLAND

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Elizabeth Michelgrove

Spouse(s): Richard Shirley

Children(s): William Shirley, John Shirley, Thomas Shirley, Richard Shirley, Alice Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Anne Shirley, Edward Shirley, Jane Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Frances Shirley

Ann Shelley was born in 1484 in Michelgrove, Sussex, ENGLAND, the child of John Shelley And Elizabeth Michelgrove. Ann Shelley married Richard Shirley, and had children including Alice Shirley, Anne Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Edward Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Frances Shirley, Jane Shirley, John Shirley, Richard Shirley, Thomas Shirley, William Shirley. Ann Shelley passed away in 1540 in Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • Ann Shelley was born in 1484 in Michelgrove, Sussex, ENGLAND, the child of John Shelley And Elizabeth Michelgrove.
  • Ann Shelley married Richard Shirley, and had children including Alice Shirley, Anne Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Edward Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Frances Shirley, Jane Shirley, John Shirley, Richard Shirley, Thomas Shirley, William Shirley.
  • Ann Shelley passed away in 1540 in Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, ENGLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ann Shelley's Ancestors

Self
Ann Shelley
1484–1540
Birth Place: Michelgrove, Sussex, ENGLAND
Parents
John Shelley
1448–1527
Clapham, East Preston, Sussex, ENGLAND
Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450–1513
Michelgrove, Sussex, ENGLAND
Grandparents
John Shelley
1430–
Rye Sussex, ENGLAND
Beatrice Hawkwood
1430–
John Michelgrove
1424–
Mary Sydney
1429–
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1402–
Elizabeth Petty
1413–
John Hawkwood
1407–
John Michelgrove
1400–
William Sydney
1417–1454
Tomasina Barrington
1414–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shelley
1373–
Johnathon Petty
1380–1455
Margaret Trenowith
1400–1471
John Hawkwood
1378–
John Michelgrove
1375–1459
Welton Joan
1375–
William Sydney
1389–
Ceciley Mitchell
1392–
John Barrington
1393–1426
Isabel Tatton
1394–

Ann Shelley's Descendants

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Ann Shelley (1484–1540) m. Richard Shirley (1477–16 NOV 1540)
  1. 1. William Shirley 1500–1551 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Isley 1512–1596
    1. 1. Thomas Shirley 1542–1612 m. Anne Kempe 1544–1622
      1. 1. Anne Shirley 1573–1640 m. John (W.) Tracy 1561–1647
        1. 1. Robert Tracy 1593–1662 m. Dorothy Cook 1630–1685
        2. 2. Mary Tracy 1585–1670
        3. 3. John Tracy 1590–1647 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Arlington 1598–
        4. 4. Thomas Tracy 1594–
        5. 5. Anthony Tracy 1596–
        6. 6. Henry Tracy 1600–
        7. 7. Francis Tracy 1603–
        8. 8. Anne Tracy 1602–
      2. 2. Isabel Shirley 1562–1630 m. Edward Onslow 1558–1615
      3. 3. Thomas Shirley 1564–1633 m. Frances Vavasour 1562–1611
      4. 4. Anthony Shirley 1565–1630 m. Frances Vernon 1570–1578
      5. 5. Daniel Shirley 1565–1650
      6. 6. Mary Shirley 1566–1649 m. John Crofts 1563–1628
      7. 7. Jane Shirley 1571–1661 m. George Shirley 1568–1647
      8. 8. Margaret Shirley 1568–1630 m. Pexall Brocas 1563–1630
      9. 9. John Shirley 1580–1632 m. Hannah Shurley 1592–1631
      10. 10. Robert Shirley 1581–1628 m. Teresia Sampsonia 1589–1668
      11. 11. Cecily Shirley 1581–1662 m. Thomas West 1577–1618
      12. 12. Margaret Shirley –1616 m. Lewis Barton 1547–1619
        1. 1. Henry Barton 1575–1661 m. Margaret Gill 1572–1605
        2. 2. John Barton 1573–
        3. 3. William Barton 1573–1625 m. Eleanor Burnell 1574–1646
        4. 4. Isabel Barton 1580–
        5. 5. Richard Barton 1586–
        6. 6. Edward Barton 1577–
      13. 13. Henry Shirley 1560–1560
      14. 14. Eleanor Shirley 1570–1570
      15. 15. Robert (John) Shirley 1580–1631 m. Elizabeth Isley 1582–1662
      16. 16. Katherine Shirley 1578– m. Pexsall Brocas 1545–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Shirley 1544–1630
    3. 3. George Shirley 1550–
    4. 4. Anthony Shirley 1546–1634 m. Barbara Walsingham 1550–1623
    5. 5. Martha (Ann) Shirley 1556–1630
  2. 2. John Shirley 1501–
  3. 3. Thomas Shirley 1502–1551
  4. 4. Richard Shirley 1505–
  5. 5. Alice Shirley 1506–1570 m. Thomas Chalenor 1502–1559
  6. 6. Elizabeth Shirley 1504–1558
  7. 7. Anne Shirley 1510–1558 m. Richard Farnfold 1506–
  8. 8. Edward Shirley 1514–1551
  9. 9. Jane Shirley 1512–1556
  10. 10. Cecilia Shirley 1520– m. Richard Leeds 1500–
  11. 11. Frances Shirley 1518–1562

Ann Shelley's Timeline

3 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Ann Shelley in Michelgrove, Sussex, ENGLAND
Michelgrove, Sussex, ENGLAND
1540
1540
Age 56
Death of Ann Shelley in Steyning, Horsham, West Sussex, ENGLAND
Steyning, Horsham, West Sussex, ENGLAND
1540
1540
Age 56
Burial of Ann Shelley in Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, ENGLAND
Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Michelgrove, Sussex, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Steyning, Horsham, West Sussex, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, ENGLAND

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