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John Shapleigh 1489–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Yestor, Devon, England

Death Date: 1577

Death Location: Dartmouth, Devon, England

Father: Robert Shapleigh

Mother: Alice Clement

Spouse(s): Lady Martin

Children(s): Robert Shapleigh

John Shapleigh was born in 1489 in Yestor, Devon, England, the child of Robert Shapleigh And Alice Clement. John Shapleigh married Lady Elizabeth Of Haccombe Devon Martin, and had children including Robert Shapleigh. John Shapleigh passed away in 1577 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • John Shapleigh was born in 1489 in Yestor, Devon, England, the child of Robert Shapleigh And Alice Clement.
  • John Shapleigh married Lady Elizabeth Of Haccombe Devon Martin, and had children including Robert Shapleigh.
  • John Shapleigh passed away in 1577 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Shapleigh's Ancestors

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John Shapleigh
1489–1577
Birth Place: Yestor, Devon, England
Parents
Robert Shapleigh
1445–1500
South Tawton, Devon, England
Alice Clement
1460–1489
Plymouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Shapleigh
1420–
Devon, England
Thomas Clement
1430–1472
Plymouth, Devon, England
Alice ?
1430–
England
Great-Grandparents
John Coolidge
1403–1455
Lady Lynne
1416–1474
Sir Hylls
1410–1432
Eliza Hall
1410–1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shapleigh's Descendants

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John Shapleigh (1489–1577) m. Lady (Elizabeth of Haccombe Devon) Martin (1495–1552)
  1. 1. Robert Shapleigh 1535–1591 m. Marie Blabon 1563–1600
    1. 1. Alexander (Shapleigh 9th) GGF 1561–1650 m. Marguerite Bloedel 1582–1602
      1. 1. Catherine (Katherine Shapleigh Treworgy) Hilton 1599–1674 m. Edward Hilton 1596–1669
        1. 1. Mary Hilton 1632–1695 m. John Skriven 1623–1675

John Shapleigh's Timeline

2 Records

1489
1489
Birth of John Shapleigh in Yestor, Devon, England
Yestor, Devon, England
1577
1577
Age 88
Death of John Shapleigh in Dartmouth, Devon, England
Dartmouth, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Yestor, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Devon, England

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