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John Shelley 1428 – 1515 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1428

Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1515

Death Location: Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Shelley

Mother: Elizabeth Petit

Spouse(s): Béatrice Harkwood

Children(s): <Living> None

In 1428, John Shelley entered the world in Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert Shelley and Elizabeth Petit. John Shelley married Béatrice Harkwood, and had children including <Living>. John Shelley passed away in 1515 in Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1428, John Shelley entered the world in Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert Shelley and Elizabeth Petit.
  • John Shelley married Béatrice Harkwood, and had children including <Living>.
  • John Shelley passed away in 1515 in Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Shelley
1402 – 1517
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Petit
1413 –
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
EP

Spouses(s)

Béatrice Harkwood
1432 –
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

<Living> None
Birth Location: –
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John Shelley's Ancestors

Self
John Shelley
1428 – 1515
Birth Place: Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Shelley
1402 – 1517
Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Petit
1413 –
Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Shelley
1376 – 1401
Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
John Pettit
1380 – 1455
Philleigh, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Margery Trenowith
1380 – 1460
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Petit
1362 – 1429
Margaret Roscarrock
1362 – 1398
Ralph Trenouth
1315 – 1427
Joan Bodrugan
1355 – 1428
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Petyt
1333 – 1373
Amicia Bloyon
1339 – 1366
Ralph Roscarrock
1350 –
Isabel Govily
1350 –
Walter Trenoweth
1290 –
Elizabeth
1295 –
Otto Bodrugan
1320 – 1389
Joan Trelausard
1325 – 1396

John Shelley's Descendants

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John Shelley (ABT 1428 – 1515) m. Béatrice Harkwood (1432 – )
  1. 1. <Living> m. Elizabeth Michelgrove (1450 – 31 JUL 1513)
    1. 1. John (Shelley () Sir) (ABT 1464 – 1522)
    2. 2. Edward Shelley (ABT 1470 – 9 OCT 1540) m. Joan Eden (ABT 1486 – )
    3. 3. Anne Shelley (ABT 1471 – AFT 1523) m. Richard Shirley (1478 – 10 NOV 1540)
    4. 4. Richard Shelley (ABT 1472 – 3 JUL 1514) m. Mary Urdiswick (ABT 1472 – ) m. Mary Urdiswicke (1472 – )
    5. 5. George Shelley (ABT 1473 – )
    6. 6. Elizabeth Shelley (1476 – )
    7. 7. Jane Shelley (1478 – 9 OCT 1540) m. Edward Bellingham (1477 – 2 MAR 1532)
    8. 8. William (Clapham) Shelley (1480 – BEF 10 MAY 1549) m. Alice Belknap (1475 – 7 MAR 1537)
      1. 1. John Shelley (ABT 1486 – 16 DEC 1550) m. Mary FitzWilliam (1500 – ABT 1565) m. Mary FitzWilliam (1510 – 1562)
        1. 1. William Shelley (14 SEP 1518 – 15 APR 1597) m. Jane Lingen (ABT 1518 – ABT 1600) m. Mary (Margaret) Wriothesley (1518 – ABT 1600)
        2. 2. Eleanor Shelley (ABT 1525 – ) m. Thomas Norton (ABT 1527 – ABT 1600) m. Richard Shirley (1478 – 10 NOV 1540) m. George Colton (ABT 1515 – ) m. George Colton (ABT 1530 – ABT 1600) m. George Colton m. Richard Sherley (ABT 1525 – ) m. Living m. Living
        3. 3. Bridgett Shelley (1526 – 4 JUN 1621) m. Sir (Anthony K) Hungerford (1525 – 25 MAY 1594) m. Thomas Townsend (1 OCT 1534 – 12 JUN 1591)
        4. 4. John Shelley (ABT 1527 – 27 AUG 1592) m. Eleanor Lovell (6 JUN 1565 – 12 DEC 1604)
        5. 5. James Shelley (ABT 1531 – ) m. Eleanor Lovell (6 JUN 1565 – 12 DEC 1604)
        6. 6. Sarah Perry (1532 – 1581)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Shelley (ABT 1532 – ) m. Thomas Guildford (ABT 1532 – 15 JUN 1574)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Shelley (ABT 1533 – From 1537 to 1614) m. Thomas Guildford (1533 – 15 JUN 1574)
        9. 9. Richard Shelley (ABT 1534 – 8 OCT 1594) m. Dorothy Hill (ABT 1533 – 4 JUN 1600)
        10. 10. Margaret Shelly (ABT 1535 – 1586) m. Edward Gage (1539 – )
        11. 11. Mary Shelley (ABT 1537 – ) m. George Cotton (1532 – ABT 1600) m. Living
        12. 12. Alice Shelley (1549 – )
      2. 2. Richard Shelley (1487 – 1581)
      3. 3. Thomas Shelley (ABT 1489 – ABT 1560) m. Mary Copeley (<1493> – ABT 1560) m. Mary Copley (1499 – )
      4. 4. James Shelley (ABT 1489 – )
      5. 5. Edward Shelley (ABT 1491 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth Schelley (1495 – ) m. Roger Copley (1473 – BEF 1512) m. Roger Copley (ABT 1473 – 1560)
      7. 7. Anes Knight (1496 – 1543) m. William Browne (1441 – ) m. William Browne (1470 – 19 NOV 1506)
      8. 8. Margaret Shelley (ABT 1499 – ) m. <Living>
      9. 9. Shelley (ABT 1504 – )
      10. 10. John Shelley (ABT 1508 – 16 DEC 1550) m. Mary FitzWilliam (1500 – ABT 1565) m. Mary FitzWilliam (1500 – 1561) m. Mary FitzWilliam (1510 – 1562)
        1. 1. Margaret Shelley (1535 – )
        2. 2. Richard Shelley (ABT 1522 – )
        3. 3. Anne Shelley (ABT 1525 – )
        4. 4. Eleonor Shelley (1528 – 15 APR 1597) m. George Colton (1523 – )
        5. 5. James Shelley (ABT 1531 – )
        6. 6. Katherine Shelley (EST 1550 – ) m. Edward Hammond (ABT 1548 – )
        7. 7. Alice Shelley (ABT 1553 – ) m. Thomas Randall (ABT 1551 – )
      11. 11. Katherine Shelley (1509 – ) m. Henry Browne (1502 – 1557)
    9. 9. Anne Shelley (1484 – 1540) m. Richard Shirley (1478 – 10 NOV 1540)
    10. 10. Johanna Shelley (ABT 1485 – )
    11. 11. George Shelley (ABT 1486 – )
    12. 12. <Living> m. <Living>

John Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1428
ABT 1428
Birth of John Shelley in Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1515
1515
Age 87
Death of John Shelley in Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1428
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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