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John Shelley 1486 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1486

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 DEC 1550

Death Location: Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Shelley

Mother: Alice Belknap

Spouse(s): Mary FitzWilliam, Mary FitzWilliam

Children(s): William Shelley, Eleanor Shelley, Bridgett Shelley, John Shelley, James Shelley, Sarah Perry, Elizabeth Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley, Richard Shelley, Margaret Shelly, Mary Shelley, Alice Shelley

In 1486, John Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to William Clapham Shelley and Alice Belknap. John Shelley married Mary FitzWilliam, Mary FitzWilliam, and had children including William Shelley, Eleanor Shelley, Bridgett Shelley, John Shelley, James Shelley, Sarah Perry, Elizabeth Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley, Richard Shelley, Margaret Shelly, Mary Shelley, Alice Shelley. John Shelley passed away in 1550 in Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1486, John Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to William Clapham Shelley and Alice Belknap.
  • John Shelley married Mary FitzWilliam, Mary FitzWilliam, and had children including William Shelley, Eleanor Shelley, Bridgett Shelley, John Shelley, James Shelley, Sarah Perry, Elizabeth Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley, Richard Shelley, Margaret Shelly, Mary Shelley, Alice Shelley.
  • John Shelley passed away in 1550 in Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Shelley's Ancestors

Self
John Shelley
1486 – 1550
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Clapham Shelley
1480 – 1549
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Alice Belknap
1475 – 1537
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
<Living>
Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450 – 1513
Clapham, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Henry (Belkap of) Oston
1428 – 1488
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Knolles
1432 – 1488
North Mimms, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1428 – 1515
Béatrice Harkwood
1432 –
John Michelgrove
1424 – 1509
Mary Sidney
1428 – 1478
Thomas Knollys
1390 – 1445
Isabell d'Oyley
1390 – 1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1402 – 1517
Elizabeth Petit
1413 –
Sir Hawkwood
1406 –
Julius Hawkwood
1410 –
John Michelgrove
1400 – 1459
Joan
1400 –
William Sidney
1389 – 1465
Elizabeth Michell
1390 – 1446
Thomas London
1360 – 1435
Joan
1365 – 1405
William d'Oyly
1342 – 1424
Isabella More
1374 – 1424

John Shelley's Descendants

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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)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Shelley (ABT 1558 – UNKNOWN) m. Thomas Timperleigh (ABT 1585 – )
    2. 2. Henry Shelley (1562 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Shelley) Apsley (1564 – ABT 1620)
    4. 4. John (ABT 1565 – )
    5. 5. Robert Shelley (4 MAR 1566 – 20 NOV 1642) m. Alice Tassell (1586 – JAN 1639)
      1. 1. Ann (Shelly) Shirley (1603 – )
      2. 2. Robert Shelley (1612 – 6 SEP 1692) m. Judith Garnett (1608 – 1668) m. Susanna Dimmick (1635 – 6 SEP 1692)
    6. 6. John (( Baronet)) Shelly (ABT 1585 – 20 NOV 1642) m. Jane Reresby (ABT 1589 – )
    7. 7. Robert Shelly (1586 – 1636) m. Alice Tassell (1586 – JAN 1639)
      1. 1. Margaret Shelley (1604 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Shelley (ABT 1604 – 1634)
      3. 3. Anne Shelley (1612 – 1660)
      4. 4. Anne Shelley (17 AUG 1612 – 9 DEC 1668) m. Richard Foxwell (1610 – 7 APR 1668)
        1. 1. Richard Foxwell (ABT 1631 – ) m. Richard Foxwell (ABT 1637 – )
        2. 2. Mary Foxwell (17 AUG 1635 – 6 FEB 1704) m. Hugh Cole (29 JUN 1628 – 22 JAN 1699)
        3. 3. Martha Foxwell (24 MAR 1638 – FEB 1699) m. Samuel Bacon (5 JUL 1626 – NOV 1695) m. Samuel Bacon (3 MAR 1660 – UNKNOWN)
        4. 4. Ruth Foxwell (25 MAR 1641 – 7 SEP 1723) m. William Nelson (1645 – 22 MAR 1718)
        5. 5. John Foxwell (BEF 1643 – 1646) m. unm.
        6. 6. James Foxwell (ABT 1645 – )
        7. 7. Richard Foxwell (ABT 1647 – )
      5. 5. Anne Shelley (1633 – 1647)
      6. 6. Ann Foxwell (1635 – 1635)
      7. 7. Hannah Shelley (2 JUL 1637 – 5 APR 1709) m. David Linnell (1627 – 30 JUN 1667) m. John Davis (15 MAR 1628 – JAN 1703) m. Nicolas Linnel (1647 – )
    8. 8. John Shelly (1586 – 20 NOV 1642)
    9. 9. Henry Shelley (ABT 1588 – UNKNOWN)
    10. 10. Elizabeth Shelley (1590 – )
  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 – )

John Shelley's Timeline

3 Records

1486
ABT 1486
Birth of John Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1550
16 DEC 1550
Age 64
Death of John Shelley in Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1550
16 DEC 1550
Age 64
Burial of John Shelley
None

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1486
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1550
    Event Place: Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1550

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