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John Shelley 1527 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1527

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1592

Death Location: Clapham, Sussex, England

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Mary (Shelley)

Spouse(s): Eleanor (Shelley)

Children(s): Robert Shelley

John Shelley * was born in 1527 in Clapham, Sussex, England, the child of John Shelley and Mary Fitzwilliam (Shelley). John Shelley * married Eleanor Lovell (Shelley), and had children including Robert Shelley. John Shelley * passed away in 1592 in Clapham, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • John Shelley * was born in 1527 in Clapham, Sussex, England, the child of John Shelley and Mary Fitzwilliam (Shelley).
  • John Shelley * married Eleanor Lovell (Shelley), and had children including Robert Shelley.
  • John Shelley * passed away in 1592 in Clapham, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelley
1506 – 1550
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England
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Mary (Shelley)
1510 – 1578
Birth Location: Milton, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor (Shelley)
1565 – 1606
Birth Location: East Harling, England
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Children(s)

Robert Shelley
1586 – 1636
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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John Shelley's Ancestors

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John Shelley
1527 – 1592
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England
Parents
John Shelley
1506 – 1550
Clapham, Sussex, England
Mary (Fitzwilliam) (Shelley)
1510 – 1578
Milton, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Shelley
1479 – 1549
Michelgrove, Sussex, England
Alice (Belknap) (Shelley)
1472 – 1549
Giddy Hall, Essex, England
William FitzWilliam
1455 – 1534
Theydon Garnon, Epping Forest, Essex, England
Mildred (Sackville) (Fitzwilliam)
1490 – 1529
Buckhurst, Sussex
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shelley's Descendants

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John Shelley (7 Feb 1527 – 27 Aug 1592) m. Eleanor (Lovell) (Shelley) (1565 – Abt. 1606)
  1. 1. Robert Shelley (Abt 1586 – Abt 1636) m. ? (?) (Shelley) ( – Jan 1636)
    1. 1. Robert Shelley (Abt. 1612 – )
    2. 2. Anne (Mary Shelley) (Foxwell) (21 Aug 1614 – 9 Dec 1668) m. Richard Foxwell (1610 – 7 Apr 1668)
      1. 1. Mary (Foxwell) (Cole) (17 Aug 1635 – )
      2. 2. Ruth (Foxel\Foxwell) (Nelson) (25 Mar 1641 – 7 Sep 1723) m. William Nelson (1645 – 22 Mar 1718)
        1. 1. Anna (Nelson) (Smith) (1669 – 11 Sep 1721)
        2. 2. Mercy (Nelson) (Fuller) (1672 – 20 Mar 1717)
        3. 3. Thomas Nelson (16 May 1675 – 28 Mar 1755) m. Hope (Huckins) (Nelson) (10 May 1677 – 7 Dec 1782)
        4. 4. Mary (Nelson) (Thomas) (30 Oct 1677 – 15 Feb 1760)
        5. 5. Foxel Nelson (1679 – )
        6. 6. Ruth (Nelson) (Thomas) (Abt. 1681 – 7 Dec 1719)
        7. 7. Martha (Nelson) (Irish) (1683 – 5 Oct 1720)
      3. 3. Martha (Foxwell) (Bacon) (24 Mar 1647 – )
    3. 3. Margaret Shelley

John Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1527
7 Feb 1527
Birth of John Shelley * in Clapham, Sussex, England
Clapham, Sussex, England
1592
27 Aug 1592
Age 65
Death of John Shelley * in Clapham, Sussex, England
Clapham, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1527
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1592
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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