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John Shelley 1527 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1527

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 AUG 1592

Death Location: England, United Kingdom

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Mary FitzWilliam

Spouse(s): Eleanor Lovell

Children(s): Elizabeth Shelley, Henry Shelley, Elizabeth Apsley, John None, Robert Shelley, John Shelly, Robert Shelly, John Shelly, Henry Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley

John Shelley was born in 1527 in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Shelley and Mary FitzWilliam. John Shelley married Eleanor Lovell, and had children including Elizabeth Shelley, Henry Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley Apsley, John, Robert Shelley, John ( Baronet) Shelly, Robert Shelly, John Shelly, Henry Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley. John Shelley passed away in 1592 in England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Shelley was born in 1527 in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Shelley and Mary FitzWilliam.
  • John Shelley married Eleanor Lovell, and had children including Elizabeth Shelley, Henry Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley Apsley, John, Robert Shelley, John ( Baronet) Shelly, Robert Shelly, John Shelly, Henry Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley.
  • John Shelley passed away in 1592 in England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelley
1486 – 1550
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Mary FitzWilliam
1500 – 1565
Birth Location: Milton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Lovell
1565 – 1604
Birth Location: Harling Road, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Shelley
1558 –
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Henry Shelley
1562 –
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Apsley
1564 – 1620
Birth Location: Tower of London, London, England
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John None
1565 –
Birth Location: Michelgrove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Shelley
1566 – 1642
Birth Location: Broseley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Shelly
1585 – 1642
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Shelly
1586 – 1636
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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John Shelly
1586 – 1642
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Henry Shelley
1588 –
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Shelley
1590 –
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England
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John Shelley's Ancestors

Self
John Shelley
1527 – 1592
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Shelley
1486 – 1550
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Mary FitzWilliam
1500 – 1565
Milton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Clapham) Shelley
1480 – 1549
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Alice Belknap
1475 – 1537
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Fitz) William
1448 – 1495
Aldwark, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Maud (Mildred) Sackville
1462 – 1510
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
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Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450 – 1513
Henry Oston
1428 – 1488
Margaret Knolles
1432 – 1488
Richard FitzWilliam
1415 – 1478
Elizabeth Clarell
1415 – 1503
2nd-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
Edmond Fitzwilliam
1382 – 1465
Katherine Clifton
1386 – 1435
Thomas Clarell
1367 – 1442
Elizabeth Scrope
1379 – 1430

John Shelley's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. James Cole (3 NOV 1655 – 2 JAN 1717) m. Mary Cadman (1659 – )
        2. 2. Hugh Cole (8 MAR 1658 – 17 FEB 1738) m. Deborah Buckland (16 SEP 1660 – 7 NOV 1721)
        3. 3. John Cole (15 MAY 1660 – 25 JUN 1748) m. Susannah m. Sarah Cornell (ABT 1671 – 16 JAN 1748)
        4. 4. Martha Cole (16 APR 1662 – 1708) m. Henry Sweeting (ABT 1658 – 8 APR 1728)
        5. 5. Anna Cole (14 OCT 1664 – 23 JUN 1704) m. William Salisbury (14 AUG 1659 – 3 APR 1726)
        6. 6. Ruth Cole (8 JAN 1666 – 17 MAR 1718) m. Nathaniel Luther (25 APR 1665 – 12 APR 1719)
        7. 7. Experience Cole (1667 – BEF 16 AUG 1711) m. John Brooks (10 FEB 1656 – 22 NOV 1714)
        8. 8. Joseph Cole (15 MAY 1668 – 18 JAN 1730)
        9. 9. Ebenezer Cole (5 AUG 1671 – 4 SEP 1719) m. Mehitable Luther (26 AUG 1676 – 18 NOV 1764)
        10. 10. Mary Cole (1676 – 10 MAR 1756) m. Jonathan Kinglsey (21 FEB 1671 – 15 JUN 1750)
        11. 11. Benjamin Cole (1678 – 29 DEC 1748) m. Hannah Eddy (1680 – 15 MAY 1768)
        12. 12. Mercy Cole ( – BEF 6 FEB 1704/1705)
      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 – )

John Shelley's Timeline

3 Records

1527
ABT 1527
Birth of John Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1592
27 AUG 1592
Age 65
Death of John Shelley in England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom
1592
28 AUG 1592
Age 65
Burial of John Shelley in England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1527
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1592
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 AUG 1592
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom
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