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John Richard Shirley 1669 – 1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1669 or 1671

Birth Location: St. Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1738

Death Location: St Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Father: THOMAS SHIRLEY

Mother: MARY SNATT

Spouse(s): Jane Price

Children(s): Daniel Shirley

John Richard Shirley was born in 1669 in St. Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA, the child of THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY and MARY FRANCES SNATT. John Richard Shirley married Jane Price, and had children including Daniel M Shirley. John Richard Shirley passed away in 1738 in St Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Richard Shirley was born in 1669 in St. Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA, the child of THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY and MARY FRANCES SNATT.
  • John Richard Shirley married Jane Price, and had children including Daniel M Shirley.
  • John Richard Shirley passed away in 1738 in St Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS SHIRLEY
1635 – 1696
Birth Location: Preston, Sussex, England
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MARY SNATT
1633 – 1678
Birth Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Price
1676 – 1738
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia
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Children(s)

Daniel Shirley
1713 – 1768
Birth Location: St Stephens Par, Northumberland, Virginia
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John Shirley's Ancestors

Self
John Shirley
1669 – 1738
Birth Place: St. Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY
1635 – 1696
Preston, Sussex, England
MARY (FRANCES) SNATT
1633 – 1678
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Thomas "N" (8th GGF) Shirley, 4th) Baronet
1599 – 1656
Wiston, Sussex, England
Lady (Margaret Eve Grevile) Verney
1600 – 1641
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Maddock
1563 – 1630
Mary Heneage
1561 – 1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Compton
1543 – 1574
Lady Verney
1546 – 1600

John Shirley's Descendants

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John (Richard) Shirley (1669 or 1671 – 10 Apr 1738) m. Jane Price (10 Jul 1676 – 10 Apr 1738)
  1. 1. Daniel (M) Shirley (24 Mar 1713 – 9 Feb 1768) m. Martha ("Molly") Reeves (1718 – 1756)
    1. 1. JAMES (reeves) SHIRLEY (22 Aug 1745 – 23 Jul 1801) m. Mary (Polly McMeekin) McMekin (10 Sep 1751 – 1835)
      1. 1. Moses Shirley (15 May 1777 – 27 Nov 1861) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Dale (21 Jan 1775 – 27 Nov 1862)
        1. 1. John Shirley (1800 – 16 Jul 1827) m. Rosannah Moore (5 Jan 1803 – 13 Jun 1857) m. John Shirley

John Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1669
1669 or 1671
Birth of John Richard Shirley in St. Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
St. Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
1738
10 Apr 1738
Age 69
Death of John Richard Shirley in St Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
St Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1669 or 1671
    Event Place: St. Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1738
    Event Place: St Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
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