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Lady Bridget Shelley 1536 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Michaelgrace, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1586

Death Location: Ampney Down, Gloucestershire, England

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Mary Guildford

Spouse(s): Sir Hungerford,

Children(s): Lady Hungerford, Sir Hungerford, Sir Hungerford, Elizabeth Hungerford

In 1536, Lady Bridget Shelley entered the world in Michaelgrace, Sussex, England, born to John Shelley and Mary Fitz William Guildford. Lady Bridget Shelley married Sir Anthony Hungerford,, and had children including Lady Jane Hungerford, Sir Anthony Hungerford, Sir John Hungerford, Elizabeth Hungerford. Lady Bridget Shelley passed away in 1586 in Ampney Down, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1536, Lady Bridget Shelley entered the world in Michaelgrace, Sussex, England, born to John Shelley and Mary Fitz William Guildford.
  • Lady Bridget Shelley married Sir Anthony Hungerford,, and had children including Lady Jane Hungerford, Sir Anthony Hungerford, Sir John Hungerford, Elizabeth Hungerford.
  • Lady Bridget Shelley passed away in 1586 in Ampney Down, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Sir Hungerford,
1540 – 1594
Birth Location: Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Lady Hungerford
1560 – 1622
Birth Location: Worchester, Wares, England
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Sir Hungerford
1564 – 1627
Birth Location: Black Bourton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England
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Sir Hungerford
1566 – 1634
Birth Location: Down Ampeny, Gloucestershire, England
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Elizabeth Hungerford
1568 – 1634
Birth Location: Down Ampeny, Gloucestershire, England
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Lady Shelley's Ancestors

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Lady Shelley
1536 – 1586
Birth Place: Michaelgrace, Sussex, England
Parents
John Shelley
1506 – 1550
Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Mary (Fitz William) Guildford
1510 – 1578
Milton, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Shelley
1480 – 1549
Clapham, Sussex, England
Alice Belknap
1475 – 1537
Giddy Hall, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Shelley's Descendants

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Lady (Bridget) Shelley (1536 – 1586) m. Sir (Anthony) Hungerford, (1540 – 25 May 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane) Hungerford (Mar 1560 – 1622) m. Roger Farley (1560 – 16 Sep 1622)
    1. 1. Thomas Farley, (15 Jan 1591 – 1650) m. Lady (Jane Sefton) Molyneux (April 1602 – 1665)
      1. 1. Ann ((named after ship voyaged to Jamestown)) Farley (23 Feb 1624 – 1717) m. Richard Lee (1620 – 12 Mar 1714)
        1. 1. Samuel Lee (3 Apr 1640 – 1 Aug 1676)
        2. 2. Richard Lee (1644 – 12 Mar 1714)
        3. 3. Thomas Lee (1646 – 1647)
        4. 4. James Lee (1648 – 1728)
        5. 5. John Lee (1 Jan 1655 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Lee (5 Mar 1661 – )
        7. 7. Thomas Lee (11 Mar 1663 – )
      2. 2. George (Thomas) Farley, (1625 – Nov 1676)
      3. 3. Archer Farley (1627 – Nov 1676) m. Elizabeth Reade (1631 – 1691)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Farley (1646 – )
        2. 2. William Farley (1647 – )
        3. 3. Richard Farley (1648 – )
        4. 4. John (B) Farley (1648 – 1733)
        5. 5. Lydia Farley (1649 – 16 Mar 1694)
        6. 6. John (Francis) Farley (1670 – 1754)
      4. 4. Barbara Farley (1628 – Apr 1644)
      5. 5. George Farley (1631 – 1632)
      6. 6. Thomas (A) Farley (1636 – Nov 1676) m. Barbara Rolfe (Abt. 1636 – )
      7. 7. James (C) Farley (1643 – 10 May 1727)
      8. 8. John (Francis) Farley (1648 – Apr 1733) m. Mary Willett (13 April 1651 – 10 Sep 1732) m. Elizabeth Archer (29 Jan 1673 – 3 Apr 1761) m. Elizabeth Farley
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Farley (12 Jan 1669 – 23 Jul 1750)
        2. 2. John (Francis) Farley (6 Apr 1670 – 6 Apr 1754) m. Elizabeth Archer (1674 – 3 Apr 1761)
        3. 3. Samuel Farley (1673 – 1674)
        4. 4. Joseph Farley (1673 – 1733)
        5. 5. Edward Farley (1678 – 1678)
        6. 6. James Farley (1679 – 12 Jan 1749)
    2. 2. Robert Farley
  2. 2. Sir (Anthony) Hungerford (29 Oct 1564 – 27 Jun 1627) m. Lady (Lucy) Farley (abt 1563 – Apr 1627)
    1. 1. Jane Hungerford (1580 – Jul 1627) m. Thomas (Fabyan) Farley (1602 – 15 Jun 1659)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Farley, (1600 – 1650)
      2. 2. George Farley, (1615 – 27 Dec 1693) m. Christian Births ( – 27 Mar 1702)
        1. 1. Caleb Farley (1 April 1645 – 16 March 1712)
        2. 2. Samuel Farley (Mar 1654 – )
        3. 3. Mehittabell Farley (May 1656 – 1 Feb 1672)
        4. 4. Timothy Farley ( – 2 Aug 1675)
      3. 3. Anne Farley
  3. 3. Sir (John) Hungerford (7 Aug 1566 – 18 Mar 1634) m. Mary Berkeley (1563 – 8 Jul 1628)
    1. 1. Lady (Bridget) Hungerford (1580 – 1621) m. William (Lisle) L'Isle, (1569 – 28 May 1636)
      1. 1. William Lisle (Abt. 1598 – 16 Mar 1665)
      2. 2. Lord (John "the Regicide") Lisle, (1609 – 11 Aug 1664) m. Alicia Beconshawe (1605 – )
    2. 2. William Hungerford (1584 – 1658)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Hungerford (1568 – 18 Mar 1634)

Lady Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Lady Bridget Shelley in Michaelgrace, Sussex, England
Michaelgrace, Sussex, England
1586
1586
Age 50
Death of Lady Bridget Shelley in Ampney Down, Gloucestershire, England
Ampney Down, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Michaelgrace, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Ampney Down, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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