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Robert Shelley 1586 – 1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1586

Birth Location: Norfolk, England

Death Date: Abt 1636

Death Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Eleanor (Shelley)

Spouse(s): ? (Shelley)

Children(s): Robert Shelley, Anne (Foxwell), Margaret Shelley

The story of Robert Shelley * began in 1586 in Norfolk, England. Robert Shelley * married ? ? (Shelley), and had children including Robert Shelley, Anne Mary Shelley (Foxwell), Margaret Shelley. Robert Shelley * passed away in 1636 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Shelley * began in 1586 in Norfolk, England.
  • Robert Shelley * married ? ? (Shelley), and had children including Robert Shelley, Anne Mary Shelley (Foxwell), Margaret Shelley.
  • Robert Shelley * passed away in 1636 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Shelley's Ancestors

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Robert Shelley
1586 – 1636
Birth Place: Norfolk, England
Parents
John Shelley
1527 – 1592
Clapham, Sussex, England
Eleanor (Lovell) (Shelley)
1565 – 1606
East Harling, England
Grandparents
John Shelley
1506 – 1550
Clapham, Sussex, England
Mary (Fitzwilliam) (Shelley)
1510 – 1578
Milton, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Shelley
1479 – 1549
Alice (Shelley)
1472 – 1549
William FitzWilliam
1455 – 1534
Mildred (Fitzwilliam)
1490 – 1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Shelley's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Hannah (Nelson) (Wood) (10 Apr 1699 – Aft. Mar 1772) m. Jabez Wood (1 Jul 1691 – 1734)
        2. 2. Hope Nelson (23 Dec 1700 – 10 Nov 1746)
        3. 3. John Nelson (1 Aug 1702 – 6 Jul 1732)
        4. 4. Lois (Nelson) (Thomas) (19 Apr 1704 – 9 Mar 1799)
        5. 5. Ruth Nelson (25 Feb 1706 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Nelson) (Cole) (3 Jun 1708 – 25 Mar 1748)
        7. 7. Thomas Nelson (12 Apr 1710 – 7 Mar 1768)
        8. 8. Sarah Nelson (22 Jan 1712 – )
        9. 9. William Nelson (Jun 1714 – 14 Dec 1776)
        10. 10. Foxel Nelson (22 Jun 1716 – 15 May 1743)
        11. 11. Amos Nelson (31 Dec 1718 – )
        12. 12. Ebenezer Nelson (22 Dec 1721 – )
      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

Robert Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1586
Abt 1586
Birth of Robert Shelley * in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1636
Abt 1636
Age 50
Death of Robert Shelley * in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1586
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1636
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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