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Robert Shelley 1586–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1586

Birth Location: East Harling, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 25 Sep 1636

Death Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Eleanor Lovell

Spouse(s): Alicia Tassell

Children(s): Ann Shelly

The story of Robert Shelley began in 1586 in East Harling, Norfolk, England. Robert Shelley married Alicia Anne Tassell, and had children including Ann Shelly. Robert Shelley passed away in 1636 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Shelley began in 1586 in East Harling, Norfolk, England.
  • Robert Shelley married Alicia Anne Tassell, and had children including Ann Shelly.
  • Robert Shelley passed away in 1636 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelley
1527–1592
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England
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Eleanor Lovell
1565–1605
Birth Location: East Harling, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Alicia Tassell
1575–1636
Birth Location: Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

Ann Shelly
1612–1668
Birth Location: Barnstable, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Robert Shelley's Ancestors

Self
Robert Shelley
1586–1636
Birth Place: East Harling, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Shelley
1527–1592
Clapham, Sussex, England
Eleanor Lovell
1565–1605
East Harling, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Shelley's Descendants

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Robert Shelley (17 May 1586–25 Sep 1636) m. Alicia (Anne) Tassell (19 Feb 1575–Jan 1636)
  1. 1. Ann Shelly 1612–1668 m. Richard Foxwell 1610–1643
    1. 1. Martha Foxwell 1638–1699 m. Samuel (Thomas) Bacon 1626–1695
      1. 1. 1675–1731 m. Anna (Wood) Whiting 1677–
        1. 1. Thomas Bacon 1700–1770 m. Mary Skiff 1695–1770
        2. 2. Hannah Bacon 1697–
        3. 3. Lettisha Bacon 1699–
      2. 2. Samuel Bacon 1659–1697
      3. 3. Martha Bacon 1661–1663
      4. 4. John Bacon 1664–1715 m. Elizabeth Smith 1670–1708
        1. 1. John (Bacon) II 1698–1755 m. Elizabeth (Test) Sawyer 1701–1755
        2. 2. Lucy Bacon 1702–1768 m. Philip Dennis 1701–1768
        3. 3. Edmund Bacon 1700–1755
        4. 4. Job Bacon 1696–1715
      5. 5. William Bacon 1666–1726 m. Mary 1670–1764
        1. 1. Abel Bacon 1685–1733
        2. 2. Nathan Bacon 1725–1777
        3. 3. Rachel Bacon 1716–1798
        4. 4. Anna Bacon 1726–1795
        5. 5. Hannah Bacon 1708–1763
        6. 6. Jacob BACON –1785
        7. 7. Mary Bacon 1693–
        8. 8. John Bacon 1701–
        9. 9. Isaac Bacon 1695–1733
        10. 10. William BACON 1701–
        11. 11. Sarah BACON 1704–
      6. 6. Nathaniel Bacon 1668–1697 m. Catherine Holmes 1670–1726
        1. 1. Nathaniel Bacon 1693–1725
        2. 2. Lydia Bacon 1691–
        3. 3. Jeremiah Bacon 1691–1722
        4. 4. Charlotte Bacon –1791
      7. 7. Benjamin Bacon 1670–1714 m. Sarah Collyer 1672–1697
        1. 1. Priscilla Bacon 1698–1765
        2. 2. Samuel BACON 1695–
        3. 3. Joseph BACON 1695–
        4. 4. Ann BACON 1695–
        5. 5. Nathaniel BACON 1695–
        6. 6. Jeremiah BACON 1695–1793
        7. 7. William BACON 1695–
      8. 8. Joseph Bacon 1671–1719 m. Elizabeth Pancost 1672–1710
        1. 1. Deborah Bacon 1705–1706
        2. 2. Martha Bacon 1707–1708
        3. 3. Benjamin Bacon 1697–1698
        4. 4. Daniel Bacon 1699–1770
        5. 5. Jon (Joseph) Bacon 1710–1778 m. Margaret Hancock 1714–1769
        6. 6. Joseph Bacon 1694–1757
        7. 7. Susan (Elizabeth) Bacon 1708–1772 m. FRANCIS TEST 1698–1779
        8. 8. Job Bacon 1696–1696
      9. 9. Anne Bacon 1677–1729 m. Daniel Fogg 1684–1745 m. Edward Gilman 1675–1715
        1. 1. Charles Fogg 1721–1783
        2. 2. Lucy Fogg 1713–
        3. 3. Joseph Fogg 1716–1774
        4. 4. Erasmus Fogg 1717–
        5. 5. Hannah Fogg 1729–1812
        6. 6. Daniel Fogg –1761
        7. 7. Samuel Fogg 1719–1758
        8. 8. Margaret Fogg 1720–1835
        9. 9. Elizabeth Fogg 1726–1795
        10. 10. Sarah Fogg 1715–

Robert Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1586
17 May 1586
Birth of Robert Shelley in East Harling, Norfolk, England
East Harling, Norfolk, England
1636
25 Sep 1636
Age 50
Death of Robert Shelley in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1586
    Event Place: East Harling, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1636
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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