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Robert Thomas Shirley 1599 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Father: Thomas Shirley

Mother: Jane Essex

Spouse(s): Margaret Verney

Children(s): THOMAS SHIRLEY

The story of Robert Thomas Shirley began in 1599 in Wiston, Sussex, England. Robert Thomas Shirley married Margaret Eve Verney, and had children including THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY. Robert Thomas Shirley passed away in 1656 in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Thomas Shirley began in 1599 in Wiston, Sussex, England.
  • Robert Thomas Shirley married Margaret Eve Verney, and had children including THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY.
  • Robert Thomas Shirley passed away in 1656 in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shirley
1570 – 1636
Birth Location: Thakeham, Sussex, England
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Jane Essex
1572 – 1599
Birth Location: Lamborne, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Verney
1600 – 1641
Birth Location: Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

THOMAS SHIRLEY
1635 – 1696
Birth Location: Preston, Sussex, England
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Robert Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Robert Shirley
1599 – 1656
Birth Place: Wiston, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Shirley
1570 – 1636
Thakeham, Sussex, England
Jane Essex
1572 – 1599
Lamborne, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Anthony) Shirley
1546 – 1624
Wiston, Sussex, England
Thomas ESSEX
1546 – 1575
Lambourne, Berkshire, England
Joanna HARRISON
1553 –
Sturry, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Knight)
1500 – 1558
Margaret Essex
1500 – 1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Essex
1477 – 1548

Robert Shirley's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Thomas) Shirley (1599 – 1656) m. Margaret (Eve) Verney (15 Apr 1600 – 1641)
  1. 1. THOMAS (EDMONDSON) SHIRLEY (20 Aug 1635 – 16 Jul 1696) m. MARY (FRANCES) SNATT (09 Feb 1633 – 1678)
    1. 1. John (Richard) Shirley (1671 – 10 April 1738 (17 Jan 1728)) m. Jane Price (1684 – 10 Apr 1738)
      1. 1. Daniel (M) Shirley (24 Mar 1713 – 9 Feb 1768) m. Martha (REEVES) (Rives) (08 Oct 1720 – 1756)
        1. 1. JAMES Shirley (22 Aug 1745 – 23 Jul 1801) m. Mary (Polly) McMeekin (10 Sep 1751 – Nov, 1835)

Robert Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1599
1599
Birth of Robert Thomas Shirley in Wiston, Sussex, England
Wiston, Sussex, England
1656
1656
Age 57
Death of Robert Thomas Shirley in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Wiston, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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