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THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY 1635 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1635

Birth Location: Preston, Sussex, England

Death Date: 16 Jul 1696

Death Location: St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, VA. USA

Father: Robert Baronet

Mother: Lady Verney

Spouse(s): MARY SNATT

Children(s): John Shirley

THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY was born in 1635 in Preston, Sussex, England, the child of Robert Thomas "N" (8th GGF) Shirley, 4th Baronet and Lady Margaret Eve Grevile Verney. THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY married MARY FRANCES SNATT, and had children including John Richard Shirley. THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY passed away in 1696 in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, VA. USA.

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Biography

  • THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY was born in 1635 in Preston, Sussex, England, the child of Robert Thomas "N" (8th GGF) Shirley, 4th Baronet and Lady Margaret Eve Grevile Verney.
  • THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY married MARY FRANCES SNATT, and had children including John Richard Shirley.
  • THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY passed away in 1696 in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, VA. USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Baronet
1599 – 1656
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England
RB
Lady Verney
1600 – 1641
Birth Location: Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England
LV

Spouses(s)

MARY SNATT
1633 – 1678
Birth Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
MS

Children(s)

John Shirley
1669 – 1738
Birth Location: St. Stephens Parrish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
JS

THOMAS SHIRLEY's Ancestors

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THOMAS SHIRLEY
1635 – 1696
Birth Place: Preston, Sussex, England
Parents
Robert Thomas "N" (8th GGF) Shirley, 4th Baronet
1599 – 1656
Wiston, Sussex, England
Lady (Margaret Eve Grevile) Verney
1600 – 1641
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Verney of Compton) Maddock
1563 – 1630
Compton Verny, Warwickshire, , England
Mary (Ann) Heneage
1561 – 1631
Milvote, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Compton
1543 – 1574
Lady Verney
1546 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Compton
1516 – 1567
Frances Raleigh
1521 – 1544

THOMAS SHIRLEY's Descendants

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THOMAS (EDMONDSON) SHIRLEY (20 Aug 1635 – 16 Jul 1696) m. MARY (FRANCES) SNATT (09 Feb 1633 – 1678)
  1. 1. 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)

THOMAS SHIRLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1635
20 Aug 1635
Birth of THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY in Preston, Sussex, England
Preston, Sussex, England
1696
16 Jul 1696
Age 61
Death of THOMAS EDMONDSON SHIRLEY in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, VA. USA
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, VA. USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1635
    Event Place: Preston, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1696
    Event Place: St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, VA. USA
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