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William Sheldon 1500–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Beoley, Worcestershire, , England

Death Date: 15 Jan 1571

Death Location: Beoley, Worcestershire, England

Father: Ralph Sheldon

Mother: Philippa Heath

Spouse(s): Mary Willington, Margaret Brooke

Children(s): Katherine Sheldon, Francis Sheldon, Philippe Sheldon, Anne Sheldon, William Sheldon, Catharina Sheldon, Ralph Sheldon, William Sheldon, Goditha Sheldon, Mary Sheldon

The story of William Sheldon began in 1500 in Beoley, Worcestershire, , England. William Sheldon married Margaret Brooke, Mary Willington, and had children including Anne Sheldon, Catharina Sheldon, Francis Sheldon, Goditha Sheldon, Katherine Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Philippe Sheldon, Ralph Sheldon, William Sheldon. William Sheldon passed away in 1571 in Beoley, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Sheldon began in 1500 in Beoley, Worcestershire, , England.
  • William Sheldon married Margaret Brooke, Mary Willington, and had children including Anne Sheldon, Catharina Sheldon, Francis Sheldon, Goditha Sheldon, Katherine Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Philippe Sheldon, Ralph Sheldon, William Sheldon.
  • William Sheldon passed away in 1571 in Beoley, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sheldon's Ancestors

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William Sheldon
1500–1571
Birth Place: Beoley, Worcestershire, , England
Parents
Ralph Sheldon
1476–1547
Beoley, Worcestershire, England
Philippa Heath
1475–1548
Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Ralph (II) Sheldon
1428–1497
Beoley, Worcestershire, England
Joyce Ruding
1434–
England, United Kingdom
Baldwin Heath
1440–1526
Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England
Agnes Grove
1450–
Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sheldon
1380–1428
Juana Coton
1396–
William Ruding
1410–
Mary Venables
1414–1453
Thomas Heath
1420–1471
Lady DeHill
1420–1439
John Grove
1425–
Joan Burhill
1430–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maurice Sheldon
1353–
Morris Sheldon
1350–
John Coton
1358–
John Heath
1395–1419
Amice Heath
1400–1419
John Burhill
1405–
John Burhill
1410–

William Sheldon's Descendants

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William Sheldon (1500–15 Jan 1571) m. Mary Willington (1510–Aft 25 Jan 1553) m. Margaret Brooke (1509–1589)
  1. 1. Katherine Sheldon 1529–1586 m. Edmund (Plowden , The case is altered quoth Plowden, To be or not to) be 1518–1585
    1. 1. Mary Plowden 1548–1593 m. Richard White 1554–1614
      1. 1. Richard Whyte 1580–1656 m. Catherine Weston 1607–1645 m. Ann Gray 1584–1620
        1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) White 1616–1697 m. Richard Wells 1609–1667
        2. 2. James White 1621–1689 m. Margaret Sandelands 1624–1667
        3. 3. John Whyte 1622–
        4. 4. Elizabeth White 1624–1658
        5. 5. Mary Whyte 1624–
        6. 6. William White 1624–
        7. 7. Catherine Whyte 1626–
        8. 8. Jerome Whyte 1628–1671
        9. 9. George Whyte 1628–
        10. 10. Charles Whyte 1630–
        11. 11. Elizabeth Whyte 1631–
      2. 2. Mary White 1577– m. Phillip Waldegrave 1582–1648
      3. 3. Antone Whyte 1580–1656 m. Agnes Tait 1580–
      4. 4. Richard White 1581–1641 m. Joane Grombridge 1588–1639
      5. 5. Thomas White 1582–1676
      6. 6. Mathew White 1584–
      7. 7. Lydia (Elizabeth) White 1587–1638 m. Thomas Leonard 1577–1638
      8. 8. Robert White 1587–1640 m. Mary Sheldon 1585–1641
      9. 9. Samuel White 1588–1626
      10. 10. Mary White 1593–1635 m. Philip Walgraue 1590–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Plowden 1545–1635 m. John Jenkins 1538–1590
    3. 3. Anne Plowden 1548–1635 m. Francis Parkyns 1525– m. Francis (Perkins,) Esq. 1546–1615
    4. 4. Mary (Rhoden Edmund) Plowden 1550–1635
    5. 5. Francis Plowden 1552–1600
    6. 6. Edmund Plowden 1560–1586
    7. 7. Margaret Plowden 1560– m. John Walcot 1556– m. Humphrey Sanford 1554–
    8. 8. Edmund Plowden 1562–1652 m. Mary Fermor 1562–
    9. 9. Francis Plowden 1562–1652 m. Mary Fermor 1562–
  2. 2. Francis Sheldon 1530–1542
  3. 3. Philippe Sheldon 1532–1606 m. Anthony Pollard 1509–1577
  4. 4. Anne Sheldon 1532–1619 m. Francis (Hardwyk) Savage 1528–1558 m. Francis (Hardwyk) Savage 1534–1557
  5. 5. William Sheldon 1534–1559
  6. 6. Catharina Sheldon 1535–1585
  7. 7. Ralph Sheldon 1537–1613 m. Anne Throckmorton 1540–1603 m. Jane West 1558–1605
  8. 8. William Sheldon 1542–1587 m. Elizabeth Leveson 1546–
  9. 9. Goditha Sheldon 1546–1623 m. Robert Brayne –1570
  10. 10. Mary Sheldon 1548–1554

William Sheldon's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Sheldon in Beoley, Worcestershire, , England
Beoley, Worcestershire, , England
1570
24 Dec 1570
Age 70
Death of William Sheldon in Skilts, Worcestershire, England
Skilts, Worcestershire, England
1571
15 Jan 1571
Age 71
Burial of William Sheldon in Beoley, Worcestershire, England
Beoley, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Beoley, Worcestershire, , England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Sheldon, person ID L5PC-YNK.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1570
    Event Place: Skilts, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Sheldon, person ID L5PC-YNK.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1571
    Event Place: Beoley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Sheldon, person ID L5PC-YNK.

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