Ralph Shelton (1431 - 1497)

Born Jan 1431 in Shelton, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Descendants

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Biography

Ralph Shelton, Knt.^[1][2]

Ralph, son and heir of John Shelton, Esq. and Margaret Brewes, was born circa January 1431 (he was 3 months old when his father died on 23 April 1431).^[1]

Ralph Shelton of Shelton, Norfolk married twice: (1) Joan _____ and (2) Margaret Clere, daughter of Robert Clere, Esq. and Elizabeth Uvedale.^[1] His second marriage was about 1465.^[2]

Children:

by Joan, two daughters:^[1]

1. Margaret Shelton^[1]
2. Elizabeth Shelton (said to be the wife of Richard FitzLewis, Knt.)^[1][3][4]

by Margaret, three sons and two daughters:^[1]

Sons

1. Sir John Shelton^[1]
2. Ralph Shelton, Esq^[1]
3. Richard Shelton, clerk^[1] (a cleric)^[2]

Daughters

1. Elizabeth Shelton^[1]
2. Alice Shelton (married John Heveningham)^[1]

Sir Ralph Shelton, Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, died on 16 July 1497. "He left a will dated 21 March 1497, proved 13 May 1498 (P.C.C. 33 Horne), requesting burial at Shelton, Norfolk." His widow, Margaret, died 16 Jan. 1499/1500.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), volume I, page 391 CALTHORPE 10 (pages 387-392 CALTHORPE).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Sir Ralph Shelton, Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins" (website, compiled by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, Portland, OR; accessed 11 June 2018)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), volume II, page 61 CALTHORPE 14.
4. ↑ History of Parliament Online: Sir Richard FitzLewis (accessed 15 Jan. 2020).

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

Ralph Shelton is listed in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Christopher Calthorpe to Magna Carta Surety Baron Richard de Clare (vol. I, pages 387-392 CALTHORPE). This profile and its trail to Richard de Clare was developed for the Magna Carta Project by Misty Rish Musco in June 2018. This profile was reviewed/approved for the project on 15 Jan 2020 and the trail was badged 17 March 2020 by Noland-165. The full trail can be seen in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".