John
Shelley
MP
Born about in Sussex, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Shelley
and Beatrice (Hackwood) Shelley
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Michelgrove) Shelley
— married
1474 in Clapham, Sussex, England
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Shelley, Jane (Shelley) Everard, William Shelley M.P., Anne (Shelley) Shirley, George Shelley, Richard Shelley, John Shelley, Edward Shelley and Cecily (Shelley) Michell
Died
at about age 71
in Clapham, Sussex, England [uncertain]
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Biography
- From Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia:
- John Shelley was born in 1456 and married Elizabeth Michelgrove (b. 1460) in 1474. He passed away Jan 3, 1526.
- Elizabeth Shelley (Michelgrove) was born March 29, 1460 in Clapham, Sussex , England. She died July 3, 1514, in Clapham, Sussex, England
- Daughter of John Michelgrove, Esq. and Mary Michelgrove
- Wife of John Shelley, MP
- Mother of Edward Shelley; John Shelley; Jane Bellingham; Elizabeth Shelley; Sir :William Shelley, MP and 4 others.
- Death Date:3 Jan 1527
- Cemetery: Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
- Burial or Cremation Place: Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England.
- Sir William Shelley, John's son, succeeded in 1527."
- A house at Michelgrove was mentioned in 1279, 1302, and 1364, (fn. 12) and at the time of her marriage in 1474 Elizabeth Michelgrove was seised of a capital messuage, two granaries, a dovecot, and two gardens there. In 1534 the house was rebuilt by Sir William Shelley who is said to have entertained Henry VIII in it. The Tudor building was quadrangular, with an open internal courtyard and polygonal towers at the outer angles. It was of brick, and the south or entrance facade had a three-bay Doric or Tuscan arcade, apparently of stone, with an achievement above. The entrance hall may have been incorporated from the previous building. Upstairs was a gallery 78 feet long.
Will
John Shelley's will is dated 1 May 1526. It names his son William as his principal heir and executor and puts him in charge of the funerary arrangements. Bequests to churches mention those of Clapham and Patching. £50 is given to his son Edward. The will was proved on 30 January 1526/7.[1]
Death
- Name:John Shelley
- Death Date: 3 Jan 1527
- Cemetery:Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
- Burial or Cremation Place:Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Research Notes
John's wife Elizabeth was daughter of John Michelgrove alias Fauconer of Michelgrove. [2]
John Shelley is listed in the Visitations of Sussex as the son of Gilbert Shelley and a daughter of Sydney, husband of Elizebeth Michellgrove [sic] and the father of Sir William, Richard, Edward and Sir John.[3]
John Shelley held Michelgrove manor, Sussex, and was an armiger. John Falconer died later in 1459, and John's daughter Elizabeth (b. 1460), who married John Shelley in 1474, brought the Michelgrove family estates to the Shelley family, with which they were to remain for three centuries.[4]
Sources
- ↑ The National Archives, Kew: PROB 11/22/38.
- ↑ 1509-1558: SHELLEY, William (by 1479-1549), of London and Michelgrove, Suss
- ↑ Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, p 36, Shelley.
- ↑ A P Baggs, C R J Currie, C R Elrington, S M Keeling and A M Rowland. "Clapham," in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1, Bramber Rape (Southern Part), ed. T P Hudson (London: Victoria County History, 1980), 10-21. British History Online, accessed January 25, 2021, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol6/pt1/pp10-21.
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol6/pt1/pp10-21
- A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1: Bramber Rape (Southern Part) (1980), pp. 10-21. URL: British History Online
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- See also:
- Pedigrees from The Visitation of Hampshire, database online, (accessed 15 Nov 2014), Internet Archive, Author: Benolt, Thomas, and Richard Mundy, (London, Mitchell Hughes and Clarke, Printers, 1913), page 6-7
- Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins database online, compiled by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, follows Douglas Richardson's Magna Carta Ancestry. It includes Magna Carta Surety Barons and many of their descendants. John Shelley
- The Peerage, database online, Compiler: Darryl Lundy, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand. John Shelley, citing Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 3, page 3595
- The visitations of the county of Sussex made and taken in the years 1530, Thomas Benolte, Clarenceux king of arms; and 1633-4 by John Philipot, Somerset herald, and George Owen, York herald, for Sir John Burroughs, Garter, and Sir Richard St. George, Clarenceux by Benolt, Thomas, d. 1534; Philipot, John, 1589?-1645; Owen, George, d. 1665; Bannerman, W. Bruce (William Bruce), 1862-1933; College of Arms (Great Britain) Page 36: Shelley Names his father as Gilbert Shelley
- Burke's Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 105th edition, edited by Peter Townend, London, 1970, p.2427.
- History of Parliament online: MICHELL, John I (by 1491-1546), of Cuckfield, Suss
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by Sylvia L. Thrupp. Paul has left primary source records for John Shelley, died 12 Nov 1486. I think these profiles should be merged, but it should be decided by people who are descendants or have some other interest. I'm also posting this on the profile I took over when it was orphaned, and finally started to work on corrections. I wish a work group would form with interest in this fascinating and valuable merchant class in late Medieval London, who, like the successful Shelley family, achieved membership in the gentility, and associations with high court officials. There's so many primary source records and Paul has made it easy to find them, by coordinating with Family Search. I have found several of my original works here on WikiTree copied there -- shouldn't we take advantage when we can return the favor? {smile}
by Sylvia L. Thrupp. Paul has left primary source records for John Shelley, died 12 Nov 1486. I think these profiles should be merged, but it should be decided by people who are descendants or have some other interest. I'm also posting this on the profile I took over when it was orphaned, and finally started to work on corrections. I wish a work group would form with interest in this fascinating and valuable merchant class in late Medieval London, who, like the successful Shelley family, achieved membership in the gentility, and associations with high court officials. There's so many primary source records and Paul has made it easy to find them, by coordinating with Family Search. I have found several of my original works here on WikiTree copied there -- shouldn't we take advantage when we can return the favor? {smile}
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