Edward Shipton (abt. 1570 - 1630)

Born about 1570 in London, England

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Died 8 Sep 1630 at about age 60 in Alderley, Cheshire, England

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Biography:

Oxford Alumni website records that Edward Shipton was the son of William Shipton (a goldsmith of Lombard Street, London) and his wife Joan Leigh. Joan Leigh was a member of the Hodnet, Staffordshire, family.

The following is a copy of the record from British History Online :

Edward Shipton of London, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 19 Feb., 1590-1, aged 21, B.A. 23 Feb., 1592-3, M.A. 5 July, 1599; (s. William, of Lombard Street, goldsmith, by his wife Joan Leigh, of the Hodnet family), rector of Ashley, co. Stafford, 1608, rector of Alderley, Cheshire, 1625, until his death 8 Sept., 1630; father of Samuel 1623. See Earwaker, ii. 632; & Foster's Index Eccl. [24]

See "The Publications of The Harlian Society", Volume LXlll for the year MDCCCCXll p.201 for entry under Shipton in "Staffordshire Pedegrees, 1664-1700". This shows Thomas and Samuel as sons of Edward Shipton. This also shows second wife of Samuel Shipton as Elizabeth Doxey, daughter of Thomas Doxey of Leek frith, Staffordshire. The age of Samuel is given as 57 in 1663 putting his birth about 1606. Thomas is listed as his first son and hence his birth about 1604. From this his marrige to Elizabeth Rawson is put as about 1602. The following was extracted from Andrew Carnegie library copy of The Antiquary, Volume 8 on the ebooks.com website:-

In 16 14, Thomas, Lord Gerard, was owner of the family estates, and during his regime i.e. in the year 1617 his ancestral mansion was honoured with a royal visit, for James I., who happened to be passing through Ashley, spent two days at Bromley Hall. Edward Shipton was then Rector of Ashley, and he regarded the monarchical visit as an event of so much importance that he made a note of it in the parish register :

August 26th. (1617) Serenissimus Jacobus primus ejus nominus rex Anglise Scotorum sextus hanc villa de Ashley transivit ad Gerardoni Bromelia ubi biduum sese recreavit. No doubt Shipton was a guest at the Hall during the royal visit, and one can easily understand his feelings when he made a note of the death of the king in 1625 : March 27th. (1625) Serenissimus et pacificus Magnae Brittanise rex Jacobus ex hac vita migravit et filius ejus insignissimus Carolus regno bonis auspiciis successit. Quern Deus nobis diu servet incolumem.

Had Shipton lived long enough he would have learned that his prayer was not to be answered, for twenty years later Charles with his army retreated from Market Drayton to Stone, and in his efforts to avoid the Parliamentarians hurried through Ashley and past Bromley Hall, where once his father was an honoured guest. Dr. Lightfoote's nephew, who was then acting as locum tenens, noted this incident in the parish register : 1645. May 22nd. Serenissimus Rex Carolus per hanc villam de Ashley transiit ad Stone cum magno militum exercitu.

Burial Source:

"England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7YN-TM2 : accessed 11 May 2015), Edwardus Shipton, 10 Sep 1630, Burial; citing , , Alderley, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,147,305.