Shelley
A monument to Robert Shelley (died 1420) existed
in church of
St Dunstan-in-the-East,
London,
as at 1603.
But after the Great Fire of London and WW2, it no longer survives today.
From
A Survey Of London (1603)
by
John Stow.
Above is from
p.134
of
vol.1
of 1908 edition.
Sir William Shelley,
had issue:
Robert Shelley.
He mar Elizabeth Petit [dau of John Petit].
He died 1420.
He was bur in church of St Dunstan-in-the-East,
City of London.
Robert and Elizabeth
had issue:
-
John Shelley.
Is the above John Shelley the father of John Shelley of Michelgrove?
[Hutchinson, 2008]
says the above John Shelley is the father of our John Shelley of Michelgrove
below.
But there are issues with this.
Hutchinson
identifies the above John with
John Shelley,
MP for
Rye
in 1410s and 1420s.
But those dates seem too early,
and the information does not match the entry for
John Shelley, MP for Rye in
The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993.
Hutchinson also
says the above John
married Beatrice Hawkwood, dau and heiress of the mercenary
Sir John Hawkwood (died 1394).
But again the dates seem too early.
We start with (possibly son of the John above):
-
John Shelley.
Married in 1474.
Acquired
Michelgrove,
Sussex, by marriage.
References
Sources yet to be consulted
