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SHELLEY, of MARESFIELD PARK, Sussex.
22 May 1611
| Sir JOHN SHELLEY, Bart., born 1771, succeeded
his father, the right hon. sir John, 11 Sept. 1783, married, 2 June 1807,
Frances, da. and sole h. of Thomas Winckley, of Brockholes and Catterall
Hall, co. Lancaster, esq., and has issue, 1. John-Villiers, b. Jan. 1808;
2. Frederick, b. 1809 ; 3. Adolphus-Edward; 4. Spencer ; 5. Fanny-Lucy ;
6. Cecilia- Victoria. This family is of considerable antiquity in the county of Sussex, and is said to be descended from a sir John Shelley, a faithful adherent of king Richard IL, who was executed by Henry, IV. JOHN SHELLEY, living temp. Henry VII., m. Elizabeth, da. and h. of John Michelgrove, of Michelgrove, co. Sussex, and had, besides other issue, 2 sons, 1. Sir WILLIAM, a judge of the common pleas, ancestor of the present bart; 2. Edward, of Worminghurst, co. Sussex, from whom sir Bysshe Shelley, of Castle Goring, created a Bart. 1806, and sir John Shelley-Sidney, of Penshurst, created a Bart. 1818, descend (see those titles). I. Sir JOHN SHELLY, of Michelgrove, great-grandson of sir William above named, was created a bart. as above; m. Jane, da. of sir Thomas Reresby, knt., by whom he had 2 sons, 1. Sir WILLIAM, knt, m. Christina, da. of sir James Vantelet, knt., and d.1635, v.p., leaving an only son, Sir CHARLES, 2d bart. _ 2. John, m. Mary, da. and h. of George Bailley, esq., and d. without issue. Sir John was succeeded by his grandson, II. Sir CHARLES, 2d bart., m. 1st, Elizabeth, da. of Benjamin Weston, co. Surrey, esq. (by Elizabeth, countess of Anglesey), and by her (who survived him and d. 1695) had, 1. Benjamin. 2. Charles, who d. young. 29 June 1611. 3. Sir JOHN, 3d bart. 4. William, who d. without issue. 5. Elizabeth; 6. Christina, who both d, unm. His 2d wife was Mary, da. of Thomas Gifford, esq., and relict, of George, the 9th lord Abergavenny, by whom he had no issue. and has issue, Sir Charles d. about 1681, and was buried at Rouen, in France. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, III. Sir JOHN, m., 1st, Bridget, only da. of George, 9th lord Abergavenny, b whom he had, I. Frances, m. Richard, 5th viscount Fitzwilliam, in the peerage of Ireland. Sir John m., 2dly, Mary, da. and co-h. of sir John Gage, bart., by whom he had issue, ` 2. Sir JOHN, 4th bart 3. Richard, m. Mrs. Fleetwood, by whom he had issue. 4. Mary, m. Sir John Lawson bart. 5. Elizabeth, m. Edward Sheldon, esq. 6. Catherine, m. George Mathew, of Ireland, esq., ancestor of the earls of Llandaff. Sir John d. 25 April 1703, and was succeeded by his son, IV. Sir John, m. 21 May 1717, Catharine, da. of sir Thomas Scawen, knt. by whom (who d. 1726) he had 2 das., 1. Catharine; 2. Mary. He m., 2dly, Margaret, sister of Thomas-Pelham Clinton, 1st duke of Newcastle, by whom (who d. 13 Nov. 1768) he had issue, 3. Sir JOHN, 5th bart. 4. Henrietta, m. 26 June 1763, George, 1st earl of Onslow. 5. Elizabeth, m. James Cannon, esq. 6. Tryphena, m. Charles Polhill, esq. He d. 6 Sept. 1771, and was succeeded by his son, V. The right hon. sir JOHN, bart., who was keeper of the records in the Tower, and clerk of the pipe for life, and for some time treasurer of the king's household. He served in parliament for Shoreham, and in 1766, was sworn of the privy council. He m., 1st, Wilhelmina, da. of John Newnham, of Maresfield, co. Sussex, esq., by whom (who d. 1772) he had issue, 1. Sir JOHN, present bart. And, 2dly, Jan. 1775, Elizabeth, da. of Edward Woodcock, esq. by whom who re-m. 1790 Dr. Stewart of Southampton, and d. 25 Dec.1808) he had issue, 2. A da. d. 1803. 3. Lacy, d. Jan. 1816. 4. A da. Sir John d. 11 Sept. 1783, and was succeeded by his only son, VI. Sir JOHN, present bart. Arms-Sable, a fess engrailed, between 3
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