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Ralph Sheldon

Ralph Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1452 - 1546  (94 years)

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  • Name Ralph Sheldon  [1, 3, 4] 
    Born Abt. 1452 
    Gender Male 
    Will 18 Mar 1545  Abberton, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    • Bigland Pedigree: "RS of Aberton in the county of Worcester Esq to whom his brother William Sheldon gave all his lands - died 21st December 1546, buried at Beoley 16th Jan following. Will dated 20th March 1545, proved 11th Feb 1546/7"
    Died 21 Dec 1546  Abberton, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • "It would seem that Ralph Sheldon live at Abberton for the greater part of his life, and there he died in 1546."
    Buried 16 Jan 1547  Beoley, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I412297545929  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Ralph Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1420 
    Mother Joyce Ruding 
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Philippa Heath,   b. Abt. 1455, Wootten Wawen, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1548, Abberton, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married Abt. 1480  [2] 
    • Bigland Pedigree: "Phillipa eldest daughter and coheir of Baldwin Heath of Ford Hall in Wotton Waven in the county of Warwick by Agnes his wife , eldest daughter and coheir of John Grove of Ford Hall before mentioned"
    Children 
     1. William Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1495,   d. 23 Dec 1570, Skilts, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Baldwin Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1500,   d. 5 Jul 1548, Broadway, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     3. Thomas Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1504
     4. Francis Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1506
     5. Henry Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1508
     6. son Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1510
     7. Anne Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1514
     8. Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1516
     9. Joyce Sheldon,   b. 1517, Beoley, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1557, Curdworth, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     10. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1518
     11. Alice Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1520
     12. Isabel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1522
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsWill - 18 Mar 1545 - Abberton, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Dec 1546 - Abberton, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Jan 1547 - Beoley, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609318897] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 31.

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    3. [S1615151246] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918.

    4. [S1615469973] Bigland Pedigree, Ralph Bigland, (College of Arms), HR/91., Bigland Pedigree, 1808.
      RS of Aberton in the county of Worcester Esq to whom his brother William Sheldon gave all his lands - died 21st December 1546, buried at Beoley 16th Jan following. Will dated 20th March 1545, proved 11th Feb 1546/7


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Rev. Henry O. Sheldon

The Rev. Henry O. Sheldon is often considered the grandfather of Sheldon genealogy. While traveling as a preacher he met other Sheldons and wondered how they were all related. Eventually, he began collecting genealogies & piecing the various Sheldon branches together, first published in 1855 as the Sheldon Magazine.

From his private journal: Monday, 4th of May, 1818, age 19, the start of his travels:

“Snowed some last night – roads wet and splashy – At half-past eleven A.M. started on a western tour – took an affectionate leave of my parents and brother and sister after receiving their advice & prayer for my preservation, — rode 25 miles – The day was wet & cold & stormy – Winds N.W.”

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