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Ralph Sheldon

Ralph Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1537 - 1613  (76 years)

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  • Name Ralph Sheldon  [1, 3] 
    Born 1537  Coughton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1554  Flanders, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • "Either 1554 or 1555 Sheldon sent his young son and heir, Ralph, to travel on the Continent with one Richard Hyckes" "Whilst they were in Flanders, Hyckes learnt very much"
    Member of Parliament 1562  Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Until 1567
    High Sheriff 1576  Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1599 
    • Named in the Will of his sister Philippa Pollard
    Will 20 Nov 1612  Skilts, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 30 Mar 1613  Skilts, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Person ID I412297563708  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1495,   d. 23 Dec 1570, Skilts, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary Willington,   b. Abt. 1502, Barcheston, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1553  (Age 51 years) 
    Married Abt. 1526 
    • Based on their ages and their first child being born in 1528
    Family ID F822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anne Throckmorton,   b. Abt. 1545,   d. 16 Dec 1603  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 16 May 1557 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1556
     2. Edward Sheldon,   b. 1558,   d. 26 Sep 1643, Beoley, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. William Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1559
     4. Meriall Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1560
     5. Philippa Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1578
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane West,   b. Abt. 1540 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1537 - Coughton, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1554 - Flanders, Belgium Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMember of Parliament - 1562 - Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHigh Sheriff - 1576 - Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 20 Nov 1612 - Skilts, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Mar 1613 - Skilts, Warwickshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1622317405] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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    3. [S1615469973] Bigland Pedigree, Ralph Bigland, (College of Arms), HR/91., Bigland Pedigree, 1808.
      Ralph Sheldon of Weston in the county of Warwick and of Beoly aforesaid Esq. Son and heir, co-executor of his father in 1570 at which time he was 53 years old. He was buried at Beoley 30th March 1613


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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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