| Generation No. 2 |
| 2. Thomas Shirley He was born Mar 1599 at Preston, Sussex; died 16th May 1654 |
| He married Elizabeth Stapley on 2nd May 1621 at London. She was born c 1600. They had the following children: |
| i | Elizabeth who was born 1622 Preston, Sussex |
| ii | Anthony who was born 1624 Preston, Sussex; died 1683 |
| iii | Mary who was born 1626 Preston, Sussex |
| iv | Abigail who was born 1629 Preston, Sussex |
| v | Jane who was born 1631 Preston, Sussex |
| vi | Frances who was born 1633 Preston, Sussex |
| vii | Thomas who was born 1635 Preston, Sussex |
| viii | Drew who was born 1637 Preston, Sussex |
| ix | William who was born 1638 Preston, Sussex |
| x | Charity who was born 1640 Preston, Sussex |
| xi | Benjamin who was born 1641 Preston, Sussex |
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| 3. Elizabeth Shirley [Stapley] She was born c 1600 |
| She married Thomas Shirley on 2nd May 1621 at London. He was born Mar 1599 at Preston, Sussex; died 16th May 1654. They had the following children: |
| i | Elizabeth who was born 1622 Preston, Sussex |
| ii | Anthony who was born 1624 Preston, Sussex; died 1683 |
| iii | Mary who was born 1626 Preston, Sussex |
| iv | Abigail who was born 1629 Preston, Sussex |
| v | Jane who was born 1631 Preston, Sussex |
| vi | Frances who was born 1633 Preston, Sussex |
| vii | Thomas who was born 1635 Preston, Sussex |
| viii | Drew who was born 1637 Preston, Sussex |
| ix | William who was born 1638 Preston, Sussex |
| x | Charity who was born 1640 Preston, Sussex |
| xi | Benjamin who was born 1641 Preston, Sussex |
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