The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Bishe, son of John Bishe and Catharine Bishe [Gylmin]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Bishe was the son of John Bishe and Catharine Bishe [Gylmin]. He was born 1554; died 1626
  He married (1) Mercy Bysshe on c 1580. She was born 1562; christened 15th Mar 1562. They had the following children:
  iBridgett who was born 1583 at Worth, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1583 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex; died Mar 1584; buried 17th Mar 1584
  iiUrsula who was born 1583 at Worth, Sussex; christened 15th Nov 1583 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex; died Nov 1583; buried 21st Nov 1583
  iiiJohn who was born 1585 at Worth, Sussex; christened 24th May 1585 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
2 ivWilliam who was born 1587 at Wisborough Green, Sussex; christened 10th Mar 1587/88 Wisborough Green, Sussex
  vKatherin who was born 1591 at Worth, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1591 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  viMargarett who was born 1593 at Worth, Sussex; christened 22nd Apr 1593 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  viiJane who was born 1594 at Worth, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1594 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex; died Mar 1594; buried 22nd Mar 1594
  viiiRichard who was born 1597 at Worth, Sussex; christened 14th May 1597 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
3 ixUrsula who was born 1598 at Worth, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1598 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  He married (2) Dorothy Ashton on 27th Apr 1617 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. She was born c 1590
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Bishe was the son of John Bishe and Mercy Bishe [Bysshe]. He was born 1587 at Wisborough Green, Sussex; christened 10th Mar 1587/88 at Wisborough Green, Sussex
  He married (1) Margarett on c 1615. She was born 1596; christened 27th Jun 1596 at St. Dunstan Church, Stepney, London; died Dec 1624 at Worth, Sussex; buried 8th Dec 1624 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMargarett who was born 1618 at Worth, Sussex; christened 3rd Sep 1618 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  iiSara who was born 1619 at Worth, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1619 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  iiiUrsula who was born 1621 at Worth, Sussex; christened 12th Apr 1621 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
4 ivRoger who was born 1622 at Worth, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1622 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  vAnthonie who was born 1623 at Worth, Sussex; christened 20th Jul 1623 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  viKatherine who was born 1624 at Worth, Sussex; christened 19th Nov 1624 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  He married (2) Jone Sharrow on 17th May 1627 at London. She was born c 1600. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1631 at Worth, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1631 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
   
  3. Ursula Bishe was the daughter of John Bishe and Mercy Bishe [Bysshe]. She was born 1598 at Worth, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1598 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  She married James Bishe on c 1625. He was born 1593 at Worth, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1593 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1627 at Worth, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1627 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1630 at Worth, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1630 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  iiiRicharde who was born 1637 at Worth, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1637 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Roger Bysshe was the son of William Bishe and Margarett Bysshe. He was born 1622 at Worth, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1622 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  He married (1) Anne Jermyn on c 1645. She was born c 1625. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1648 at Worth, Sussex; christened 14th Jul 1648 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  iiMargaret who was born 1650 at Worth, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1650 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  iiiMary who was born 1655 at Worth, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1656 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  He married (2) Ellen Parr on 6th Jan 1663. She was born c 1640. They had the following children:
5 iElizabeth who was born 3rd Aug 1664; died 17th Aug 1726; buried 21st Aug 1726
6 iiHelen who was born 16th Apr 1667; died 4th Feb 1739 Worth, Sussex; buried after 4th Feb 1739 Worth, Sussex
  iiiRoger who was born 19th Nov 1668; died 30th Jul 1670
   
Generation No. 4
  5. Elizabeth Wyatt [Bysshe] was the daughter of Roger Bysshe and Ellen Bysshe [Parr]. She was born 3rd Aug 1664; died 17th Aug 1726; buried 21st Aug 1726
  She married Francis Wyatt on 21st Apr 1686. He was born 5th Jun 1658 at Cuckfield, Sussex; died 18th Jul 1723. They had the following children:
  iFrancis who was born 1687 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1687 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex; died 14th Dec 1713
  iiRoger who was born 1688 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1688 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex
  iiiRichard who was born 1689 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex; christened 21st Dec 1689 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1691/92 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1691/92 St. Giles Parish Church, Horsted Keynes, Sussex
   
  6. Helen Shelley [Bysshe] was the daughter of Roger Bysshe and Ellen Bysshe [Parr]. She was born 16th Apr 1667; died 4th Feb 1739 at Worth, Sussex; buried after 4th Feb 1739 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex
  She married John Shelley on 29th Sep 1692 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. He was born 27th Jan 1666 at Wolfshill, West Chiltington, Sussex; died 4th Feb 1739 at Fen Place, Worth, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 10th Feb 1740 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHelen who was born 1693 at St Nicholas, Worth, Sussex; christened 22nd Nov 1693 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, daughter of Mr John Shelley and Hellen Shelley
  iiBysshe who was born 1695/96 at St Nicholas, Worth, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1695/96 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Mr John Shelley and Hellen Shelley; died Jan 1734 Worth, Sussex, aged 37 years son of John; buried 4th Jan 1734 Worth, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1697 at St Nicholas, Worth, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1697 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Mr John Shelley and Hellen Shelley; died 7th Oct 1772 Worth, Sussex; buried 13th Oct 1772 Worth, Sussex
  ivMargaret who was born 1698 at St Nicholas, Worth, Sussex; christened 9th Sep 1698 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, daughter of Mr John Shelley and Hellen Shelley
7 vTimothy who was born 1700 at St Nicholas, Worth, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1700 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Mr John Shelley and Hellen Shelley
  viAnn who was born 1701 at Worth, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1701 Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, daughter of Mr John Shelley and Hellen Shelley
  viiKatherine who was born after 1702
  viiiPercy who was born after 1702
  ixRichard who was born after 1702
   
Generation No. 5
  7. Timothy Shelley was the son of John Shelley and Helen Shelley [Bysshe]. He was born 1700 at St Nicholas, Worth, Sussex; christened 19th Apr 1700 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Mr John Shelley and Hellen Shelley
  He married Johanna Plum on c 1728. She was born c 1700. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 10th Dec 1729 at Newark, USA; christened 11th Jan 1730 Christ Church, Newark, USA; died 4th Oct 1790 Warnham, Sussex; buried 11th Oct 1790 Warnham, Sussex
8 iiSir Bysshe who was born 21st Jun 1731 at Newark, USA; christened 1st Aug 1731 Christ Church, Newark, USA; died 6th Jan 1815 Horsham, Sussex, aged 83 years; buried 17th Jan 1815 Horsham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 6
  8. Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet of Castle Goring was the son of Timothy Shelley and Johanna Shelley [Plum]. He was born 21st Jun 1731 at Newark, USA; christened 1st Aug 1731 at Christ Church, Newark, USA; died 6th Jan 1815 at Horsham, Sussex, aged 83 years; buried 17th Jan 1815 at Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Horsham, Sussex
  He married (1) Mary Catherine Michell on 1752 at St George's, Hanover Square, London. She was born Mar 1734 at Horsham, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1734 at Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Horsham, Sussex; died 7th Nov 1760. They had the following children:
  iHelen who was born c Oct 1752
9 iiSir Timothy who was born 7th Sep 1753 at Red Lion Square, Middlesex; christened 20th Sep 1853 St George Martyr, London; died 24th Apr 1844
  iiiMary Catherine who was born Dec 1760 at Steyning, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1760 Steyning, Sussex; died Jul 1784 Horsham, Sussex
  He married (2) Elizabeth Jane Perry on 1769 at St James, Westminster, London. She was born 22nd Dec 1741; died May 1781 at Turville Park; buried 17th May 1781 at Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iSir John who was born 18th Dec 1771
   
Generation No. 7
  9. Sir Timothy Shelley, 2nd Baronet of Castle Goring was the son of Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet of Castle Goring and Mary Catherine Shelley [Michell]. He was born 7th Sep 1753 at Red Lion Square, Middlesex; died 24th Apr 1844; christened 20th Sep 1853 at St George Martyr, London
  He married Elizabeth Pilfold on 11th Oct 1791 at West Grinstead, Sussex. She was born c 1755. They had the following children:
  iPercy Bysshe who was born 4th Aug 1792 at Field Place, Warnham, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1792 Warnham, Sussex; died 8th Jul 1822
  iiElizabeth who was born 10th May 1794 at Warnham, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1794 Warnham, Sussex; died 1831
  iiiHellen who was born 29th Jan 1796 at Warnham, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1796 Warnham, Sussex; died May 1796 Warnham, Sussex; buried 25th May 1796 Warnham, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 9th Jun 1797 at Warnham, Sussex; christened 17th Jul 1797 Warnham, Sussex
  vHellen who was born 26th Sep 1799 at Warnham, Sussex; christened 6th Oct 1799 Warnham, Sussex
  viMargaret who was born 20th Jan 1801 at Warnham, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1801 Warnham, Sussex; died 9th Jul 1887
  viiJohn who was born 15th Mar 1806 at Warnham, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1806 Warnham, Sussex; died 11th Nov 1866
   

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