Sir John Shelley, 1st Baronet

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Sir John Shelley, Esquire, of Michelgrove, who was created a Baronet 22 May 1611. This gentleman, in the 5th of James I, alienated his Warwickshire estates, and transferred their produce to the county Sussex, where he purchased others. He married Jane, daughter of Sir Thomas Reresby, Knight, of Thriberg, and had issue.^[1]

Sir John was the eldest son of John Shelley (d.1592^[2]), Esquire, and Eleanor, the daughter of Sir Thomas Lovell, Knight, of East Harling, county Norfolk. His paternal grandparents were John Shelley (d.1550), Esquire, of Michelgrove and Mary, daughter of Sir William FitzWilliam, Knight, and granddaughter maternally of Sir Richard Sackville, Knight, of Buckhurst.^[1] His paternal grandmother Mary FitzWilliam was the niece of John Sackville and the cousin of Sir Richard Sackville.

Sir John was the great-grandson of Sir William Shelley, one of the justices of the Court of Common Pleas.^[1]

Children of Sir John Shelley and Jane Reresby:^[1]

Sir William Shelley, Knight, who married Christina, daughter of Sir James Vantelet, Knight.^[1] This " Sir James Vantelet, Knight" was Jacques le Lux, Sieur de Vantelet,^[3] Gentleman Usher to Queen Henrietta Maria,^[4] and the husband of Marguerite Courtin, Madame de Vantelet.^[3] Sir William died during the lifetime of his father, leaving an only son, by him and Christina:^[1]
- Charles, successor to his grandfather^[1]
John, who married Mary, daughter and heiress of George Bailley, Esquire, and d.s.p.^[1]

A depiction of Sir John Shelley, 1st Baronet can be seen on the memorial brass of his parents in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Clapham, West Sussex.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire". Burke's Peerage Limited. 1850. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
1 2 Hutchinson, Robert (2008). The Brasses and Monuments in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Clapham, West Sussex (PDF). pp. 16–17.
1 2 Mercure galant, dédié à Monseigneur le Dauphin (in French). Thomas Amaulry. 1684. Robert de Lux son Fils, l'un des quatre Maistres-d'Hôtel que Loüis XIII. choisit pour servir tous les ans, & qu'il appella les Piliers de sa Maison, épousa Marie de Plaisance, qui eut l'honneur d'estre nommée par Henry IV. Sous-Gouvernante des Enfans de France. Le feu Roy, en consideration de leurs services, disposa de leurs Enfans, & mit aupres de la Reyne d'Angleterre Jacques de Lux , qui épousa Mademoiselle Courtin. Charles de Lux son Fils, a eu l'honneur d'estre Vice Chancelier de la Reyne de la Grand-Bretagne. Ils marierent l'une de leurs Filles au Comte de Schelay, qui est une des meilleures Maisons d'Angleterre, dont il y a eu lignee. Sa Majesté donna à Louis de Lux la Charge d'Ecuyer ordinaire de la Grande Ecurie, en laquelle il servit cinquante années. Il épousa Marie Merault. Françoise de Lux sa Soeur fut mariee à Monsieur de Bernet, & attachée au service de Madame la Duchesse de Savoye.
↑ Mansel, P.; Riotte, T. (2011-10-28). Monarchy and Exile: The Politics of Legitimacy from Marie de Médicis to Wilhelm II. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-32179-3. Importantly, she was also accompanied by a group of gentleman ushers, including the Seigneurs Coignet and Vantelet, who had been in her marriage entourage in 1626 and whose families were long-time servants at the French court.

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[:2-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire". Burke's Peerage Limited. 1850. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[:0-2] 1 2 Hutchinson, Robert (2008). The Brasses and Monuments in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Clapham, West Sussex (PDF). pp. 16–17.

[:9-3] 1 2 Mercure galant, dédié à Monseigneur le Dauphin (in French). Thomas Amaulry. 1684. Robert de Lux son Fils, l'un des quatre Maistres-d'Hôtel que Loüis XIII. choisit pour servir tous les ans, & qu'il appella les Piliers de sa Maison, épousa Marie de Plaisance, qui eut l'honneur d'estre nommée par Henry IV. Sous-Gouvernante des Enfans de France. Le feu Roy, en consideration de leurs services, disposa de leurs Enfans, & mit aupres de la Reyne d'Angleterre Jacques de Lux , qui épousa Mademoiselle Courtin. Charles de Lux son Fils, a eu l'honneur d'estre Vice Chancelier de la Reyne de la Grand-Bretagne. Ils marierent l'une de leurs Filles au Comte de Schelay, qui est une des meilleures Maisons d'Angleterre, dont il y a eu lignee. Sa Majesté donna à Louis de Lux la Charge d'Ecuyer ordinaire de la Grande Ecurie, en laquelle il servit cinquante années. Il épousa Marie Merault. Françoise de Lux sa Soeur fut mariee à Monsieur de Bernet, & attachée au service de Madame la Duchesse de Savoye.

[:7-4] Mansel, P.; Riotte, T. (2011-10-28). Monarchy and Exile: The Politics of Legitimacy from Marie de Médicis to Wilhelm II. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-32179-3. Importantly, she was also accompanied by a group of gentleman ushers, including the Seigneurs Coignet and Vantelet, who had been in her marriage entourage in 1626 and whose families were long-time servants at the French court.

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