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The Bigland Sheldon Pedigree (BSP)

HR/91 at Warwick County Record Office. This is a large (5ft by 20 ft) handwritten pedigree on a single sheet

Heading in top left hand corner as follows –

Sheldon coat of arms – then underneath
“To the memory of Ralph Sheldon of Beoley in the county of Worcester Esq a great benefactor to this office -

Who died at his manor house at Weston in the parish of Long Compton in the county of Warwick on Midsummer day 1684 aged 61 years wanting 6 weeks, the day afterwards his heart and bowels were buried in Long Compton chancel in a vault by those of his father, mother, grandfather, and on the 10th July following his body in a vault by his ancestors under our Lady’s chapel joining on the north-side to St Leonards church of Beoley. He married Henrietta Maria daughter of Thomas Savage Viscount of Rock Savage by Elizabeth his wife daughter of Thomas Lord Darcey of Chich in Essex, Viscount Colchester and Earl Rivers but by her had no issue.

The above inscription and armorial ensigns are on a tablet placed in the library in the College of Arms by the late Ralph Bigland Esq Somerset Herald afterwards Garter principal King of Arms”

Notes at bottom as follows –

“ I do hereby certify the above pedigree to be compiled from the Records of the College of Arms London, abstracts from wills, extracts from Parish Registers, monumental Inscriptions and other authorities examined this eighth day of July 1808 by me, signed Ralph Bigland, Norroy King of Arms”

A Transcript of the pedigree follows.
For each person I have given a number, then indicated the number of their father, mother and spouse, so that family relationships may be seen

	HR/91 At Warwick				The Bigland Pedigree
No		Father	Mother	Spouse	Notes
					Exact entry in the pedigree
1	Richard Sheldon	-	-	2	RS of Rowley Regis in the county of Stafford
2	? ?	-	-	1
3	Richard	1	2	5	RS of Rowley Regis, aforsaid son and heir, 4th Edward 4th Anno 1464
4	Maurice	1	2	6	MS second son
5	?			3
6	?			4
7	John	4	6	8	JS of Rowley Regis aforsaid and of Aberton in the county of Worcester, 4th Edward 4th, Anno 1464
8	? Cotton			7	…. Daughter of John Cotton of Cotton Hall in the county of Chester
9	Ralph	7	8	10	RS of Beoley in the county of Worcester Esquire
10	? Of Ruding			9	.. Daughter and heir of … Ruding
11	John Sheldon	3	5	12	JS of Rowley Regis aforsaid died (before 18th Oct) 19th Henry 7th anno 1504
12	Mary			11	Mary his wife, living a widow 18th Oct - 19th Henry 7th, anno 1504 at which time she sold her jointure to William Sheldon of Beoley.
13	Clare	11	12		Clare, daughter and heir, wife of Cornelius Wysley (I think its Worsley) of Hampstead in the county of Stafford (? Lemsp) Henry 4th
14	William Sheldon	9	10	15	WS eldest son purchased Balford Hall in the parish of Beoley in the county of Worcester in the reign of Edward 4th of Richard Neville , Lord Latimer died in September 1517 and was buried in Beoley Church without surviving issue
15	Joice			14	Joice his wife
16	Richard Sheldon	9	10	18	RS second son
17	Anne	14	15		Anne died without issue
18				16
19	Richard Sheldon	16	18		RS clerk (no wife of other details)
20		16	18		….. wife of ……. Bell 1545 (no name recorded)
21	John Sheldon	9	10		JS of Pershore in the county of Worcester and of London 3rd son (no wife entered)
22	Lettice Sheldon	21			Lettice daughter and heir married John Alderford of Salford in the county of Warwick
23	Daniel Sheldon	9	10	24+25	Daniel Sheldon of Spetchley in the county of Worcester Esquire 4th son died before 1500
24	Eleanor			23	1st wife Eleanor 2nd daughter and coheir of John Grove of Ford Hall in Wooton Waven in the county of Warwick
25	Margaret			23	2nd wife Margaret living a widow 1510
26	Richard Sheldon	23	24	30	RS of Spetchley aforsaid 1557
27	Baldwin Sheldon	23	24		BS son of Daniel witness to a deed of William Allen 18th Henry 7th anno 1503
28	William Sheldon	23	24
29	Ralph Sheldon	23	24
30	Catherine			26	C daughter of Thomas Littleton of Spetchley Esq who died 15th Henry 8th anno 1524
31	Philip	26	30	35	PS of Spetchley Esq anno 1557
32	Frances	26	30
33	Jane	26	30		Jane, wife of Anthony Attwood of Perdeswell in the county of Worcester
34	Cicely	26	30		Married Robert Gower of Ridmansley (?) in the county of Worcester Esq brother of William who married Isabel daughter of Ralph Sheldon
35				31	… daughter of ….
36	Elizabeth	31	35		Elizabeth daughter and coheir wife of Robert Nicholas of Alcanings in the county of Wiltshire
37	Maurice Sheldon	9	10		M 5th son died without issue
38	Ralph Sheldon	9	10	39	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
39	Phillipa			38	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
40	John Sheldon	9	10		JS seventh son mentioned in the will of his brother Ralph in 1545 died without issue
41	William Sheldon	38	39	42+43	WS Lord of Beoley aforsaid Esq eldest son died 23rd Dec 1570 and was buried at Beoley 15th Jan following
42	Mary			41	1st wife Mary eldest daughter and coheir of William Willington of Barcheston and Weston in the county of Warwick Esq died 25th Jan 1553
43	Margaret			41	2nd wife Margaret daughter of Sir Richard Brooke Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Relict of Sir William Thorwood (indistinct) Attornet General died in 1589 aged 80 without issue buried in St Thomas the Apostle London
44	Anne	38	39		Anne married first John Fox and 2nd Anthony Arslfield Gentlemasn who was buried at Beoley 16th Aug 1562
45	Elizabeth	38	39		Elizabeth married William Lenche of Lenche Wick in the county of Worcester Esq living 1545
46	Mary	38	39		Mary unmarried 1545 She married first …. Silvester and secondly George Ferrers of Witherby in the county of Warwick
47	Alice	38	39		Alice mentioned in the will of her father 1545
48	Joice	38	39		Joice married at Beoley 20th Nov 1542 to John Rugely of Dunton in Arden in the county of Warwick Esq and had issue
49	Thomas	38	39	57
50	Isabel	38	39		Isabel married in the will of her father in 1545, married William Gower of Ridmarley Olivers in the county of Worcester Esq brother of Robert Gower of Ridmarley in the same county who married Cicely daughter of Richard Sheldon of Spetchley
51	Baldwin Sheldon	38	39	56	BS of Broadway in the county of Worcetser Esq 3rd son married in the will of his father 1545
52	Henry	38	39	55	HS of Stoulton died before 1560
53	Francis Sheldon	38	39	54	FS of Aburton in the county of Worcester 4th son named in the will of his father 1545
54	Margaret			53	Margaret daughter of Thomas Lyons and Anne his wife
55	Alice			52	Alice living a widow in 1560
56	Jane			51	Jane daughter of John Wheeler
57	Eleanor			49	Eleanor …. Daughter of … Rawlins
58	Ralph	49	57	59	RS of Childs Wickham in the county of Worcester, eldest son not 16 in the year 1545 - living 1569
59	Elizabeth			58	Elizabeth daughter of Sir Richard Lygon of Maddersfield in the county of Worcester, knight
60	Thomas	49	57	61	TS second son
61	Margaret			60	Margaret daughter of Sir Henry Delves, Knight
62	Jane	49	57		Jane married at Beoley 17th Feb 1549 to John Callowhill of Teston in the county of Worcetser
63	William Sheldon	58	59		WS son and heir 1569
64	Francis Sheldon	58	59		FS 2nd son 1569
65	Ralph	58	59		RS 3rd son 1569
66	Anne	58	59		Anne 1659 (this must be 1569)
67	William Sheldon	53	54	68	WS of Aburton aforsaid married in the will of his grandfather Ralph Sheldon in 1545
68	Elizabeth			67	Elizabeth daughter of Henry Dingley of Charlton in the county of Worcester
69	Francis Sheldon	67	68	70	FS of Aburton aforsaid
70	Elizabeth			69	Elizabeth daughter of …. Badger
71	Francis Sheldon	69	70	72	FS of Aburton aforesaid
72	Mary			71	Mary, daughter of …. Brace
73	Samuel Sheldon	71	72		SS died without issue
74	John Sheldon	71	72
75	Posthumous Sheldon	71	72
76	Francis Sheldon	71	72	79	FS of Aburton aforesaid living 1575
77	Cecilea	71	72		CS wife of Thomas Bushell of Cleeve
78	Mercy	71	72		Mercy wife of …. Stanford brother of William Stanford of Salford
79	Anne			76	Anne daughter of Edward Savage of Norberry in the parish of Inkbarow in the county of Worcester Esquire
80	Ralph SHeldon	51	56
81	Elizabeth	51	56
82	Ursula	51	56
83	Anthony Sheldon	51	56	92	AS of Broadway aforesaid, second son anno 23rd Elizabeth named in the will of his grandfather Ralph Sheldon in 1545
84	Jane	51	56		Jane wife of Nicholas Blaby
85	Frances	51	56
86	Christian	51	56		Christian wife of John Severne
87	William Sheldon	51	56	88	WS 3rd son
88	Margaret			87	Margaret daughter of ….. Stokes
89	Frances	87	88		FS
90	Ralph	87	88		RS
91	Jane	87	88		Jane
92	Jane			83	Jane daughter of Thomas and sister and heir of Nicholas Lukener or Lewkner of Horsley in the county of Oxford Esq
93	William Sheldon	83	92	98	WS of Broadway aforesaid Esq son and heir
94	Jane	83	92		Jane wife of Barnaby Bishop of Brailes in the county of Warwick Esq he died about 1636 and left issue
95	Margaret	83	92		Margaret wife of William Draper of Grafton in the county of Warwick
96	Thomas	83	92		TS 2nd son, married and left issue
97	Baldwin Sheldon	83	92	99	BS of Temple Grafton in the county of Warwick 3rd son
98	Cicely			93	Cicily daughter of Francis Brace of Dardall in the county of Worcester
99	Mary			97	Mary daughter of …. Westcok
100	Anthony Sheldon	97	99	106+107
101	Thomas	97	99
102	Anthony Sheldon	97	99
103	Francis Sheldon	97	99
104	Jane	97	99
105	Margaret	97	99
106	Jane Furnivall			100	1st wife
107	? Somerville			100	2nd wife daughter of … Somerville
108	Edward Sheldon	100	107
109	Frances	100	106		Frances wife of Roger Bagley of Dudley
110	William Sheldon	93	98	140	WS of Broadway aforesaid eldest son in 1634 buried in the church of St Andrew Holborn
111	Margery	93	98		Margery wife of Robert Harewell of Evesham in the county of Woprcestershire
112	Mary	93	98		Mary wife of John Pickeridge of Natton
113	Cicily	93	98		Cicily or Margaret wife of John Ockley of Great Wolford in the county of Warwick
114	Brace Sheldon	93	98	128	Brace Sheldon of Temple Grafton in the county of Warwick Esq
115	Anne	93	98		Anne wife of …. Talbot Worville in the county of Salop great granchild of Sir John Talbot knight 2nd son of John 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
116	Frances	93	98		Frances wife of Thomas Westcote of Tamworth in the county of Warwick
117	Anne	93	98		Anne wife of Robert Talbot Esq
118	Anthony Sheldon	93	98	119	AS of Broadway aforesaid 3rd son
119	Mary			118	Mary dauighter of Troilus Turberville of Shipwick in the county of Dorset
120	Nicholas	118	119
121	Anthony Sheldon	118	119
122	George	118	119	127	GS died in the year 1671
123	Ambrose	118	119
124	Mary	118	119
125	Ann	118	119
126	Cicely	118	119
127	Anne			122	Anne daughter of Nicholas Griffin of Brickmarsh in the county of Warwick
128	Margaret			114	Margaret daughter of Thomas Kempson of Worley Lodge
129	Ralph	114	128
130	Robert	114	128		RS died without issue
131	William Sheldon	114	128		WS died without issue
132	Blaise or Brace Sheldon	114	128	137
133	Elizabeth	114	128		Elizabeth wife of … Cotherington
134	Cicely	114	128		Cicely wife of … Compton
135	Mary	114	128		Mary wife of ….. Robinson
136	Lettice Sheldon	114	128
137	Anne			132	Anne daughter of Robert Pinney
138	Anne	132	137
139	Mary	132	137
140	Anne			110	Anne daughter of Walter Savage of Broadway
141	William Sheldon	110	140	150+151 +152 +153	WS of Broadway aforesaid, son and heir apparent 1634 (had 4 wives
142	Sherington Sheldon	110	140		2nd son
143	Thomas	110	140		3rd son
144	John	110	140		4th son
145	Anthony Sheldon	110	140		5th son, slain at the battle of Shrewsbury
146	Edward Sheldon	110	140		6th son
147	Cicely	110	140		wife of Robert Savage of Callway Hill in the county of Worcester
148	Phillippa	110	140		2nd daughter
149	Mary	110	140		3rd daughter
150	Phillipa			141	Phillipa daughter of Sir Richard Tracy of Stanway in the county of Gloucester knight and baronet
151	Mary			141	Mary daughter of Henry Brett Esq an officer under the Lord Chancellor and widow of Spencer Lucy of Charlcote in the county of Warwick Esq who raised a troop of horse and regiment of foot . Temp car 1 (??)
152	Mary			141	Mary Burst relict of Sir Robert Harietnore Knight
153	Mary			141	Mary Voare relict of John Toveyne of Southampton, merchant
154	William Sheldon	141	153
155	Ralph Sheldon	141	153
156	Mabel	141	153
157	Catherine	141	153
158	William Sheldon	141	151		WS died without issue
159	Henry	141	151
160	John	141	151
161	George	141	151
162	Frances	141	151		Frances married John Stephens of Broadway
163	Margaret	141	151
164	Mary	141	151
165	Anne	141	151
166	Richard	141	150	170	RS
167	Mary	141	150		Mary wife of John Barcroft died without issue in 1682
168	Elizabeth	141	150		Elizabeth married 1st Richard Savage and 2nd Thomas Stanismore of London
169	Anne	141	150		Anne only issue in 1634
170				166	… daughter of … Harrison
171	Francis Sheldon	41	42		Francis dies 27th Jan 1541 buried at Bewley
172	Ralph	41	42	179+180	RS of Weston in the county of Warwick and of Beoly aforsaid Esq. Son and heir, co-executor of his father in 1570 at which time he was 33 years old. He was buried at Beoley 30th March 1613
173	William Sheldon	41	42	178	WS 2nd son aged 27 in the year 1570 had a daughter Mary who was living 1587 he is supposed to have died without surviving issue
174	Anne	41	42		Anne married William Savage of Elmley Castle in the county of Worcester Esq and secondly Anthony Daston of Dumbleton in the county of Gloucester Esq left issue
175	Phillippa	41	42		Phillippa wife of Anthony Pollard of Newenham Court in the county of Oxford Esq. He was one of the executors of his father in law's will - William Sheldon and died 17th July 1577 aged 51 and was buried at Newenham Church. She died 23rd Dec 1606 aged 74 without issue
176	Godith	41	42		married at Beoley 2nd March 1557 to Robert Brayne of St James Bristol Esq
177	Catherine	41	42		Wife of Edmund Plowden of Plowden in the county of Salop and of Shiplake in the county of Oxford Esq. He was one of the executors of his father in law William Sheldon Esq. Had issue
178	Elizabeth			173	Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Leveson of Lyles Hill in the county of Salop knight married at Beoley 8th Oct 1562
179	Anne			172	Anne daughter of Sir Robert Frogmorton of Coughton in the county of Warwick Knight. Buried at Beoley 16th Dec 1603
180	Jane			172	2nd wife Jane daughter of William West Lord Deleware who died in 1595, married first to Sir Thomas Wainman 2nd to Sir James Cressy, 3rd to Sir Thomas Tarburg and 4th to Ralph Sheldon
181	William Sheldon	172	179
182	Edward Sheldon	172	179	193	ES of Beoley Esq baptised there 22nd May 1561, died 26th Sept 1643 and was buried at Beoley 6th Oct following
183	Ralph	172	179		RS born 7th Dec 1562 and baptised at Beoley
184	Elizabeth	172	179
185	Mary	172	179
186	Meriel	172	179
187	Jane	172	179
188	Margaret	172	179
189	Anne	172	179
190	Catherine	172	179
191	Frances	172	179
192	Phillippa	172	179
193	Elizabeth			182	Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Markham more here (?)
194	William Sheldon	182	193
195	Frances	182	193		Frances, eldest daughter died unmarried 21st July 1631and was buried at Beoley
196	Ralph	182	193
197	Joanne	182	193
198	Anne	182	193
199	Edward Sheldon	182	193	200	ES of Little Ditchford in the county of Worcester Esq. 3rd son Lord of the manor of Shelton in the county of Glooucester died 27th March 1687 aged about 88 buried in the chapel of Somerset House London
200				199	… daughter of Lionel Wake of the city of Antwerp and of Peddington in the county of Northampton Esq living 1692
201	Frances	199	200		Frances living 1684, maid of honour to Queen Catherine and died at Lisbon 15 Jan 1705 and leaving issue
202	Mary	199	200		Mary wife of Sir Samuel Tuke of Cressling Temple and Witham in Essex, knight bart. She retired with Queen Catherine of Portugal
203	Bridget	199	200		Nun
204	Teresa	199	200		Nun
205		199	200		.. Wife of Bryan Tuke, died at Carnbray In Flanders
206	Catherine	199	200
207	Edward Sheldon	199	200		ES living 1681
208	Elizabeth	199	200		Elizabeth died unmarried 14th Jan 1692, buried with her father
209	William Sheldon	199	200		WS eldest son slain in Portugal 7 July 1665
210	Ralph Sheldon	199	200	217	RS of Ditchford in the county of Worcester Esq died in France anno 1723 aged 90 buried at St Germans en lay and of Canturbury executor and deveisee of Ralph Sheldon of Beoley Esq in 1684
211	Richard	199	200		RS died at St Germaine 1723 aged 84 and where buried
212	Benedictine Sheldon	199	200		died 3rd Aug 1669 buried in St James Church yard
213	Francis Sheldon	199	200		FS slain at thye battle of Strasburgh 24th Sept 1674
214	Dominick Sheldon	199	200
215	Augustine	199	200
216	Lionel Sheldon	199	200		DD a Benedictine monk and chaplain to Anne Duchesse of York died at Brussels 3rd Oct 1678
217	Elizabeth			210	Elizabeth only daughter and heir of Daniel Dunn of Garnish Hall in Essex and of West Heath County Worcester Esq
218	William Sheldon	210	217	223+224	WS of Dirchford and of Winchester Esq died 30th Sept 1748 aged 74 buried at Winchester
219	Elizabeth	210	217
220	Frances	210	217
221	Catherine	210	217
222	Dorothy	210	217
223	Catherine			218	1st wife Catherine daughter of Christopher Roper 5th Lord Teynham died 21st Dec 1714 buried at Landestoke in the county of Hants in Sir Henry Tichbourne's vault
224	Anastacia			218	2nd wife Anastacia daughter and at length heir of Bartholomew Smith of Stoke Charity in the county of Southampton esq died 15th March 1745 buried at Winchester
225	Dominic	218	223		died at age 15
226	Mary	218	223		died 1763
227	Catherine	218	223		died 1756
228	William Sheldon	218	224
229	William Sheldon	218	224
230	Elizabeth	218	224
231	?	218	224
232	?	218	224
233	Francis-Ralph Sheldon	218	224
234	Edward Sheldon	218	224	235+236
235	Cicely			234
236	Margaret			234
237	Dominic	234	236		DS born at Winchester in 1760 a general officer in the French service and unmarried 1792
238	Henry	234	236		HS an officer in the French service died unmarried at Rhode Island in America in 1780
239	William Sheldon	234	236		WS a captain in the French service born at Winchester, unmarried 1792
240	Charles	234	236		CS an office in the service of the Prince of Helse Castell (??) and unmarried 1792
241	Margaret	234	236		Margaret married to the Vicomte de Villers Vaudey, son of the Marquis de Villers Vaudey in the province of Franche Compte in France, she died without issue
242	Mary	234	236		Mary married by a particular dispensation from the court of Rome to the Vicomte de Villers Vaudey the widower of her sister Margaret
243	William Sheldon	234	235		WS born in the year 1749 died 8th Sept 1757 and was buried at St Croft near winchester
244	Edward Sheldon	234	235
245	Francis	234	235	246
246	Frances			245
247	Mary	245	246		Mary Frances born in the city of York 1st April 1793, living 1807
248	Twin sons	245	246		died at birth July 1794
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Note that this table is not complete - for the full table go to www.sheldongenealogy.com/bigland.html and see the Bigland Pedigree page

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Updated October 5, 2007

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