Sir John Shelley, 1st Baronet

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] Children of Sir John Shelley and Jane Reresby:[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.