Ralph Sheldon^{[1, 2]}

1623 - 1684  (60 years)

• Name	Ralph Sheldon  [2]
  Born	4 Aug 1623	Long Compton, Worcestershire, England   [2]
  	at Weston House, later known as "The Great Sheldon"
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	10 Aug 1623	Beoley, Worcestershire, England   [2]
  Arrest	Nov 1678	Weston Park, Warwickshire, England
  	"a warrant to apprehend the bodies of Mr. Ralph Sheldon of Weston, and Mr. Griffin, his late steward, accused before him upon oath of High Treason to levy war against the King and to subvert the Government"
  Residence	25 Jan 1679	Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
  	A letter written by Ralph from "Warwick Gaol" to Tomas Marriett, Esq, at Arlescot, asking for assistance as he will soon be leaving his confinement on habeas corpus.
  Died	24 Jun 1684	Weston Park, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England   [2]
  	"died in his Mansion house of Weston in the parish of Long Compton in Warwickshire, on the day of St John the Baptist commonly called Midsomer day an: 1684 aged 61 or thereabouts"
  Buried	10 Jul 1684	Beoley, Worcestershire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I412297592482	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	William Sheldon,   b. 9 Mar 1589, Weston Park, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 6 Apr 1659, Weston Park, Warwickshire, England  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Petre,   b. 27 Sep 1592,   d. 20 Jan 1657, Beoley, Worcestershire, England  (Age 64 years)
  Married	1611  [3]
  	Three sons and two daughters
  Family ID	F359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henrietta Maria Rocksavage,   b. Abt. 1625, Rocksavage, Cheshire, England ,   d. 13 Jun 1663, London, England  (Age 38 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1647	Beoley, Worcestershire, England
  	No children were born to this marriage.
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Aug 1623 - Long Compton, Worcestershire, England Baptism - 10 Aug 1623 - Beoley, Worcestershire, England Married - 4 Jul 1647 - Beoley, Worcestershire, England Arrest - Nov 1678 - Weston Park, Warwickshire, England Residence - 25 Jan 1679 - Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Died - 24 Jun 1684 - Weston Park, Long Compton, Warwickshire, England Buried - 10 Jul 1684 - Beoley, Worcestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  . [S1615469973] Bigland Pedigree, Ralph Bigland, (College of Arms), HR/91., Bigland Pedigree, 1808. Ralph Sheldon of Beoley aforesaid, Esq, eldest son and heir and a noble benefactor to the College of Arms, born 4th and baptised 10th Aug 1623 at Beoley, died without issue 24th June 1684 and was buried at Long Compton in the County of Warwick [S1615469973] Bigland Pedigree, Ralph Bigland, (College of Arms), HR/91., Bigland Pedigree. Elizabeth, daughter of William Petre, Lord Petre Baron of Writtle in the County of Essex, born 27th Sept 1592, married in the year 1611, and died 20th January 1656/7 and was buried at Beoley