John Sherley was buried May 13, 1653.
married Hester French 1613 at Chiddingly Sussex,
daughter of John French. Named in the 1626 will of her mother-in-law
Mary Sherley. She died Jan 3, 1637/8.
children:
2.i James Sherley - Identified in the 1633/5 Visitation
of London as son of John Sherley. Nothing
more known.
Possible?
1641 July 2 - John Shorter, son of John Shorter, baker
of Staynes MDX apprenticed to James Sherley, master of Goldsmith
Company, East India and Eastland Companies (also William Shorter
s/o of same in 1644) Is he the elder James
Sherley of Clapham?
1654 May 3 John Butcher "and free of the East India
and Eastland Companyes' son of John Butcher of Mells Somerset
apprenticed for 8 years to James Sherley, Goldsmith, overseas
merchant.
1656 June 18 John Sherley 'and free of the East India and
Eastland Companies' son of James Sherley Citizen and Goldsmith
of London, apprenticed for 8 years to James Sherley, Goldsmith
and overseas merchant. (same or different James?)
1671 [?sic] John Butcher granted freedom by servitude by
his master James Sherley of the Goldsmith's Company This
suggests not James Sherley of Clapham, it's too late
2.ii Robert Sherley - Identified in the 1633/5 Visitation
of London as son of John Sherley. Nothing
more known.
2.iii Elizabeth Sherley - Identified in the 1633/5
Visitation of London as daughter of John Sherley. Nothing
more known.
Evidence points to this being the correct Elizabeth Sherley
who m. Elphick (e.g. Surrey deed for her father involved with
similar people). Eliz. Elphick's daugther Mary Elphick dies in
1652 names "aunt Sherley" indicating her mother is
also a Shirley. Then Elizabeth dies in 1661:
Sussex Wills - 1661 - Elphick, Elizabeth, of Seaford widow;
my kinswoman Elizabeth wife of Richard Glydd of London; to my
niece Martha Shirley 10L, my poor kinswoman Cordelia Stapley;
my 3 sons, John Stephen, and Robert Elphick; my son Thomas and
his widow; my 2 dtrs Elizabeth Brabant and Anne Walgrave; my
4 dtrs in law; my grandchildren; my nephew Thomas Gard. (note:
Richard Glydd was a goldsmith of London. The Glydd family were
also of Pendhill Sussex, location of the Holman family)
2.iv Mary Sherley chr Mar 26, 1616. Mentioned in grandmother's
1626 Will. Identified in the 1633/5 Visitation of London as daughter
of John Sherley. Nothing more known.
2.v Barbary Sherley chr Feb 11, 1617 St. Magnus Martyr.
Mentioned in gr-mother's 1626 Will. Identified in the 1633/5
Visitation of London as daughter of John Sherley.
25 March 1654, Marriage of Barbary Sherly, age 37 (b 1617)
to Edward Flower at Stepney, Middlesex
Note: Barbary Flower was named 'cousin' in the 1676 will
of James Sherley of Earls Colne Essex.
Children:
3.i Stephen Flower chr 2 October 1657 at St Dunstan Stepney
London to Edward and Barbar Flowers
2.vi Thomas Sherley chr April 29, 1619 St. Magnus Martyr.
Likely died young
2.vii Hester Sherley chr April 10, 1621 St. Magnus
Martyr. Identified in the 1633/5 Visitation of London as daughter
of John Sherley. Untraced.
2.viii John Sherley chr April 27, 1623 St. Magnus Martyr.
Mentioned in gr-mother's 1626 Will. Identified in the 1633/5
Visitation of London as son of John Sherley. On 23 April 1641,
John Sherley, son of John Sherley , Citizena and Goldsmith of
London was apprenticed for 8 years to Jeremy Johnson, Goldsmith's
Company. He was granted his freedom 'by patrimony' by his father
John Sherley in 1649.
2.ix Thomas Sherley chr July 23, 1625 St. Magnus Martyr.
Not identified in the 1633/5 Visitation of London as son
of John Sherley. Nothing more known..
2.x Susan Sherley chr April 6, 1628 St. Magnus Martyr.
Identified in the 1633/5 Visitation of London as daughter of
John Sherley. Nothing more known.
2.xi Stephen Sherley chr Jan 12, 1633/34 St. Magnus
Martyr. Identified in the 1633/5 Visitation of London as son
of John Sherley. Nothing more known. May be the person who....
married Mary Hopeson on 5 Dec 1661 Saint Dunstan, Stepney
3.i John Sherley chr 31 Dec 1662 Saint Dunstan, Stepney,
London, England; Death 7 Sep 1665
2.xii Martha Sherley chr Dec 4, 1635 St. Magnus Martyr.
Not identified in the 1633/5 Visitation of London as daughter
of John Sherley. Nothing more known.
Sherley Family 