Person:Robert Sheffield (11)

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Robert Sheffield
b.Est 1380
 
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  1. Robert Sheffield, Esq.1405 - 1484
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Name[1] Robert Sheffield
Gender Male
Birth[6] Est 1380
Marriage to Catherine Beltoft
Other[2] 1427 possibly governor of Lincoln's Inn
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Probable Ancestry

Assumed to be a descendant of Robert Sheffield and Eleanor Burnham. Early pedigrees[5] claim he was their son, but there appear to be 2-3 missing generations, based on the dates.

References
  1. ↑ William R. Peck. A Topographical Account of the Isle of Axholme: Being the West Division of the Wapentake of Manley, in the County of Lincoln, in Two Volumes. (Doncaster: Thomas and Hensley, 1815)
    Volume 1, page 82.
  2. ↑ The History of Parliament
    p. 759.

    referring to Robert Sheffield (1405-84): "He may be the Robert Sheffield who was governor of Lincoln's Inn in 1427, but is more probably his s[on]."

  3.   Collins, Arthur. The peerage of England: containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of England, now existing either by tenure, summons or creations, their descents and collateral lines, their births, marriages, and issues, famous actions both in war and peace... (London: W. Innys, 1756)
    1:143.

    Collins claims that this Robert was the son of Robert Sheffield and Eleanor Burnham and brother of Sir John Sheffield who accompanied Prince Edward in 1356.

  4.   Urban, Sylvanus, ed. The Gentleman's magazine and historical chronicle (1731-1833). (London)
    80:2:35.
  5. ↑ The Peerage (1735 edition), The Gentleman's Magazine (80:2:35), published in 1810, and A topographical account of the isle of Axholme (1:82), published in 1815, all present the same pedigree, presumably all copied from the same source. This pedigree shows that this Robert was the son of Robert Sheffield and Eleanor Burnham and brother of Sir John Sheffield who accompanied Prince Edward in 1356. By careful estimation of birth years (Sir John born about 1340 and Robert his brother born about 1360), this would be feasible. However, The Gentleman's Magazine, in presenting its version of the pedigree, claims that Robert succeeded his father, suggesting he was the elder brother. Therefore, it seems likely that there were up to 3 generations missing between the father of Sir John Sheffield and the Robert Sheffield who married Catherine Beltoft. Note that this (and other errors in the published pedigree) call into question which generation some of the wives were in.
  6. ↑ Birth year estimated based on birth year of his (presumably eldest) son Robert.
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