John Shelton, b: 1472 - Shelton, Norfolk.

^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}
^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}
^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}

^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}
^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}
^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}

^{1434 Medici rules in Florence}
^{1440 Gutenberg, printing w/type}
^{1453 End of Hundred Years War}
^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}


^Amy Shelton^{b.1502 Shelton, Norfolk. d.}

^{Sir-John Shelton}^{b.1504 Shelton, Norfolk. d.1558}		^{Sir-Ralph Shelton}^{b.1430 19th Lord of Shelton Ma d.1497}

^{Ralph Shelton}^{b.1506 of Deopham (born Shelto d.1561}	^{John Shelton}^{b.1472 Shelton, Norfolk. d.1539}

^{Elizabeth Shelton}^{b.1510 Shelton, Norfolk. d.1566}		^{Margaret Clere}^{b.1438 Ormseby, Norfolk. d.1501}

^{Anne Shelton}^{b.1511 Shelton, Norfolk. d.1563}			^{Geoffrey Boleyn}^{b. d.}

^{Gabriella Shelton}^{b.1512 Shelton, Norfolk. d.1558}		^{William Boleyn}^{b.1449 Blickling, Norfolk. d.1505 Hever, Kent.}	^Anne Thomas^{b. d.}

^{Emma Shelton}^{b.1513 Shelton, Norfolk. d.}	^Anne Boleyn^{b.1475 Blickling, Norfolk. d.1557}

^{Mary Shelton}^{b.1518 Shelton, Norfolk. d.1571}		^{Marguerite Butler}^{b.1455 London, Middsx. d.1537}

^{Thomas Shelton}^{b.1520 Shelton, Norfolk. d.}

^{Margaret Shelton}^{b.1535 Shelton, Norfolk. d.1606}