John Short

- Abt 1638

• Name	John Short  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 27 May 1638	Walberton, Sussex, ENG
  Burial	28 May 1638	Walberton, Sussex, ENG   [3]
  Person ID	I13430	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Joan Beeding   d. Abt 5 Jan 1646, Walberton, Sussex, ENG
  Marriage	24 Jan 1613	Walberton, Sussex, ENG
  Children	1. Thomas Short,   b. 1606   d. 1679 (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Short,   b. Bef 1614  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Henry (Henrie) Short, Sr.,   b. Abt Sep 1614, Walberton, Sussex, ENG d. Aft 16 Dec 1675, Walberton, Sussex, ENG (Age > 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  This Short line is likely to go back to a William Short who left a will in 1538 in Walberton, Sussex, ENG. The will is currently be translated by a professional researcher (7/98) as it's in old English. (C-1576) It is possible that thn was married once before he married Joan. This is because of an unexplained baptism of a Thomas Short, son of John Short on Oct. 26, 1606. (C-1592) This could also indicate that his first and seconds sons, John and Thomas had a different mother than Joan Beeding. A partial transcription of the will of John Short is as follows: "May 27 1638, 14th year of reign of Lord King Charles, John Short the elder, husbandman, of the parish of Walberton, County of Sussex, I give and bequeath to my eldest son John Short five pounds of lawful money of England to be paid him within a year after my death. Item. Give and bequeath to two grandchildren John and Harry the sons of the said John Short... Item, I give and bequeath to my second son Thomas Short the sum of Twenty pounds of god and lawfull monoy of England to be payd him within halfe a year after my decease Item, to Agnes my daughter in law the wife of the sayd Thomas forty shillings to be paid his wife a half a year after my decease Item I give and bequeath to the Sayd Agnes (ealfo) a dozen (po ) to be delivered her within a month after my decease ...Item, I give and bequeath to my godchildren (......................) payd Thomas (Renit) (if) demanded) Item, I give and bequeth five shillings of lawfull Inglish monoy to the poor of Walberton to be payd them the day of my buryall; Item, I give & bequeath to the (parrish Church) of Walberton (....... ........) to be payd the (....... .... .... ..... .. ... after my death) Item; I give and bequeath to my wife Joane Short and my son Henry Short all the residu... (Joane and Henry are executors.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1061] John Short Will written May 27, 1638. [S2791] Lauren Varga at 26 Arthur Glick Blvd., Franklin Park, NJ 08823 by Linda Coate Dudick Phone Interview on July 9, 1998 relating info supported with first hand documents in-hand supplied by hired English Genealogist (C-1576). [S440] Burials and Baptisms for Walberton, England.