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Agnes Butler 1521 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Death Date: 14 Oct 1580

Death Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Father: Sir Ossary

Mother: Joane Butter

Spouse(s): Sir Yaxley)

Children(s): Hester Virginia-1620-1623

Agnes Butler was born in 1521 in Dedham, Essex, England, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Butler of Dedham ^*, 10th Earl of Ormond, 3rd Earl of Ossary and Joane Butter. Agnes Butler married Sir Henry Sherman (Earl of Yaxley), and had children including Hester Sherman, Immigrant - Virginia-1620-1623. Agnes Butler passed away in 1580 in Dedham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Agnes Butler was born in 1521 in Dedham, Essex, England, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Butler of Dedham ^*, 10th Earl of Ormond, 3rd Earl of Ossary and Joane Butter.
  • Agnes Butler married Sir Henry Sherman (Earl of Yaxley), and had children including Hester Sherman, Immigrant - Virginia-1620-1623.
  • Agnes Butler passed away in 1580 in Dedham, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ossary
1504 – 1555
Birth Location: Yaxley Manor, Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Joane Butter
1504 – 1555
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sir Yaxley)
1520 – 1590
Birth Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Hester Virginia-1620-1623
1555 – 1665
Birth Location: Dorrington, Shropshire, England
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Agnes Butler's Ancestors

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Agnes Butler
1521 – 1580
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Knight Thomas Butler of Dedham ^*, 10th Earl of Ormond, 3rd Earl of Ossary
1504 – 1555
Yaxley Manor, Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Joane Butter
1504 – 1555
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Piers ("The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory) Butler
1467 – 1539
Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Margaret Fitzgerald Countess) Ormond
1472 – 1542
Castletown, Laois, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Agnes Butler's Descendants

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Agnes Butler (1521 – 14 Oct 1580) m. Sir (Henry Sherman (Earl of) Yaxley) (1520 – 25 Jul 1590)
  1. 1. Hester (Sherman, Immigrant -) Virginia-1620-1623 (1555 – 1665) m. William (Ward, Immigrant - Virginia,) 1620-1623 (1550 – Abt. 1630)
    1. 1. Ann Gunville (1575 – 16 Jan 1616) m. James Ward (2 Dec 1573 – 7 Jun 1651)
      1. 1. Frances Ward (1599 – 4 Jun 1677) m. Capt. (William Barker,) Mariner (1595 – 3 Mar 1655)
        1. 1. Jane Barker (21 Jun 1620 – 15 Oct 1659) m. Francis (Lambert) (Immigrant) (27 Jan 1615 – 21 Apr 1657)

Agnes Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Agnes Butler in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1580
14 Oct 1580
Age 59
Death of Agnes Butler in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1580
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England
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