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Earl William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry Sherman 1540–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Elton, Huntingdonshire, England

Death Date: abt 1602

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: Albert Sherman

Mother: Lady Butler

Spouse(s): Countess Wright

Children(s): Elizabeth Sherman

Earl William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry Sherman was born in 1540 in Elton, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of Albert Henry Sherman And Lady Agnes Lucy Countess Of Yaxley Deboteler Butler. Earl William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry Sherman married Countess Elizabeth Wright, and had children including Elizabeth Sherman. Earl William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry Sherman passed away in 1602 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Earl William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry Sherman was born in 1540 in Elton, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of Albert Henry Sherman And Lady Agnes Lucy Countess Of Yaxley Deboteler Butler.
  • Earl William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry Sherman married Countess Elizabeth Wright, and had children including Elizabeth Sherman.
  • Earl William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry Sherman passed away in 1602 in Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Sherman
1514–1585
Birth Location: Yaxley, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Butler
1521–1580
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Countess Wright
1546–1598
Birth Location: Plowland Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England
CW

Children(s)

Elizabeth Sherman
1560–1657
Birth Location: Elton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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Earl Sherman's Ancestors

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Earl Sherman
1540–1602
Birth Place: Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
Parents
Albert Henry Sherman
1514–1585
Yaxley, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Lucy (Countess Of Yaxley) Deboteler) Butler
1521–1580
Dedham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Piers "Pierce the Red" Butler 8th Earl of Ormond and 1st Earl of) Ossory
1467–1539
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Margaret (Butler Countess of Ormond) Fitzgerald
1473–1542
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl Sherman's Descendants

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Earl (William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry) Sherman (1540–abt 1602) m. Countess (Elizabeth) Wright (1546–29 Mar 1598)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sherman 1560–1657 m. James Buck 1555–1625
    1. 1. William ("Will" Langdon) Buck 1585–1658 m. Margaret (Grace 16 Goode Neave) #4427 1585–1657
      1. 1. Margaret (Buck) Thurston 1605–1662 m. John Thurston 1601–1685
        1. 1. Thomas Thurston 1633–1704 m. Sarah Thaxter 1635–1678

Earl Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Earl William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry Sherman in Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
1602
abt 1602
Age 62
Death of Earl William II 'the Elder' Fitzhenry Sherman in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1602
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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