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John III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant 1465–1504 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1504

Death Location: Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Parish

Mother: Lady Fulmer

Spouse(s): Agnes Hendry

Children(s): Thomas Yaxley

John III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant was born in 1465 in Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas I Sherman Gentleman Cloth Merchant Church Warden Of Yaxley Parish And Lady Agnes Fulmer. John III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant married Agnes Fuller Hendry, and had children including Thomas Iii Sherman Gentleman Attorney Warden Of Yaxley Parish Deputy Sheriff Of Yaxley. John III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant passed away in 1504 in Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • John III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant was born in 1465 in Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas I Sherman Gentleman Cloth Merchant Church Warden Of Yaxley Parish And Lady Agnes Fulmer.
  • John III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant married Agnes Fuller Hendry, and had children including Thomas Iii Sherman Gentleman Attorney Warden Of Yaxley Parish Deputy Sheriff Of Yaxley.
  • John III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant passed away in 1504 in Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

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John Merchant's Ancestors

Self
John Merchant
1465–1504
Birth Place: Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas I Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant, Church Warden of Yaxley Parish
1422–1493
Yaxley Hall, Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Lady (Agnes) Fulmer
1437–1492
Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Sherman
1385–1487
Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Mary Lance
1393–
Dartford, Dartford Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Merchant's Descendants

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John (III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth) Merchant (1465–1504) m. Agnes (Fuller) Hendry (1470–1528)
  1. 1. Thomas (III Sherman, Gentleman, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of) Yaxley 1490–1551 m. Lady (Jane) Waller 1495–1573
    1. 1. Sir (Henry Waller Sherman "the Elder of Colchester"of) Colchester 1520–1590 m. Agnes Butler 1521–1580
      1. 1. Edmund Sherman 1548–1600 m. Anne Pallette 1548–1584
        1. 1. Edmund Sherman 1572–1643 m. Judith Angier 1587–1634

John Merchant's Timeline

2 Records

1465
1465
Birth of John III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant in Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
1504
1504
Age 39
Death of John III Sherman, Gentleman, Cloth Merchant in Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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