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Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley 1497–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Wortham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1573

Death Location: Waldringfield, Suffolk, England

Father: John Waller

Mother: Margaret Thorolde

Spouse(s): Sir III

Children(s): John I

In 1497, Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley entered the world in Wortham, Suffolk, England, born to John Waller And Margaret Thorolde. Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley married Sir Thomas Sherman Gentleman Attorney Warden Of Yaxley Parish Deputy Sheriff Of Yaxley Iii, and had children including John Ward Warde I. Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1573 in Waldringfield, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1497, Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley entered the world in Wortham, Suffolk, England, born to John Waller And Margaret Thorolde.
  • Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley married Sir Thomas Sherman Gentleman Attorney Warden Of Yaxley Parish Deputy Sheriff Of Yaxley Iii, and had children including John Ward Warde I.
  • Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1573 in Waldringfield, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Waller
1462–1539
Birth Location: Wortham, Suffolk, England
JW
Margaret Thorolde
1470–1538
Birth Location: Thornham, Suffolk, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Sir III
1504–1551
Birth Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
SI

Children(s)

John I
1524–1559
Birth Location: Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England
JI

Lady Yaxley's Ancestors

Self
Lady Yaxley
1497–1573
Birth Place: Wortham, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Waller
1462–1539
Wortham, Suffolk, England
Margaret Thorolde
1470–1538
Thornham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Yaxley's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Jane Waller, Countess of) Yaxley (1497–1573) m. Sir (Thomas Sherman, Gentleman, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley) III (10 Aug 1504–16 Nov 1551)
  1. 1. John (Ward\Warde) I 1524–1559 m. Margaret (Beaumont) Lawrence\Parson 1528–1630
    1. 1. Lancelot (Barrington Ward) XIII 1551–1600 m. Lady (Margaret Lee, Countess of) Yaxley 1541–1598 m. Anne Annis 1555–1598
      1. 1. Richard (Sherman) IV 1577–1660 m. Elizabeth Whiting 1581–1634
        1. 1. Ann (Thomas) Smythe 1554–1664 m. Capt (Thomas FitzHenry Cromwell) (Privateer) 1552–1649
      2. 2. Captain (John Ward (Jamestown) Settler) 1570–1636 m. Elizabeth (Isabell) Brewster 1574–1638
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Joan Warde de) Grey 1589–1676 m. John (Gray) Sr. 1588–1658

Lady Yaxley's Timeline

6 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley in Wortham, Suffolk, England
Wortham, Suffolk, England
1497
1497
Birth of Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley in Wortham, Suffolk, England
Wortham, Suffolk, England
1536
1536
Age 39
Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley was married in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1572
29 May 1572
Age 75
Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley was baptized in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
1573
11 Mar 1573
Age 76
Death of Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley in Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Suffolk, England
1573
1573
Age 76
Death of Lady Jane Waller, Countess of Yaxley in Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Wortham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Wortham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 May 1572
    Event Place: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PELR: RE11
    [2] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1573
    Event Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93DUN274
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Laxfield, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waldringfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93DUN274
    [2] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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