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Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley 1500–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Wortham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 Mar 1573

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

Father: Sir Wortham

Mother: Lady Thorolde

Spouse(s): Sir Yaxley, John Arms

Children(s): Katherine Sherman, Sir (Thomas), Lady Shearman

In 1500, Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley entered the world in Wortham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Waller Earl Of Wortham And Lady Margaret Thorolde. Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley married John William Gardiner Ii Sir Knight Of Hertfordshire Sargeant At Arms, Sir Earl Thomas Sherman Of Yaxley, and had children including Katherine Waller Sherman, Lady Johana Sherman Shearman, Sir Henry 111 Henrye Henrici Waller John Rolfe Merchant Sherman Shearman The Elder Of Colchester Sr 1 Earl Of Yaxley Thomas. Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1573 in Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley entered the world in Wortham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Waller Earl Of Wortham And Lady Margaret Thorolde.
  • Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley married John William Gardiner Ii Sir Knight Of Hertfordshire Sargeant At Arms, Sir Earl Thomas Sherman Of Yaxley, and had children including Katherine Waller Sherman, Lady Johana Sherman Shearman, Sir Henry 111 Henrye Henrici Waller John Rolfe Merchant Sherman Shearman The Elder Of Colchester Sr 1 Earl Of Yaxley Thomas.
  • Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1573 in Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Yaxley's Ancestors

Self
Lady Yaxley
1500–1573
Birth Place: Wortham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Waller Earl of Wortham
1465–1539
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Thorolde
1470–1538
Thornham Magna, St Mary, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Yaxley's Descendants

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Lady (Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of) Yaxley (1500–1 Mar 1573) m. Sir (Earl Thomas Sherman of) Yaxley (10 Aug 1504–16 Nov 1551) m. John (William Gardiner II, Sir, Knight of Hertfordshire, Sargeant at) Arms (1491–1555)
  1. 1. Katherine (Waller) Sherman 1526–1548 m. John (Makin) (Makyng) 1522–1562 m. Sir (John) Makyng\Makin 1521–1561
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Tobias) Makin\Makyng-Mason-McKin 1548–1610 m. Dorothy Hobart 1570–1605 m. Lady (Katren Katherine\Catherine) -Westbrome\Westbroomngn 1550–1610
      1. 1. Robert (Hobart) Mason 1590–1667 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wise 1604–1637 m. Mary Wise 1604–1637 m. Sarah Reynolds 1609– m. Abigail Eaton 1607–1667 m. Sarah Mason 1629–1706
        1. 1. John Mason 1627–1686 m. Mary (Ann) Eaton 1631–1676
        2. 2. John Masson 1625–1687
        3. 3. Thomas Mason 1625–1676
        4. 4. Nathaniel Mason 1657–
        5. 5. Philip Mason 1662–1663
        6. 6. Elizabeth Mason 1666–1668
        7. 7. Robert (MASON II) Ii 1646–1700
        8. 8. Sarah Mason 1657–
      2. 2. Elsgen (Alice) Cosford 1573–1662
      3. 3. Lady (Alice) Cosford-Rogers\Rodgers 1573–1622
  2. 2. Sir (Henry 111\ Henrye \ Henrici Waller (John?) Rolfe, Merchant \ Sherman \ Shearman “The Elder of Colchester”; Sr. 1 Earl of Yaxley) (Thomas) 1511–1598
  3. 3. Lady (Johana Sherman \) Shearman 1510–1558

Lady Yaxley's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley in Wortham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Wortham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1512
1512
Age 12
Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley was married in Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Suffolk, England
1519
Abt. 1519
Age 19
Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley was married in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1573
1 Mar 1573
Age 73
Death of Lady Jane Waller\Walker\Weller-Sherman-Yaxley, Countess of Yaxley in Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Wortham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1519
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Ancestral Lines of Mary Lenore Knapp
    [2] The ancestry of James Morgan Sherman and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1573
    Event Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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