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Lady Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of Yaxley 1521–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Death Date: 14 October 1580

Death Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Father: Sir Alum

Mother: Jane Northumberland

Spouse(s): Sir Colchester"), John Butler

Children(s): Samuel Gentleman

In 1521, Lady Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of Yaxley entered the world in Dedham, Essex, England, born to Sir Knight Thomas Butter Butler Boteler Of Dedham 10Th Earl Of Ormond 3Rd Earl Of Ossary Oxford Alum And Jane Aka Johanna Guildford Lady Duchess Of Northumberland. Lady Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of Yaxley married John Butler, Sir Henry Waller Sherman 1St Earl Of Yaxley Kg Mp Elder Of Colchester, and had children including Samuel I Lawrence Sherman Gentleman. Lady Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1580 in Dedham, Essex, England.

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  • In 1521, Lady Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of Yaxley entered the world in Dedham, Essex, England, born to Sir Knight Thomas Butter Butler Boteler Of Dedham 10Th Earl Of Ormond 3Rd Earl Of Ossary Oxford Alum And Jane Aka Johanna Guildford Lady Duchess Of Northumberland.
  • Lady Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of Yaxley married John Butler, Sir Henry Waller Sherman 1St Earl Of Yaxley Kg Mp Elder Of Colchester, and had children including Samuel I Lawrence Sherman Gentleman.
  • Lady Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1580 in Dedham, Essex, England.

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Lady Yaxley's Ancestors

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Lady Yaxley
1521–1580
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Knight Thomas Butter\Butler\Boteler, of Dedham, 10th Earl of Ormond, 3rd Earl of Ossary \\Oxford Alum
1500–1555
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Jane (aka Johanna Guildford Lady Duchess of) Northumberland
1504–1555
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Grandparents
Piers (Butler 8th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of) Ossory
1467–1539
Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Margaret FitzGerald, Countess) Ormond
1472–1542
Castletown, Laois, Ireland
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Lady Yaxley's Descendants

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Lady (Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of) Yaxley (1521–14 October 1580) m. Sir (Henry Waller SHERMAN (1st Earl of Yaxley, KG, MP, "Elder of) Colchester") (1545–25 July 1590) m. John Butler (Apr 1515–9 Jun 1558)
  1. 1. Samuel (I Lawrence Sherman,) Gentleman 1573–1615 m. Lady (Phillipa Ward) (Sherman) 1577–1610
    1. 1. (Judge) (Philip Ward) Shearman\Sherman 1610–1687 m. Sarah Odding-Shearman\Sherman 1609–1681 m. Prudence Hill 1617–1680 m. Sarah Odding 1612–1681 m. Prudence Hill 1617–1680 m. Sarah Odding 1612–1681
      1. 1. Eber (Sherman #) ### 1634–1706 m. Mary Wilcox 1639–1722 m. Mary Sherman 1650–1717 m. Sophia (A (prob. 1st wife)) Brown-Sherman 1634–1705 m. Mary Wilcox-Sherman 1639–1664
        1. 1. Mary Sweet 1696–1775 m. Elisha (B) Sherman 1664–1751

Lady Yaxley's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Lady Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of Yaxley in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1580
14 October 1580
Age 59
Death of Lady Agnes Perpoynt Butler Sherman Countess of Yaxley 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: Marriage
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 1580
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

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