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Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley 1521–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Dedham Castle, Fingringhoe, Essex, England

Death Date: 14 Oct 1580

Death Location: Southfields Manor, Dedham, Essex, England

Father: Sir Ormond

Mother: Lady Ormond

Spouse(s): Sir (Thomas)

Children(s): Sir Jr

Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley was born in 1521 in Dedham Castle, Fingringhoe, Essex, England, the child of Sir Thomas Dedham Butler 10Th Earl Of Ormond And Lady Joane Sutton Countess Ormond. Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley married Sir Henry Waller Sherman Shearman The Elder Of Colchester Earl Of Yaxley Thomas, and had children including Sir Henry Butler Sherman Senator Earl Of Yaxley Jr. Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1580 in Southfields Manor, Dedham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley was born in 1521 in Dedham Castle, Fingringhoe, Essex, England, the child of Sir Thomas Dedham Butler 10Th Earl Of Ormond And Lady Joane Sutton Countess Ormond.
  • Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley married Sir Henry Waller Sherman Shearman The Elder Of Colchester Earl Of Yaxley Thomas, and had children including Sir Henry Butler Sherman Senator Earl Of Yaxley Jr.
  • Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley passed away in 1580 in Southfields Manor, Dedham, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ormond
1504–1555
Birth Location: Yaxley Manor, Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
SO
Lady Ormond
1504–1555
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
LO

Spouses(s)

Sir (Thomas)
1520–1590
Birth Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
S(

Children(s)

Sir Jr
1548–1610
Birth Location: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
SJ

Lady Yaxley's Ancestors

Self
Lady Yaxley
1521–1580
Birth Place: Dedham Castle, Fingringhoe, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas "Dedham" Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
1504–1555
Yaxley Manor, Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Joane Sutton Countess) Ormond
1504–1555
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Piers Pierce The Red Butler, 8th Earl of) Ormond
1467–1539
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Fitzgerald Countess) Ormond
1464–1542
Castletown, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Edward Sutton
1459–1532
Dudley Castle, Worcestershire, England
Cecelia (Margaret) Willoughby
1466–1539
Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Yaxley's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Agnes Butler, Countess of) Yaxley (1521–14 Oct 1580) m. Sir (Henry Waller Sherman \ Shearman "the Elder of Colchester"; Earl of Yaxley) (Thomas) (1520–25 Jul 1590)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry Butler Sherman, Senator Earl of Yaxley) Jr 1548–1610 m. Susan (Renee Hills-Lawrence (m.) Sherman) 1548–1610
    1. 1. Phebe (Fenn) Sherman 1570–1610 m. Simon ((Symon)) Fenn 1570–1609
      1. 1. Phoebe Fenn-Dow 1610–1672 m. Thomas (James) Dow 1601–1654 m. John Eaton 1590–1668
        1. 1. Stephen Dow 1642–1717 m. Ann (Stacy or) Story 1645–1714
        2. 2. Martha Dow 1648–1707 m. Joseph Heath 1645–1672
        3. 3. Mary Dow 1644–1685
        4. 4. John Dow 1638–1672
        5. 5. Thomas Dow 1640–1676
        6. 6. Henry Dow 1636–

Lady Yaxley's Timeline

9 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley in Dedham Castle, Fingringhoe, Essex, England
Dedham Castle, Fingringhoe, Essex, England
1530
1530 / 1541 / 1550
Age 9
Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley was married in Downton, Wiltshire, England
Downton, Wiltshire, England
1538
1538
Age 17
Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley was married in Dedham, Essex, , England
Dedham, Essex, , England
1541
abt 1541
Age 20
Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley was married in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1547
1547
Age 26
Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley was married in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1550
1550
Age 29
Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley was married in Downton, Wiltshire, England
Downton, Wiltshire, England
1555
bef 1555
Age 34
Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley was married
None
1580
14 Oct 1580
Age 59
Death of Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley in Southfields Manor, Dedham, Essex, England
Southfields Manor, Dedham, Essex, England
1584
aft 1584
Age 63
Lady Agnes Butler, Countess of Yaxley was married in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Dedham Castle, Fingringhoe, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530 1541 1550
    Event Place: Downton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1541
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Downton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: bef 1555

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: aft 1584
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1580
    Event Place: Southfields Manor, Dedham, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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