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Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman 1520 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Death Date: 25 July 1590

Death Location: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Father: Sir Sherman

Mother: Lady Waller

Spouse(s): Lady Butler

Children(s): Sir Sherman

Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley was born in 1520 in Dedham, Essex, England, the child of Sir Thomas Sherman and Lady Jane Waller. Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley married Lady Agnes Butler, and had children including Sir Edmund Sherman. Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley passed away in 1590 in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley was born in 1520 in Dedham, Essex, England, the child of Sir Thomas Sherman and Lady Jane Waller.
  • Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley married Lady Agnes Butler, and had children including Sir Edmund Sherman.
  • Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley passed away in 1590 in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Lord Sherman
1520 – 1590
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Sherman
1490 – 1551
Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Lady (Jane) Waller
1497 – 1573
Wortham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Sherman
1465 – 1504
Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Agnes Hendry
1470 – 1528
Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Sherman's Descendants

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Lord (Henry 'the Elder of Colchester') Sherman (1520 – 25 July 1590) m. Lady (Agnes) Butler (1524 – abt 1581)
  1. 1. Sir (Edmund) Sherman (8 June 1548 – 1610) m. Sarah (Elizabeth Ann) Cleare (1553 – 1609)
    1. 1. Edmund ("Edward") Sherman (1580 – 14 Jun 1643) m. Grace Hawle (18 Jun 1583 – Feb 1670)
      1. 1. Hannah Sherman (Abt 1611 – 17 Aug 1688) m. Lieutenant (Joseph) Rogers (6 April 1606 – 1677)
        1. 1. John Rogers (1657 – 1699) m. Mary (Georgina) Groom (1665 – 13 Feb 1693)

Lord Sherman's Timeline

10 Records

1511
1511
Birth of Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1511
1511
Birth of Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley in Essex, England
Essex, England
1520
15 Jan 1520
Birth of Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley in Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Suffolk, England
1520
1520
Birth of Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1542
1542
Age 22
Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley was married in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1564
24 Nov 1564
Age 44
Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley was baptized in London, England
London, England
1584
1584
Age 64
Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley was married
None
1590
25 Jul 1590
Age 70
Death of Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1590
15 October 1590
Age 70
Death of Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1590
25 July 1590
Age 70
Death of Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , 1st Earl of Yaxley in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1520
    Event Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1564
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Alh3/A/001/Ms05022

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1584

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 76

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Sherman genealogy, including families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1590
    Event Place: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1590
    Event Place: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1590
    Event Place: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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