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Philippa Sherman 1577–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: 1617

Death Location: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Father: Lancelot Ward

Mother: Joan Yaxley

Spouse(s): Samuel Gentleman

Children(s):

The story of Philippa Sherman began in 1577 in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England. Philippa Sherman married Samuel I Lawrence Sherman Gentleman. Philippa Sherman passed away in 1617 in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Philippa Sherman began in 1577 in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.
  • Philippa Sherman married Samuel I Lawrence Sherman Gentleman.
  • Philippa Sherman passed away in 1617 in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.

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Philippa Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Philippa Sherman
1577–1617
Birth Place: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Parents
Lancelot Ward
1551–1587
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Ward + Countess Ward of) Yaxley
1541–1598
Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John (I) Ward
1525–1550
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Margaret (Beaumont) Lawrence
1528–1630
Great Livermore, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Ward
1500–1561
Jane Yaxley
1497–1573
John 3d
1500–1551
Elizabeth Lawrence
1510–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Warde
1480–1529
Mrs. Warde
1480–
Robert Lawrence
1474–
Elizabeth Lawrence
1478–
Samuel (Holt)
1470–

Philippa Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1577
1577
Birth of Philippa Sherman in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1617
1617
Age 40
Death of Philippa Sherman in Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Colchester, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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