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Richard Sherman 1577 – 1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1577

Birth Location: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: 30 May 1660

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Lancelot Xlll

Mother: Lady Yaxley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whiting

Children(s): Ann Smythe

The story of Richard Sherman IV began in 1577 in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England. Richard Sherman IV married Elizabeth Whiting, and had children including Ann Thomas Smythe. Richard Sherman IV passed away in 1660 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Sherman IV began in 1577 in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England.
  • Richard Sherman IV married Elizabeth Whiting, and had children including Ann Thomas Smythe.
  • Richard Sherman IV passed away in 1660 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lancelot Xlll
1551 – 1587
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
LX
Lady Yaxley
1541 – 1598
Birth Location: Ash Vale, Surrey, England
LY

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Whiting
1581 – 1667
Birth Location: St Peter Westcheap, London, England
EW

Children(s)

Ann Smythe
1554 – 1664
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, , England
AS

Richard Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sherman
1577 – 1660
Birth Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Parents
Lancelot Barrington Ward Xlll
1551 – 1587
Dedham, Essex, England
Lady (Margaret Lee, Countess of) Yaxley
1541 – 1598
Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John (I) Ward
1524 – 1586
Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England
Margaret (Beaumont) Lawrence
1528 – 1630
Great Livermore, Suffolk, England
John Lee
1515 – 1573
Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Lady (Jocosa Joyce) Shirley
1515 – 1574
Enville, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Warde
1500 – 1561
Elizabeth Light
1502 – 1571
Reverend Lawrence
1500 – 1551
Lady Clair
1510 – 1583
Sir Lee
1495 – 1575
Hannah Lee
1495 – 1560
John Shirley
1489 – 1514
Margaret Wroth
1487 – 1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cheshire
1480 – 1540
Anne Carrington
1480 – 1534
Symon\Simon Fiske
1462 – 1538
Elizabeth Margarey
1485 – 1558
Sir Ashton"
1474 – 1500
Lady Lawrence
1478 – 1504
John England
1459 – 1525
Johanna Warburton
1471 – 1525
Hugh Shirley
1468 – 1510
Anne Hevyn
1471 – 1510
John Wroth
1450 –
Margaret Newdigate
1455 –

Richard Sherman's Descendants

1.
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Richard Sherman (4 Sep 1577 – 30 May 1660) m. Elizabeth Whiting (2 Jan 1581 – 26 Oct 1667)
  1. 1. Ann (Thomas) Smythe (1554 – 6 Dec 1664) m. Capt (Thomas FitzHenry Cromwell) (Privateer) (1552 – 9 Oct 1649)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary Cromwell Price) Vickery (22 Apr 1578 – 14 Apr 1697) m. Richard Price (Oct 1575 – 31 Jul 1674)
      1. 1. Eleanor Price (22 Apr 1599 – 23 Jul 1689) m. Bryan (Pendleton Founder Cpt of the Militia, Major. President of DeputyMaine Province, Associate) Justice (1599 – 5 Apr 1681)
        1. 1. James (F) Pendleton (1628 – 29 Nov 1709) m. Hannah Goodenow (28 Nov 1639 – 5 Apr 1688)

Richard Sherman's Timeline

4 Records

1577
4 Sep 1577
Birth of Richard Sherman IV in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1577
3 Mar 1577
Richard Sherman IV was christened
None
1660
30 May 1660
Age 83
Death of Richard Sherman IV in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1660
7 Apr 1660
Age 83
Richard Sherman IV - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1577
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1577

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 48

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1660
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1660
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
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