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Sir Thomas Sherman 1490 – 1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1490

Birth Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1551

Death Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Father: John Sherman

Mother: Agnes Hendry

Spouse(s): Lady Waller

Children(s): Lord Sherman, Sir Sherman, Henry Sherman

The story of Sir Thomas Sherman , III, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley began in 1490 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England. Sir Thomas Sherman , III, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley married Lady Jane Waller, and had children including Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman, Sir Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman, Henry Sherman. Sir Thomas Sherman , III, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley passed away in 1551 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Sherman , III, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley began in 1490 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England.
  • Sir Thomas Sherman , III, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley married Lady Jane Waller, and had children including Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman, Sir Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman, Henry Sherman.
  • Sir Thomas Sherman , III, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley passed away in 1551 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Sherman's Ancestors

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Sir Sherman
1490 – 1551
Birth Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Sherman
1465 – 1504
Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Agnes Hendry
1470 – 1528
Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sherman's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Sherman (10 Aug 1490 – 16 Nov 1551) m. Lady (Jane) Waller (1497 – 1 Mar 1573)
  1. 1. 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)
  2. 2. Sir (Henry 'the Elder of Colchester') Sherman (15 Jan 1520 – 25 Jul 1590) m. Lady (Agnes) Butler (1524 – abt 1581)
    1. 1. Lord (Sir Henry Butler) Sherman (8 Jun 1548 – 28 Aug 1610) m. Susan (Renee) Lawrence (21 May 1548 – 13 September 1610)
      1. 1. Anne Sherman (7 Mar 1581 – 1638) m. Anthony Whiting (1575 – 26 August 1629)
        1. 1. Phebe Whiting (3 Sep 1606 – Aug 1662) m. Thomas Barnard (28 Sep – 24 May 1621)
      2. 2. Ezekiel Sherman (25 January 1587 – 21 January 1654) m. Anna Stevens (1595 – 1654)
        1. 1. Ann Sherman (1630 – 1665) m. Edward Watts (1620 – 1690)
  3. 3. Henry Sherman m. Agnes Perpoynt (1524 – 1580)

Sir Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1490
10 Aug 1490
Birth of Sir Thomas Sherman , III, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley in Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Suffolk, England
1551
16 Nov 1551
Age 61
Death of Sir Thomas Sherman , III, Attorney, Warden of Yaxley Parish, Deputy Sheriff of Yaxley in Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1490
    Event Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1551
    Event Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yaxley, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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