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

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1520

Birth Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 Jul 1590

Death Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Sherman

Mother: Lady Waller

Spouse(s): Lady Butler

Children(s): Lord Sherman

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

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Biography

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

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Sir Sherman's Ancestors

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Sir Sherman
1520 – 1590
Birth Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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

Sir Sherman's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Thomas (King) Barnard (1612 – abt 1674) m. Eleanor (Helena) Morse (1614 – 27 November 1694)
    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)
        1. 1. Francis Watts (Abt 1648 – 1711) m. Sarah Beall (1668 – 9 May 1734)

Sir Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1520
15 Jan 1520
Birth of Sir Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , Earl of Yaxley in Yaxley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Yaxley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1590
25 Jul 1590
Age 70
Death of Sir Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman , Earl of Yaxley in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1590
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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