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Sir Edmund Sherman 1548 – 1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 June 1548

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, , England

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Father: Lord Sherman

Mother: Lady Butler

Spouse(s): Sarah Cleare

Children(s): Edmund Sherman

Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham was born in 1548 in Dedham, Essex, , England, the child of Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman and Lady Agnes Butler. Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham married Sarah Elizabeth Ann Cleare, and had children including Edmund "Edward" Sherman. Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham passed away in 1610 in Dedham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham was born in 1548 in Dedham, Essex, , England, the child of Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman and Lady Agnes Butler.
  • Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham married Sarah Elizabeth Ann Cleare, and had children including Edmund "Edward" Sherman.
  • Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham passed away in 1610 in Dedham, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Sherman
1520 – 1590
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
LS
Lady Butler
1524 – 1581
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, , England
LB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Cleare
1553 – 1609
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
SC

Children(s)

Edmund Sherman
1580 – 1643
Birth Location: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
ES

Sir Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sherman
1548 – 1610
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, , England
Parents
Lord Henry 'the Elder of Colchester' Sherman
1520 – 1590
Dedham, Essex, England
Lady (Agnes) Butler
1524 – 1581
Dedham, Essex, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Sherman
1490 – 1551
Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Lady (Jane) Waller
1497 – 1573
Wortham, Suffolk, England
Lord (Sir Knight Thomas) Butler
1500 – 1556
Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Joane) Sutton
1509 – 1555
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sherman
1465 – 1504
Agnes Hendry
1470 – 1528
Lord Butler
1464 – 1539
Lady FitzGerald
1465 – 1542
Lady Willoughby
1463 – 1539
Lord Sutton
1469 – 1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Willoughby
Joan Strangeways
1479 – 1515
Lord Sutton
1425 – 1533
Lady Tiptoft
1430 – 1485

Sir Sherman's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Reverend (John) Rogers (05 Mar 1687 – 1776) m. Martha Clayton (5 January 1687 – 1769)

Sir Sherman's Timeline

9 Records

1548
8 June 1548
Birth of Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham in Dedham, Colchester Parish, Essex, England
Dedham, Colchester Parish, Essex, England
1548
8 June 1548
Birth of Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1548
8 June 1548
Birth of Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham in Dedham, Essex, , England
Dedham, Essex, , England
1600
22 December 1600
Age 52
Death of Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1600
22 December 1600
Age 52
Death of Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1600
22 Dec 1600
Age 52
Burial of Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1601
Abt 1601
Age 53
Death of Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1610
1610
Age 62
Death of Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1610
1610
Age 62
Death of Sir Edmund Sherman , of Deham in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1548
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Parish, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1548
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1548
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dedham, 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: 97

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Sherman genealogy, including families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1600
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1600
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1601
    Event Place: Dedham, 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: 97

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1600
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 14
    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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