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William Sherman 1500–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1583

Death Location: Devon, England

Father: Sir Yaxley

Mother: Lady Yaxley

Spouse(s): Trent None, Ellen Moore

Children(s): Katherine Ashe, Catherine Sherman, William Sherman, Isabell Sherman, Johanna Sherman, Agnes Sherman, John Sherman

William Sherman was born in 1500 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Sherman Earl Of Yaxley And Lady Agnes Fuller Countess Of Yaxley. William Sherman married Ellen Moore, Trent, and had children including Agnes Sherman, Catherine Sherman, Isabell Sherman, Johanna Sherman, John Sherman, Katherine Sherman Of Ashe, William Sherman. William Sherman passed away in 1583 in Devon, England.

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Biography

  • William Sherman was born in 1500 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Sherman Earl Of Yaxley And Lady Agnes Fuller Countess Of Yaxley.
  • William Sherman married Ellen Moore, Trent, and had children including Agnes Sherman, Catherine Sherman, Isabell Sherman, Johanna Sherman, John Sherman, Katherine Sherman Of Ashe, William Sherman.
  • William Sherman passed away in 1583 in Devon, England.

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William Sherman's Ancestors

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William Sherman
1500–1583
Birth Place: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Sherman Earl of Yaxley
1460–1504
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Lady (Agnes Fuller Countess of) Yaxley
1469–1528
Yaxley, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sherman's Descendants

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William Sherman (1500–1583) m. Trent (1502–1604) m. Ellen Moore (1515–abt 1574)
  1. 1. Katherine (Sherman of) Ashe 1526–1604 m. Gilbert Drake 1504–1580
    1. 1. Philip Drake 1555–1598 m. Joanna Bicknoll 1559–1603
      1. 1. John Drake 1585–1659
        1. 1. John Drake 1608–1642 m. Margery Bowden 1605–1644 m. Margery Bowden 1605–1644
      2. 2. Gilbert Drake 1592–1648
    2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1552–
    3. 3. Gertrude Drake 1555–
    4. 4. Joan Drake 1537–
    5. 5. John Drake 1532–1637
    6. 6. John Drake 1568–
    7. 7. Mary Drake 1554–
    8. 8. Robert Drake 1530–1628
  2. 2. Catherine Sherman 1552–1604
  3. 3. William Sherman 1566–
  4. 4. Isabell Sherman 1564–
  5. 5. Johanna Sherman 1560–
  6. 6. Agnes Sherman 1554–1622
  7. 7. John Sherman 1541–1617

William Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Sherman in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1583
1583
Age 83
Death of William Sherman in Devon, England
Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Devon, England

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