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William Sherman 1526 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1 Jun 1583

Death Location: Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Father: Henry Seawell

Mother: Margaret Grazebrook

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William Sherman was born in 1526 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England, the child of Henry Seawell and Margaret Grazebrook. William Sherman passed away in 1583 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Sherman was born in 1526 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England, the child of Henry Seawell and Margaret Grazebrook.
  • William Sherman passed away in 1583 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England.

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William Sherman's Ancestors

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William Sherman
1526 – 1583
Birth Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Parents
Henry Seawell
1544 – 1628
Coventry England
Margaret Grazebrook
1556 – 1629
Middleton, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
William Sewell
1528 – 1624
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Matilda Horne
1532 –
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Avery Grazebrook
1530 – 1576
Middleton, Warwickshire, England
Margaret Keene
1530 – 1575
Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Reginald Horne
1498 – 1494
Margery Lee
1455 – 1502
John Gresebroke
1500 – 1540
Isabel Rugeley
1500 – 1544
Thomas Keene
1500 – 1575
Elizabeth Gosnold
1575 – 1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Greisbrooke
1458 – 1540
Rolan Rugeley
1470 –
Robert Gosnold
1550 – 1615
Ursula Naunton
1545 – 1615

William Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of William Sherman in Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Suffolk, England
1583
1 Jun 1583
Age 57
Death of William Sherman in Yaxley, Suffolk, England
Yaxley, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1583
    Event Place: Yaxley, Suffolk, England

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