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William Sherman 1540 – 1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Elton, Huntingdonshire, England

Death Date: abt 1602

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: John Sherman

Mother: Barbara Wheatcroft

Spouse(s): Elizabethe Wright

Children(s): ELIZABETH (immigrant)

William Sherman was born in 1540 in Elton, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of John Kynge Sherman and Barbara Wheatcroft. William Sherman married Elizabethe Wright, and had children including ELIZABETH SHERMAN (immigrant). William Sherman passed away in 1602 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William Sherman was born in 1540 in Elton, Huntingdonshire, England, the child of John Kynge Sherman and Barbara Wheatcroft.
  • William Sherman married Elizabethe Wright, and had children including ELIZABETH SHERMAN (immigrant).
  • William Sherman passed away in 1602 in Gloucestershire, England.

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William Sherman's Ancestors

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William Sherman
1540 – 1602
Birth Place: Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
Parents
John Kynge Sherman
1550 –
England
Barbara Wheatcroft
1516 – 1621
Of Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sherman's Descendants

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William Sherman (1540 – abt 1602) m. Elizabethe Wright (1540 – 29 Mar 1598)
  1. 1. ELIZABETH (SHERMAN) (immigrant) (17 Jan 1560 – 24 Jan 1657) m. JAMES (BUCK) 10GGF (1555 – 24 Jan 1657)
    1. 1. William (Wilton) Buck (1585 – 24 January 1658) m. Alice Taylor (1590 – 1640)
      1. 1. Henry Buck (1626 – 7 July 1712) m. Elizabeth Churchill (15 May 1642 – 1721)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Buck (6 Jun 1670 – 13 Apr 1752) m. Capt (Robert) Latimer (5 Feb 1664 – 27 Nov 1728)

William Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Sherman in Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
1602
abt 1602
Age 62
Death of William Sherman in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Elton, Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1602
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

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