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William Sherwood 1489–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Ipswich Suffolkshire

Father: John Sherwood

Mother: Alice Ransford

Spouse(s): Margret Spalding

Children(s): John Sherwood, William Jr., Elizabeth Sherwood, Thomas Sherwood, Elizabeth Moseley

William Sherwood was born in 1489 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the child of John Sherwood And Alice Ransford. William Sherwood married Margret Spalding, and had children including Cathryn O Neill, Dennis, Elizabeth Sherwood, Elizabeth Sherwood Moseley, John Sherwood, Margaret Peggy Griswold, Thomas Sherwood, William Sherwood Jr. William Sherwood passed away in 1593 in Ipswich Suffolkshire.

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Biography

  • William Sherwood was born in 1489 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the child of John Sherwood And Alice Ransford.
  • William Sherwood married Margret Spalding, and had children including Cathryn O Neill, Dennis, Elizabeth Sherwood, Elizabeth Sherwood Moseley, John Sherwood, Margaret Peggy Griswold, Thomas Sherwood, William Sherwood Jr.
  • William Sherwood passed away in 1593 in Ipswich Suffolkshire.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Sherwood's Ancestors

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William Sherwood
1489–1593
Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Sherwood
1468–1504
Suffolk, England
Alice Ransford
1482–1505
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Sherwood
1445–
Alice Halle
1446–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sherwood's Descendants

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William Sherwood (1489–1593) m. Margret Spalding (1500–1524)
  1. 1. John Sherwood 1514–1568 m. Margaret (Marion) Cadman 1510–1548 m. Alicia 1517–1560
    1. 1. Thomas (Sherwood) Sir 1548–1631 m. Alice Seabrook 1587–1634 m. Lady (Alice Berkshire) Gunnell 1547–1620 m. Dorcas Gillett 1555–1622
      1. 1. Thomas (Philip Sherwood) Sr 1590–1655 m. Mary Fitch 1619–1695
        1. 1. Matthew Sherwood 1644–1715 m. Mary Finch 1643–1730 m. Sarah Turney 1641–
        2. 2. Thomas (Sherwood) Jr 1624–1698
        3. 3. Ruth Sherwood 1648–1699
        4. 4. Rose Sherwood 1620–1699
        5. 5. Rebecca Sherwood 1625–1704
        6. 6. Isaac Sherwood 1645–1684
        7. 7. Sarah Sherwood 1633–1634
    2. 2. Elizabeth Moseley 1520–1592
    3. 3. John Sherwood 1544–1861
    4. 4. Edmund –1657
  2. 2. William (Sherwood) Jr. 1521–1593
  3. 3. Elizabeth Sherwood 1522–1592
  4. 4. Thomas Sherwood 1520–1587
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Sherwood) Moseley 1522–1567

William Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1489
1489
Birth of William Sherwood in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1593
1593
Age 104
Death of William Sherwood in Ipswich Suffolkshire
Ipswich Suffolkshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Ipswich Suffolkshire
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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