• from http://www.soysite.com/SOYdescendants/MichaelWood.html Michael Woods, 2006:

"So as not to mislead viewers of your database(s) [some addressees have more than one], please amend the year of birth of Henry Sherman to 1511 or 1512 and disconnect him from his pretended "Yaxley" ancestry; and while doing so, please delete also the conjectural surname of his wife Agnes. I have examined all surviving pertinent records, and can affirm she was NOT daughter of Henry's friend Thomas Butter of Dedham, whose surname was once misprinted "Butler", which has led to ludicrous, and wholly fictitious, speculations as to her ancestry on some databases."

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Agnes BUTTER died in Oct 1580 in Dedham, Essex, England. She was buried on 14 Oct 1580 in Dedham, Essex, England. She was born in Dedham, Essex, England. Parents: Thomas BUTTER OR BUTLER and Joane.

She was married to Henry SHERMAN SR in 1541 in Dedham, Essex, England. Children were:

Alice SHERMAN,

Henry SHERMAN JR,

Edmund SHERMAN,

Judith SHERMAN,

John SHERMAN,

Thomas SHERMAN,

Robert SHERMAN.

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Henry SHERMAN

Agnes BUTTER

Marion SMYTH

Margery __?__

WARNING: secondary sources are all over the map with regard to these SHERMANs. Beware especially of files at WorldConnect; the errors there are horrendous. I've mainly confined what I show here to what was given by David Sherman's 1870 article in the NEHGR (cited as Source 1 below).

Husband: Henry1 SHERMAN

Birth: 1511/2, of Dedham, ESS

Death: bet. 16 Feb 1589/90 and 25 Jul 1590, Colchester, ESS

Disposition: buried parish churchyard, Dedham, ESS

Will signed: 20 Jan 1589/90; codicil 16 Feb 1589/90

Will proved: 25 Jul 1590

Transhumance: 1534, moved from Yaxley to Dedham

Occupation: shearman, clothier, landlord

Marriage-1: 1542

Wife-1: Agnes __?__

Birth: 1521, Dedham, ESS

Death: Oct 1580, Dedham, ESS

Disposition: buried 14 Oct 1580, Dedham, ESS

Marriage-2: 5 Jun 1581, Dedham, ESS

Wife-2: Marion / Maryann SMYTH

Other Spouse: m1. Edmund WILSON

Marriage-3:

Wife-3: Margery / Margerye __?__

Children with Agnes BUTTER — born in Dedham, ESS:

1. Henry SHERMAN, b. ca. 1540s

2. Edmond SHERMAN, b. 8 Jun 1548

3. Judith SHERMAN, b. ca. 1550s; m. bef. 1561, Mr. PETFIELD

4. John SHERMAN, b. ca. 1550s

5. Thomas SHERMAN, b. ca. 1555; bur. 16 Mar 1563/4

5. (Dr.) Robert SHERMAN, bap. 6 Feb 1560

6. Alice SHERMAN; m. bef. 1561, Mr. FINCE

Children with Marion SMYTH:

-

Children with Margery:

-

Keywords for search engines: UK, United Kingdom, ENG, England, Essex, Suffolk

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Sources:

1. David Sherman. 1870. "The Sherman Family." New England Historical and Genealogical Record 24(Jan): 63-72.

2. Henry F. Waters. 1896. "Genealogical Gleanings in England." New England Historical and Genealogical Record 50(Apr): 249-288. Several SHERWOOD wills, including the will of our subject on pp. 281-282.

3. Descendants of Hon. Samuel Sherman (online at the SHERMANs of Yaxley web site [link died]).

4a. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

4b. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

4c. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Pedigree Resource File (index to CDs, online at FamilySearch.org).

5. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). There are a couple of files here that include substantial documenation in the Notes.

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Henry SHERMAN

Agnes BUTTER

Marion SMYTH

Margery __?__

WARNING: secondary sources are all over the map with regard to these SHERMANs. Beware especially of files at WorldConnect; the errors there are horrendous. I've mainly confined what I show here to what was given by David Sherman's 1870 article in the NEHGR (cited as Source 1 below).

Husband: Henry1 SHERMAN

Birth: 1511/2, of Dedham, ESS

Death: bet. 16 Feb 1589/90 and 25 Jul 1590, Colchester, ESS

Disposition: buried parish churchyard, Dedham, ESS

Will signed: 20 Jan 1589/90; codicil 16 Feb 1589/90

Will proved: 25 Jul 1590

Transhumance: 1534, moved from Yaxley to Dedham

Occupation: shearman, clothier, landlord

Marriage-1: 1542

Wife-1: Agnes __?__

Birth: 1521, Dedham, ESS

Death: Oct 1580, Dedham, ESS

Disposition: buried 14 Oct 1580, Dedham, ESS

Marriage-2: 5 Jun 1581, Dedham, ESS

Wife-2: Marion / Maryann SMYTH

Other Spouse: m1. Edmund WILSON

Marriage-3:

Wife-3: Margery / Margerye __?__

Children with Agnes BUTTER — born in Dedham, ESS:

1. Henry SHERMAN, b. ca. 1540s

2. Edmond SHERMAN, b. 8 Jun 1548

3. Judith SHERMAN, b. ca. 1550s; m. bef. 1561, Mr. PETFIELD

4. John SHERMAN, b. ca. 1550s

5. Thomas SHERMAN, b. ca. 1555; bur. 16 Mar 1563/4

5. (Dr.) Robert SHERMAN, bap. 6 Feb 1560

6. Alice SHERMAN; m. bef. 1561, Mr. FINCE

Children with Marion SMYTH:

-

Children with Margery:

-

Keywords for search engines: UK, United Kingdom, ENG, England, Essex, Suffolk

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Sources:

1. David Sherman. 1870. "The Sherman Family." New England Historical and Genealogical Record 24(Jan): 63-72.

2. Henry F. Waters. 1896. "Genealogical Gleanings in England." New England Historical and Genealogical Record 50(Apr): 249-288. Several SHERWOOD wills, including the will of our subject on pp. 281-282.

3. Descendants of Hon. Samuel Sherman (online at the SHERMANs of Yaxley web site [link died]).

4a. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

4b. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

4c. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Pedigree Resource File (index to CDs, online at FamilySearch.org).

5. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). There are a couple of files here that include substantial documenation in the Notes.