James Butler

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James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (1392-22 Aug 1452) was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Anne Welles. He was called the "White Earl" and was the patron of the Irish literary work, The Book of the White Earl. He was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1405, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1420, 1425, and 1442. He built the castles of Nenagh, Roscrea and Templemore in the north of Tipperary and Tulleophelim in County Carlow. He died at Ardee on 23 August 1452 and was buried in St. Mary's Abbey near Dublin.

(Research):Marriage and issueHe married firstly, in 1413, Joan Beauchamp, who was the daughter of William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Lady Joan FitzAlan. They had issue: i. James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond (1420-1461), married twice, but no issue. ii. John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond (died 1478), unmarried. iii. Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond (c.1426- 1515), who married firstly, Anne Hankford. They had two daughters who were ancestors to Anne Boleyn. He married, secondly, Lora Berkeley and had another daughter. iv. Elizabeth Butler (b. b 1432-1473), married with John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, son of General John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud de Neville, Baroness Furnivalle. Elizabeth died on the Saturday after the nativity of the Virgin Mary in 1473.
v. Anne Butler, who died unmarried.
The Earl married secondly Lady Joan FitzGerald daughter of 5th Earl of Kildare in 1432. She died on 3 August 1430 and was buried in the Hospital of St. Thomas D'Acres.

James married Elizabeth BeauchampEngland. Elizabeth died about 1430. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Butler was a descendant of Humphrey De Bohun (himself a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Henry De Bohun) who m. Elizabeth Plantagenet of the House of Anjou-Plantagent (Kings of England).
Carrick-on-Suir (originally called Carrig Mac Griffin) was formed on an island settlement upstream of Waterford. (The town remained as an island until the 18th century, when small rivers were diverted to form dry land north and west of the town).The earliest known records of a settlement are dated to 1247, when a charter of 3 fairs per year was awarded to Matthew Fitzgriffin, Lord of the manor of Carrick, and a member of the Hiberno-Norman nobility. By the early 14th century, Carrick Mac Griffin had become home to a prosperous Hiberno-Norman family - the Butlers. The first significant leader of the Butler clan, Edmond Butler (a.k.a. Edmund le Bottilier) was created Earl of Carrick in 1315. However, his son James did not inherit the title. Instead, 7 years after the death of his father, he was created Earl of Ormond in his own right. In 1447, Edmund MacRichard Butler founded the first bridge over the estuary at Carrick-on-Suir. Other notable members of the Butler clan were Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond (a.k.a. Black Tom) who built the Tudor Manor House extension to Ormonde Castle and James the 12th Earl and 1st Duke of Ormond, who founded the town's woollen industry in 1670. Edmond le Bottiler erected two large, heavily garrisoned castle keeps named the Plantagenet Castle on the north bank of the Suir, just east of what is now Main St. In the 15th century, a four towered castle was erected on the same site, two of which are now incorporated into the Elizabethan Manor House built by Black Tom Butler, c. 1560.

Elizabeth married John Talbot about May 1444 in England. John (son of John Talbot and Maud de Neville) was born about 1413 in England; died on 10 Jul 1460 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gilbert Talbot of Grafton a descendant of Humphrey De Bohun (himself a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Henry De Bohun) who m. Elizabeth Plantagenet of the House of Anjou-Plantagent (Kings of England)

Gilbert married Audrey CottonEngland. Audrey was born in Landwade, Cambridgeshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Talbot of Albrighton and Grafton was a descendant of Humphrey De Bohun (himself a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Henry De Bohun) who m. Elizabeth Plantagenet of the House of Anjou-Plantagent (Kings of England).
Grafton is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Grafton and Bullinghope, and is immediately to the south of Hereford city.

John married Margaret TroutbeckEngland. Margaret (daughter of Adam Troutbeck and Margaret Butler) was born about 1492 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England; died on 10 May 1559. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Anne Talbot of Albrighton was a descendant of Humphrey De Bohun (himself a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Henry De Bohun) who m. Elizabeth Plantagenet of the House of Anjou-Plantagent (Kings of England).
Albrighton was mentioned in the Domesday book as Albricston or the home/farm of Albric, it received its charter in 1303, which was renewed in 1662 for rather unusual reasons. The charter declared that "because Albrighton (then) adjoined Staffordshire on the east, south and west sides, felons and other malefactors fled Staffordshire to escape prosecution because there was no resident justice of the peace in that part of Shropshire". The parish church, dedicated to Mary Magdalene was completed in around 1181, and some rebuilding work was done in 1853. It is built of red sandstone in the Norman style. The church contains an Alabaster monument to Sir Craig Wilson, as well as the Albrighton Mace donated to the village in 1663, by Lady Mary Talbot. The east window of the church dates from the 14th century. For most of the 14th century and into the 15th the manor of Albrighton, together with Ryton, was held by the Carles, Careles or Careless family. The Carles were connected by marriage to the Lestranges (Lords Strange of Blackmere) and the Talbots. Albrighton left the control of this family with the marriage of an heiress to a member of the Corbet family in the reign of Henry VI. The Earl of Shrewsbury is the premier Earl of England and until 1918, the biggest land owner in Albrighton. They were originally the Talbot family, many of whom are buried in Albrighton Church. Early in the 17th century, Albrighton was noted for making buttons and then in the 18th century clock making flourished. By 1880 it was bricks, but by and large, agriculture was the main industry before the building of the railways.

Anne married Thomas NeedhamEngland. Thomas (son of Robert Needham and Agnes Manwaring) was born about 1510 in Shropshire, England; died about 1570 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert Needham of Shavington through his mother, Anne Talbot, was a descendant of Humphrey De Bohun (himself a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Henry De Bohun) who m. Elizabeth Plantagenet of the House of Anjou-Plantagent (Kings of England). Needham also is a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Saher de Quincy and John de Lacy.
Shavington cum Gresty is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies to the south of Crewe. It includes the large village of Shavington, which lies 2

Robert married Frances AstonEngland. Frances (daughter of Edward Aston and Joan Bowles) was born about 1533 in Tixall, Staffordshire, England; died on 1 Jun 1610 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dorothy Needham of Shavington was a descendant of Humphrey De Bohun (himself a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Henry De Bohun) who m. Elizabeth Plantagenet of the House of Anjou-Plantagent, Kings of England. She was also a descendant of Magna Charta Sureties Saher de Quincy and John de Lacy.

(Research):Shropshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire (Chestershire) to the north, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the southeast, and Herefordshire to the south.

Dorothy married Richard ChetwoodEngland. Richard (son of Richard Chetwood and Agnes Wodhull) was born about 1560 in Warkworth, Northamptonshire, England; died on 16 May 1635 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Grace Chetwood (Chetwode) was a descendant of the House of Anjou-Plantaganet. She also was a descendant of Magna Charta Sureties Saier de Quincy and John de Lacy. Others in her ancestry were the House of Normandy, Kings of Scotland, House of Capet, Kings of France, Carolingians, Emporers of the West, Emporers of the East, Princes of Wales, and Spanish Rulers. From Bulkeley "...Grace Chetwood was descended form an ancient family of Buckinghamshire [Chetwode]...we rely chiefly on the pedigree from the parchment roll which some years ago was in the possession of Sir George Chetwode...She...stemmed from manorial families and it so chances that through her great-grand-mother, Anne Talbot, she descended from many of the great historic families of England, such as the Talbots, the Percys, and the Nevills...Anne Talbot had fourteen legitimate lines of descent from the first Plantagenet King of England."

Grace married Peter Bulkeley about Apr 1635 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Peter (son of Edward Bulkeley and Olive Irby) was born on 31 Jan 1582 in Bedfordshire, England; died on 9 Mar 1657/58 in Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Degree: 1655; A.B. from Harvard College
• Occupation: 1669-1677; Minister at Wethersfield, Connecticut

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Gershom Bulkeley 1636 ManuscriptsHis manuscripts are currently in the collection of the Menczer Museum of Medicine and Dentistry*.
After his return from King Philip's War, he asked a dismission from the church in Wethersfield, Colony of Connecticut, which was granted in 1677. He removed to the east side of the Connecticut River, and commenced practice as a physician, which he continued for over thirty years.
As a magistrate and statesman, he was opposed to the assumption of the government by the colonial authorities in 1689. In that year he published, at Philadelphia, a pamphlet on the affairs of Connecticut. The same year he wrote a work titled:
Will and Doom, or the miseries of Connecticut by and under usurped and abitrary power; being a narrative of the first erection and exercise, but especially of the late changes and administration of government in their Majesties Colony of New England in America.
Though never printed for wide distribution, it was sent to England by the Governor of New York some dozen years later as the most reliable account of New England to be found.
-------------*The Menczer Museum of Medicine & Dentistry is closed to the public as of October 1, 2008. We are packing the exhibits in preparation for the move to The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington CT in 2009. The displays will be changing and not all items will be on exhibit as in the past. Some parts of the collection will be at the Tunxis Community College and the local hospitals. The Fones School of Dental Hygiene will also have some significant pieces from the dental collection.
Apparently Menczer has moved one more time since 2009, back to Hartford where Its new address is 230 Scarborough St, Hartford, CT 06105. However, conflicting information states: "[The] collections now at area hospitals and Tunxis Community College". - Wikipedia

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Was educated at Harvard College through 1658 but did not graduate.

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Dr Peter Bulkeley was a descendant of Alan La Zouche who was a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Saier de Qunicy (a Crusader who died in Palestine 3 Nov 1219)

Peter married Margaret (wife of Dr Peter Bulkeley) [?]Massachusetts. Margaret died before 1691. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the Bulkeley Genealogy, the spelling of her name (Bulkley) differs from her father's (Rev Peter Bulkeley)--the first 'e' is dropped. I think this is a typo. She would not have changed the spelling of her father's name.
Dorothy Bulkeley was a descendant of Alan La Zouche who was a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Saier de Qunicy (a Crusader who died in Palestine 3 Nov 1219)

Dorothy married David OsbornFairfield County, Connecticut. David (son of John Osborn and Sarah Bennett) was born about 1686 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died about 1727 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Accdg to the Bulkeley Genealogy, David & Sarah's firstborn "d. young"

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Bulkeley Genealogy footnote to this birth: 16 Apr 1708 by old family record but he was baptized 22 May 1709

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On 19 Dec 1793, Sarah Sherwood, widow, and Eleazer, Joseph, Jehiel, David, and Reuben Sherwood, all of Fairfield, and Grace Hull, widow, of Weston, and Gershom Osborn and Grizzel his wife of Fairfield, conveyed to Abel Sherwood of Weston land set to the widow of Joesph Sherwood deceased, the aforesaid Sarah Sherwood reserving life use of the same. - The Bulkeley Genealogy

Sarah married Joseph Sherwood on 17 Feb 1730/31 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Joseph (son of Benjamin Sherwood and Sarah (wife of Benjamin Sherwood) [?]) was born on 21 Nov 1702 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died before 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bulkeley Genealogy birth note: "d. young"

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Bulkeley Genealogy p144: On 29 Mar 1739, Eleazer Osorn, Joseph Sherwood, and Sarah his wife, Nathan Thorp and Dorothy his wife, conveyed land originally from Richard Osborn and our father David Osborn deceased, also half of what was set to Hannah Osborn, now deceased, in the distribution of said David's estate.

Family/Spouse: Nathan Thorp. Nathan and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DAR Patriot: Connecticut, Ensign, 9th Co, 4th Regt, Jan 1780
Letter of Administration, Dutchess County, New York from Surrogate Office's Records Liber C p33. Summary: Lyman Sherwood appointed executor of Jehiel Sherwood's estate; officially recorded at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York on 24 Oct 1807 The People of the State of New-York by the Grace of God, Free and Independent. To Lymen Sherwood of the town of South East in this County of Dutchess son of Jehial Sherwood deceased. Whereas Jehial Sherwood of the Town of South East in said County as is alledged, lately died intestate, having whilst living, and at the time of his Death, Goods, Chattels, or Credits within this state...do grant unto you the said Lymen Sherwood full power by these presents, to administer, and faithfully dispose of all and singular the said Goods...And we do by these presents, depute, constitute and appoint you the said Lymen Sherwood Administrator of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits which were of the said Jehial Sherwood. IN TESTIMONY whereof, we have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness James Talimadge(?)...Esquire, Surrogate of the said county, at Poughkeepsie, the twenty fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven and of our Independence the thirty second...James ______ Dutchess County...Recorded the preceding Letter of Administration to Lyman Sherwood this twenty fourth day of October 1807
"James Sears was present in the probate of Jehiel Sherwood's estate" - taken from a letter to Hubert Andrew Arnold from a professional genealogist identified as "Box 480, Salt Point" [Salt Point is a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It lies northeast of Poughkeepsie following New York Route 115, the Salt Point Turnpike]. This statement is very important with respect to establishing circumstantial evidence that Mehitible Sherwood, James Sears' wife, was the daughter of Jehiel Sherwood.

South East, New York The first settler arrived around 1730. The area first exploited was called "The Oblong," and was outside of the land claimed by the Philipse Patent. Due to a border dispute between New York and Connecticut the area between the undisputed border of NY and the undisputed border of CT was an approximately 4-mile-wide area which ran the full north-south dimension of Dutchess County. This was called the Oblong. Land was sold in this area both by the governor of NY and the King of England for Connecticut, with conflicting deeds. The boundary was settled in New York's favor by the 1731 Treaty of Dover. A southern portion of the Oblong was alternately known as Southeast as it was the southeasternmost town in Dutchess County. It consisted of the eastern half of the current Town of Patterson, and the eastern half of the current town of Southeast. The western half of the current town of Southeast was part of the large Phillipse Patent which had not yet been divided into towns. The most heavily-settled area of the Oblong at this point was the "city" of Frederickstown, now the hamlet of Patterson. The town of Southeast, then still including its portion of the Oblong, was founded in 1788, and formed the southeast corner of Dutchess County. In 1795, the town that had been Southeast's neighbor, Frederickstown was divided into the present Carmel, Kent, and Patterson, the latter two known at first as "Frederick" and "Franklin." At that time, Southeast lost its northern half to Patterson, and expanded to the west to become the shape it is now. Putnam County split from Dutchess in 1812. The most densely populated area in the town is the village of Brewster.

Jehiel married Sarah Squire on 5 Oct 1763 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Daniel Squire and Abigail Osborn) was born on 23 Jan 1746/47 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 6 May 1793 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Grizzel married Gershom Osborn on 29 Dec 1772 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Gershom was born on 23 Apr 1746 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 5 Apr 1819 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name: Abel Sherwood Birth Date: 1740
Birthplace: Connecticut Volume: 158 Page Number: 259 Reference: Rolls and lists of Ct.Men in the Rev. 1775-1783. Ed.
By Albert C. Bates. Hartford, Ct., 1901-1909(Vols. 8 and 12 of the "Collections" of the Ct. Hist. Soc.) (2v.):12:7
--Ancestry hint