Mary LAUNCE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of John Launce and Susan Darcy

Mary married Rev. John SHERMAN about 1647. John (son of Edmund SHERMAN and Grace MAKIN) was born on 26 Dec 1613 in Dedham, Essex, England; was christened on 4 Jan 1613/14 in Dedham, Essex, England; died on 08 Aug 1685 in Watertown, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Abigail SHERMAN was born on 3 Feb 1647 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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Name:
John Launce, of Penneare in St. Clement's, Cornwall, son and heir, of Robert Launce, of Penneare, by his wife Susan, daughter of George Tubb, of Tringoff, Cornwall. John Launce was born about 1597 (aged twenty-three in 1620 Visitation of Cornwall). John Launce, described as a parliamentarian, died of a wound received in an altercation.

John married Isabel DARCY about 1619. Isabel (daughter of Edward DARCY, Knt. and Elizabeth ASTLEY) was born about 1600; died in 1669 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Ninth daughter and thirteenth child

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Name:
Edward Darcy, Knt., of Dartford, Kent, third son, was born about 1543, and was matriculated Fellow-Commoner from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Michaelmas 1561, being then of Stamford, co. York. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in November 1561, and was a Member of Parliament for Truro in 1584. He was Knighted on 23 Apr 1603, and was granted the Danford priory for life in 1606.

Edward married Elizabeth ASTLEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Thomas Astley, of Writtle, Essex
• Fact 1: They had five sons and nine daughters