Commons, and the Governour Signs them and then they Pass in a Law. In Boston they are very Strict Observers of the Sabath day and in Service times no Persons are allow'd the Streets but Doctors if you are found upon the Streets and the Constables meet you they Compell you to go either to Curch or Meeton as you Chuse, also in Sweareing if you are Catcht you must Pay a Crown Old Tenor for Every Oath* being Convicted thereof without farther dispute the ths of the Inhabitants are Strict Presbyterians.. THE SHERMAN FAMILY.† [Communicated by Rev. DAVID SHERMAN, A.M., of Wilbraham, Mass.] THE Shermans are of German origin. In the fatherland the name Sherman, Schurman, Schearmaun, Scherman often occurs, and was no doubt transferred, many centuries ago, to the vicinity of London by the AngloSaxon emigration, where it still remains numerous. From this metropolitan stock, a scion was transplanted to Dedham, co. Essex, England, which long flourished and sent forth other shoots. The name is derived from the original occupation of the family; they were cloth dressers, or shearers of the cloth. The family at Dedham retained the family occupation, and also the coat-of-arms worn by those residing in or about London. In New-England are found two distinct families bearing the name of Sherman. One of them descends from William Sherman, who came to Plymouth with the Pilgrims, about 1630, and settled at Marshfield, where his descendants still remain. Of his place of birth, or English antecedents, we know nothing. The other is the Dedham stock, a branch of which immigrated to New-England and settled in the vicinity of Boston. It is the Dedham line we now propose to trace. The first of the name in that line, of whom we have any knowledge, and perhaps the one who originally immigrated there, was Henry Sherman. Few dates are given. The early records of the family are scanty, and yet we have hope of obtaining something more. 1. HENRY' SHERMAN, of Dedham, county of Essex, England, probably removed thither from the county of Suffolk, as he bore the SuffolkSherman coat-of-arms. The Christian name of his wife was Agnes, who died in 1580. He died in 1589. They had : 2. i. 3. ii. HENRY, m. Susan Hills; d. 1610. EDMOND.. iii. JUDITH. iv. JOHN. 2. HENRY (Henry'), a clothier in Dedham, Eng., married Susan Hills, and died in 1610. They had: 4. i. HENRY, b. 1571; d. 1645. If this high tariff on profane oaths were now exacted, our city-fathers could easily pay off the public debt. We have arranged this genealogy on a plan which is convenient for reference, and can be readily understood. The Publishing Committee authorize us to state that all genealogical matter, hereafter contributed to the REGISTER, must be arranged, in the MS., on the plan of the first two pages of this genealogy. See "Genealogy," NOTES AND QUERIES, supra.-ED. 3. EDMOND (Henry') married, April 25, 1569, Anna Pellett, the date of whose death is not known. In 1609, he married Anna Clarke. He endowed a school in Dedham, England, where his descendants remained. He had: : 4. HENRY (Henry, Henry') was born in England in 1571, and married Mary, of Dedham, Eng. He died in 1645. They had: 5. SAMUEL (Henry, Henry') was born in England in 1573. He married Phillippa, or Phillis, and died in Dedham, England, in 1615. They had: MARTHA, b. Jan. 24, 1604. V. vi. SARAH, b. Feb. 11, 1606; d. Dec. 12, 1612. 15. vii. PHILIP, b. Feb. 5, 1610; d. 1687. 6. EDMOND (Henry, Henry') was born in Dedham, England, and in 1611 married Judith Angier. They came to America about 1632, and settled in Watertown, Mass. ; thence they removed to Wethersfield, Conn., and finally to New-Haven, where they died. They had: i. EDMUND, b. Oct. 13, 1599; came to Watertown with his father; was selectman, 1636, and freeman same year; in 1648, returned to Dedham, Eng., where he was in 1666. ii. ANNE, b. Sept. 15, 1601. iii. JOANNA, b. Dec. 13, 1603. iv. ESTHER, b. April 1, 1606. V. RICHARD, b. Oct. 16, 1608; m. Martha; settled in Boston, Mass., 1634; was engaged in the famous "pig case" with Capt. Kayne, 1636-42: a case that showed the inflexible will of the man.-Palfrey's Hist. of New-England. Drake's Hist. of Boston. vi. BEZALEEL, b. Sept. 17, 1611. 16. vii. JOHN, bap. Jan. 4, 1614; d. Aug. 8, 1685. 17. viii. Samuel, b. July 12, 1618; d. in Stratford, Conn., 1684. 7. NATHANIEL3 (Henry, Henry') was born in England, in 1582, and died there in 1615. He married Priscilla, and had :— 8. JOHN (Henry, Henry') was born in Dedham, England, August 17, 1585. The name of his wife has not been satisfactorily determined. They had : 18. i. JOHN, b. 1604; d. in Watertown, Mass., Jan. 25, 1691. 9. EZEKIEL (Henry, Henry'), of Dedham, Eng., was born July 25, 1589. The name of his wife has not been ascertained. They had :ANNE, b. April, 1618. i. ii. ROBERT, b. Feb. 27, 1620. 10. DANIEL (Henry, Henry') was born in England. He married Christiana, daughter of Rev. Edmond Chapman, D.D., and died in 1634. They had: i. JOHN, Rev., D.D.; a fellow of Trinity College; d. unm., 1663.-ii. EDMOND. iii. HENRY.-iv. DANIEL.-V. JOHN.-vi. CHRISTIANNE, m. Nichols. vii. SUSAN, m. Riddlesdale.-viii. ELIZABETH, m. Thompson. -- 11. RICHARD (Edmond, Henry') was born in England, March 3, 1577. He married Alice Day. They had : i. ELIZABETH, b. 1597.-ii. ANNA. iii. PRISCILLA, m. Martin Garrett.— iv. MARTHA, m. Brown.-v. ABIGAIL, m. Dame.-vi. WILLIAM, b. 1616. 12. BEZALEEL (Edmond,' Henry'), who was born in Dedham, England, June 23, 1595, and married a daughter of Dr. Burgess, died in 1618. They had :: i. JOHN, and others, whose names have not been ascertained. 13. EDMOND (Edmond, Henry') was born June 23, 1595, and married Grace Stevens. He is said to have been a substantial man of Dedham, England. They had :— i. JOHN, Rev., of Coffe Hall; curate of Rev. William Burkitt.-ii. EDMOND, m. Mary Freeman; d. 1741.-iii. MARTHA. 14. SAMUEL (Samuel, Henry, Henry') was born in Dedham, England, October 20, 1601, and died in Boston, Mass. By his wife, Grace, he had:: i. PHILIP, b. Oct. 31, 1637; d. Dec. 1, 1655.-ii. MARTHA, b. May 7, 1639. -iii. NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 19, 1642; d. young.-iv. JONATHAN, b. Nov. 9, 1643; d. young.-By his wife Naomi, he had: v. NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 19, 1659.-vi. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 3, 1661; d. young.-vii. SAMUEL, b. April 24, 1664; prob. d. young. So far as we know, this entire family is extinct. 15. PHILIP, Hon. (Samuel, Henry, Henry') was born in Dedham, Eng.,. Feb. 5, 1610, and died in Portsmouth, Rhode-Island, 1687. He married Sarah Odding, a daughter of Mrs. John Porter. In 1634, he emigrated to New-England and settled in Roxbury, Mass. In the Anne Hutchinson troubles, in Boston, he took the popular VOL. XXIV. 6* 19. i. 20. iii. 21. v. side; but as Gov. Winthrop ultimately prevailed, he with others found it convenient to immigrate to Rhode-Island. In Providence, they met Roger Williams, who advised them to purchase the island of Aquetnet (now Rhode-Island) of the Indians. The purchase was completed March 24, 1638. On the first day of July, 1639, they established a regular government, of which Coddington was chosen governor, and Philip Sherman secretary. After this, he often held office in the colony, and, in critical periods, as a man of intelligence, wealth and influence, was frequently, consulted by those in authority. The early record, prepared by him, still remains in Portsmouth, and shows him to have been a very neat and expert penman, as well as an educated man. After he removed to Rhode-Island he left the Congregational Church and united with the Society of Friends. Tradition affirms that he was a devout, but determined man. They had :— 22. vi. 23. viii. 24. xi. 25. xii. EBER, b. in 1634; d. in 1706.-ii. SARAH, b. in Roxbury, 1636; m. SAMSON, b. 1642; d. 1720.-vii. WILLIAM, b. 1643; d. young. BENJAMIN, b. 1650; m. Dec. 3, 1674, Hannah Mowry.-xiii. PHILIP, 16. JOHN, Rev. (Edmond,3 Henry, Henry') was baptized January 4, 1614. He was a student in Immanuel College, Cambridge, but failed of graduation, owing to his puritanic views. He came to America in 1633; remained a short time in Watertown, Mass., whence he passed, 1635, to Wethersfield, Conn., where he was a magistrate. In 1640, he became one of the planters of Milford; was admitted to the church there, Nov. 20, 1640; chosen magistrate of the colony, May 27, 1641; dismissed from Milford, Nov. 8, 1647, and about the same date became pastor of the church in Watertown, where he continued till his death. He was one of the most learned men of his day, and an able and eloquent preacher. i. 26. ii. He was twice married: 1st, to Abigail, by whom he had six children; 2d, to Mary Launce, a great-granddaughter of Thomas Darcy, Earl of Rivers, by whom he had twenty children. Cotton Mather says he had twenty-six children, but it is probable several died in infancy, as we have record of only twelve. The first five mentioned below, were children by his first wife: BEZALEEL, b. 1640; H. C. 1661; was a merchant in Madras, where he 27. iii. JAMES, b. 1645; d. March 3, 1718.—iv. SAMUEL, b. April 14, 1644.— V. ABIAH, d. prior to 1702, s. p.-vi. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 1, 1648; m. Samuel B. of Major Simeon Willard; d. 1685. Issue numerous. Vide" Willard Family."-vii. JOANNA, b. Sept. 3, 1652; d. unm.-viii. MARY, b. Mar. 5, 1657; d. young.-ix. GRACE, b. Mar. 10, 1658-9.-x. JOHN, b. March 17, 1660; d. s. p.-xi. ESTHER, d. 1688, s. p.-xii. MARY, m. April 4, 1700, Samuel Barnard, of Watertown. 4 17. SAMUEL, HON. (Edmond, Henry, Henry') was born in England, July 12, 1618. He came to Boston in 1634, and went with his father to Wethersfield, thence to Stamford, and finally settled in Stratford, now Bridgeport, Conn. He was a leading man in the New-Haven colony, and a conspicuous member in the church. He married Mary Mitchell, sister of President Mitchell, of Harvard College. He died in Stratford, 1684. They had: 32. v. 33. vii. JOHN, b. Feb. 8, 1651; d. Nov. 13, 1730.—vi. SARAH, b. April 8, 1654. 34. viii. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 29, 1662.-ix. DAVID, b. April 15, 1665; d. 1753. 18. JOHN, Capt. (John, Henry', Henry') was born in 1604. He came to America with his father in 1634, and settled in Watertown, where he died January 25, 1691. He was an educated man. He was admitted freeman, May 17, 1637; in 1648, was town clerk, and often afterwards; surveyor and selectman, often between 1667 and 1680; representative, 1651, 1653, 1663, 1682; ensign, 1654; steward of Harvard College, 1662; captain of militia, and often called to manage town affairs. His wife was Martha, daughter of William and Grace Palmer. They had : i. JOHN, b. Oct. 1, 1638; engaged in the war against king Philip, and was killed in the Great Swamp fight in South Kingston, Dec. 19, 1675.—ii. MARTHA, b. Feb. 21, 1641; m. Sept. 26, 1661, Francis Bowman.-iii. MARY, b. Mar. 26, 1644; m. Jan. 18, 1667, Timothy Hawkins, and d. in childbed, leaving a son, Timothy, Nov. 6, 1667.-iv. SARAH, b. Jan. 17, 1648; d. 1667.-v. ELIZABETH, b. Mar. 15, 1649; m. July 20, 1681, Samuel Gaskell. 35. vi. JOSEPH, b. May 14, 1650; d. June 30, 1731.-vii. GRACE, b. Dec. 20, 1653, unm. 19. EBER (Philip, Samuel, Henry, Henry') was born in Roxbury, Mass., in 1634, and died in No. Kingston, R. I., in 1706. He had : 40. v. ELISHA.-vi. SAMUEL, d. 1744, unmar. 20. PELEG (Philip, Samuel, Henry, Henry') was born in Portsmouth, Rhode-Island, in 1638. He was married, July 25, 1657, to Elizabeth Lawton. He was a farmer and resided upon the homestead in his native town. They had :— 41. i. 42. ii. 43. iii. THOMAS, b. Aug. 8, 1658. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 3, 1659, and settled in Dartmouth. 44. v. 45. viii. EBER, b. Oct. 20, 1674.-ix. JOHN, b. Oct. 28, 1676.-x. BENJAMIN, b. July 15, 1677.-xi. SARAH, b. June 3, 1683.-xii. GEORGE, b. Dec. 18, 1687. 21. EDMOND (Philip, Samuel, Henry, Henry') was born in Portsmouth, R. I., in 1641. He settled on land owned by his father, in Dartmouth, Mass., and was a leading man in the settlement of that town. He had : 46. i. 47. iii. ELKANAH, b. May 7, 1674.-ii. NATHANIEL, b. May 1, 1676. |