Prudence Sherman

Parents seen as William Anthony Hill & Agnes Hill without supporting evidence.

Family

William Sherman, parents unknown, married Prudence Hill on January 23, 1638/39 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Children:

1. William SHERMAN - born say 1642 at Plymouth Colony; died in Marshfield, Ma.. Married Desire Doty.
2. Samuel SHERMAN - born say 1644 at Plymouth Colony, (most probably Marshfield), Ma.; died about Apr 1718 at Marshfield, Ma. Married 1) Sarah Doggett 2) Hannah.
3. John SHERMAN - born 22 Feb 1645/6 at Marshfield, Ma.; died 5 Nov 1723 at Marshfield, Ma., aged 77 years.
4. daughter “Hannah” - born say 1648. Wife of Edward Stephens — married by 1666.

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Doggett-16
• Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 1995. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) By Subscription. Page 1674. <AmericanAncestors>
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherman-139 cites
• Holman, Mary Lovering. Descendants of William Sherman of Marshfield, Massachusetts (Rumford Press, Concord, N.H., 1936) Page 1
• Richards, Lysander Salmon. History of Marshfield, 2 Vols, (Memorial Press, Plymouth, MA, 1901)
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
• S261Mayflower Descendant Legacy on CD-ROM (Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and ReSearch Publishing, 1997) citing articles in The Mayflower Descendant Magazine.
• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Robert Charles Anderson, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995, p.1673-1675 (date of birth based on date of marriage), (date of burial October 25, 1679)subscribers$
• www.PlymouthAncestors.org [a collaboration between Plimouth Plantation and the New England Historic Genealogical Society]
• Vital records of Marshfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, p.10 [date buried], p.27 [birth of children]
• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Plymouth, NEHGS online database [marriage]
• PCR:Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet & Pulsifer, David. Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England ( AMS Press, New York, 1855)
• Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families (1899; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977) Page 240: William, Plymouth, 1632, and afterwards Marshfield, m., 1639, Prudence Hill, and had Samuel, William; and John, 1646.
• Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, by Robert M. Sherman and Ruth Wilder Sherman. (Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1969) Page 9
• The Mayflower Descendant (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants) Vol 13. April 1911 No. 2 Plymouth Colony Vital Records p. 84
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82541042/william-sherman claims his parents were Edmund Sherman & Judith Anger
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82541644/prudence-sherman

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hill-567
Prudence (Hill) Sherman (1618 - 1680)

Prudence Sherman formerly Hill
Born 1618 in Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Wife of William Sherman — married 23 Jan 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colonymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Samuel Sherman, William Sherman Jr., Hannah (Sherman) Stephens and John Sherman Sr.
Died 1680 at about age 62 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colonymap
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Prudence (Hill) Sherman migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 162)
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Marriage
1.2 Children
1.3 Burial
2 Sources
3 Acknowledgements
Biography

Marriage

Husband: William Sherman
Wife: Prudence Hill
Marriage Date: 23 Jan 1637/38
Place: Plymouth, Plymouth [1]
Children

William - 1642–17 Nov 1680
Hannah - 1644–1680 she married Edward Stephens
Samuel - 1644–22 April 1718
John - 23 Feb 1645–5 Nov 1723
Burial

Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [2]
Sources

↑ Page: p 670. Page: The Mayflower Descendant Vol 13. April 1911 No. 2 Plymouth Colony Vital Records p. 84
↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 82541644 Entered by Laura Lee Scott, July 1, 2014
New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Author: Clarence Almon Torrey Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985. Copywrite 1985 by the New England Historical & Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Mayflower Descendant Legacy on CD-ROM Publication: (Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and ReSearch Publishing, 1997) citing articles in The Mayflower Descendant Magazine.
Heather W. Bowers, Descendants of William Sherman
Acknowledgements

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