Eber Sherman

Eber Sherman was a Quaker

Eber Sherman

• Born: December 1634, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
• Died: 13 November 1706, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island
• Father Hon. Phillip Sherman b. 5 Feb 1610/11, d. 1687
• Mother Sarah Odding b. c 1611

Eber Sherman was born in December 1634 at Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America, (now Massachusetts).1,2 Eber died on 13 November 1706 at North Kingstown, Washington County, Colony of Rhode Island, British America, (now Rhode Island), at age 71.1,2

Spouse: Sophia A. Brown b. ABT 1635 (guessing date)

Spouse: Eber Sherman married Mary 1659 at Kingston, Washington County, Colony of Rhode Island, British America, (now Rhode Island).2

In his 1968 genealogy of the Sherman family, Roy V. Sherman asserts that Eber had another wife named Sophia Brown. If this is the case, then Sophia would have been a first wife, since Mary was the widow of Eber in 1719.

Children:

• Samuel Sherman, b. BET 1655 AND 1670 North Kingstown, RI; d. 1742; m. Sarah Freeman
• Abigail Sherman, b. BET 1655 AND 1670 North Kingstown, RI; m. 1699, Kingston, R.I., Nicholas Spink
• Stephen Sherman, b. 1668; married Sarah, b. 1673
• Elisha Sherman, b. 1670, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island; m. Mary Sweet
• William Sherman, b. 1672; m. abt 1717, Abigail Palmer
• Peleg Sherman, b. 1674; m. Mrs. Peleg Sherman
• Eber Sherman, b. 1678; married Martha Remmington, b. 1683
• Mary Sherman, b. 1688; married Dr. James Sweet, b. 1684

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Origins

Philip Shearman father of Eber Sherman

Philip Sherman

Born baptized 5 February 1610/11, Dedham, Essex, England
Died 1687, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Other names Philip Shearman
Parents Samuel Sherman and Phillipp Ward
Education Sufficient to be General Recorder of the colony
Occupation Secretary, Town Clerk, General Recorder, Deputy
Religion Quaker
Spouse(s) Sarah Odding
Children: Eber, Sarah, Peleg, Edmund, Samson, John, Mary, Hannah, Samuel, Benjamin, Phillip[1]

GEDCOM Note

Biography

WILL of PHILIP SHEARMAN, of Portsmouth, RI Item: I do give unto Eber my Eldest son that which I have already given him, ten acres of land in the bounds of Portsmouth aforesaid at a place called Briggs swamp joining to a parcel of land of his own to him and his heirs forever. And all my horse flesh in the Narragansett country except one mare, the scond best; such excepted mare, I give to Thomas Mumford and Peleg Mumford my Grandchildren.

Signed and sealed in the presence of: Job Almy Philip Phettiplace Elias Williams

Proved March 22, 1686/7. Recorded on page 260 of "Land Evidence, 2nd Book, No. 1" Town of Portsmouth, R.I. H.E.S. & F.D.S. 48-50 "The Great Migration Begins" EBER SHERMAN was born 12/1634 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the son of Phillip Sherman and Sarah Odding. Records show him marrying Mary Wilcox (~b. 1639) (possibly daughter of Edward Wilcox) in 1659. While Mary Wilcox is noted to be the mother of many of his children, thisis not fully confirmed because she would have been in her 40’s for their birthdate range, therefore it may have been another Mary. Thereare records of Eber owning land as early as 1661, and he eventually had a large amount of land. Eber’s Last Will & Testament names the following children: Samuel; Eber; Stephen (1683-1772); Elisha; William;and Peleg. He is said to have also married Sophia Brown (~b. 1635). He passed away 11/13/1706 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Mary survived him and was named in the Last Will & Testament of Peleg (Eber’s brother), dated 1719.

Note: citing a 1948 letter from some members of this family, Roy V. Sherman, in his 1968 genealogy of the Sherman family, states that Eber "was buried where Earley's now live in North Kingstown, R.I." This location has not yet been identified.

Eber was the son of the immigrant Philip Sherman. Secondary sources say Eber was born in Roxbury, Mass. December 1634; however, a "Heber Sherman" cosigned a deed in Portsmouth, RI on 1 March 1649 [/50?]. There is no other person that this could reasonably be, but a 15-year old would not sign a deed. Therefore, Eber would have been born no later than 1629. Supporting the theory that Eber was born in 1634 is the Roxbury church record stating that Eber's father, Philip Sherman, arrived there in 1623 [certainly an error, and intended to read 1633 …

Note: citing a 1948 letter from some members of this family, Roy V. Sherman, in his 1968 genealogy of the Sherman family, states that Eber "was buried where Earley's now live in North Kingstown, R.I." This location has not yet been identified.

Eber was the son of the immigrant Philip Sherman. Secondary sources say Eber was born in Roxbury, Mass. December 1634; however, a "Heber Sherman" cosigned a deed in Portsmouth, RI on 1 March 1649 [/50?]. There is no other person that this could reasonably be, but a 15-year old would not sign a deed. Therefore, Eber would have been born no later than 1629. Supporting the theory that Eber was born in 1634 is the Roxbury church record stating that Eber's father, Philip Sherman, arrived there in 1623 [certainly an error, and intended to read 1633 based on all other evidence], and that he was single at the time. This means he married Sarah Odding in 1633 or later. Relying on the mentioned deed, and assuming Eber was born in 1629, he would have been by an unknown first wife of Philip Sherman. The widely held theory that Eber was born in 1634 originates as early as 1886 in John Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode island. This memorialist, after including the 1629 birth year, has recanted and is now accepting the 1634 birth year.

Eber married late in life. c. 1677 Mary _______, b. c. 1650, living in Oct 1719 when named in the will of Eber's brother, Peleg Sherman. Mary, in many sources, has been called the daughter of Edward Wilcox, but that Mary was born about 1639, and would be too old to be the mother of Eber's younger children.

In his 1968 genealogy of the Sherman family, Roy V. Sherman asserts that Eber had another wife named Sophia Brown. If this is the case, then Sophia would have been a first wife, since Mary was the widow of Eber in 1719.

Though Eber grew up in Portsmouth, Rhode Island where his father settled, by 1670 he was living across the Narragansett Bay in Pettaquamscutt (now S. Kingstown), where he and four others were appointed to set a tax rate. In 1687 he was taxed in Kingstowne (which was spilt between North and South in 1722).

Eber's will was proved in (North) Kingstown on 13 Nov 1706. Alden Beaman provided a good rendition of this family in his Rhode Island Genealogical Register, vol. 9, pages 1-12. However, I take exception to the son Stephen being placed as one of the older children, because he was the last of the children to marry. I have therefore re-arranged the children slightly from Beaman's account.

Children:

• Eber, b. c. 1678, d. N. Kingstown 1758 (year his will was proved), and m. c. 1706 Martha REMINGTON, b. c. 1683, living in 1744 when named in her mother's will, the daughter of John Remington and Abigail Richmond. On 13 Dec 1718, Eber and Martha sold land to Henry Gardiner (the second husband of Martha's mother). Eber witnessed a will in S. Kingstown, RI 24 July 1725 (RIGR 6:83). Eber and Martha had seven known children born 1707 to 1724. Beer's will, dated 1757, was proved in 1758, naming children John, Henry, William, and probably others whose names were lost. The burial location for Eber and Martha has not been determined, but they may be buried in the ancient Sherman Lot in N. Kingstown, Hist Cem #133. This is where Eber's brother William is buried, and where the second wife of his brother Stephen is likely buried. Find-a-grave memorials have been created for Eber and Martha without a cemetery.
• Samuel, b. c. 1680; administration of his estate was given to his brother Eber on 14 Sep 1742, so without wife or children he probably did not marry, or once had a wife but no surviving children.
• Peleg, b. c. 1682, d. 1752, married c. 1714, and had five children born in N. Kingstown, but wife's name was lost from burning of records. Peleg's will was proved in Exeter, RI 6 May 1752. He had five children born 1715 to 1725.
• Elisha, b. c. 1685, d. N.Kingstown 1750, and m. c. 1715 Mary SWEET, b. N. Kingstown 8 Dec 1696, d. there 1775, daughter of Benoni Sweet and Elizabeth Manchester. They had nine known children born 1716 to 1735.
• Mary, b. 26 June 1688, m. c. 1714 James SWEET, b. 28 May 1687, d. 19 July 1751, son of Benoni Sweet and Elizabeth (Manchester?). They had nine children born 1715 to 1729.
• William, b. c. 1690, living 20 Sep 1757 when he deeded land in N. Kingstown, m. c. 1716 Abigail PALMER, b. 1796, living in 1757 when she cosigned a deed with her husband, the daughter of Edward Palmer. Abigail was baptized, late in life, on 9 July 1752, in her 57th year at St. Paul's Church of Narraganset, by immersion in Pettasquamscutt Pond. William and Abigail had eleven children born 1717 to 1737. William and Abigail are said to be buried in the Sherman Lot, Hist Cem NK #133, where several of their descendants are buried.
• Stephen, b. c. 1693, d. 1773, m. (1) c. 1721 Sarah Freeman. b. say 1700, d. c. 1728; (2) at his home in N. Kingstown 18 Oct 1730 Margaret Hackstone, b. say 1695, d. 17 Nov 1748 and buried in Sherman Burial Yard on 18 Nov (per St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records as abstracted in the Gen Dict RI, v. 10); (3) Exeter 15 July 1749 Giffie Sweet. b. c. 1705, living in 1772 when mentioned in her husband's will. Stephen's will, dated 29 Feb 1772, was proved at N. Kingstown 3 Sep 1773. Stephen had four children with his first wife, born 1722 to 1727 and five more with his second wife, born 1731 to c. 1739.
• Abigail, b. c. 1695, named as one of the children by John Austin in his Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, but I find no record of her.

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherman-701
• From: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 August 2018), memorial page for Eber Sherman (Dec 1634–1706), Find A Grave Memorial no. 164481520, ; Maintained by Stan Arnold (contributor 48121400) Unknown https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164481520/eber-sherman
• http://family.hodank.com/group2/f_7eb.html#0
• "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9M5Z-MF5
• Vital records of Portsmouth, R.I.
• Your Ancestors Vol 1 p 2
• Sherman and Allied Fam by Bertha L. Stratton p 65, 68 ancestors and desc of Samuel E. Bradt and Bertha Glidden Bradt
• Austins Gen Dictionary of Rhode Island
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SGYZ-2QX