Hon. Philip Sherman

Philip Sherman migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 3, p. 1670)

Signature of Phillip Sherman from scanned document, “the Portsmouth Compact.”

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Biography

Philip Sherman joined the great Puritan migration to the Massachusetts Bay Colony when he was in his early twenties. and settled near Boston. He was a member of the Congregational Church. There were about 20,000 English who migrated to the New England Puritan colonies between 1630-1640. Philip became a Quaker later in Rhode Island.

Philip Sherman was chosen "Towne Clerke" of Portsmouth, R.I. Records started in 1639 were kept by another person. Philip started keeping records on Dec. 23, 1644. There is no record of anyone being chosen to the position of clerk until Philip was chosen on June 2, 1649. The early records, prepared by Philip Sherman still remain in Portsmouth, and show him to have been a very neat and expert penman, as well as an educated man.

From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1870, Vol 24, page 65-66:

In the Anne Hutchinson troubles, in Boston, he took the popular 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.

Philip Sherman, Honorable

Philip Sherman (7), 1610-1687

Sarah Odding (7), 1610-1681

1610. Philip Sherman was born and baptized February 5th, 1610 in Dedham, Essex County, England. He was named after his mother Phillippa Sherman.

1633. Philip Sherman joined the great Puritan migration to the Massachusetts Bay Colony when he was in his early twenties. He settled near Boston in Roxbury in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Congregational Church. The established church in 1600 & 1700s, which was supported by township taxes, and the township buildings were used for both government and church functions. There were about 20,000 English who migrated to the New England Puritan colonies between 1630-1640. Philip became a Quaker later in Rhode Island.

1633. Records from the Church of Christ at Roxborough, Massachusetts indicated: "Philip Sherman came into the land in 1633, a single man. The man was of melancholy temper. He lived honestly and comfortably among us several years.

1634. Philip Sherman married Sarah Odding in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah was the daughter of George Odding and Margaet Lang (Odding) (Porter). Sarah Odding was the daughter of the of the wife of John Porter by a Former husband.

1634. Philip was made a freeman on May 14th. In Massachuset being a freeman meant common ownership in the town lands and the right to vote. Later it meant just the right to vote. A person had to apply, and have the approval of the governing body. In 1746 all freeman were required to take an oath against bribery and corruption.

1635. Philip Sherman returned to England for about a year, with the blessing of the church, to urge other of the Sherman relatives to come to America.

1637. The Anne Hutchinson Affair. Philip took the popular side with the Boston Puritan leaders. Mr. Wheelright and Mrs. Anne Hutchinson, on church issues and procedures. Governor Winthrop took the opposite side, and after Anne Hutchinson defied the Governor she was put on trail, and was sentenced to banishment from the Church and the Colony of MA. Philip Sherman, after his father-in-law John Porter was so carried away with the opinions of familism and scims, he followed them and removed with them to the (Rhode) Island. He behaved himself sinfully in these matters... and was cast out by the Church.

1637. November 20th, followers of Anne Hutchinson, including Philip Sherman, were ordered by the court to give up their arms including guns, pistols, swords, powder, shot or match. In order to prevent armed opposition.

Anne Hutchinson was brought to trail for having broken the Fifth Commandment (Honor thy father and thy mother...) By bring reproach upon "the fathers of the commonwealth" On November 2, 1637 Anne Hutchinson was convicted and sentenced to banishment "as being a woman not fit for our society." Several of Mrs Hutchinson's followers, including Philip Sherman, saw fit under the circumstances, to follow her to the Providence of Rhode Island, where religious freedom existed.

xxxx. Philip had intended to settle in New Hampshire, but concluded the climate was too severe and the lands there were abandoned.

xxxx. An old saying about those who left Massachusetts colony was that, "if you were too good to stay you went to Connecticut, but if you were not good enough to stay you went to Rhode Island.

1638. One of the first settlers in Rhode Island was Roger Williams in 1636. He bought land from the Indians, and settled in Providence, then called Seekonk. Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Colony the previous year for similar reasons as Philip was. The group Philip was with was advised by Roger Williams to purchase the island of Aquetnet, also called Aquidneck, from the Indians. The island is in Narragansett Bay.

1638. March 7th Philip Sherman and others signed the "Bodie Politick," which was "the articles of incorporation" of the group who purchased the island. This was also known as "The Portsmouth Compact." On March 24th the purchase of the island from the Indians was completed. The town of Portsmouth, then called Pocasset, was established first and then Newport was established in 1639.

1638. March 12th, a summons was issued in Massachusetts for Philip Sherman's appearance in court. Although he had a license to depart and had already removed to Rhode Island, he was still formally banished from Massachusetts.

1638. May 13th, Philip Sherman attended the first Portsmouth town meeting.

1639. July 1st, a regular government was established for the colony of Rhode Island. Mr. William Coddington was chosen as the first Governor and Philip Sherman as the first Secretary.

1640. Philip Sherman and four others were chosen to lay out lands.

1641. March 16th, Philip Sherman was made a freeman.

1644. The name of the island changed in 1644 to "The Isle of Rhodes," the island from which the State of Rhode Island derived its name.

1644-57. Philip Sherman was chosen "Towne Clerke" of Portsmouth. Records started in 1639 were kept by another person. Philip started keeping records on December 23, 1644. There is no record of anyone being chosen to the position of clerk until Philip was chosen on June 2, 1649. The early records, prepared by Philip Sherman, still remain in Portsmouth, and shows him to have been very neat and expert penman, as well as an educated man.

1648-52. Philip Sherman was general recorder for the Colony of Rhode Island.

1648-72. Philip Sherman was Surveyor of Cattle for Portsmouth, two times.

1650-51. Philip Sherman was town recorder of Portsmouth.

1650-73. Philip Sherman was member of the Portsmouth "Towne Council" seven times.

1651-84. Philip Sherman was Tax Assessor thirteen times for the town of Portsmouth.

1656. Philip Sherman was Magistrate for the town of Portsmouth.

1656-67. Philip Sherman was Deputy to General Court (Assembly) of the Colony of Rhode Island three times.

1556-68. Philip Sherman was Town Auditor of Portsmouth three times.

1660. Philip Sherman was grand Juror at the Rhode Island Colony's General Court of Trails.

1675-6. King Philips War. King Philip was chief of the Wampanoag Indians, and was the son of Marsosoit from whom the Island of Rhode was purchased. He rebelled against the English. He raided and burned settlements and towns, and many colonists were slain. The first attacks were about Narragassett Bay. Then they spread throughout the New England Colonies. The Indians were subdued. The end of the war resulted in virtual end of tribal Indian Life in southern New England, and the end of the fur trade.

1676. April 14th Philip Sherman was one of the sixteen men, the most judicious inhabitants whose advice and concurrences was requested, by the Colony of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations, to be a member of the Council for King Philip's War.

1679. April 23rd Philip Sherman became tax assessor for Portsmouth.

1681. Philip prepared his will.

1681. Sarah Odding (Sherman) died at Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

1683. April 4th Philip Sherman was chosen to lay out a highway.

1684-5. Philip Sherman was a member of Committee of Adjudication.

1686. March, Philip Sherman died at Portsmouth Rhode Island, in Newport County. He was immensely wealthy as a planter, as a livestock owner, and as owner of hundreds of acres.

1686/7. March 22nd Philip Sherman's will proved: No records of an inventory in his estate records.

xxxx. On the geography of Rhode Island, Philip is remembered only in he fact that a pond in the Narragansett county is named Sherman Pond.

xxxx. Philip Sherman, Secretary of Rhode Island Colony, used arms: "On a Shield (Silver) a Lion rampart (legs elevated) sable (black lion), between three oak leaves (forest green) vertical. Motto under the shield was Virtute Vincere (conquer death by bravery). This shield was granted to the Shermans of Yaxley in County Suffolk in England by King Henry VII. Of many related Shermans of this emigrant generation who must have used their arms, Philip is the only one noted.

S V Talcott's Genealogical Notes of NY & New England Families, p680)

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Thirteen children of Philip and Sarah Sherman:

1. Eber Sherman (8), 1634-1706
2. Sarah Sherman (8), born October 1636 in Roxbury MA, married in 1655 to Thomas Mumford of Kingston RI, she died 1687/92, 4 children
3. Peleg Sherman (8), born May 1638 in Roxbury MA, married July 26, 1657 to Elizabeth Lawton. He died 1719 in Kingston RI.
4. Mary Sherman (8), born November 1639, died young.
5. Edmund Sherman (8), born April 1641, married Docas Hicks, he died 1719.
6. Samson Sherman (8), born April 1642, married March 4, 1675 to Isabel Tripp, he died January 1718
7. William Sherman (8), born 1643, died 1646
8. John Sherman (8), 1644-1734 (lineage)
9. Mary Sherman (8), born 1645, married Samuel Shadrick Wilbur.
10. Hannah Sherman (8), born 1647, married William Chase
11. Samuel Sherman (8), born 1648, married February 23, 1680/1 to Martha Tripp. He died 1717.
12. Benjamin Sherman (8), born 16xx, married December 3, 1674 to Hannah Mowry.
13. Philippa Sherman (8), born October 1, 1652, married Benjamin Chase.

Hon. Phillip Sherman

b. 5 February 1610/11, d. 1687

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Father Samuel Sherman b. 1573, d. 1615

Mother Phillippa Ward

Hon. Phillip Sherman was born on Saturday, 5 February 1610/11 at Dedham, Essex, England.1 He was baptized on 10 February 1610/11 Dedham, Essex.

Hon. Phillip Sherman married Sarah Odding, daughter of William Oddyn and Margaret (?), circa 1634. Hon. Phillip Sherman emigrated in 1634 from at Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America, (now Massachusetts).1

Hon. Phillip Sherman was elected to the office of Secretary, on 1 July 1639 at Colony of Rhode Island, British America, (now Rhode Island).1

Phillip died in 1687 at Portsmouth, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island, British America, (now Rhode Island).1 His estate was probated on 22 March 1686/87.

Family Sarah Odding b. c 1611

Children ◦Eber Sherman+ b. Dec 1634, d. 13 Nov 1706

◦Sarah Sherman+ b. Oct 1636, d. bt 1687 - 1692

◦Peleg Sherman Sr.+ b. May 1638, d. Apr 1719

◦Mary Sherman b. Nov 1639, d. 1644

◦Edmond Sherman b. Apr 1641, d. 1719

◦Samson Sherman+ b. Apr 1642, d. 1720

◦William Sherman b. 1643, d. 1646

◦John Sherman+ b. Aug 1644, d. 16 Apr 1734

◦Mary Sherman b. 1645, d. b 1676

◦Samuel Sherman+ b. 1648, d. 9 Oct 1717

◦Hannah Sherman b. Feb 1647/48, d. b 1732

◦Benjamin Sherman b. 1650, d. 12 Sep 1719

◦Philip Sherman b. 1 Oct 1652

Immigrated to New England in 1634

See Relatives:

Gen Wm. T. Sherman

Gen Thomas W. Sherman

Sen Sherman

Hon. Roger Sherman...signer of Declaration of Independence

Hon. John Sherman, Sec'y of the Treasury

Hon. James Schoolcraft Sherman, V. P. of the U. S. under Taft

Immigration: To Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

1648 First Secretary of the Colony of Rhode Island

Residence:Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Made will - July 30, 1681

baptized February 5th, 1610 in Dedham Essex County England

he was named after his mother Phillippa Sherman

The man was of melancholy temper.

1634. Philip was made a freeman on May 14th. In Massachuset being a freeman meant common ownership in the town lands and the right to vote. Later it meant just the right to vote. A person had to apply, and have the approval of the governing body. In 1746 all freeman were required to take an oath against bribery and corruption.

1686. March, Philip Sherman died at Portsmouth RI, in Newport County. He was immensely wealthy as a planter, as a live stock owner, and as owner of hundreds of acres.

Had 13 children

In 1633 Sherman came to America during the great Puritan migration. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts.He was was a prominent leader in early Rhode Island and one of its founders. His last name is sometimes spelled Shearman, which reveals the family’s ancient involvement with shearing sheep and the wool industry. At some point Sherman became a Quaker

From the Record Book of Job Serman (a.k.a., The Sherman Vital Records Book) that is in the possession of Susan White Pieroth, (Transcript found: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scwhite/job-book.html):

"Philip Sherman Mentiond in the Following deed was the Father of Samson Sherman who was the Father of Job Sherman who married Bridget Gardner & had Born unto them Philip Sherman Isabel Sherman} married Viol (?)

Alice Sherman

Mary Sherman} married John Doves (?) of Dartmouth

Amy Sherman} Benjn Thurston NP [His name in a different ink]

Bridget Wife of Job Died & he married Amy Spenser & they had Born unto them Martha Dorcas Abigail Benjamin Samson & Walter Sherman was killd in a Cider mill aged 8 years 11mo the 20th of 7mo The above Job Sherman died 1747 16th of 9mo

The beforementiond Philip Sherman was the Father of Samson Sherman who was born April 1643 and Married Isabel Tripp who had a son Job Sherman who married Briget Gardner & had a number of Children & loosing his Wife married Amy Spenser of E Greenwhich by whom he had a number of Children Martha Dorcas & Samson Sherman the Latter Married Ruth Fish Daughter of David Fish & Jemimah his wife whos Family record is inserted in the following Pages as also "

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From "History of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations"

"Hon. Philip Sherman, immigrant ancestor and progenitor, was the seventh child of Samuel and Philippa (Ward) Sherman, and was born February 5, 1610, in Dedham, England. He came to America when twenty-three years old and settled in Roxbury, Mass., where he was made freeman, May 14, 1634, standing next on the list after Governor Haynes. In 1635 he returned to England for a short time, but was again in Roxbury, November 20, 1637, when he and others were warned to give up all arms, because 'the opinions and revelations of Mr. Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson have seduced and led into dangerous errors many of the people here in New England'. The church record says that he was brought over to 'Familism' by Porter, his wife's stepfather. In 1636 he was one of the purchasers on the island of Aquidneck, new Rhode Island, and on the formation of a government there in 1639 became secretary under Governor William Coddington. The Massachusetts authorities evidently believed that he was still under their jurisdiction, for on March 12, 1638, though he had summons to appear at the next court, 'if they had not yet gone to answer such things as shall be objected'. He did not answer this summons, but remained in Rhode Island, where he continued to be a prominent figure in the affairs of the colony. He was made a freeman, March 16, 1641, was general recorder, 1648 to 1652, and deputy from 1665 to 1667. He was among the sixteen persons who were requested, on April 4, 1676, to be present at the next meeting of the deputies to give advice and help in regard to the Narragansett campaign. He was public-spirited and enterprising. After his removal 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.' The early records prepared by him still remain in Portsmouth, and show him to have been a very neat and expert penman, as well as an educated man. His will showed that he was wealthy for the times. In 1634 he married Sarah Odding, stepdaughter of John Porter, of Roxbury, and his wife Margaret, who was the Widow Odding at the time of her marriage to Porter. From Philip Sherman the line runs through six generations to Albert Keene Sherman, of Newport"

PHILIP SHERMAN was a great-grandson of Henry and Agnes Sherman, of Dedham County of Essex, England The Shermans are of German origin. Hon. Philip Sherman married Sarah Odding a dauthter of Mr. John Porter. In 1634 he emigrated from England to New England, and settled in Roxbury. In the Ann Hutchinson troubles, he took the popular side, but as Governor Winthrop ultimately prevailed, he with others found it convenient to emigrate to Rhode Island, and in Providence - with seventeen others - purchased the island of Aqnedneck, "through the joint influence to Roger Williams and Sir Henry Vane with the Narraganset Sachems. The Indian name of the place, where the settlement was made, was Pocassett, and was retained some time by the settlers, until changed to Portsmouth. On the first day of July, 1639, they established a regular government of which William Coddington was chosen Governor and Philip Sherman, Secretary. After this he ofter held office in the colony, and in critical periods, as a man of intelligence, wealth and influence, was frequently consulted by those in authority. Source: Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, MA & his descendants Thomas Spooner, 1883

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Philip Sherman (1610–1687) was a prominent leader in early Rhode Island and one of its founders. His last name is sometimes spelled Shearman, which reveals the family’s ancient involvement with shearing sheep and the wool industry.

Sherman was born in 1610 in Dedham, Essex, England. He was the son of Samuel and Phillippa (Ward) Sherman.

In 1633 Sherman came to America during the great Puritan migration. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. There he married Sarah Odding, the daughter of William Odding[1] and Margaret (Lang) Odding, in 1634.

Sherman sided with Anne Hutchinson against Governor John Winthrop. In 1637 he was among the followers of Hutchinson who were ordered to give up their arms. He then left with her and her other followers to see Roger Williams in Providence Plantations (now part of the state of Rhode Island). Williams advised them to buy land on Aquidneck Island. There they founded Pocasset, which is now called Portsmouth. Philip Sherman—along with William Coddington, Ann Hutchinson’s husband, and sixteen other men--signed the Portsmouth Compact, a model of constitutional government.

At first the colony we know as Rhode Island was in two separate parts—Providence Plantations and Rhode Island. Philip Sherman was the first Secretary (General Recorder) of the latter part. He held several other political offices during his life. At some point Sherman became a Quaker (member of the Religious Society of Friends).

Sherman died in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on March 22,1687.

Link to a timeline someone else put on the web : http://www.sherman-roots.com/sherman/bio/07-sherm-philip.html

(I) Hon. Philip Sherman, the pioneer ancestor of the family, was born in Dedham, England, February 5, 1610, died in 1687, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He came of a good old English family, his father being Samuel Sherman, son of Henry Sherman, who was the son of Henry Sherman, all of Dedham, county of Essex, England, but as the family bore the Suffolk coat-of-arms, and probably originally lived in the county of Suffolk, removing thence to Essex about a century before Philip Sherman came to New England in 1634, locating at Roxbury, Massachusetts, from whence he removed to Rhode Island, where he was one of the purchasers of the Island of Aquidneck in 1636, and on the formation of a government became secretary under Governor William Coddington. He was public-spirited and enterprising, a man of influence, and a member of the Society of Friends. He married Sarah Odding, daughter of Mrs. John Porter, who bore him the following children: Eber, Sarah, Peleg, Mary, Edmund, Samson, William, John, Mary, Hannah, Samuel, Benjamin, of whom further, and Philip.
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New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume IV , pg1783

Philip Sherman married Sarah Odding at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island in 1633 shortly after he arrived in America.

links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Sherman
• http://www.sherman-roots.com/sherman/bio/07-sherm-philip.html
• http://www.on-sitetraining.com/Ancestors/p181.htm#i4509
• http://members.cxp.com/dlehman/tallman.htm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Sherman_(settler)

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Philip (Imm.) Sherman

Born: BEF 5 FEB 1609/10 Dedham, co Essex, ENG

Died: BEF 19 MAR 1686/87 Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI

Marriage: 1633 Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA

Spouse: Sarah Odding b. BEF 21 OCT 1612 prob: Braintree, co Essex, ENG

Children:

• Eber Sherman
• Sarah Sherman
• Peleg (Sr.) Sherman
• Mary Shermanb. NOV 1639 Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; d. 1644
• Edmund Sherman
• Samson (Sr.) Sherman
• William Sherman b. 1643 Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; d. 1646 Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI
• John Sherman
• Mary Sherman
• Samuel Sherman
• Hannah Sherman
• Benjamin Sherman
• Phillipa Sherman

Source:

http://family.hodank.com/group2/f_4982.html#0

GEDCOM Note

Category: Signers of the Portsmouth Compact Category: Antinomian Controversy Category: Portsmouth, Rhode Island Category: Founders and Settlers of Rhode Island Category: Dedham, Essex

Biography

In New England are found two distinct families bearing the name of Sherman. one of them descends from William Sherman, who came with the Pilgrims about 1630 and settled at what is now known as Marshfield, Massachusetts. His birthplace and antecedents is unknown. The other distinct family is the Dedham, Essex, England stock; a branch of which immigrated to New England and settled in the Boston vicinity. There are few dates or records of the Dedham family. First in America was (7) Philip; born in Dedham, England, in 1610. Arrived 1632-1633, settling in Roxbury, Massachusetts. There he married Sarah Odding. In 1634, banished from Massachusetts, he settled in Rhode Island.

• Philip Sherman. (2016, October 23). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:32, February 10, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip_Sherman&oldid=745... Wilbur-403|Wilbur-403 09:38, 10 February 2017 (EST)

Birth

:: BEF 5 FEB 1609/10 Dedham, Essex, ENG<ref>#S614 </ref>:: Baptized Dedham, Essex, 5 February 1610/1, son of Samuel Sherman [Sherman Gen 95].

Immigration

:: 1633

Marriage ===:: Abt 1633<ref>https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/3M91-N7Q Cites: New England Historic and Genealogical Society, Second Location: http://www.newenglandancestors.org</ref><ref>#S614 </ref>

:: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts:: Some reports suggest they married in RI. There was no RI before 1638. : Husband: Sherman-726|Philip Sherman : Wife: Odding-12|Sarah Odding : Child: Sherman-724|Edmund Sherman: Note: Sarah Odding, daughter of Margaret (_____) (Odding) Porter [RChR 78-79; TAG 73:176-80].

Children

1. EBER, b. say 1634; m. Mary _____. (She has been called Mary Wilcox, daughter of Edward [Transatlantic Shermans 114; Philip Sherman 28], but there is no room for her in the family of Edward Wilcox [NEHGR 147:190-91].)
2. SARAH, b. say 1636; m. by about 1656 Thomas Mumford [Austin 136].
3. PELEG, b. say 1637; m. Portsmouth 26 July 1657 Elizabeth Lawton, daughter of Thomas Lawton [RIVR 4:Portsmouth:37].
4. EDMUND, b. 1641; m. by 1674 Dorcas Hicks, daughter of Samuel Hicks and granddaughter of ROBERT HICKS [Harriet Woodbury Hodge, Hicks (Hix) Families of Rehoboth and Swansea, Massachusetts (Winnetka, Illinois, 1976), p. 59].
5. SAMSON, b. 1642; m. Portsmouth 4 March 1674/5 Isabel Tripp, daughterof John Tripp [ RIVR 4:Portsmouth:37; TG 4:62].
6. JOHN, b. 1644; by about 1674 Sarah Spooner, daughter of William Spooner (in his will of 8 March 1683[/4] William Spooner made a bequest to"my daughter Sarah Sherman" [PCPR 4:2:71]).
7. MARY, b. 1645; living on 31 July 1681 (father's will). (Austin says she married Samuel Wilbore, son of Shadrach, but th is Samuel was bornin 1663 [ Austin 228], so this identification seems highly unlikely.)
8. HANNAH, b. 1647; m. by about 1678 William Chase, son of William Chase [ NEHGR 87:51-52; Austin 178-79].
9. SAMUEL, b. 1648; m. Portsmouth 23 February 1680/1 Martha Tripp [ RIVR 4:Portsmouth:37; TG 4:62].
10. BENJAMIN, b. 1650; m. Portsmouth 3 December 1674 Hannah Mowry, daughter of ROGER MOWRY [ Austin 179].
11. PHILIP, b. 1652; m. by about 1674 Benjamin Chase, son of WILLIAM CHASE [ PoLE 1:150; Austin 178-79; NEHGR 87:51]. : Two Marys?: Some sources show an earlier born Mary who died as a young child (1639-abt 1644). I have not done sufficient research on this to verify it, but have left both Marys. - Remus-2 | FR

Death

:: BEF 19 MAR 1686/87 Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI<ref>#S614 </ref>:: "before 19 March 1686/7" is based on the date of the inventory of his personal property after his death.

Biographical Notes ===: Signer of the Portsmouth Compact in 1638.: In the Ann Hutchinson troubles, he took the popular side, but as Governor Winthrop ultimately prevailed, he with others found it convenient to emigrate to Rhode Island, and in Providence -- with seventeen others -- purchased the island of Aquedneck, "through the joint influenceof Roger Williams and Sir Henry Vane with the Narraganset Sachems. The Indian name of the place, where the settlement was made, was Pocassett, and was retained some time by the settlers, until changed to Portsmouth." The purchase was completed March 24, 1638. On the first day ofJuly, 1639, they established a regular government of which William Coddington was chosen Governor and Philip Sherman, Secretary. After thishe often held office in the colony, and in critical periods, as a manof intelligence, wealth and influence, was frequently consulted by those in authority.<ref>#S364|Spooner</ref>, p. 28-9.

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The following article was written for SOY in Nov 2001 by Jean Friedman. : PHILIP AND ANNE By Jean Friedman: Due to its length and possible copyright issues, I have removed the full text of this article from the profile. "SOY" is Shermans of Yaxley, an online group of researchers started in 1994. Their homepage can now be found here (6 Apr 2014). The article can be found here. Its subject is Philip's connection to Anne Hutchinson, a leading figure in the Antinomian Controversy, which was a religious schism among the Puritans. - Remus-2|FR :

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WILL of PHILIP SHEARMAN, of Portsmouth, RI: In the name of God Amen, I, Philip Shearman, yeoman, aged seventy-one years, of the Town of Portsmouth in the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England, being in good memory, praise be therefor given to Almighty God, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in the manner and form following: (that is to say); firstand principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried by my executor hereafter named. And as for the disposition of my worldly estate, it is in manner and form following; first I give to Sarah my loving wife the use and her dwelling in the first room at the west end of my now dwelling house& bed and bedding with the furniture thereto belonging now standing in the aforenamed room. Also I do here by ordaine and appoint my son Samuel my sole Executor to this my last will and testament truely performed; and to b__ himself, heirs, Executors and Administrators for the true performance hereof; furthermore my will is that my executor shall sufficiently maintain my loving wife with food and raiment and all necessaries whatsoever during her natural life and at her decease decently to bury her; furthermore, I do give unto Sarah my wife ten good ewe sheep to be marked out of my flock for the sole use and dispose both of bodie and wool yearly, wch said number shall be kept by my said Executor during the natural life of Sarah my said wife free and without any charge to my wife.: 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 second best; such excepted mare, I give to Thomas Mumford and Peleg Mumford my Grandchildren. : Item: I give unto my son Peleg five ewe sheep.: Item: I give unto my son Edmund a quarter share of meadow and a sixteenth part of a share of upland lying in Ponagansett within the Township of Dartmouth in the colony of New Plymouth in New England with all the privileges th__ to belonging or any wards appertaining. And also my whole right in the purchase of Squamscutt now called Westerly by thecollony to the said Edmund and his heirs.: Item: I give unto my son Samson after the decease of my said wife his half of the breadth of my farm which I now dwell upon from the westward end to the sea and three Rood more in breadth of the whole length of the aforesaid land and bounded southward upon a straight line Eastward from the south west corner of that orchard now called Sampson's upon a straight line to a lande marke about a rood short of the cart waythat goes from my dwelling house to my barn in Portsmouth aforesaid. And from the said land marke upon a sloap line five Rood westwardly ofmy barn until it comes to the line of the aforesaid half-breadth of the aforesaid farm to him and his heires forever and to have the third part of any hay and grass yearly of the aforesaid farm. And my son Samson and my son Samuel to have equal privileges in the arible land of the aforesaid farm during the natural life of Sarah my wife.: Item: I give unto my son Samuel all the remaining of my aforesaid farm with my now dwelling house and all the other buildings upon the said part of the land lying southward of the other part of my farm now given to my son Samson as aforesaid to him and his heirs forever after the decease of Sarah my wife and to have two parts of the grass and thehay during the natural life of Sarah my wife.: Item: All my neat cattle, hors kind, sheep kind and swine I do give unto my son Samuel aforenamed Executor, (excepting two oxen and a fatting cow.) And also all my moveable goods (Excepting two great chests with lock and key to each of them, which said chests I give unto my wife Sarah) he my aforesaid executor paying the several legacies herein this my will specified both the aforementioned and what shall hereafterbe exprest in this my will.: Item: I givee unto my son Samson aforenamed one white faced mare with her foale and all those four Indians wch we jointly bought.: Item: I give unto my son Samson and my son Samuel my draught horse and two draught steers equally betwixt them. : Item: I give unto my son John my bay mare.: Item: I give unto my son Benjamin all the remaining __art of of my land at Brigg's Swamp whereupon the said Benjamin's house now stands, being by estimation twentie acres be the same more or less to him and his heires forever.: Item: I give unto my daughter Sarah ten ewe sheep to be paid her theyear after my decease.: Item: I give unto my daughter Mary ten ewe sheep to be paid her the year after my decease.: Item: I give unto my daughter Hannah fivee pounds of New England silver money for the proper use of her selfe and children to be paid the year after my decease.: Item: I give unto my daughter Hannah five ewe sheep to be paid to her the year after my decease.: Item: I give unto my daughter Philip ten ewe sheep to be paid to herthe year after my decease.: Item: I give unto Benjamin Clarke to my son Edmund until he comes ofage of one & twenty years, the said Edmund finding the said Benjamin with sufficient food and clothing duting the terme aforesaid.: Item: I the above said Philip Shearman do ordain and appoint this tobemy last will and testament, making void all former wills and testaments heretofore by me made.: In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this one and thirtyeth day of the month comonly called July, Anno Domino on thousand six hundred and Eightie one. : Philip Shearman (Seal): Before the signing and sealing of this my will and testament, I the aforesaid Philip Shearman do declare that wheras the word Assigns is omitted in the giving of the several parcels of land to my children:: That it is my true intent and meaning that I do give the said several parcels of land specified in my above written will to my children totheir heires and Assigns forever. : 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 : ================================================
: New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, VolumeIV : (The Sherman Line). : (IV) Philip Sherman, son of Samuel Sherman, was named after his mother.He was born in Dedham, England, February 5, 1610. He came to America when he was twenty-three, and settled at Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was made freeman there, May 14, 1634, standing next on the list after Governor Haynes. He married Sarah Odding, in the year after his arrival; she was stepdaughter of John Porter, of Roxbury, and her mother, Margaret Porter,was widow of (???) Odding. He returned to England in 1635 for a short time. On November 20, 1637, he and others were warned togive up all arms, because "the opinions and revelations of Mr. Wheelwright and Mrs.Hutchinson have seduced and led into dangerous errors many of the people here in New England." The Church record says he was brought over to "Familism" by Porter, his wife's stepfather. In 1638 hewas in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, but the Massachusetts authorities evidently thought he had not left, for on March 12, 1638, though he had license to leave, he had summons to appear at the next court if they had not yet gone, to "answer such things as shall be objected." He did not answer these summons, but continued to be a prominent figure in Rhode Island affairs. In 1639 he was secretary of the colony; made freeman, March 16,1641; was general recorder, in 1648 to 1652; deputy from 1665 to 1667. On April 4, 1676, he was among sixteen persons who were requested to be at the next meeting of the deputies to give advice andhelp in regard to the Narragansett campaign. He died in March, 1687. His will, dated July 30,1681, showed that he was wealthy for the times. He had thirteen children, eight boys and five girls, their dates of birth being between the years 1634 and 1652. : ================================================

: from: "The Great Migration Begins"

: PHILIP SHERMAN

: ORIGIN: Unknown : MIGRATION: 1633 : FIRST RESIDENCE: Roxbury : REMOVES: Portsmouth 1638: CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: "Phillip Sherman. He came into the land in the year 1623 [sic], a single man, & after married Sarah Odding, the daughter o[f] the wife of John Porter by a former husband. This man was of a melancholy temper, he lived honestly & comfortably among us several years, upon a just calling went for England & returned again with a blessing: but after his father-in-law John Porter was so carried away withthese opinions of familism & schism he followed them & removed with them to the Iland, he behaved himself sinfully in these matters (as mayappear in the story) & was cast out of the church" [RChR 78-79].

: FREEMAN: 14 May 1634 [MBCR 1:368]. 16 March 1640/1 [RICR1:111]. : EDUCATION: Sufficient to be General Recorder of Rhode Island. His inventory included "four old Bibles & other small books" valued at ¹1. : OFFICES: General Recorder, 16 May 1648, 22 May 1649, 23 May 1650 [RICR 1:209, 217, 230, 236]. On 4 November 1651 colony records were demanded of Philip Sherman "late recorder of this colony" [RICR 236].: Attended Portsmouth town meeting, 13 May 1638, 20 May1638, 20 August1638, 5 November 1638, 2 January 1638/9 [RICR 1:53, 54,58, 61, 63]. Selectman, 30 April 1639 [RICR 1:71]. Committee to build fences, 20 May1638 [RICR 1:54]. Surveyor, 1640 [RICR 1:102]. Town clerk,1649-1656 [PoTR 42, 45, 49, 50, 57, 60, 62, 67, 71]. Town Council, 1649,1650, 1653, 1654, 1656, 1657, 1670-1673 [PoTR 42, 45, 61, 62, 71, 76,152, 161, 169, 176]. Portsmouth commissioner to Rhode Island General Court, 21 May 1656 [PoTR 70; RICR 1:337]. Committee to audit treasurer's accounts, 21 May 1661 [RICR 1:442]. Portsmouth deputy to Rhode Island General Court, 3 May 1665, 25 October 1665 [PoTR 130; RICR 2:96, 130]. : ESTATE: On 10 February 1639/40 he was granted 200 acres at Portsmouth [RICR 1:73]. : On 28 August 1650 Samuel Gorton of Warwick sold to Philip Sherman ofPortsmouth seven acres in Portsmouth [PoTR 304-05]. : On 3 October 1677 Philip Sherman Senior of Portsmouth deeded to "Pelegg Sherman my son" fourteen acres in Portsmouth [PoLE1:148]. On 15 April 1678 Philip Sherman Senior of Portsmouth deeded to "Benjamin Chasemy son-in-law and my daughter Philip his wife" four acres and a half in Portsmouth [PoLE 1:150]. : In his will, dated 31 July 1681 and proved 22 March1686/7, "Philip Shearman, yeoman, aged seventy-one years, of the Town of Portsmouth," bequeathed to "Sarah my loving wife the use and her dwelling in the first room at the west end of my now dwelling..."; "my son Samuel my soleexecutor" and to provide "my loving wife with food and raiment and all necessaries whatsoever during her natural life and at her decease decently to bury her"; to "Sarah my wife ten good ewe sheep"; to "Eber my eldest son that which I have already given him, ten acres of land inthe bounds of Portsmouth ... at a place called Briggs swamp ... and all my horse flesh in the Narragansett country excepting one mare, the second best, such excepted mare, I give to Thomas Mumford and Peleg Mumford my grandchildren"; to "my son Peleg five ewe sheep"; to "my son Edmund a quarter share of meadow and a sixteenth part of a share of upland lying in Ponagansett within the township of Dartmouth ... also mywhole right in the purchase of Squamscutt now called Westery"; to "myson Samson after the decease of my said wife his half of the breadth of my farm which I now dwell upon ... my son Samson and my son Samuel to have equal privileges in the aerable land of the aforesaid farm during the natural life of Sarah my wife"; to "my son Samuel all the remaining part of my aforesaid farm with my now dwelling house and all theother buildings ...and to have two parts of the grass and the hay during the natural life of Sarah my wife"; to "my son Samson ... one white faced mare with her foal and all those four Indians which we jointlybought"; to "my son John my bay mare"; to "my son Benjamin all the remaining part of my land at Briggs' Swamp whereupon the said Benjamin'shouse now stands"; to "my daughter Sarah ten ewe sheep"; to "my daughter Mary ten ewe sheep"; to"my daughter Hannah ¹5 of New England silver money for the proper use of herself and children"; to "my daughter Hannah five ewe sheep"; to "my daughter Philip ten ewe sheep"; "I giveBenjamin Clarke to my son Edmund until he comes of age of one & twenty years, the said Edmund finding the said Benjamin with sufficient food and clothing during the term aforesaid" [Roy V. Sherman, Some Descendants of Philip Sherman The First Secretary of Rhode Island, hereafterSherman Anc, citing PoLE 2:260-61]. : The inventory of the estate of Philip Sherman, dated 19 March 1686/7, totalled £100, with no real estate included [Portsmouth Scrapbook 17]. : ASSOCIATIONS: Thomas Townsend Sherman has elaborated the large Sherman family of Dedham, Essex, and vicinity [Sherman Genealogy(New York 1920)], cited above as Sherman Gen]. Philip Sherman wasfollowed to New England by his brother Samuel Sherman of Boston, his first cousin JohnSherman of Watertown, and his first cousins once-removed Edmund Sherman and Richard Sherman. : COMMENTS: One of the Wheelwright supporters ordered disarmed [MBCR 1:212]. He signed the Portsmouth Covenant 7 March 1637/8 [RICR 52]. : Accounts of this family in secondary sources, beginning with Austin,supply incomplete dates of birth for all the children,including a sonWilliam and an earlier daughter Mary [Austin 178-79]. None of these dates is found in any contemporary records, and so all these dates and the two additional children are omitted in the arrangement given above. If there is any basis for these data, it would probably be a surviving family record, but no mention of such a document is made. : ================================================
: This following letter, from the Society of Friends, regarding the placement of a Tombstone for Philip - a project in the works by Alonzo Sherman of Michigan:

From: PORTFRNDShotmail.com : Subject: Re: Tombstone for Phillip Shearman (1610-1887) : Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 : : Dear Mr. Sherman: : Please forgive my not responding to your e-mail sooner. I have been out of town at a Pastor's Conference in South Carolina, then we had some bad news concerning a family member in Fla. who has just been diagnosed with cancer. : This is the first opportunity I have had to catch up on my correspondence since returning. : With respect to your inquiry regarding a monument to you ancestor.Several months ago a letter was drafted and I was under the impression that it had been sent to you regarding your request. : : However, there seems to be some question as to if you received this letter at all. Let me therefore, try to bring you up to date with where we are on the issue of the monument. : The Administrative Council of the Church, met and discussed in detail you family's request. Additionally, several different thoughts were taken into consideration concerning placing a monument in the Cemetery. : After long and careful discussion and deliberation the following wasthe result: : The "Friends or Quakers" of the time your ancestor was associated with the Church, were very much out of favor with the thought of markinggraves. They were, as you have come to understand, a simple plain people who were not given to what some of the early "Friends" might have called "pretense." : As a result they did not mark their graves with tomb stones, monuments, markers and such. The "Friends" held to the scripture that, "to beabsent from the body is to be present with the Lord," and with that belief firmly in their hearts and minds, they placed little care or concern about marking graves. They believed that the person was no longerthere, but rather was in heaven with the Lord. : Over time, we have indeed allowed for the marking of the grave sitesof later "Friends" who have died, but even at that it has been relatively simple. : The final decision of the Administrative Council with respect to your request was that out of respect to the memory and the belief and trust that the " Friends" of the time period your family member was a part of, and in keeping with the "Friends" history and practice of that era, we would respectfully decline your request to place a monument in the cemetery. : We appreciate your concern and we also appreciate the contribution your ancestor made not only to the "Friends Meeting" here, but also to the Community and the state of Rhode Island. : It may be that the Rhode Island State Historical Society, would be interested in allowing a monument of some type to be placed in one of the parks near or around the capital since your ancestor played such animportant role in our early state development. : We hope you appreciate the Church's position, and that our decliningyour offer in no way is meant to diminish or minimize the contribution your ancestor made to our Church, the community and the state in which he lived. : Please accept our sincere appreciation for your consideration towardusing this matter.

Respectfully yours, : Jordan S.C. Jacobson, Sr. : Pastor, Portsmouth Evangelical Friends Church : ================================================

Note: Below was cited from a page on the now-defunct Geocities.com. The url given was just an index page for someone's genealogy anddid not include anything below. Archive.org ("The Wayback Machine") has an archived copy of that page, which includes a link to the page from which the quote below came. The original, both here and on Geocities, had the word "gems" erroneously substituted for the word guns (now corrected). The correct information can be found on Philip Sherman's Wikipedia page. The cached copy of the original Geocities page (with the "gems" error) can be found here. : Hon. Philip Sherman, son of Samuel Sherman, and the immigrant ancestor of the branch of our subject's family, was born in Dedham, England,February 5, 1610. In 1633 he settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and on May 14, 1634, was made a freeman. In the Anne Hutchinson troubles hetook the popular side, but as Governor Winthrop ultimately prevailed,Philip Sherman and others who held his views were warned on November 20, 1637, to deliver up all guns, pistols, swords, powder, shot, etc. He and eighteen others who were banished from Massachusetts signed a civil compact under date of March 7, 1638, for the occupation of Rhode Island. In Providence they met Roger Williams who advised them to purchase the Island of Aquetnet (now Rhode Island) from the Indians. The purchase was completed March 24, 1638. He was present at a general meeting held at Portsmouth on May 13, 1638. A regular government was established on July1, 1639, and Philip Sherman was elected secretary. His records show him to have been an expert penman and an educated man. He was made freeman, March 16, 1641, was general recorder from 1648 to 1651, inclusive. In1665-67 he was deputy to the General Court. Because of his intelligence,wealth and influence, he was often consulted by those in authority. In Rhode Island he left the Congregational church andbecame identified with the Society of Friends. His will shows him andhis son Samuel to have been joint owners of four Indian slaves. His will was proved March 22,1687. He was married to Sarah Odding, a daughter of Mrs. John Porter by a former marriage. :

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Records indicate Baptismal date of Feb. 5, 1610, suggesting that he was born before then. Dates would further suggest that Samuel was a twin of Phillip. : "Philip Shearman died at Portsmouth, on the island of Rhode Island, in 1686 or 1687. His wife survived him. He left a will which is recorded in Portsmouth, dated July 30, 1681, proved March 22, 1687. : In 1633 or previous to that year he came from his home in Dedham, England, and settled in Roxbury, Mass. In that year he was admitted a freeman. In the Anne Hutchinson troubles he took the popular side and was one of the "Roxbury men" ordered to be disarmed for being seduced and led into dangerous errors by Mr. Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson, and with John Clark and 16 others, he was banished from Massachusetts Bay by the general court of Newton, Oct. 2, 1637. They left Boston with the intention of settling in New Hampshire, but finding the climate too severe in that section of the country, they abandoned their lands there, and removed March 7, 1638, to the island of Rhode Island, which they purchased by the advice of Roger Williams, whom they met in Providence, from Aquetnet, the Indian chief (Alt. version - advised to purchase the island of Aquetnet [now Rhode Island] of the Indians). : The purchase was completed March 24, 1638, and on the first day of July, 1639, they established a regular government, of which Coddington was chosen Governor, and Philip Shearman (so spelled by himself) Secretary. They named the upper part of the island Portsmouth, and there Philip Shearman resided, owning a tract of land at that place. It was there that all his children were born, except Eber, his eldest son, and daughter Sarah who were born in Roxbury, Mass. He was town clerk for many years, and the records of the town of Portsmouth were kept by him with great neatness and exactness. He held various other offices in the Colony, and in critical periods, as a man of intelligence, wealth and influence was frequently consulted by those in authority. After he removed to Rhode Island he left the Congregational church and united with the "Society of Friends" (Quakers)."<ref>the work of Rev. Henry B. Sherman.</ref> : "Owing to the fact that our ancestor Phillip used the Shearman spelling, I have continued it's use in this record where it seemed appropriate. Although a few descendants still use it, our family discontinued the practice about 1800 and now spell the name Sherman."<ref>the work of Rev. Henry B. Sherman.</ref> : First Secretary of Rhode Island<ref>New England Historic and Genealogical Society, Second Location: http://www.newenglandancestors.org</ref>

COMMENT ADDED BY Remus-2|Fred Remus: : From other sources, I believe the work being referenced is: : Sherman, Rev. David. "The Sherman Family", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 24 (January & April, 1870).

Sources

• New-England Historical and Genealogical Register and Antiquarian Journal, Volume XXIV (24), by Joseph Barlow Felt; published by the Society, 17 Bromfield Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870; printed by David Clapp & Son Wilbur-403|Wilbur-403 11:56, 9 February 2017 (EST)
• S18 NEGHR Vol 167 Apr 2013; Whole Number 666, page 152 The Earliest Shermans of Dedham Essex; Michael Johnson Wood.
• S614 Author: Cohan, Art. Title: Shermans of Yaxley Homepage. Note: Author is dedicated Sherman family researcher.Note: The author of the website referenced here died 15 Jul 2013. The work has been taken over by another researcher. I have corrected the url to reflect the current site. The previous url led only to anerror page.
• Wikipedia - Phillip Sherman
• The life of the Honorable Philip Sherman
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• Mumford, James Gregory. Space:New England Mumfords|Mumford Memoirs, Being the Story of the New England Mumfords (Merrymount Press, Boston, 1900) Page 27
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• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherman-1884#DNA_Note

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6. ROBERT TREAT PAINE, 1731-1814; Thomas Paine & Eunice Treat; James Paine & Bethiah Thacher, Samuel Treat & Abigail Willard: Thomas Paine, Jr., & Mary Snow, John Thacher & Rebecca Winslow, Gov. Robert Treat & Jane Tapp, Samuel Willard & Abigail Sherman; Thomas Paine & ____, Nicholas Snow & Constance Hopkins (daughter of <i>Stephen Hopkins </i>IMP] & ), Anthony Thacher & Elizabeth Jones, Josiah Winslow (brother of <i>Gov. Edward Winslow </i>[MPI & Margaret Bourne, Richard Treat & Alice Gaylord, Edmund Tapp & Jane ____ Simon Willard & Mary Sharpe, Rev. John Sherman of Watertown, Mass. & <i>Mary Launce </i>(RD). 7. ROGER SHERMAN, 1721-1793; William Sherman & Mehitable Wellington; Joseph Sherman & Elizabeth Winship, Benjamin Wellington & Elizabeth Sweetman; John Sherman, Jr., & Martha Palmer, Edward Winship & Elizabeth Parke, Roger Wellington & Mary Palgrave, Thomas Sweetman & Isabel Cutter; John Sherman of Dedham & Great Horksley, Essex (a first cousin once removed of Rev. John Sherman of Watertown, Mass., above) & Grace Ravens, later of Watertown also, William Palmer & Mary Stamforth, Lionel Winship & Richard Parke & Margery Crane, <i>Dr. Richard Palgrave </i>(RD) & Anna ____, (probably) (Samuel?) Cutter & Elizabeth ____ http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/NEXUS/notable...

Arrived in US Roxbury Mass, 1633, Maried Sarah Odding 1633, Dedham, Essex England, Accomplishment involved with the purchase of Rhode Island 1639