Jotham Sherman

Jotham Sherman b: 27 Feb 1733 He served 18 days in Aug 1757 in Capt. John Barnum's Co., Fort William Henry alarm. (FDS - 2777) served in French & Indian War.

Jotham Sherman was born in 1734, married around 1757, and settled in Newtown, CT., building and always living in his home on Queen Street, on land formerly owned by his father, near the present residence of his grandson Cyrus Beers Sherman. He was a man of positive character, having the characteristics of the old Sherman families such as laconic speech - of few words, but expressive and to the point - and stern integrity. He was a life-long member of the Trinity Episcopal church in Newtown, and for many years the chorister. His four wives all are buried by his side in Newtown.

Source: (AGBI) "SHERMAN Jotham 173? Connecticut Rolls of Ct. Men in the French and Indian War. Ed. By Albert C. Bates. Hartford, Ct, 1903, 1905. (2v.).9:238" Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shermfult...

Evidently Jotham, Justin's only brother, did not have as radical Loyalist convictions as did Justin, though he too was a pillar in the Episcopal church. He lived in peace and prosperity to a ripe old age and passed on a go ally estate to his children.

Source: http://www.thirdstbooks.com/sherman/hdsbio01.html

"Newtown August 25 1777 Personally appeared and took the oath of fidelity before me, Jabez Botsford Justice of the Peace" — "Caleb Baldwin Junr, the Town Clerk."

A noble example of one of Newtown's foremost men, who always dared to lead where any dared to follow. Draw on our imagination all we will, who of us, at this distant day, can realize the dignity, the solemnity, of the scene when the first little band of eight freemen stood before the gallant leader they had in the Town Clerk, and with uplifted hand, swore before the ever living God to uphold, and defend if need be with their lives, the cause espoused as set forth in the Declaration of Independence.

Dates when taken, and names of those who took the oath of fidelity in Newtown before Caleb Baldwin Justice of the Peace, as well as Town Clerk.

August 25, 1777 Jabez Botsford Esqr, George Terrill, Lieut. Benjamin Summers, Richard Fairman, James Fairchild Junr, Fitch Kimberly, Moses Shepherd, Elijah Botsford.

August 26 Lieut. Nathanael Brisco, John Botsford, Lieut. Henry Fairman.

August 27 1777 Nathanael Barnum, September i Eleazer Burritt, Matthew Curtis, Joshua Northrop, Josiah Bardslee, Abel Baldwine, Capt. Jonathan Northrop, Amos Burritt, Elijah Fott, Eli Dunning, Henry Wood, David Baldwin, Gideon Botsford, Silas Hubbell, Oliver Fairchild. (skipping ahead in the list of names) 1779 John Hard, George Foot Junr, Theophilus Nichols, William Edmond, Livinus Peck, John Beach, Josiah Beardslee Junr,

-> Jotham Sherman, <-

James Shepard, Joel Prindle, Abiel Booth, Thomas Wheeler, Birdsey Glover, Zalmon Peck, John Hard, Andrew Stillson, Joshua Peck, David Hinman, Matthew Hall.

Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=P05zXB__4s4C&pg=PA98 Source: http://www.damnedcomputer.com/Genealogy/nnorthropivepedigree3-29-13... Source: https://archive.org/stream/newtownsbicenten00geor/newtownsbicenten0... Source: https://archive.org/stream/newtownsbicenten00georiala#page/98 Newtown's bicentennial, an account of the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the purchase from the Indians of the land of the town of Newtown, Connecticut, held August fifth, nineteen hundred and five by George, J. H. (James Hardin); Smith, Allison Parish; Johnson, Ezra Levan, 1832-1917

Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43806792/jotham-sherman