Hester Sherman, daughter of Edmund Sherman, was baptized 1 Apr 1606 in Dedham, Essex, England.[2][3] The Sherman Genealogy says that Edmund was the husband of Joane Makin,[3] but there is a lot of discussion/disagreement with this. See Edmund's profile.
Marriage
She married Andrew Ward, who was made a freeman May 14, 1634. This statement on the attached page from the Sherman Genealogy has been mis-interpreted as their marriage date. Their children were born before this date.
Death
Hester died between 27 Dec 1665 when she made her will and 30 Jan 1665/6 when an inventory of her estate was made.[4] 28 FEB 1666 was the date her will was proven in court.[3]
Will
Hester Ward's will was dated 27 Dec 1665,[4] and proved in court 28 Feb 1666.[3] An Inventory was made 30 Jan 1665/6.[4]
"Here followeth ye last will and Testament of Hester Warde being sick in body but whole in mind and memory I make this as my last will as followeth
Inprimis I give my soule to God yt gave it hoping for salvation only through Jesus Christ my Lord, and my body to a comly buriall
And for my temporall estate I dispose of it as followeth.
Inprimis I give to my Son William Ward five pounds
Item I give unto my Daughter Mary Burr fourty Shillings
Item I give unto my Sons Andrew and Samuell eight pounds # apiece to bee paid them out of my household goods.
Item I give unto my Daughter Abigaill Ten pounds to bee paid her out of my best Bedding
Item I give unto ye Children of my Daughter Anna Nicholls nine pounds to bee equally Divided among them.
Item I give unto my Grand Child Hester Ward nine pounds.
Item I give unto my Son Johns Child, now in being nine pounds.
Item I give unto my Grandchildren Sarah Burr and Nathaniell Burr ye Children of my Daughter Sarah nine pounds to bee equally Divided among them.
Its my Will yt if any of my Grand Children Dye before they bee of age to receive their portions ye surviving Children of ye same parent related to mee either as Son or Daughter shall inherit it, and in ye Default of such Child or Children ye parent shall inherit ye sd portion
Its my Will that my Grand Childrens portions should bee # paid to ye parents forthwith to bee put forth and to run for ye Childrens proper use and benefit.
Its my Will yt my Daughter Anna shall have my best no # Cloth peticoat: And my Daughter Sarah my Moheir Coate and my wareing linen shall bee Divided among my Daughters Ann Mary Sarah and Abigaile, and ye rest of my wearing Cloaths I give unto my Daughter Abigaile r And I ordayne and constitute my loving sons William Ward and Andrew Ward to bee my executors of this my last will, they paying all just dues and debts, with ye above said Legacies, ye remainder of my estate I doe bestow unto them equally to be divided between them
I give Daniel Burr and Hester Burr ten shillings apiece. Its my Will yt my son William shall have my Great Bible, and if Andrew outlive him, then Andrew shall have it.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set to my hand this 27th December, 1665.
↑ "Genealogical Gleanings in England." New England Historical and Genealogical Register 50:415. Boston: NEHGS, 1895.
↑ 3.03.13.23.3 Sherman, Thomas Townsend . "Sherman genealogy, including families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England: some descendants of the immigrants, Captain John Sherman, Reverend John Sherman, Edmund Sherman and Samuel Sherman, and the descendants of Honorable Roger Sherman and Honorable Charles R. Sherman." New York : T.A. Wright, 1920. (pp 105-108)
↑ 4.04.14.2 Jacobus, Donald Lines, MA (compiler, editor.) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. Fairfield, Conn.: The Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930.
↑ Ward, George K. Andrew Warde and his descendants, 1597-1910 : being a compilation of facts relating to one of the oldest New England families and embracing many families of other names, descended from a worthy ancestor even unto the tenth and eleventh generation New York : A.T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Company, 1910. (Will p. 25)
Michael Johnson Wood, “The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and Their Wives,” NEHGR, Vol 168, page 19
Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration," Volume VI, R-S, page 284 (profile of Edmund Sherman, her father)
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The link is no longer active, not available in the internet archive. The walkerfamily.org site is active, but I searched for ward, warde and sherman and there seems to be no mention. Especially since its not referencing a specific fact, I went ahead and deleted it. If someone knows where the information has moved to, please update the link.
Sherman-579 and Sherman-228 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to be the same person. These are two very similar lines and one of them connects to Vice President Aaron Burr.
Sherman-1788 and Sherman-2592 appear to represent the same person because: It seems likely that Hester and Esther are variations of the same name and these two profiles can be safely merged.
The link is no longer active, not available in the internet archive. The walkerfamily.org site is active, but I searched for ward, warde and sherman and there seems to be no mention. Especially since its not referencing a specific fact, I went ahead and deleted it. If someone knows where the information has moved to, please update the link.
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