Samuel Sherman (abt. 1601 - abt. 1665)

Born about 1601 in Dedham, Essex, England

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Descendants

Died about 1665 at about age 64 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Samuel Sherman migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 304) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Samuel Sherman was a son of Samuel Sherman and his wife Phillipp (Ward) Sherman of Dedham, Essex, England. Record of his baptism has not been found. His father's will, dated 20 January 1615/6, names sons Henry, Philip, and Samuel, all under 22 years old. Baptism records exist for five other children of the family, and Michael Wood estimated Samuel's birthdate as "say 1607," fitting a gap between the recorded baptisms of two siblings. ^[1] Sherman's 1870 article "The Sherman Family" stated a birthdate of October 20, 1601,^[2] but this is the baptism date for Samuel's brother Henry.

Parents Samuel Sherman 1573 – 1611 & Phillip Ward 1575 – Aft 1617 Spouse Esther Burges 1612 – 1646

He was married to Grace, whose maiden name is not known. They were married by about 1633, presumably in Dedham, Essex, England.

The family emigrated to New England by 1636, when Samuel Sherman was recorded in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, as the possessor of 100 acres of land. They moved to Boston, Massachusetts, by 31 December 1637, when son Philip was born in Boston. Samuel joined the church in Boston on 1 March 1639/40 and became a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on 13 May 1640. His wife (Grace) joined the Boston church on 29 August 1641.^[3] Their four younger children were born in Boston and baptized in the first church there.^[4]

Samuel Sherman died in Boston by March 1644/5, when his estate was inventoried.^[5]

Children of Samuel Sherman and his wife Grace were:^[6]

1. Mary Sherman, born "say" 1633; married name Clarke; probably married to Emanuel Clarke.
2. Samuel Sherman, born "say" 1635; married Naomi Johnson
3. Philip Sherman, born in Boston, 31 December 1637
4. Martha Sherman, born in Boston, 5 December 1639
5. Nathaniel Sherman, born in Boston, 7 December 1641; married Mary Kirtland
6. Jonathan Sherman 8 February 1643/4; probably died young, as he is not mentioned in the administration of his father's estate.

Sources

1. ↑ Wood, pages 47-48.
2. ↑ Sherman, page 65
3. ↑ Wood, page 151.
4. ↑ Wood, page 152.
5. ↑ Wood, page 151.
6. ↑ Wood, page 152.

See also:

• Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory; Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640, A Concise Compendium, Ebook (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), entry for "Sherman, Samuel": Dedham, Essex; 1636; Ipswich [ITR 19; WP 3:433; BChR 28; BTR 1:34; MBCR 1:377; NEHGR 2:401, 166:245-58, 167:35-54, 149-56].
• Sherman, David. "The Sherman Family." New England Historical and Genealogical Register and Antiquarian Journal, Volume XXIV,, 1870; pages 63 to 72.
• Wood, Michael Johnson. "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham Essex, and Their Wives, Part 2." New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEGHR}, Vol 167, Jan 2013; Whole Number 665, pages 35-54.
• Wood, Michael Johnson. "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham Essex, and Their Wives, Part 3." New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEGHR}, Vol 167, April 2013; Whole Number 666, page 149-156.
• New England Historical and Genealogical Register and Antiquarian Journal, Volume XXIV, published by the Society, 17 Bromfield Street, Boston, Massachusetts, printed by David Clapp & Son, 1870; The Sherman Family, Page 65

Samuel4 (Samuel3, Henry2, Henry1) was born in Dedham, England, October 20, 1601, and died in Boston, Mass.

By his wife, Grace, he had:—

1. Philip, b. Oct. 31, 1637, d. young;

2. Martha, b. May 7, 1639;

3. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 19, 1642, d. young;

4. Jonathan, b. Nov. 9, 1643, d. young;

By his wife, Naomi, he had:—

5. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 19, 1659;

6. Samuel, b. Oct. 3, 1661, d. young;

7. Samuel, b. April 24, 1664, prob. d. young.

So far as we know, this entire family is extinct.

Wilbur-403 08:30, 12 February 2017 (EST)