Martha (Sherman) Bowman (1641 - abt. 1729)

Born 21 Feb 1641 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Bowman — married 26 Sep 1661 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 1729 at about age 87 in Watertown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Martha Sherman^[1] was born on February 21, 1641^[2], in Watertown , MIddlesex, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of John and Martha (Palmer) Sherman. Martha married Francis Bowman on September 26, 1661, Watertown ^[3]. They had 8 children:

1. Francis, b. September 26, 1662 ^[3]
2. John, b. February 19, 1665 ^[4]
3. Martha, b. March 2, 1666 ^[5]
4. Nathaniel, b. February 9, 1669 ^[6]
5. Joseph, b. May, 18, 1674 ^[7]
6. Anna, b. September 19, 1676 ^[8]
7. Samuel, b. August 14, 1679 ^[9]
8. Jonathan, b. 1682

Martha Sherman Bowman died about 1729, probably in Watertown, Middlesex County.

Sources

1. ↑ Bond, Henry, M.D., Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston (Boston: Little, Brown & Company 1855) (Free e-book) p. 430
2. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 7
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 24
4. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 26
5. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 28
6. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 31
7. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 37
8. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 41
9. ↑ Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions also the Proprietors' Book also the First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriage (Prepared for Publication by the Historical Society)(Watertown Mass Press of Fred G Barker 1894)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrcords.org) p. 47

• Anderson, Robert Charles: "The Great Migration Begins"; page 195 (Nathaniel Bowman)
• Pope, Charles Henry; "Pioneers of Massachusetts"; page 412 (Sherman)
• New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 88

Acknowledgments

Thank you to L Michelle O'Hara for creating WikiTree profile Sherman-2339 through the import of O_Hara Family .ged on Oct 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by L Michelle and others.