Born in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ebenezer Sherman
and Margaret (Decrow) Sherman
Sister of
Eleazer Sherman, Rachel (Sherman) Joyce, William Sherman, Joseph Sherman, Abigail (Sherman) Carver, Ebenezer Sherman, Robert Sherman, John Sherman, Elisha Sherman and Bathsheba (Sherman) Walker [half]
Wife of
Joseph Witherell
— married
18 Jul 1731 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Witherell, Joshua Witherell, Desire (Witherell) Keen, Amos Witherell, Mary Witherell, Eunice (Witherell) Bearse and Ebenezer Witherell
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Elizabeth was born 27 Jan 1706 or 07 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ebenezer and Margaret (Decrow) Sherman[1].
The will of Ebenezer Sherman of Marshfield, “labourer” dated 10 January 1759 and proved 14 February 1759, mentioned his sons: William (eldest), Ebenezer, Elisha, Robert and John; daughters: Rachel Joyce, Elizabeth Witherell, Abigail Carver, and Barsheba Walker; and his wife, Bathsheba Sherman.
Marriage
Married Joseph Witherell, Marshfield, Massachusetts, 18 Jul 1731[2].
7 Children: (Identified through division deed[3])
- Joseph Witherell
- Joshua Witherell, m. Mary Standish
- Desire (Witherell) Keen, baptized 24 Aug 1740. Married Asher Keen (Stetson Kindred: 1-6-6-2-5)
- Amos Witherell, b. 20 Feb 1740, m. Ruth Stetson (Stetson Index: 1-8-1-5-5)
- Mary Witherell, b. ca 1792, baptized 10 Oct 1742. d. Pembroke, Massachusetts, 6 May 1810 (age 68) (never married?)
- Eunice (Witherell) Bearse, b. 4 Nov 1744; m. Ichabod Bearse,
- Ebenezer Witherell, baptized 13 Jul 1746.
On 4 February 1762, constable Elisha Curtis of Scituate “warned Joseph Witherell and his wife and children, who came from Pembroke about 3 months past, to depart town.”
Notes
- No birth records have been found for the children of Joseph and Elizabeth (Sherman) Witherell. The baptismal records assist with establishing the parentage of four and the division deed for Mary Witherell’s property provides evidence for the remainder[4].
Sources
- ↑ Marshfield VR 46.
- ↑ Marshfield VR 140.
- ↑ Plymouth Co. PR #23,288; 25:334 (inventory) 25:543x3(insolvent petition, commissioners, list of claims), 554 (account-Joseph Witherell).
- ↑ Plymouth Co. PR #23,288; 25:334 (inventory) 25:543x3(insolvent petition, commissioners, list of claims),
See Also:
- Marshfield VR's, p. 46
- Mayflower Births & Deaths, 1:413
- Barbara Lambert Merrick, "Genealogy of Eunice Stetson," Unpublished2002, pg 26. Copy held by Roy S. Lamberton
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