John Sherman Sr (1720 - 1800)

Born 19 Jul 1720 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Dingley) Sherman — married 21 Aug 1746 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1800 at age 80 in Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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Biography

John Sherman Sr served with Minute Men, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

John Sherman Sr served with Civil Service, Massachusetts during the American Revolution.

John Sherman Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A103273.

• 'Minuteman' patriot in the American Revolution
• Mayflower descendant via his mother Mary Eames, a lineal descendant of Richard Warren, who was a signer of the Mayflower Compact

Aliases

• Variant given names: This is John Sherman Sr, born 1720
• Variant surnames: Shearman, Shearmon

Parents

• Son of William Sherman (1693–1724) & Mary Eames (1698–1747)
• Parentage on the "Find-a-Grave" record (42291268) is not accurate. ^[1][2]

Siblings

• Full-sib: Anthony Sherman 1722–1800
• Half-sibs, children of Thomas Phillips (1691- abt 1763):
  • Lydia Phillips 1727–1762
  • Thomas Phillips 1731–1781
  • Mary Phillips 1733–
  • Abiah Phillips 1739–1762
  • Deborah Phillips –1762
  • Mark Phillips –1762

Marriage & Children

• Married Elizabeth Dingley (1723-1796; a Richard Porter descendant, see Sources) on 21 Aug 1746 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Children:
  • Nathaniel Sherman 1748–1829
    • MSSRW 14:86 [Shearman, Nathaniel] served under Doty/Sprout; I. Bonney/N. Sparhawk; 1778
  • Ruth Sherman 1751–1826
  • Rufus Sherman 1754–1832
  • Asa Sherman (1756–1836) m. Polly Stephens (1762-1847) in 1784 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    • MSSRW 14:135 [Sherman, Asa], and 14:14 [Sharman, Asa] 1776-77
  • Elizabeth Sherman 1758–1836
  • John Sherman Jr 1762–1840.
    • He served as a private soldier, and later rose to the rank of Captain.
    • Pension Number: *S29453. Service Source: *S29453. Service Description: 1) CAPTS BONNEY, STURTEVANT, 2) COLS GRAY, JACOBS.
    • DAR # A103274
    • MSSRW 14:85 [Shearman, John] under I. Bonney/N. Sparhawk; 2 mos in 1778
    • MSSRW 14:16 [Sharmon, John] Served under Sturtevant/Jacobs; 3 mos in 1780

Military Service

• Subject of a Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application
• Subject of a 1945 Application for the Sons of the American Revolution (see image). Identified as a "Minuteman" on that application.
• "'John Shearman, of Plympton, served in Capt. Nathaniel Shaw's company, Col. James Warren's regiment, which marched in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775 to Marshfield; service 2 days.' He apparently had no other service, but all his sons were in the War." ^{[3] [4]} (and see the images).   [On this date, John Jr was only 12 years old.]
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Ancestor No. A103273

Death & Burial

• Death on 17 Dec 1800, Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Burial in Lakenham Cemetery, Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Probate

• John Sherman of Carver, yeoman died intestate and on 7 January 1801, Nathaniel Sherman and John Sherman both of Carver were granted the administration of his estate.^[5]

• His inventory was taken on 13 January 1801 in Carver. An account of his estate by his sons Nathaniel and John Sherman was recorded which included the sale of personal and real estate, debts paid, legacies paid to Nathaniel Sherman, Rufus Sherman, Jonah Bisbey, Asa Sherman, John Sherman and Elizabeth Finney, and administration fees^[6]

DNA

Research Notes

• Interested researchers may wish to try to produce the original documents for this citation in the SAR application:
  • Pension Records, Washington D.C., W. 19359.
• John Jr, also a veteran of Revolutionary War service, has a separate DAR Ancestor Number: A103274. According to his pension benefit application, his service in the Continental Army commenced in 1778.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, US, Town and Vital Records. John Sherman, b. 19 Jul 1720 Marshfield (Vol 1 Pg 29), son of William Sherman and Mary Eames

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2. ↑ Holman, Mary Lovering. (1936). Descendants of William Sherman of Marshfield, Massachusetts. [Concord, N.H.: The Rumford press].
   • https://archive.org/details/descendantsofwil00holm_0/page/n99/mode/2up
   • Page 42: 25. William Sherman born in Marshfield, Mass 23 jan 1693-4, died there 26 May 1724, aged 29 years. He married in Marshfield, 8 Oct 1719, Mary Eames, born in Marshfield 17 Jul 1698, bpt. 21 Aug 1698, d. Bridgewater, Mass, probably before 1756, daughter of Anthony and Mercy (Sawyer) Eames. She married secondly in Marshfield, 23 Feb 1724-25, Thomas Phillips, b. Marshfield 17 Jan 1791, d. Bridgewater aft. 1756. Children, born in Marshfield, Mass: John b. 19 Jul 1720, m. Elizabeth Dingley; Anthony b. 21 Dec 1722, m. Silence Ford
   • Note on Mary Eames from Holman page 42: Her name may have been Mercy. "Mercy" w. of Willliam Sherman, admitted to Marshfield Church, 14 May 1721. Mercy and Marcy are often confused. In most of the records pertaining to her she is "Mary".
3. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution (1896), page 85
4. ↑ Holman (1936), pp. 82-83
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-V4VM : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1793-1804 vol 34-35 > image 145 of 545; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-XF5L : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1801-1813 vol 38-39 > image 114 of 544; State Archives, Boston.

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Volume 315. SAR Membership 62839, Role: Ancestor, Application Date 8 Nov 1945; with reference to "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution", 14:14 (full-text); and to, "Pension Records, Washington DC, W.19359" (See images). The "Soldiers and Sailors" citation in this application is incorrect. The correct citation is 14:85.
• Commonwealth, Massachusetts (1896). Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. Vol. 14. Boston: Wright & Potter. Web: Archive. org (2013). p. 85
• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. Survivor's Pension Application File, Archive Publication Number M804, Archive Roll Number 2172
• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 4; Serial: 12260; Volume: 5
• Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0496621 item 2
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; and Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850. Birth on 19 Jul 1720. Death on 17 Dec 1800.
• Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 for John Sherman
• Porter, Joseph Whitcomb, 1824-1901. "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Porter: Who Settled At Weymouth, Mass., 1635, And Allied Families. Also, Some Account of the Descendants of John Porter, Who Settled At Hingham, Mass., 1635, And Salem, (Danvers) Mass., 1644". Hartford, KY: McDowell Publications, 1977. Original Publisher: Burr & Robinson, 1878. Page 21
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Ancestor No. A103273. Service: MASSACHUSETTS; Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE; Service Source: MADAR, TOWN OFFICIALS 1775-1783, GRC S1, VOL 34, P 245; Service Description: TOWN OFFICIAL
• Holman, Mary Lovering. (1936). Descendants of William Sherman of Marshfield, Massachusetts. [Concord, N.H.: The Rumford press]. pp. 82-83 (see image)
• Wakefield, RS. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations ('Silver Books'), Volume 18, Part 2: The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth. Plymouth MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2011, published 2016. Page 173.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #42291268. The parentage here is in error.