Grace (Stevens) Sherman (abt. 1629 - bef. 1713)

Born about 1629 in Dedham, Essex, England

Wife of Edmund Sherman — married 8 Dec 1656 in Suffolk, England

Died before 23 Mar 1713 before about age 84 in Dedham, Essex, England

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Biography

Thought to be daughter of Nicholai Stevens (1576-?). Children said to be John Sherman (1664), Martha (1666-1669), Edmund (1669-?) - all born in Dedham.

Her husband Edmund married as a widower,his second wife; Grace Stevens of Stratford, Essex on 8 Dec 1656. (There is no indication he ever left England) He was a "clothier" as were several of the Shermans listed in the Calendar of Wills in the Canterbury Prerogative Court. Edmund was mentioned on a memorial in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England with a death date of 28 May 1673.^[1]His will dated 11 Apr 1673, and proved 28 May 1673, names his wife Grace and makes her Executrix. There were three children, John, Martha & Edmund. A portion of the will transcript can be read at Sherman Family.

Research Notes

Alternate sources claim that Edmund Sherman was born in 1599-1673. Married twice - first to a Sarah Paynter (1600-1656), second to Grace Stevens (1629-1713). Secondary sources.

We Relate claims that Edmund married Grace Stevens on 12/08/1656 in Dedham, Essex.

Husband Edmund was baptized at Dedham, 23 Jun or Oct, 1599. He married 2 Nov 1648, Dengle, Essex, to his first wife Sarah Paynter who was buried, Dedham, 8 Sep 1656. Second wife: Grace Stevens b. 1629 Baptised 11 Oct 1629 at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England buried 23 Mar 1713 Dedham, Essex. Married 8 Dec 1656.^[2]NB: I have changed the date of birth to reflect British History / Essex date of 1629 rather than 9 Apr 1596. It is unlikely she lived more than 100 years. Her husband Edmund married as a widower,his second wife; Grace Stevens of Stratford, Essex on 8 Dec 1656. (There is no indication he ever left England) He was a "clothier" as were several of the Shermans listed in the Calendar of Wills in the Canterbury Prerogative Court. Edmund was mentioned on a memorial in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England with a death date of 28 May 1673.^[3]His will dated 11 Apr 1673, and proved 28 May 1673, names his wife Grace and makes her Executrix. There were three children, John, Martha & Edmund. A portion of the will transcript can be read at Sherman Family.

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #130978317 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   Memorial page for Edmund Sherman (13 Oct 1599-28 May 1673), citing St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England; Maintained by Robert DeVowe (contributor 48224154).
2. ↑ British History Search Criteria Sherman (access Mar 2023)
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #130978317 (accessed 9 March 2023)
   Memorial page for Edmund Sherman (13 Oct 1599-28 May 1673), citing St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England; Maintained by Robert DeVowe (contributor 48224154).

• https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/grace-stevens-24-2krwzrv
• US and International Marriage Records 1560-1900
• "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" by Thomas Townsend Sherman. Publisher Tobias A. Wright, 1920, New York, NY