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Mercy (White) Sherman (abt. 1670 - 1739)

Mercy Sherman formerly White
Born about in Marshfield, Plymouth Colonymap [uncertain]
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , and
Wife of — married 3 Feb 1697 (to 12 Jun 1739) in Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , and
Died at about age 69 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Mercy White was born about 1670, based on her age at death, the daughter of Peregrine and Sarah (Bassett) White probably where her parents resided, in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony.[1]

She married William Sherman on 03 February 1697 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay.[2] He was the son of William and Desire (Doty) Sherman, born Marshfield on 19 April 1672.[3] He was a descendant of Pilgrim Edward Doty.[1]

Mercy Sherman died on 12 June 1739 in Marshfield aged 69 years,[4][5] and was buried there in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.[6] Her husband William died in Marshfield on 26 February 1739/40 aged 67,[7] and was also buried in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.[8]

William Sherman's will, dated 30 November 1739 and proved 07 April 1740, named two grandchildren John and Mary, the children of his daughter Thankful Polden deceased; son-in-law Adam Hall and wife Sarah; daughters Mary and Abigail Sherman.[9]

In January 1782 at court the widow Mary Phillips of Marshfield attached the land of Mary and Abigail Sherman that they had received of their father.[1]

Children born Marshfield:

  1. Thankful, b. 10 Apr 1699[10]
  2. Sarah, b. 08 May 1701[11]
  3. Mary (twin), b. 01 Jun 1711; d. unmarried after Jan 1782.[12]
  4. Abigail (twin), b. 01 Jun 1711; d. unmarried after Jan 1782.[12]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wakefield, Robert S. (editor). Sherman, Ruth Wilder and Sherman, Robert Moody (original compilers). Mayflower Families Through Five Generations. Volume Thirteen Family of William White. Third Edition. (Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006) pp. 10, 20-21.
  2. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest, "The Vital Records of Marshfield, Mass.," Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 5(1903):237.
    "William Sherman & Mercy White were Married feb. 3d . 1697."
  3. ↑ Bowman, "Marshfield VRs," MD Vol. 6:21.
  4. ↑ Bowman, "Records from Old Burial Ground, Marshfield, Mass.," MD, Vol. 13:110.
    "Sherman, Mercy, wife of William, died 12 June, 1739, aged 69 years."
  5. ↑ Vital records of Marshfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, p.23 [marriage], p.408 [death]
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 May 2020), memorial page for Marcy White Sharman (1670–12 Jun 1739), Find A Grave: Memorial #159090258, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Caryn (contributor 47509429). (Includes gravestone photo.)
  7. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest, "Records from Old Burial Ground, Marshfield, Mass.," Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 13:110.
    "Sherman, William, died 26 February, 1739[/40?], aged 67 years."
  8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 May 2020), memorial page for William Sherman (19 Apr 1672–26 Feb 1739), Find A Grave: Memorial #166609398, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Scout731 (contributor 48372293) . (Includes gravestone photo.)
  9. ↑ Bowman, "William Sherman's Will," MD Vol. 25:134-5.
  10. ↑ Bowman, "Marshfield VRs," MD Vol. 6:18.
  11. ↑ Bowman, "Marshfield VRs," MD Vol. 8:179.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Bowman, "Marshfield VRs," MD Vol. 7:119.

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