Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume III, Part 118

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 986

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(III) Hon. David (2), son of David (I) and Elizabeth (Brown) Fish, was born in Jerico, Vermont, and was educated in the schools of his native town. For twelve years he was judge of probate of Chittenden county, and a very prominent and useful man in the community. He married (first) Fannie L. Hutchins, May 2, 1835 ; children : Hiram B., born May 20, 1836, died in 1880, and Wallace B., born October 26, 1841. He married (sec- ond) January 10, 1852, Betsey Hutchins, a sister of his first wife, who were daughters of Dr. Elizur and Betsey (Hollenbeck) Hutchins, of Jericho, who came from Litch- field, Connecticut, and served as a surgeon at the battle of Plattsburg. Child of second marriage : Fannie Maria, widow of Orvis Woods Bullock. Mrs. Bullock is a member of Mercy Warren Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of Springfield, Massa- chusetts, which she entered on Mr. Hollen- beck's line of ancestry. She is a past regent of the chapter. Dr. and Mrs. Hutchins came from Litchfield, Connecticut, both riding one horse and leading a cow, and were the first settlers on "Brown's River," in what is now the town of Jerico. Dr. Hutchins' people were the first family in that vicinity to own a

stove, and parties came from miles distant to see it.

TOLMAN This surname was originally "le Tollere," or "le Toller," the term applied to those em-

ployed in gathering the king's levy. Tradition asserts that the Tolmans are of remote German origin, and that their Teutonic ancestors settled in England at a very early date. In the year 825 A. D., during the reign of Egbert, first king of the United Saxons, Sir Thomas Tol- man was grand almoner of that sovereign. The recognized head of the family in England dur- ing the first half of the seventeenth century was Sir Thomas Tolman, of North Lincolnshire, and a nephew of the latter was a favorite of the ill-fated Charles I. A Sir Thomas Tol- man of the same period commanded a Puritan regiment under Cromwell at the battle of Marston Moor, in 1644. The family coat-of- arms is thus described: "Sa. a martlett ar. between three ducal crowns or; crest: two arms in amour embowed, wielding a battle axe, all ppr.'

(I) The American descendants of the Eng- lish Tolmans now being considered, are un- doubtedly the posterity of Thomas Tolman, of Salcomb Regis, Devonshire, who according to the parish register was buried there A11- gust 24, 1622, and his son Thomas, the immi- grant, was baptized in Salcomb, December 9, I608.

(II) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (I), of Salcomb, embarked at Plymouth in the "Mary and John," March 30, and settled in Dorches- ter. Massachusetts. He was admitted a free- man May 13, 1640; served as constable sev- eral years subsequent to 1660; and his death occurred in Dorchester, June 18, 1690. The Christian name of his first wife was Sarah, and that of his second wife was Katherine; the latter died November 7, 1677. In his will he gives to his son Thomas "my great chub axe," etc. ; to his son John, meadow lands ; and legacies to his daughters. His children were: Thomas, Ruth, Mary, Hannah, John, Rebecca, Sarah.

(III) Thomas (3), son of Thomas (2) Tol- man, was born in Dorchester, in 1633; re- sided in Tolman's Lane, near what is now Ashmont street, Dorchester, and died there September 12, 1718. He married, November 4, 1654, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Alice Johnson, of Lynn. She died Decem- ber 15, 1726. Thomas and Elizabeth Tolman were admitted to the church in Dorchester,

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May 17, 1674. Children: Mary, married Ebenezer Crane. 2. Thomas, probably born in Lynn ; died December 22, 1716. 3. Sam- uel. 4. Daniel, born May 1, 1679; married Sarah Humphrey ; died April 30, 1761.

(IV) Samuel, son of Thomas (3) and Eliz- abeth (Johnson) Tolman, was born June II, 1676. About the year 1695 his father built for him a dwelling-house in Tolman's Lane, and he resided there for the rest of his life, dying May 18, 1738. This homestead de- scended to his son Aquila and his grandson Increase. He married (first) November 21, 1704, Experience Clap, born November 30, 1683, died April 9, 1726, daughter of Desire Clap. March 13, 1727-28, he married (sec- ond) Patience Humphrey. Children, all of first union : I. Augusta, born October 16, 1705, died November 7, 1771. 2. Samuel, September 20, 1706; died July 14, 1707. 3. Samuel, December 14, 1707: died February 22, 1708. 4. Samuel, September 3. 1709. 5. Priscilla, November 20, 1710: died January I, 17IT. 6. Desire, April 17, 1712: died March, 1759. 7. Elizabeth, June 12. 1714; died August 31, 1714. 8. Johnson. 9. Sam- uel, October 17, 1717. 10. William, August 21, 1719. II. Hopestill, May 12, 1721. 12. Elizabeth, 1723.

(V) Johnson, son of Samuel and Experi- ence (Clap) Tolman, was born in Dorchester, April 26, 1716. About 1738, in company with his younger brother William, he purchased one hundred and forty acres of land lying on the south side of Massapoag Pond, in the town of Sharon, but shortly afterward disposed of his interest to his brother and returned to Dor- chester. Some seven years later he purchased of his uncle Daniel and others a tract of wild land in Stoughton about one-half mile square. originally acquired from the Indians either by Thomas Tolman, the immigrant, or the lat- ter's son Thomas, and retained in the family's possession. Removing to Stoughton in 1748, he proceeded with the work of clearing his land, and the following year erected a two- story dwelling-house, which was still standing in 1860. He died in Stoughton, October 30, 1796. He married, October 31, 1751, Eliza- beth Capen, born in Dorchester, November 22, 1722, eldest child of Jonathan Capen, the lat- ter a grandson of John and great-grandson of Bernard Capen, one of the founders of Dor- chester. Elizabeth survived her husband some seven years. dying February 14, 1803. Chil- dren : 1. Elizabeth, born October 14, 1752; married Ebenezer Jones. 2. Samuel, Novem-

ber 13, 1753, died November 30, 1835; mar- ried Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Nathaniel Ham- mond, and daughter of Moses Wales, who served as an officer in the French War. 3. Sarah, born July 17, 1756, married Ambrose Morton, of Stoughton, afterward of Pompey, New York. 4. Susannah, born June 1, 1758; married Thomas Pierce. 5. Thomas. 6. Jane, May 6, 1762; married Nathaniel Drake, of Stoughton.

(VI) Thomas (3). son of Johnson and Elizabeth (Capen) Tolman, was born in Stoughton. December 20, 1759. He married (first) Esther Tolman, (second) a Sarah Wales. of Randolph, Massachusetts, where he resided. Children : Thomas Wales, James P .. Johnson, Samuel.

(VII) Thomas Wales (4), son of Thomas (3) and Sarah (Wales) Tolman, was born in Randolph in 1793. He was a merchant in Randolph, and died in that town, March 29, 1837. In May, 1816, he married Sarah (Sal- ly) Alden, born in Randolph, June 29, 1797, daughter of Jonathan Alden. She was a lineal descendant in the seventh generation of John and Priscilla ( Mullins) Alden, the Mayflower Pilgrims, and her line of descent is as follows : Joseph Alden (2), son of John and Priscilla, born in 1624; died in 1697; married Mary, daughter of Moses Sumner and had five chil- dren. Deacon Joseph (3), son of Joseph and Mary, was born 1667; died in 1747; resided in Bridgewater, Massachusetts ; married Han- nah, daughter of Daniel Dunham, of Ply- mouth, and had ten children. Samuel (4) of Titicut, son of Deacon Joseph and Hannah (Dunham) Alden, was born in 1705; died in. 1785; married ( first ) Abiah (?), daughter of Captain Joseph Edson, and had nine chil- dren : married (second) a daughter of Jo- siah Washburn. Simeon (5) of Titicut, son of Samuel and Abiah (Edson) Alden, born in 1763; married Mary. daughter of Seth Packard, and had nine children. Jonathan Alden (6). of Watertown, Randolph and Bal- timore, son of Simeon and Mary, was born April 6, 1775: died March 13, 1820. He married (first) in 1797, Beulah Crafts, (sec- ond) Mehitable, daughter of Captain John Tohman. Children of his first union : i. Sarah, born June 29, 1797. ii. Nancy, January 30, 1799. iii. Jonathan. Of second marriage : iv. John Tolman, born 1806. v. Daniel, 1807. vi. Mehitable, 1809. vii. Elizabeth Fisher, 1811. viii. Caroline. ix. Gilbert, born 1815. x. Susan. Sarah Alden (7) married ( first) husband Thomas Wales Tolman, as previous-

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ly stated, and became the mother of seven children: I. Abigail, born April, 1817; mar- ried Rev. Conant Sawyer. 2. Sarah, born September, 1818; died February 18, 1839. 3. Adoniram Judson, born May 10, 1820; died October 15, 1838. 4. Thomas, October 20, 1822: died October 14, 1840. 5. Royal Turner, January 25, 1825; died March 17, 1844. 6. Anna Weston. January 31, 1827; married October 22, 1845, Dr. Frank How- ard, Randolph, Massachusetts; he graduated from Harvard College in 1839. They have one daughter,-Annie Tolman Howard. 7. Gilbert Alden. In October, 1839, Mrs. Sarah Tolman married (second) Aminadab Thayer. She died April 15, 1849.

(VIII) Gilbert Alden, son of Thomas Wales and Sarah (Alden ) Tolman, was born in Randolph, September 30, 1832. He became a successful boot and shoe manufacturer in his native town. In 1857, he married Mary Jane Benton, of Concord, New Hampshire, and had two sons: I. Gilbert: see forward. 2. Isaac Sweetser, May 27, 1862; engaged in business in Boston.

(IX) Gilbert, son of Gilbert A. and Mary J. (Benton) Tolman, was born in Randolph, October 2. 1859. He is in the leather busi- ness in Boston, and resides in Canton. June 10, 1896, he married Helen Maude, daughter of Horace H. and Mary ( Wentworth ) Mans- field ( see Mansfield). Mr. and Mrs. Tolman have two children: Gilbert Jr., born Decem- ber 23, 1897. 2. Rodgey Mansfield, born Oc- tober 27, 1899.

MANSFIELD John Mansfield, a mariner, was admitted a freeman at Hingham, Massachu- setts. in 1684, and died there in 1688-9. He married Elizabeth Farnsworth, perhaps a daughter of James Farnsworth, of Dorches- ter ; children : John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Thom- as. Mary (died in infancy), Mary.

(II) John (2), son of John ( I) and Eliz- abeth Mansfield, was born November 15, 1656; died in Hingham, November 1, 1717. He married, June 5, 1683, Sarah, probably daughter of Job and Sarah ( Baker) Neal, of Scituate, Massachusetts; she died June 4, 1736, aged seventy-five years. Children : I. John. born 1684. 2. Sarah, 1685. 3. Eliza- beth, 1687. 4. Hannah, 1689. 5. Jeremiah, 1692. 6. Joseph. 7. Benjamin, 1695. 8. Rachel, 1699. 9. Thomas. 10. Stephen.

(III) Joseph, son of John (2) and Sarah (Neal) Mansfield, was born in Hingham, Au-

gust 12, 1693 ; died December 28, 1756. He resided in Hingham, and was a box cooper. December 15, 1727, he marride Ruth Bate, born in Hingham, in 1702, daughter of Caleb and Mary (Lane) Bate. Children: Joseph, John, Hannah, Ruth, child who died in in- fancy.

(IV) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) and Ruth Mansfield, was born in Hingham, Octo- ber 9, 1728; died September 10, 1806. He followed the cooper's trade in his native town. May 20, 1751, he married Sarah Waters, born in Hingham, July 13, 1723, daughter of Daniel and Abigail (Whiton) Waters. Her death oc- cured April 2, 1804. Children : Son (died in infancy ), Abigail, Sarah, Molly, Lydia, Han- nah, Susanna, Joseph, John, Shubel, Christina, Zenas.

(\) John (3), son of Joseph (2) and Sarah Mansfield. was born in Hingham, Oc- tober 24, 1765-66. When a young man he located in Boston, but in 1803 removed to Can- ton, Massachusetts, and resided there for the remainder of his life, which terminated Sep- tember 29, 1835. He was a well-known car- penter and builder. He married Sarah, daughter of Lieutenant Samuel and Martha ( Blowers) Pritchard. Lieutenant Pritchard was a valiant naval officer in the revolutionary war, and while serving on the frigate "Al- liance" was killed in action. Sarah Pritchard was born November 27, 1776; died in Bos- ton in 1855. Children: Sally, Mary, Mary, John, Sampson, William, Louisa, George, Emeline, Caleb, John, Edward.

(VI) William, son of John (3) and Sarah ( Pritchard) Mansfield, was born in Boston, February 20, 1802. His rudimentary training in the public schools was supplemented by a short course of study at a private school, and when not busy with his books he assisted his father in carrying on the homestead farm. At the age of sixteen years he began an appren- ticeship at the carpenter's trade with his father, and during his eight years of service he not only acquired superior skill as a craftsman. but developed a capacity for mechanical in- genuity, which afterward enabled him to achieve many notable successes in his art. In 1826 he accepted a position with the Bolivar Manufacturing Company as general machine repairer, remaining with that concern for about two years, on January I, 1828, estab- lished himself as a builder of machinery, giv- ing special attention, however, to the construc- tion of printing presses, and in this enterprise he realized a substantial success which was

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mainly due to his superior mechanical skill and minute accuracy in following the inven- tor's design. On of his most notable achieve- ments was the construction for the Perkins Institution for the Blind, Boston, of the first embossing press used in this country, which was invented by Mr. S. P. Ruggles, then its superintendent, and especially designed for printing in raised letters books to be used in educating its sightless pupils. This invention, known as the Ruggles press, became exten- sively used in the United States. Mr. Mans- field also constructed many other articles used exclusively in educating the blind, requiring unusually skillful workmanship, including the large globe, four feet in diameter, long'in use at that institution. From 1843 to 1846 Mr. Mansfield conducted a baking business in Hingham, but in the latter year his fondness for mechanics caused him to re-enter that field of usefulness, and returning to Canton he erected a plant on Walnut street, having as a partner Jedediah Morse. The firm of Morse and Mansfield purchased the Presbery thread and twine mill, which he carried on until 1858, and was then succeeded by his sons. In 1850 he was chosen a director of the Norfolk and the Dedham Insurance companies, and taking the local agency of both in 1858 he was ac- tively interested in their behalf for the rest of his life. For twenty years he served as a trustee and also upon the investment commit- tee of the Canton Savings Institution, resign- ing in 1881 ; was for six years United States assistant assessor of internal revenue for the second district, and served as United States census enumerator for the town of Canton in 1870. For a period of seven years he served as a member of the board of selectmen, and also as an assessor, and for nearly thirty years acted as a justice of the peace. Joining the Republican party at its formation he thence- forward supported its principles with vigor, and his political influence was always used con- scientiously and with beneficial results. His liberal views in matters relative to religion carly in life brought him into warm sympathy with the Universalists, and he was one of the founders of that church in Canton. As a bus- iness man he was methodical, punctual and up- right, his word being considered as good as his bond, and it has been said of his personal character that "it was above fear and beyond reproach." William Mansfield died about 1884.

He married, October 8, 1826, Phoebe Till- son, born in Canton, January 11, 1808, daugh-

ter of Jonathan and Priscilla (Faunce) Till- son. Children : I. Winslow Baker, born August 8, 1827. 2. Horace Handel. 3 George Henry, born August 10, 1833. 4. Sarah Jane, July 19, 1835. 5. Preston Rug- gles, July 1, 1837. 6. Maria A., March 15. 1840. 7. Frederick W., June 28, 1848. 8. Herbert T., January 6, 1851.

(VII) Horace Handel, son of William and Phoebe Mansfield, was born in Canton, Au- gust 25, 1831; died in Charlestown, New Hampshire, December 9, 1908. He was for a time in the piano business in Boston. He married Mary Wentworth, born in Canton, in 1836; died in 1867. Children: Mary Went- worth, Edwin, Helen Maude; the latter mar- ried Gilbert Tolman ( see Tolman).

Mary Wentworth was of a colonial family of distinction, the posterity of Elder William Wentworth the immigrant, whose ancestors can be traced directly through twenty-one gen- erations to Reginald Wentworth, possessor of the lordship of that name at the time of the Norman Conquest. Her line of descent in America is as follows :

(II) John, son of Elder William Went- worth (q. v.), was born prior to 1649; went from Dover. New Hampshire. to York, Maine, and in 1704 came to Massachusetts. The Christian name of his wife was Martha and his children were : John, Edward, Charles Shubael, Elizabeth, Abigail.

(III) Charles, son of John and Martha Wentworth, was born about the year 1684; settled in Canton, Massachusetts, when it was a part of Stoughton, and served several years as a selectman. The house in which he lived is still standing. In 1744 he was commis- sioned lieutenant of the Third Company, Fourth Regiment, colonial militia, and subse- quently attained the rank of captain. He died in Canton, July 8, 1780, a nonogenarian. De- cember 15, 1713, he married Bethiah, daugh- ter of John Fenno, of Stoughton ; children : Amariah, Rachel, William, Samuel, Bethiah, Job, Jerusha, Saralı.

(IV) Captain Samuel, son of Charles and Betliah (Fenno) Wentworth, was born in Stoughton, April 24, 1728: died December 23. 1783. He resided in Stoughton upon land given him by his father in 1753. He mar- ried (first) October 19. 1748, Hannah Andros, (second), February 1, 1754, Sarah, daughter of Jolin and Abigail (Vose) Puffer. Children : Mary, Mehitable, Samuel. Abel, Nathaniel, Abel, Rachel, Sarah, Abigail, John, Bellard.

(V) Nathaniel, son of Captain Samuel and

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Sarah (Puffer) Wentworth, was born in Stoughton, November II, 1761. He married, April 7, 1792, Olive, daughter of Samuel Capen. She died May 12, 1859. Children : Nathaniel, Sophie, Larra, Edward, Francis.

(VI) Edwin, son of Nathaniel and Olive (Capen) Wentworth, was born in Canton, April 1, 1805. He resided in Canton his entire life, and February 19, 1827, married Julia Crane; children: Mary, previously referred to as the wife of Horace H. Mansfield; Ed- win, born June 19, 1849, died in infancy.

The surname Sherman in SHERMAN England is of German ori- gin, and among German peo-

ple at the present time in Germany and ad- jacent countries, the name is found spelled Sherman, Schurman, Schearman, Scherman. The family was located in England, however, as early as 1635, when a family of this name was living in Shropshire. The name is derived from the occupation of some progenitor, being the name of the trade of cloth dresser, or shearer of cloth. The arms of the Yazley fam- ily of Sherman mentioned below are : Or a lion rampant sable charged on the shoulder with an amulent for difference between three oak leaves vert. Crest : A sea lion sejeant argent guttee de poix fumed or. The English pedi- gree given here is compiled from articles and wills published in the New England Genealog- ical register ; v. 24, p. 63 ; v. 27, P. 73; V. 51, p. 309, and v. 54, p. 152. (See also Bond's Watertown and vital records of Sudbury, Mass).

(I) Thomas Sherman, earliest known pro- genitor of the American family of Sherman, died in 1550. His age was not recorded, but as three of his sons were of age he was prob- ably at least fifty years old. His will enum- erates among his property the manors of Royden and Royden Tuft with appurtenances at Royden and Besingham, as well as prop- erty in other places in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, England. Diss, where he lived part of his life probably, is on the river Waveny, between these two counties. His will mentions wife Jane, a sister, and children mentioned below. He married, probably not first, Jane, daughter of John Waller, of Wortham, Suffolk. Children: Thomas ; Richard; John; Henry, mentioned below ; William; Anthony; Francis; Bartholomew ; James.

(II) Henry, son of Thomas Sherman, was born in Yaxley about 1630. He is mentioned

in the will of his father and several brothers. His wife Agnes was buried October 14, 1580, and he married (second) Margery Wilson, widow. His will was dated January 20, 1689, and proved July 25, 1590. Children, born doubtless at Colchester, where the family lived: I. Henry, mentioned below. 2. Ed- mund, married Annie Clere; died 1601 ; his son Edmund was father of Rev. John Sher- man, of New Haven, Connecticut, where Ed- mund died in 1641. 3. Dr. Robert, resided in London ; died 1602; married Bridget 4. Judith, married William Pettfield. 5. Daughter, married Nicholas Fynce. 6. John, died without issue, October 15, 1576.

(III) Henry (2), son of Henry (1) Sher- man, was born in Colchester, England, about 1655, and resided in Dedham, county Essex, England, where he made his will August 21, 1610, proved September 8, 1610. He mar- ried Susan Hills, whose will was dated Au- gust 31, and proved September, 1610. Six of the sons mentioned below were living when their father died. Children: I. Henry, died 1642; had sons Edward and Henry. 2. Daniel, married (first) 1601, Christian Chap- man; (second) Sarah ; died August 17, 1585. 3. Nathaniel, died 1615; married Priscilla Auger. 4. John, born August 17, 1566. 5. Ezekiel, married twice. 6. Samuel, mentioned below. 7. Edmund, married Ju- dith Angier. 8. Anne, married Thomas Wil- son. 9. Phebe, married Simeon Fenn.

(IV) Samuel, son of Henry (2) Sherman, was born in 1573, and died in Dedham, Eng- land, in 1615. He married Phillippa or Phil- lis -- Children: I. Mary, born 1599. 2. Samuel, died in Boston, Massachusetts. 3. Henry (twin) died young. 4. Henry, born June 25, 1603. 5. Martha, January 24, 1604. 6. Sarah, February 12, 1606; died December 12, 1612. 7. Philip, mentioned below.

(V) Hon. Philip, son of Samuel Sherman, was born in Dedham, England, February 5, 1610, and died in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1687. He was the immigrant ancestor. He married Sarah Odding, daughter of Mrs. John Porter. He came to New England in 1634 and settled first at Roxbury, Massachusetts. He became interested in the doctrines and opinions of Anne Hutchinson, and when she was exiled he with others left Massachusetts Bay Colony and went to Rhode Island. Here by advice of Roger Williams, they bought the island of Aquetnet, now Rhode Island, March 24. 1638. The government was established in July, 1639, with William Coddington as

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governor and Sherman secretary. He often held office afterward. He was a man of intel- ligence, wealth and influence. The early rec- ords of Rhode Island are in his handwriting, which shows an unusual degree of education. He was a neat and skilful penman. After he settled in Rhode Island, he became Quaker, and many of the descendants have been Quakers also. Children: I. Eber, born 1634; mentioned below. 2. Sarah, 1635; married Thomas Mumford, of South Kingston, Rhode Island. 3. Peleg, born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. 4. Mary, died young. 5. Edmund, born 1641. 6. Samson, 1644; died 1734. 7. William, died young. 8. John, born 1644; died 1734. 9. Mary, married Samuel Wilbur, of Swansea. 10. Hannah, married William Chase, of Swansea. II. Samuel, born 1648; died 1717. 12. Benjamin, born 1650; married Isabella Tripp. 13. Philip, born October I, 1652; married Hathaway.

(VI) Eber, son of Hon. Philip Sherman. was born in 1634, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and died in North Kingston, Rhode Island, in 1706. Children: Eber, married Martha Rem- ington; Stephen, farmer of North Kingston, married Sarah -; William, mentioned be- low; Peleg; Elisha; Samuel, died unmarried, 1744.

(VII) William, son of Eber Sherman, was born in North Kingston, Rhode Island. Chil- dren: I. Deliverance, born April 10, 1717. 2. Eber, August 7, 1719. 3. Phebe, January 4, 1720. 4. Abigail, October 26, 1722. 5. Mary, June, 20, 1724. 6. Edward, March 4, 1726. 7. Jemima, December 14, 1727. 8. William, March 10, 1730. 9. Parthenia, February 16, 1731. 10. Jacob, November 20, 1733; men- tioned below. 11. Palmer, May 30, 1737; set- tled in New York.

(VIII) Jacob, son of William Sherman, was born in North Kingston, Rhode Island, November 20, 1733. He settled in Williams- town, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Williams. Children: I. Seth. 2. James. 3. Jacob, lived at Savoy, Massachusetts; his son, Rev. Nathan Drury Sherman, born at Savoy, June 19, 1818, moved to Whitingham, Ver- mont, at the time of his marriage to Celina Parsons of that town, was ordained a Univer- salist preacher, but his chief occupation was drover; he married (second) Mrs. Annie Bas- sett, of Ansonia, Connecticut; two children of Rev. Nathan, who lived to be over ninety, survive (1909)-N. Albert Sherman, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. Armeda Bowen, of Readsborough, Vermont. 4. John. 5. Jo-

seph, mentioned below. 6. Job. 7. Zecha- riah. 8. Rebecca. 9. Mercy. 10. Elizabeth. II. Abigail.

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume III, Part 118

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848- Publication date: 1910 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 986

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 986