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151 Amy, b. October 25, 1681 ; m. STEPHEN GARDNER.
152 Sarah, b. 1684; m. FRANCIS BRAYTON.
153 Isaac, b. April, 22, 1686 ; m. MARY GODFRY, November 14, 1709.
154 Mehitabel, h. March 4, 1688 ; m. JOB CARR (CARD ?).
155 Deborah, b. September 3, 1691 ; m. ELISHA JOHNSTON.
156 Freelove, b. September 14, 1696.
157 Bethia, b. 1699.
Benjamin Shearman was a farmer in the town of Ports- month, R. I., and a land holder in Kingston. His will is re- corded in Portsmouth in 1718, where he died.
96.
Eber, son of (83) Eber Shearman and Mary -, was born in North Kingston ; married Martha Remmington, and had
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158 Martha, b. July 25, 1707. 159 Eber, b. May 15, 1709.
160 John, b. October 30, 1711.
161 Abigail, b. March 22, 1714.
162 William, b. December 20, 1716.
163 Henry, b. January 14, 1724; m. ANN HIGINBOTHAM, in 1747. (Grandfather of Judge S. G. SHERMAN, of Providence, R. I.)
Eber Shearman resided on the homestead at North Kingston, where he died.
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Stephen, son of (83) Eber Shearman and Mary , was born in North Kingston, R. I. ; married Sarah and had
164 Dorothea, b. April 18, 1722.
165 Samuel, b. April 24, 1723.
166 Mary, b. August 10, 1725.
167 Isabel, b. September 16, 1727.
168 Stephen, b. May 7, 1733.
169 Dorcas, b. May 20, 1735.
170 Philemon, b. December 29, 1737·
171 Sarah, b. March 20, 1739.
Stephen Shearman was a farmer and resided at North Kingston. He died in 1772.
98.
William, son of (83) Eber Shearman and Mary
was born at North Kingston ; married --- , and had
172 Deliverance, b. April 10, 1717.
173 Eber, b. August 7, 1719.
174 Phebe, b. January 4, 1720.
175 Abigail, b. October 26, 1722.
176 Mary, b. June 20, 1724.
177 Edward, b. March 4, 1726.
178 Jemima, b. December 14, 1727.
179 William Jr., b. March 10, 1730.
180 Parthenia, b. February 16, 1731.
181 Jacob, b. November 20, 1733. removed to Williamstown, Mass.
182 Palmer, b. May 30, 1737, removed to Western New York.
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Peleg, son of (83) Eber Shearman and Mary -, was born in North Kingston, R. I. ; married -, and had
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183 Ichabod, b. December 3, 1715.
184 Lydia, b. April 2, 1717 ; m. WILLIAM SWEET.
185 Elizabeth, b. May 11, 1719.
186 Moses, b. July 8, 1723.
187 Mary, b. June 27, 1725.
Peleg Shearman resided on the farm owned by OTHNIEL SHEARMAN, of Exeter, R. I.
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Elisha, son of (83) Eber Shearman and Mary -- , was born in North Kingston ; married -, and had
188 Job, b. June 20, 1716.
189 Elisha, b. November 17, 1717.
190 Benoni, b. July 7, 1719.
191 Elizabeth, b. November 24, 1722.
192 Stephen, b. March 26, 1724.
193 Mary, b. August 11, 1726.
194 Margaret, b. March 20, 1730.
195 Rhoda, b. October 2, 1732.
196 Thomas, b. September 19, 1735.
Elisha Shearman died in 1750.
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Thomas, son of (85) Peleg Shearman and Elizabeth Lawton, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., August 8, 1658; mar- ried Lydia Wilcox, May 26, 1702, and had
197 Joshua, b. March 2, 1703 ; d. 1729.
198 Ruth. 199 Daniel, b. November 26, 1706. 200 Benjamin.
Thomas Shearman bought land of Caleb Arnold, in South Kingston, about one mile north of the present railroad depot.
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William, son of (85) Peleg Shearman and Elizabeth Lawton, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., October 3, 1659 ; married Martha Wilber, May 12, 1681, and had
201 William, b. 1682.
202 Thomas, b. 1684; m. SARAH SISSON, of Portsmouth, June 19, 1729.
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203 Elanor, b. 1686. 204 Mary, b. 1688.
205 Elizabeth, b. 1690.
206 Peleg, b. 1692. 207 Benjamin, b. 1694.
208 Sarah, b. 1696. 209 Hannah, b. 1699.
William Shearman settled in Dartmouth, Mass.
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Daniel, son of (85) Peleg Shearman and Elizabeth Lawton, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., June 15, 1662 ; mar- ried -- , and had
209} Seth, b. March 31, 1710; descendants in Western New York.
Daniel Shearman settled in Dartmouth, Mass.
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Peleg, son of (85) Peleg Shearman and Elizabeth Lawton, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., October 8, 1666 ; married Alice Fort, November 16, 1697, and had
210 Thomas, b. 1699.
211 Richard, b. 1701 ; m. - SALISBURY, 1712.
212 Elizabeth, b. 1703.
213 Peleg, b. 1704.
214 Grissell, b. 1706.
215 Caleb, b. 1708. 216 George, b. 1710.
Peleg Shearman resided in the old SHEARMAN homestead at Portsmouth, and his son Thomas inherited it from his father, and it is still held by his descendants.
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Eber, son of (85) Peleg Shearman and Elizabeth Lawton, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., October 20, 1674; married Honora -, and had
217 Hannah, b. June 23, 1700. 218 Elizabeth, b. December 16, 1703. 219 Robert, b. December 26, 1705.
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220 Elisha, b. January 1, 1707. 221 John, b. February 7, 1709. 222 Ruth, b. February 3, 1711. 223 Peleg, b. December 10, 1716.
Eber Shearman removed to Swansea.
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Elkanah, son of (87) Edmond Shearman and --- , was born in Dartmouth, Mass., May 7, 1674 ; married, 1st, Elizabeth Manchester, January 15, 1719, and had
224 George, b. November 10, 1720.
225 John, b. January 10, 1722.
226 Ruth, b. January 29, 1724.
227 Content, b. September 26, 1726
228 Peter, b. September 24, 1798.
229 Elizabeth, b. August 1, 1730.
Elizabeth Manchester, wife of ELKANAH SHEARMAN, died. He married, 2d, MARGARET PITTS, in 1731 ; no. ch.
119.
Nathan, son of (87) Edmond Shearman and -- , was. born in Dartmouth, Mass., February 1, 1678; married, 1st, - Freelove, and had
230 Mary, b. February 1, 1709.
231 Hannah, b. September 13, 1711.
232 Gershom, b. June 29, 1713.
233 Sarah, b. March 26, 1714.
234 Samson, b. March 29, 1723.
235 Phebe, b. June 17, 1725.
Freelove, wife of NATHAN SHEARMAN, died. He married, 2d, MARY TAYLOR, and had
236 Freelove, b. January 16, 1750. 237 Nathan, b. June 12, 1753. 238 Daniel.
Nathan Shearman resided at Dartmouth, Mass.
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David, son of (87) Edmond Shearman and -- , was born in Dartmouth, Mass., January 1, 1680 ; married Abigail -- , and had
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239 Margaret, b. December 13, 1711.
240 Jacob, b. November 8, 1713, of Lakeville, Mass.
241 David, b. March 3, 1716, of Richmond, Mass. 242 Edmond, b. January 2, 1718, of Adams, Mass.
243 John, b. April 12, 1720, of Rochester, Mass. 244 Nehemiah, b. September 13, 1722, of Bellington, Mass.
245 Abigail, b. January 3, 1724. 246 Hannah, b. June 17, 1727. 247 Lydia, b. October 18, 1729.
. 248 Judith, b. August 3, 1732.
122.
Samuel, son of (87) Edmond Shearman and -- > was born in Dartmouth, July 27, 1686; married Hannah -, and had
249 Elizabeth, b. March 1, 1702 ; m. HENRY GRIDLEY.
250 Joanna, b. June 25, 1703.
251 Abigail, b. April 30, 1707 ; m. DAVID SHERMAN.
252 Hannah, b. January 24, 1709 ; m. - MATHEWS.
253 Samuel, b. September 11, 1712.
254 Alice, b. September 15, 1719 ; m. JOSHUA SHERMAN.
123.
Elnathan, son of (87) Edmond Shearman and was born in Dartmouth, October 1, 1694; married and had
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255 Simeon,
256 Edmond, b. 1726; d. November, 1804, leaving a family in Middleborough, Mass.
257 Seth.
258 Sarah, m. BENJAMIN HASKILL. 259 Alithea.
Elnathan Shearman, settled in Middleborough, Mass.
124.
Joseph, son of (87) Edmond Shearman and -, was born in Dartmouth in 1698; married Elizabeth -, and had
260 Rebecca, b. April 14, 1723. 261 Dorcas, b. February 16, 1725. 262 Isaac, b. May 2, 1727. 263 Joanna, b. March 17, 1730.
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264 Joseph, b. March 16, 1733.
265 Elizabeth, b. November 10, 1734.
266 Margaret, b. April 2, 1737.
267 Deliverance, b. June 15, 1743.
268 George, b. July 5, 1749.
125.
Philip, son of (88) Samson Shearman and Isabel Trip, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., in 1675 ; married, 1st, Mary, daughter of Abraham Anthony, April 12, 1699, and had
269 Mary, b. November 4, 1701.
270 Abraham, b. May 3, 1704 ; m. probably (285) HANNAH SHEAR- MAN, March 28, 1731.
271 Samson, b. March 15, 1705 ; m., probably, SARAH THOMAS, NO- vember 11, 1736.
272 Philip, b. April 25, 1708.
273 Peter, b. February 12, 1709.
274 Alice, b. February 7, 1711.
275 Anthony, b. December 18, 1713.
Mary Anthony, wife of PHILIP SHEARMAN, died September 21, 1716. " March 11, 1717, then did PHILIP SHEARMAN take the widow HANNAH CLARKE in her shift, without any other apparel, and led her across the highway as the law directs in such cases, and was then married according to law by me. " WILLIAM HALL, Justice."
Hannah Clarke, wife of PHILIP SHEARMAN died May 15, 1740,. in her 58th year.
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Samson, son of (88) Samson Shearman and Isabel Trip, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., in 1682 ; married Dorcas and had
276 Hannah, b. October 28, 1713 ; m. JER. BROWN.
277 Israel, b. April 9, 1719.
278 Dorcas, b. June 16, 1721.
279 Alice, b. March 13, 1723.
280 Abiel, b. April 6, 1724 ; d. September 1, 1746.
281 James (Capt.), b. 1727 ; d. 1805.
282 Experience, b. June 1, 1729.
283 Sarah, b. February 1, 1733. 284 Ruth, b. November 12, 1735.
Samson Shearman settled in South Kingston, R. I.
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129.
Abiel, son of (88) Samson Shearman and Isabel Trip, was born at Portsmouth, R. I., in 1683 ; married Dorcas Gardner, October 20, 1712, and had
285 Hannah, b. October 23, 1713; m., probably (270) ABRAHAM SHEARMAN, March 28, 1731.
286 Ezekiel, b. April 13, 1717.
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It is supposed that DORCAS GARDNER, wife of ABIEL SHEARMAN, died, and that he married a second wife, as there is a great interval of space between the birth of EZEKIEL and his next child.
287 Helen M., b. May 31, 1734.
288 Jane F., b. November 20, 1739.
Abiel Shearman settled in South Kingston, R. I.
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Job, son of (88) Samson Shearman and Isabel Trip, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., November 24, 1687 ; married, 1st, Bridget Gardner, of Kingston, December 23, 1714, and had
289 Philip, b. December 12, 1715.
290 Isabel, b. October 31, 1717 ; m. - WATSON.
291 Mary, b. January 16 1719.
292 Job, b. May 2, 1722.
293 Bridget, b. July 7, 1724 : m. JOHN SHEARMAN, JR., August 9, 1747 ; d. December 8, 1753.
294 Sarah, b. October 29, 1726 ; m. - VIOL. 295 Alice, b. June 25, 1728.
296 Mary, b. October 30, 1730 ; m. JOHN DAVIS.
Bridget Gardner, wife of JOB SHEARMAN, died. He married, 2d, AMY SPENCER, of East Greenwich, June 1, 1732, and had
297 Amy, b. July 27, 1734 ; m. BENJAMIN THRUSTON.
298 Benjamin, b. November 14, 1735; d. February 1, 1756.
299 Samson, b. July 23, 1737; m. RUTH, daughter of David Fish April 9, 1761. He died January 24, 1801. She died March 10, 1818.
300 Martha, b. January 28, 1738-9.
301 Walter, b. October 20, 1740, crushed to death in a cider mill September 20, 1749.
302 Dorcas, b. January 2, 1742-3.
303 Abigail, b. November 3, 1744.
Job Shearman was a farmer. He died at Portsmouth, R. I., November 16, 1747, æ. 60 years and 8 days.
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132.
Philip, son of (90) John Shearman and Sarah Spooner, was born in Dartmouth ; married -, and had
304 John, b. June 1, 1699. 305 Jabez, b. November 3, 1700. Was a Lieutenant in the British Navy ; d. in 1774 ; his descendants are numerous in Dartmouth. 306 Jason, b. May 19, 1703.
307 Henry, b. September 8, 1705.
308 Jacob, b. April 9, 1708.
309 Deborah, b. June 17, 1710.
310 Abraham, b. November 30, 1713.
Philip Shearman settled in Dartmouth as a farmer.
135.
Joshua, son of (90) John Shearman and Sarah Spooner, was born in Dartmouth ; married Alice -- , and had
311 Phebe, b. June 20, 1708. 312 Jonathan, b. June 20, 1711.
Joshua Shearman settled in Dartmouth, Mass.
136.
Isaac, son of (90) John Shearman and Sarah Spooner, was born in Dartmouth ; married Sarah -, and had
313 Jethro, b. January 9, 1706. 314 Jemima, b. April 13, 1707.
315 Keziah, b. January 5, 1709. 316 Isaac, b. January 22, 1712.
317 Dinah, b. February 11, 1715.
318 Ruth, b. January 8, 1719.
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Ephraim, son of (90) John Shearman and Sarah Spooner, was born in Dartmouth ; married Mehitabel and had
319 Susannah, b. April 17, 1708. 320 Preserved, b. January 23, 1710 321 Edward, b. April 28, 1712. 322 Patience, b. August 4, 1715.
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323 Alice, b. May 9, 1720.
324 Robert, b. December 15, 1722.
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Timothy, son of (90) John Shearman and Sarah · Spooner, was born in Dartmouth ; married Dinah - and had
325 Joshua, b. May 13, 1718. 326 Sarah, b. May 5, 1719. 327 Mary, b. June 30, 1721. 328 Deborah, b. October 6, 1730.
147.
Benjamin, son of (94) Benjamin Shearman and Hannah Mowry, was born at Portsmouth, R. I., December 26, 1675; married Mary Lawton, of Portsmouth, April 9, 1702, and had
329 Benjamin, b. February 8, 1702 ; d. June 17, 1704.
330 Elizabeth, b. Jnne 21, 1704.
331 Robert, b. September 1, 1705; m. (probably) KATHARINE TAY- LOR, December 4, 1729 ; d. in Newport 1787.
332 George, b. February 22, 1706-7; d. August 7, 1713.
333 Isaac, b. June 9, 1709 ; m. (probably) MARTHA HOOKEY, Septem- ber 2, 1736.
334 Joseph, b. June 1. 1712.
Benjamin Shearman was married by the clergyman of Trinity Church, Newport, R. I.
148.
Jonathan, son of (94) Benjamin Shearman, and Hannah Mowry, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., March 7, 1677 ; mar- ried Mary -- , December 1703, and had
335 Jonathan, b. October 14, 1705 ; m., 1st, DORCAS SHELDEN, Febru -. ary 5, 1726 ; 2d, MARY CARD ; d. April 14, 1778.
336 Hannah.
337 Mary, m. ALLEN.
338 Sarah, m. SHELDEN.
339 Amy.
340 Benjamin, m. FREELOVE AUSTIN, March 11, 1768.
341 Ezekiel, b. June 25, 1721 ; m. MARGARET KNOWLES ; d. 1773.
Jonathan Shearman lived on a farm of two hundred acres in Exeter, R. I., given to him by his father. He made a will
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which was proved January 17, 1752, and died a short time before.
149.
Joseph, son of (94) Benjamin Shearman and Hannah Mowry, was born in Portsmouth, R. I., February 11, 1678; married Margaret Manchester, and had
342 Elizabeth.
343 Joseph.
344 Benjamin, b. August 23, 1704 ; m. RUTH, daughter of Preserved Fish, April 12, 1732.
345 John.
346 William.
Joseph Shearman died at Portsmouth, R. I., in 1755.
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Henry, son of (96) Eber Shearman and Martha Rem- mington, was born January 14, 1724; married Ann, daughter of Dr. Charles Higinbotham and - Lippet, his wife (b. in Cranston, R. I.), in 1747, and had .
347 Nathaniel, b. August 15, 1748; m. LUCY TISDALE; d. at sea 1775. 348 John, b. October 24, 1750.
349 Mary, b. March 11, 1753.
350 Charles, b. February 1, 1756.
351 Henry, Jr., b. March 31, 1759.
352 Martha, b. March 9, 1762.
353 Sarah, b. March 29, 1765.
Henry Shearman resided in South Kingston, where his children were born.
About this time this branch of the family changed the spell- ing of the name, and his descendants ever after wrote it " SHERMAN."
Other descendants of (37) Philip, of Rhode Island, both before and after this, made the same change, but in this record the name is brought down to this date as he wrote it himself.
The direct descent through (163) Henry and his son (347) Nathaniel, is carried to WILLIAM WATTS SHERMAN, now of Newport, R. I., and CHARLES A. W. SHERMAN, of Canandaigua, N. Y. (See Family No. 347.) .
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335.
Jonathan, son of (148) Jonathan Shearman and Mary -, was born in Exeter, R. I., October 14, 1705 ; married, 1st, Dorcas Shelden, February 5, 1726-7, and had
354 Benajah, b. 1733 ; d. 1785.
355 Joseph.
Dorcas Shelden, wife of JONATHAN SHEARMAN, died. He married, 2d, MARY, daughter of Jonathan Card, of South Kingston, R. I., and had
356 Jonathan, b. October 14, 1731 ; m. SARAH HERRINGTON, March 16, 1768 ; d. July 4, 1810. He resided in Nova Scotia.
357 Abigail, b. October 7, 1737 ; m. WILLIAM CONGDON.
358 Gideon, b. October 25, 1741; d. y.
359 Mary, b. November 5, 1745 ; m. DAVID COTTERELL.
360 Robert, b. September 14, 1752 ; m. HONOR BROWN, February 26, 1777 ; d. October 4, 1829.
Jonathan Shearman died on his farm in Exeter, R. I., April 14, 1778.
MARY CARD, widow of JONATHAN SHEARMAN, died Novem- ber 15, 1803.
341.
Ezekiel, son of (148) Jonathan Shearman and Mary , was born in Exeter, R. I., June 25, 1721; married Margaret Knowles, and had
361 Elizabeth, b. August 18, 1748 ; m. JAMES PARKER.
362 William, b. May 8, 1750 ; d. December 28, 1823.
363 Mary, b. December 4, 1751 ; m. TALMAGE EDWARDS, and had Hon. JOHN EDWARDS, of Johnstown, N. Y.
364 John, b. August 31, 1753.
365 Thomas, b. May 5, 1758.
366 Ezekiel, b. August 23, 1760 ; m. MARY SUPPLE, widow of John Bartleson. Settled at Jerusalem, N. Y., June, 1788, with others of the "Society of Friends," all followers of Jemima Wilkinson.
Ezekiel Shearman died in 1773.
360.
Robert, son of (335) Jonathan Shearman and his second wife Mary Card, was born in Exeter, R. I., September 14,
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1752 ; married Honor, daughter of Ebenezer Brown (b. July 12, 1757), February 26, 1777, and had
367 Jonathan, b. July 12, 1779 ; m., 1st, DORINDA SMITHI ; 2d, CATII- ARINE HARDENBURGH, in 1825 ; d. March 18, 1863.
368 Gideon, b. November 22, 1781 ; m. MARGARET REYNOLDS, De- cember 17, 1801; d. April 23, 1845.
1 369 'Ebenezer B., b. April 20, 1783 ; in. SARAH BALLOU, in 1808 ; d. April 23, 1845. She died February 7, 1877.
370 Arnold, b. February 15, 1785 ; m. CATHARINE ARNOLD, in 1802 ; d. January, 1838.
371 Daniel C., b. March 4, 1787 ; m. ABIGAIL STRONG, January 26, 1812 ; d. April 14, 1863.
372 Robert, b. September 10, 1790 ; m. 1st (481) ANNA MARIA SHER- MAN, January 8, 1822; 2d, LURA TRACY, May 17, 1835; d. September 6, 1838.
373 Willette H., b. January 31, 1792 ; m., 1st, CATHARINE ANN SCHOOLCRAFT, in 1816 ; 2d, EMILY KIRKLAND, in 1834; d. De- cember 28, 1868.
374 William Pitt, b. March 2, 1794; m. MARYETTE ANDREWS, Sep- tember 22, 1819 ; d. September 10, 1824.
375 Stukeley, b. February 12, 1796; d. s. November 14, 1820.
376 Honor B., b. March 21, 1800; d. s. February 28, 1850.
Robert Shearman died on the homestead in South Kingston, R. I., October 4, 1829.
HONOR BROWN, widow of ROBERT SHEARMAN, died in Perry, N. Y., March 26, 1841, æ. 83 years, 8 months and 14 days.
367.
Jonathan, son of (360) Robert Shearman and Honor Brown, was born July 12, 1779; married, 1st, Dorinda Smith, and had
377 Mary, b. August 3, 1810; m. THEODORE FARLEY.
Dorinda Smith, wife of JONATHAN SHEARMAN, died at Fenner, Madi- son county, N. Y., December 11, 1823. He married, 2d, CATII- ARINE HARDENBURGH, widow of - Dykeman, in 1825, no ch.
Catharine Hardenburgh, wife of JONATHAN SHEARMAN, died April 21, 1860, aged 76 years.
JONATHAN SHEARMAN died March 18, 1863, in Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., N. Y. He was a practicing physician at. an
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early day in Washington Co., R. I., from whence, in 1806, he removed to Oneida Co., N. Y., and finally settled at Fenner, Madison Co., N. Y., after having spent a short time at Aurelius, Cayuga Co. For a time he was in the mercantile business with his brother Daniel . C., in Lowville, Lewis Co., but having gained a respectable competence, gave up his business and profession and lived a retired life.
368.
Gideon, son of (360) Robert Shearman and Honor Brown, was born November 22, 1781 ; married Margaret, daughter of Henry Reynolds, of Exeter, R. I., December 17, 1801, and had
378 Rowland H., b. February 15, 1803; m. HARRIET SLAWSON, August 8, 1827 ; d. February 10, 1867; resided at Wayne, Mich. 379 Abigail, b. January 11, 1805 ; m. RANDALL WATROUS, December 20, 182 -; d. at Marshall, Mich., October 12, 1860.
380 Mary, b. June 1, 1807 ; m. CHARLES LEONARD, May 3, 1841 ; resided at Castile, N. Y.
381 Martha, b. October 23, 1809 ; single ; resided at Perry, N. Y. 382 Margaret, b. July 27, 1811 ; m. DANIEL THRASHER, March, 1859 ; d. December 20, 1871; no ch. ; resided at Farmersville, N. Y.
383 Honor B., b. May 1, 1813 ; m. JONATHAN B. SALISBURY, March 6, 1848 ; resided at Franklinville, N. Y.
384 James Henry, b. October 9, 1815 ; drowned at Perry, May 7, 1829. 385 Mercy A., b. October 12, 1817 ; m. ASA L. COSSITT, July 16, 1839 ; d. August 31, 1873 ; resided in Michigan.
386 Dorinda S., b. January 25, 1821 ; m. THOMAS W. JONES, July 26, 1841; resided at Castile, N. Y.
387 Alfred, b. June 12, 1823 ; m. ELIZA A. LAKE, September 7, 1845 ; resides in Perry, N. Y.
388 William Pitt, b. August 9, 1825 ; m. CELESTIA J. ERICKSON, April 30, 1849 ; resides in Castile, N. Y.
389 Robert F., b. August 22, 1828 ; m. SARAH L. NORTON, March 1, 1854; resides in Gainesville, N. Y.
Gideon Shearman died at Perry, N. Y., April 23, 1845.
MARGARET REYNOLDS, widow of GIDEON SHEARMAN, died December 27, 1853.
GIDEON SHEARMAN was a farmer in Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y., but removed to Perry, where he carried on farming ex tensively until his death, leaving a wife and large family well provided for.
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Ebenezer B., son of (360) Robert Shearman and Honor Brown, was born in South Kingston, R. I., April 20, 1783; married Sarah, daughter of Joseph Ballou (b. 1781), in 1808, and had
390 Jane, b. February, 1809 ; m. (392) JOSEPH A. SHEARMAN, March, 1833. 391 Angeline, b. 1811 ; d. s. 1832.
Ebenezer B. Shearman died in Utica, April 23, 1845.
SARAH BALLOU, widow of EBENEZER B. SHEARMAN, died February 7, 1877, æ. 96 years.
" EBENEZER B. SHEARMAN came to Utica, N. Y., previous to 1804 as a clerk to Jerathmel Ballou, son of Joseph. About 1804 he went into business with Judah Williams, Jr. In 1810 he was alone, and a few years after he took into partnership his young brother Stukeley, a young man of fine promise, who died at an early age. Subsequently his nephew, JOSEPH A. SHEARMAN, and Theodore Ballon were associated with him. He became largely interested in the manufacture of cotton goods and window glass. He was one of the company which set in operation in New Hartford the first cotton factory in the county, the bulk of the shares of the stock of which he bought up, and managed the institution himself with skill and profit. He was always a friend and advocate of manufacturers and a patron of industry. By his energy and devotion to business he became independently wealthy. His interest in public affairs was conspicuous, and the share considerable which he bore in the civic affairs of his time. From its foundation he was, so long as he lived, a director of the Utica Bank, and in 1828 he was one of the electors for President of the United States. He possessed a judgment of remarkable soundness, a . mind in all respects eminently practical, and a heart ever true to kindly impulses."-[Baggs' Pioneers of Utica.
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Arnold, son of (360) Robert Shearman and Honor Brown, was born February 15, 1785 ; married Catharine,
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daughter of Arnold and Freelove Greene, in 1802, and had
392 Joseph Arnold, b. April, 1803 ; m. (390) JANE SHEARMAN, March, 1833. 393 Aldrick, b. January 29, 1805.
394 Jonathan B., b. June 1, 1807. 395 Josiah, b. May 22, 1809.
396 Eliza M., b. July 25, 1811. 397 Stukeley, b. September 16, 1813.
398 Abby A., b. October 28, 1815.
399 Harriet, b. January 27, 1820.
400 Arnold C., b. September 9, 1822.
401 Marian, b. October 20, 1824.
402 Catharine, b April 3, 1829.
403 Sarah Jane, b. April 5, 1831.
Arnold Shearman died at the old homestead in Rhode Island in 1838. When quite a young man he was a teacher. He afterward became a farmer and cultivated and lived upon the old homestead farm at South Kingston, R. I. He was appointed by the Governor of Rhode Island Justice of the Peace, which office he held until his death.
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Joseph Arnold, son of (370) Arnold Shearman and Catharine Arnold, was born April, 1803 ; married (390) Jane, daughter of (369) Ebenezer B. Shearman and Sarah Ballou, March, 1833 ; no children.
Joseph A. Shearman left Rhode Island when quite a young man and was brought up under the instruction of his uncle EBENEZER B. SHEARMAN. He was afterward associated with him in business, and on the death of his uncle and father-in- law all the various interests of the estate were managed with ability by him. Politically, he is a man of large influence. He resides at Utica, N. Y.
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Daniel C., son of (360) Robert Shearman and Honor Brown, was born March 4, 1787 ; married Abigail, daughter of Adoniah Strong, January 26, 1812, and had
404 Lansing.
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Daniel C. Shearman entered the counting house of his brother, EBENEZER B. SHEARMAN, at the age of 18 years and remained there until about 1812, when he removed to Rutland, Jefferson Co., N. Y., and engaged in mercantile business, after which he purchased a farm and resided upon it until his death , which took place April 14, 1863.
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Robert, son of (360) Robert Shearman and Honor Brown, was born in South Kingston, R. I., September 10, 1790; married (481) Anna Maria, daughter of (472) Watts Sherman and Olivia Gillson (b. September 17, 1800), January 8, 1822, and had
405 Robert Henry, b. August 15, 1822 ; d. September 5, 1822. 406 Olivia Maria, b. October 14, 1823 ; m. (1819 Talcott Ped.), S. VISSCHER TALCOTT, November 23, 1843.
Anna Maria Sherman, wife of ROBERT SHEARMAN, died at St. Augustine March 9, 1825. He married, 2d, LURA TRACY, May 17, 1835 ; no ch.
Robert Shearman died at Westmoreland, N. Y., September 6, 1838, and was buried in Utica by the side of his first wife.
"ROBERT SHEARMAN migrated from Kingston, R. I., to Utica in 1815, and joined his brother, William Pitt, in busi- ness. They were long together at No. 64 Genesee street and kept up a union in trade after William P. settled in Rochester. Feeble in health during the latter part of his life, he withdrew from business and made his home in Westmoreland, N. Y .- [ Baggs' Pioneers of Utica.
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Willette H., son of (360) Robert Shearman and Honor Brown, was born at South Kingston, R. I., January 31, 1792; married, 1st, Catharine Ann, daughter of Col. Lawrence Schoolcraft, a soldier of the Revolution, and the sister of Henry R. Schoolcraft, the historian, in 1816, and had
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