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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: Philip ShermanMale Note
Born: 1610 1610-1-1 at Dedham, Essex, England Dedham, Essex, England [2]
Married: Abt 1633 1633-1-1 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Died: 1687 1687-1-1 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI Portsmouth, Newport County, RI [4]
WIFE
Born: 5 Feb 1609 at Madron, Cornwall, England [6]
Died: 1687 at Kingstowne, Washington, RI
Father: George Odding
Mother: Margaret Lang
CHILDREN
Name: Eber Sherman
Born: Dec 1634 at Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Died:
Born:
Died:
Wife: Sarah Spooner
Born: 1648 at Portsmouth RI
Died: 9 Oct 1717 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Wife: Martha Tripp
Name: Sampson Sherman
Born: 1642
Died:
Name: Sarah Sherman
Born: Oct 1636 at Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Died:
Born: Abt 1642 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Died: 27 Jun 1720 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Wife: Isabel Tripp
Born: May 1638 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Died:
Born: Apr 1641 at Portsmouth, RI
Died: 1791 at Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Wife: Dorcas Hicks
Born: 1643 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Died:
Wife: Desire Doty
Born: Aug 1644 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Died: 16 Apr 1734 at Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA
Wife: Sarah Spooner
Name: Mary Sherman
Born: May 1645 at Kingstowne, Washington, RI
Died:
Name: Hannah Sherman
Born: 11 Feb 1647 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Died:
Born: 1650 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Died: 24 Sep 1718 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Wife: Hannah Mowry
Name: Philip Sherman
Born: 1 Oct 1652 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Died:
Born: 1 Oct 1652 at Portsmouth, Newport County, RI
Died: 1731 at Yarmouth, Barnstaple, MA
Husband: Benjamin Chase
SOURCES
2). Gary Boyd Roberts? Aug 2000 Pres.GED
4). Gary Boyd Roberts? Aug 2000 Pres.GED
6). Gary Boyd Roberts? Aug 2000 Pres.GED
NOTES
1). Hon. Philip Sherman, immigrant ancestor and progenit o r , w a s the seventh child of Samuel and Philippa Ward S he rma n , and was born February 1610, in Dedham, Engla nd . H e cam e t o America when twenty three years old an d set tle d in Ro xbur y, Mass., where he was made freeman , May 1 4, 1 634, sta ndin g next on the list after Governo r Haynes . I n 1635 he r eturn ed to England for a short ti me, but w as a gain in Roxb ury, N ovember 20, 1637, when h e and othe rs we re warned t o give u p all arms, because the opinion s an d revelation s of Mr. Wh eelwright and Mrs . Hutchinso n hav e seduced an d led into dan gerous error s many of th e peopl e here in Ne w England. Th e church r ecord says th at he wa s brought ove r to Familism by Po rter, his wife s stepfa ther. In 1636 he was one of the purchasers on the island of A q u i d neck, new Rhode Island, and on the formation of a g ov er nm en t there in 1639 became secretary under Governo r Wi lli a m Cod dington. The Massachusetts authorities evi dentl y be li eved t hat he was still under their jurisdict ion, f or o n Ma rch 12 , 1638, though he had summons to ap pear a t th e nex t court , if they had not yet gone to an swer su ch th ings a s shal l be objected. He did not answ er thi s summon s, bu t remaine d in Rhode Island, where h e contin ued to b e a pro minent fig ure in the affairs o f the colon y. He was made freeman, March 16, 1641, was general reco r d e r , 1648 to 1652, and deputy from 1665 to 1667. He, w a s a mo n g the sixteen persons who were requested, on Apr i l 4 , 167 6 , to be present at the next meeting of the de pu tie s to gi v e advice and help in regard to the Narraga nse tt c ampaign . H e was public spirited and enterprising . Af ter h is remov al t o Rhode Island he left the Congreg ation al chu rch and u nite d with the Society of Friends . Tradit ion aff irms tha t he wa s a devout but determine d man. T he earl y record s prepare d by him still remai n in Portsmo uth, an d show hi m to have b een a very nea t and expert pe nman, a s well as a n educated m an. His wi ll showed that h e was we althy for th e times. In 1634 he married Sarah Odding, stepdaughter of John P o r t e r, of Roxbury, and his wife Margaret, who was the W id o w O dd ing at the time of her marriage to Porter. Fro m Ph il ip S her man the line runs through six generation s to Al ber t Kee ne S herman, of Newport Will of PHILIP SHEARMAN Of Portsmouth, RI In the name of God Amen, I, Philip Shearman, yeoman , a g e d s eventy one years, of the Town of Portsmouth i n th e co lo ny o f Rhode Island and Providence Plantation s in N ew En gla nd, b eing in good memory, praise be there for giv en t o Almi ghty G od, do make and ordain this my L ast Wil l an d Testame nt in t he manner and form following tha t is t o say fir st and p rincipally I commend m y soul in to th e hands of Alm ighty Go d and my body to th e earth t o be de cently buried b y my exec utor hereafte r named. An d as fo r the dispositio n of my worl dly estat e, it is i n manner a nd form following first I giv e t o Sarah my lo ving wife t he use and her dwe lling in th e f irst room a t the west en d of my now dwellin g hous e & bed an d beddin g with the fur niture thereto belon gin g now standin g in t he aforenamed r oom. Also I do her e b y ordaine and app oin t my son Samue l my sole Executo r to th is my last will a n d testament tru ely performed and to b himself, heirs , Ex ecutors and A dministrato rs for the tru e performanc e hereof furthermor e my wil l is that my execu tor shal l sufficientl y maintai n my lo ving wife with food a nd rai ment and all nec essarie s wha tsoever during her natur al l ife and at her dece ase d ece ntly to bury her furthermo re , I do give unto Sara h my w ife ten good ewe sheep to b e m arked out of my floc k f o r the sole use and dispose bo th o f bodie and wool y early , w ch said number shall be ke pt b y my said Executo r durin g th e natural life of Sara h my sai d wife free an d withou t any c harge to my wife. Item I do give unto Eber my Eldest son that whic h I h a v e a lready given him, ten acres of land in the bo und s o f Po rtsm outh aforesaid at a place called Briggs s wam p joi nin g t o a parcel of land of his own to him an d hi s heir s fore ver . And all my horse flesh in the Narr agans ett cou ntry ex cep t one mare, the scond bestsuc h except ed mare , I giv e to T homas Mumford and Peleg Mum ford my G randchil dren. Item I give unto my son Peleg five ewe sheep. Item I give unto my son Edmund a quarter share of me a d o w a nd a sixteenth part of a share of upland lying i n P on ag anse tt within the Township of Dartmouth in the c olon y o f N ew Pl ymouth in New England with all the privi lege s th t o belon ging or any wards appertaining. An d als o my who le r ight i n the purchase of Squamscutt no w calle d Westerl y b y thecoll ony to the said Edmund an d his heir s. Item I give unto my son Samson after the decease o f m y s a i d wife his half of the breadth of my farm wc h I no w dwe l l u pon from the westward end to the sea an d thre e Rood m or e i n breadth of the whole length of th e afores aid lan d an d bou nded southward upon a straigh t line East ward fro m th e sout h west corner of that orch ard now call ed Sampso n s u pon a s traight line to a land e marke abou t a rood sh ort o f the car t way that goes fr om my dwellin g house to m y bar n in Portsm outh aforesaid . And from th e said land ma rke up on a sloap l ine five R ood westwardl y of my barn unt il it c omes to the l ineo f the aforesai d half breadth of t he afore said farm t o h im and his heir es forever and to ha ve the th ird par t of an y hay and gra ss yearly of the afor esaid farm . An d my son Sa mson and m y son Samuel to have e qual privil e ges in the arib le lan d of the aforesaid far m during th e n atural life of Sa ra h my wife. Item I give unto my son Samuel all the remaining o f m y a f o resaid farm with my now dwelling house and al l th e oth e r bu ildings upon the said part of the land ly ing s outhwa r d of t he other part of my farm now given t o my so n Sams o n as afor esaid to him and his heirs forev er afte r the de ce ase of Sar ah my wife and to have two p arts o f the gras s an d the hay d uring the natural life o f Sara h my wife. Item All my neat cattle, hors kind, sheep kind an d s w i n e I do give unto my son Samuel aforenamed Executo r, ex ce pt ing two oxen and a fatting cow. And also al l my m ove abl e g oods Excepting two great chests with lo ck an d ke y to e ac h of them, which said chests I give un to m y wif e Sarah h e my aforesaid executor paying the s evera l lega cies her ei n this my will specified both th e aforem entione d and wha t s hall hereafter be exprest i n this m y will. Item I givee unto my son Samson aforenamed one whit e f a c e d mare with her foale and all those four Indian s wc h w e j oi ntly bought. Item I give unto my son Samson and my son Samuel my dr a u g h t horse and two draught steers equally betwixt them. Item I give unto my son John my bay mare. Item I give unto my son Benjamin all the remaining a r t o f of my land at Brigg s Swamp whereupon the sai d Be nj am in s house now stands, being by estimation twen tie a cre s b e th e same more or less to him and his heire s fore ver. Item I give unto my daughter Sarah ten ewe sheep t o b e p a i d her the year after my decease. Item I give unto my daughter Mary ten ewe sheep t o b e p a i d her the year after my decease. Item I give unto my daughter Hannah fivee pounds o f N e w E n gland silver money for the proper use of her se lf e an d ch il dren to be paid the year after my decease. Item I give unto my daughter Hannah five ewe she e p t o b e p aid to her the year after my decease. Item I give unto my daughter Philip ten ewe shee p t o b e p a id to her the year after my decease. Item I give unto Benjamin Clarke to my son Edmund u n t i l h e comes of age of one & twenty years, the said Ed mu n d f indi ng the said Benjamin with sufficient food an d cl ot hin g duti ng the terme aforesaid. Item I the above said Philip Shearman do ordain and ap p o i n t this to be my last will and testament, making vo i d a l l fo rmer wills and testaments heretofore by me mad e. In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and s e a l t h is one and thirtyeth day of the month comonly cal l e d Jul y , Anno Domino on thousand six hundred and Eight i e o ne. Philip Shearman Seal Before the signing and sealing of this my will and test a m e n t, I the aforesaid Philip Shearman do declare tha t wh er a s t he word Assigns is omitted in the giving of t he se ver a l par cels of land to my children That it is my true intent and meaning that I do giv e t h e s a id several parcels of land specified in my abov e wr it te n wi ll to my children to their heires and Assig ns fo rev er. Signed and sealed in the presence of Job Almy Philip Phettiplace Elias Williams Proved March 22, 1686 7. Recorded on page 260 of Lan d E v i d ence, 2nd Book, No. 1 Town of Portsmouth, R.I
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