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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Samuel Sherman Note Born: 1574 at Deham, , Essex, England Married: Abt 1598 at London, , Middlesex County, England Died: 1616 at Ardley, , Essex, England Father: Henry Sherman Jr. Mother: Susan Lawrence
WIFE
Name: Philippa Ward Born: 1577 at Deham, , Essex, England Died: Aft 1610 at London, , Middlesex County, England Father: Lancelot Ward Mother: Unknown
CHILDREN
Name: Mary Sherman Born: 2 Oct 1599 at Deham, , Essex, England Died:
Name: Henry Sherman Born: 20 Oct 1601 at Deham, , Essex, England Died:
Name: Samuel Sherman Born: 20 Oct 1601 at Deham, , Essex, England Died:
Name: Sarah Sherman Born: 5 Feb 1610 at Deham, , Essex, England Died:
Name: Philip Sherman Born: 1610 at Dedham, , Essex, England Died: 1687 at Portsmouth, , Newport County, RI Wife: Sarah Odding
NOTES
1). Will of SAMUEL SHERMAN Of Dedham and Ardley, County Essex, ENGLAND In the name of God Amen the 20th daye of January anno d o m i n i, 1615, I Samuel Sherman of Ardley, Co. Essex, yeo m a n si c k in body but in good and perfecte remembrance t ha nk s I g iv e to God for the same, doe make and ordain e thi s m y test ament containing my last will in manner a nd for m fo llowing First and principallie, I give & bequeath my soule i n t o t h e handes of god almithtie my maker & to Jesus Cht is te , m y m ost mercifull redeemer hopin assuredly to hav e p ard o n & rem ission of all my sins through his deat h & blu dshe dd ing & t oenjoye a joyfull resurrection. An d my bod y t o b e buried w here it please God to call. And touching that earthly substance wch it hath plea s e d g o d to bestowe on me, I doe will & devise in manne r f ol llow in ge, that is to say I doe give & devise unto Philipp my well beloved wi f e a l l m y landes, tenements, houses, edifices, building s , ya r d Orch ards, gardens wth the appurtenances whatsoe ve r, bo t h fr c opy or customary sette, lying & being w ith in th e p arishe of Dedham, in the countie of Essex, o r el sewher e, t o hav e & to holde to her the said Philip p & he r assig ns fo r & du ring her natural life, for suc h ende s & purpos es a s are her e after expressed in thi s my will. Item, I give & devise to Henry, my sonne all that my co p p i e holde or customary messuage called Hardinges in Ded h a m af fo resaide wth the houses & barnes, yards, orchar d s , & gard en s where Thomas Cole now dweleth, together w t h t woe acre s o flande gelonging & neere adjoining unt o t he s ame mesua ge s lying on the northe side thereo f & two e fiel ds, parce l o f the sayde tenement, Hardings , one o f them l ying nex t th e heath caled Dedham Heath c ontainin g by esti mation fo ure a crand the other lyin g betwen e the last r ecited fie ld s & a close or fielde c alled Pop pes fielde co ntaining li kew ise by estimation f oure acre s more or less e to have & t o ho ld the saide me ssuage, la ndes & building s & other prem isse s wt thei r appurtenanc es with the parc ells of lande a bov e devis e to the saydeH enry, my sonne, t o the sayde Henr y e & hi s heirs for eve r from & after th e decease of the sa i d P hilipp, my wife. I give and bequeath unto Phillipp, my sonne, and to S a mu e l my sonne after the decease of my sayde wife, al l th a t m es suage or dwelling house wch was sometyme Joh n Wren ch es w he n I late dwell in Dedham afforesaide wt h all th e ho use s edi ces & buildings, yardes & gardens , barnes , & ou thou ses wt h their appurts to have and t o hold to t hem th e sayd e Phill ipp & Samuel, their heyre s & assigns , for ev er. I doe further give unto the sayde Samuel, my sonne, a l l t h a t orchard lying at the estate end of the barn the r e wt h o n e close called Poppes field containing by esti ma tio n fou r a cres parcell of the lande late John Wrench e s & on e clos e called Bushie field, parcell of the tene me nt Hard ings ly ing a djoyning to the nether end of th e say de Pope s field e and se ven roodes of medow lying an d bein g in a p lace i n Dedham ca lled Coxepittes to hav e & to ho ld to hi m the sa yde Samue l& his heyres for ev er after t he deceas e of sai d Philipp m y wife. I givee & devise unto my sonne Phillipp, five close s o f l a n de lying together nere the sayde messuage as th ey a r e i n th e tenure & occupation of one Lionel Cheut e or h i s assi gne c ontayning by estimation eight acres m ore o r le sse, pa rcel llikewise of the sayde landes lat e Joh n Wrenc hes to h av e & to hold to him & his heyres f or eve r, afte r the dece as e of the sayde Philipp, my wif e. Prov ided alw ayss that i f i t happen eyther of my sonn es Samue l & Phill ipp to depar t th is life before he shal l accompl ishe the a ge of XXII ye ars a nd wth oute issu e of his bod y lawfull y begotten, the n I wil l that the s ayde Henry, m y sonne sh all have & hol d to hi m & his hey res for ever , after the d ecease of the s ayde Phi lipp my wife those l andes, tenemen ts & hereditamen tes wch w er e late the mayd e John Wrenche s together wth th e close ca l led Popes fiel ds & also the s ayde acre & thre e roads o f mea dow lying i n Coxepittd afor esayde. And the n I giv e & demis e toth e survivor of the s ayde Samuel & Ph illi p my sonne s & hi s heyres for ever al l those lands, ten e ments & heredi tam ents wth theyre appur tces before mentio n ed called Hardi n gs aforesayde unto th e sayde Samuell , my s onne & his he yre s for ever as he sho uld have ha d the sam e if he had s urvive d his brother Phil lip. An d then I wil l also that t he sayd e Phillip, my sonn e sha ll have all tho se landes , tenement s & hereditament s t o him & his heyres w ch wer e some time Jo hn Wrenches af f oresaide, as th sayde H enry e should have ha d & enjoye d t he same if the said Samu e l or Phillip had depa rted t his l ife & the sayde Henry e ha d survived. I will & bequeath to Mary & Martha, my daughters to e y t h e r of them the sum of XL4i of lawful English moneye , w h e n th ey shall accomplish their ages of XXI yeres. And I will & bequeathe further unto the sayde Phili p p m y w i fe, all those my goodes & cattalls, household e st uff e mov ea ble & unmoveable, corn, cattell, money, p lat e & le ases w hat soever the better to enable her wt h th e profi t of th e sayd e landes & tenements beforement ioned to pay e my deb tes m y legaceys & to bringup my m y sayd e childre n in goo d & dec ent manner. But if it sho uld hap pen the sa yde Phili pp my wi fe to departe this li fe befor e all the s ayde child ren shal l accomplishe th e full ag e of XXII yere s, that the n I wil l my other exe cutor ment ioned in this w ill shall en ter upo n all such e landes, te nements & heredi taments as th ose chil dren s hould hav e & enjoye by virtu e of this my wi ll whic h e at the tym e of the decease of t he sayde Philip p my w ife h ave not a ccomplishedtheyree sa yde ages of XXI I ye res. An d my say de other executor to ho ld & enjoye th e s ame & tak e the i ssues & profits of the m & every of th e m until they , my c hildren shall severall y come to thei r sa yde ages of X XI I years for the better performance o f thi s my will & bri n ging up of so many of m y sayde chi ldren, a s shall be th en u nder the sayde age o f XXII yer es. And of this my presente last will & testament I mak e a n d o r deyne the sayde Philipp my wife & John peheir e o f D edha m , my brother in lawe, my executors, whom I d esir e t o se e th is my will performed in all thinges a s I hav e rep ose d my trust in them. I give to the poor of Ardley XVs. Item, to Mr. John Rogers, of Dedham XXs. to be payd e & d e l i vered to them by my executors wth in convenien t tim e af t e r my decease. In witnes whereof hereunto I have sett my hande & s e a l e & d o publishe this for my last will & testamente , re vo ki ng al l former wills whatsoever in the presenc e of us Rob t W r de, Henry Sharman, John Ward, Ezecki el Sherm a , Georg e Fudson. I do also appoynte my wellbeloved friend, Nathaniel Hec k s o r , of Ardley, yeoman, overseer of this my will and t es ta me nt e. signed Samuel Sherman his mark Seal Asea lion sitting Dated January 20, 1615 pro v e d , M arch 2, 1615. Arch. Colchester, 1585 1614, Cooke , 3 1.

						

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