Lowell City (part 11 of 11)

SHERMAN grant ancestor, was born in England. He came to Plymouth in New England about 1630, was taxed in Duxbury as early as 1632, and was a pro- prietor of that town in 1637, and on the list of those able to bear arms in 1643. He removed to Marshfield, and was admitted an inhabitant of that town November 13, 1644, and held town offices there. He divided his estate among his sons by deed to Samuel, June 9, 1673, to John, February 5, 1673, and to William, August 15, 16076. He was a yeoman, or planter. He died October 25, 1679. The inventory of his estate was dated December 30, 1680. He was buried at Marshfield. He married, in 1638, Prudence Hill. Children: 1. John, born 1646, died 1722; one of the first settlers in Rochester, Massachusetts, on land purchased by his father; matried March 26, 1712, Sarah Baker. 2. William, mentioned below. 3. Samuel, married first, Sarah Daggett; second, Han- - nah : (Il) William Sherman, son of William Sherman (1), was born about 1645, and was a farmer in Marshfield. He was a soldier in King Philip's war, and suffered greatly from exposure. The general court voted twenty pounds for the family on account of his illness. He married Desire Philip, daughter of John. Children: 1. Hannah, born February 21, 1068. 2. Elizabeth, born March 11, 1670,

(IIT) William Sherman, son of William Sherman (2), was born in Marshfield, April 19, 1672. He was a farmer at Marshfield and Rochester, Massachusetts. He married, February 3, 1697, Mary White, daughter of Peregrine White, who was the first white child born in Plymouth. His parents, William and Susanna (Fuller) White, were Pilgrims from Holland, coming in the "Mayflower" in 1620, and all the descendants of William and Mary Sherman are entitled to belong to the Mayflower Society. Children: 1. Thankful, born April 4, 1699; married, 1726, Robert Atkins. 2. Sarah, born May 8, 1701; married Adam Hall. 3. Mary (twin), born June 6, 1711. 4. Abigail (twin), born June 6, 1711. 5. John, born July 19, 1720. 6. Anthony, born December 21, 1722; mentioned below. |

(IV) Anthony Sherman, son of William Sherman (3), was born December 21, 1722. He removed from Rochester to East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, about 1766, and late in life he settled at Tamworth, New Hampshire, with his son. He married Silence Ford, of Marshfield. Children, born at Rochester: 1.

Mary, born 1747; married Eleazer Allen, of Rochester. 2. Hannah, born October 25, 1749; married, 1776, Josiah Newton, and second, Cushing Mitchell. 3. Jane, born 1751; married, 1773, Eleazer Barrows. 4. Thomas, born April 18, 1754; mentioned below. 5. Lydia, born 1756; married, 1781, Thomas Whitman. 6. Lois, born 1758; married Blaisdell, of Tamworth, New Hampshire. Children born at Tamworth: 7-8. Ruth and Betty, twins, born 1768; Ruth married Jared White, of Amherst, 1794; Betty married Joseph Keith, and (second) Timothy Allen,

(V) Thomas Sherman, son of Anthony Sherman (4), was born at Rochester, Massachusetts, April 18, 1754. He was a soldier in the revolution, in Captain Abram Washburn's company, Colonel John Cushing's regiment, in 1776; also in Captain Nathan Snow's company, of Bridgewater, Colonel Hawe's regiment, in a secret expedition to Rhode Island in 1777. He removed after the revolution to Tamworth, New Hampshire, and lived there the remainder of his life. He married, in 1781, Betsey Keith, daughter of Daniel Keith. Children, born in Bridgewater: 1. Anthony, settled in Brookfield, Massachusetts, 1783. 2. Daniel, born 1785. 3. Thomas, born 1787, to be further mentioned. 4. 'Lydia. 5. Naomi. 6. Betsey. 7. Martin. 8. Hannah.

(VI) Thomas Sherman, son of Thomas Sherman (5), was born at Bridgewater, March 30, 1787. He was-a farmer at, North: Lébanon, Maine. He married Eleanor Sutherland, and their children were: 1. Mary, born November 19, 1819. 2. Sarah, born December 19, 1821. 3. Thomas, January 14, 1823. 4. Naomi Georgianna, December 3, 1825; married William Augustus Carlisle (see Carlisle sketch). 5. Julia A., born March 6, 1827. 6. Joseph K., born July 23, 1829. 7. George N., born October 15, 1831. 8. Eleanor, born February 10, 1834; married William Augustus Carlisle. 9. Enoch P., born March 18, 1836. 10. John W., born July 11, 1838. The only members of this family now living are Enoch P., who resides on the homestead farm; and Eleanor, now Mrs. William Augustus Carlisle. The eldest child was born in Miramichi, New Brunswick, and the remainder in Lebanon, Maine.

Stephen Carlisle (1) settled in Blue Hill, Maine, and was a farmer during his active life, at Limerick, Maine. He married Sarah Chase, and their children were: 1.