John SHERMAN, Sr

1650 - 1730  (80 years)

• Name	John SHERMAN
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	8 Feb 1650	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	*
  _UID	01DA050E6F45D441995EF9971540184CF741
  Died	13 Dec 1730	Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
  Person ID	I241	SteveParker
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Samuel SHERMAN,   b. 12 Jul 1618, Dedham, Essex, England ,   d. 5 Apr 1700, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Sarah (Mary) MITCHELL,   b. 14 Oct 1621, South Owram, Halifax, England ,   d. 15 Apr 1665, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Married	Abt 1640	Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  _UID	E3B73C7B2836A245965A403CB4B5B64C6DDC
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Thorne,   b. 1653, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 1 Oct 1744, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States  (Age 91 years)
  Married	Abt 1673	Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
  _UID	043F5BE521543D4C8E42C69DAD85F04A2022
  Children	1. Ichabod SHERMAN,   b. 1674, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States   2. Hannah SHERMAN,   b. 1 Jul 1680, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 30 Jul 1744, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States  (Age 64 years)   3. Samuel SHERMAN,   b. 1 Aug 1682, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 23 Feb 1754, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States  (Age 71 years)   4. Elizabeth SHERMAN,   b. 1 Oct 1684, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 1769, Connecticut, United States  (Age 84 years)   5. John SHERMAN, Jr.,   b. 1 Jun 1687, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 20 May 1727, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States  (Age 39 years)   6. Sarah SHERMAN,   b. 19 Jan 1689, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 19 May 1727  (Age 38 years)   7. Mary SHERMAN,   b. Abt 1690, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 12 Jan 1720, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States  (Age ~ 30 years)   8. Susanna SHERMAN,   b. 1 Nov 1693, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 2 Apr 1760, Connecticut, United States  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  LDS Ancest File gives date as 8 Dec 1710, Fairfield, CT. !NOTE: John Sherman I was a judge of the County Court for forty-four years. He was of the first generation born in America. ( LDS AFN:BR4P-9R lists death date as 8 Dec 1710) John was a deacon in the Congregational Church. In regard to a difference in relation to the ministry he headed a party which left and settled in the town of Woodbury, Conn., where he held a controlling influence. Was Town Clerk 25 years and Captain of Militia. A man of intelligence, wealth, and ability, and his influence was felt throughout the colony.He was Representative 17 sessions; Speaker 1711-12. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherman-1426 John Sherman (1650 - 1730) Privacy Level: Open (White) Dea. John Sherman Born 1650 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticutmap ANCESTORS ancestors Son of Samuel Sherman and Sarah Mary (Mitchell) Sherman Brother of Samuel Sherman, Theophilus Sherman, Matthew Sherman, Edmund Sherman, Sarah (Sherman) Rossiter, Nathaniel Sherman, Benjamin Sherman and David Sherman Husband of Elizabeth (Thorne) Sherman — married 1680 in Woodbury, Connecticutmap DESCENDANTS descendants Father of Hannah (Sherman) Chittenden, Samuel Sherman, Elizabeth (Sherman) Terrill, John Sherman, Sarah (Sherman) Hinman, Mary (Sherman) Stoddard, Susanna (Sherman) Noble and Ichabod Sherman Died 13 Dec 1730 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticutmap Profile managers: Roger Travis private message [send private message] and Laura Scott private message [send private message] Profile last modified 8 Mar 2017 | Created 5 Jan 2012 This page has been accessed 844 times. Biography John married Elizabeth Thorne by 1680 in Woodbury or Stratford, Connecticut, or in Flushing, New York.[1] (some of the following was hard to read and may be off somewhat) Deacon John Sherman John5 (Samuel, 4 Edmond,3 Henry,2 Henry,1) was born in Stratford, Conn, Feb 8 1651, and was a deacon in the Congregational church. On the occurrence of a difference in regard to the minister, he led a party which left and settled the town of Woodbury, Conn, where he held a controlling influence. He was townclerk 25 years, and captain of militia. A man of intelligence, energy and ability, his influence was felt throughout the colony. He was a judge 44years, representative 17 sessions? And speaker of the assembly in 1711-12; so that he may very appropriately be called a pillar of the state. By his wife, Elisabeth, he had: 1. Ickabod, d. unm in old age 2. Hannah, b July 1 1680, m Chittenden 3. Samuel, b Aug 1 1682; d. Feb 25, 1757; a dea. In Congregational church at Woodbury; m. Dec 22, 1709, Mary Knowles. 4. Elizabeth, b. Oct 1, 1684; d. 1700; m. Roger Terrill of N. Milford, Ct. 5. John, b. June 1 1687; d. 1727 6. Sarah, born June 1, 1689, m Dec 28, 1718, Benjamin Hinman 7. Mary, b. Mar 1 1691; m. Rev. Anthony Stoddard 8. Susannah, b. Nov 1 1693; m. Dan. Noble Sources Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume I. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut) Vol. 1, page 543 New England Historical and Genealogical Register. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston MA. 1870. Vol 24 page 69 ↑ New England Marriages prior to 1700, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Volume 2, page 1367