5HLRMAN G ENEALOGY INCLUDING Families o f Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England, SOME D ESCENDANTS of the IMMIGRANTS CAPTAIN JOHN SHERMAN, REVEREND JOHN SHERMAN, EDMUND SHERMAN and SAMUEL SHERMAN, and the DESCENDENTS OF HONORABLE ROGER SHERMAN and HONORABLE CHARLES R. SHERMAN BT THOMAS T OWNSEND SHERMAN ILLUSTRATED NEW Y ORK TOBIAS A. WRIGHT PRINTER AND PUBLISHER 1 920 AUG 4 1 920 r*u 3 5?. i PREFACE J I NVESTIGATIONS in England as to the East Anglian Sher mans of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries made by the late Charles Atwood White, of New Haven, and the late Senator George Frisbie Hoar, suggested and inspired the work resulting in the compilation of the early genealogies in this volume. Begun with no intention of publication, it expanded to such extent as to seem worthy of reproduction in permanent form with the addition of the genealogies of later times. The great amount of information about some members of the family furnished by ancient English records is noteworthy and will perhaps lead to further discoveries. The absence of any com plete or satisfactory biography of Hon. Roger Sherman led to a more extended statement with regard to him than is custom ary in a genealogy. It is hoped that this will be appreciated by his numerous living descendants. Many of his descendants, those who have gone and those still living and other relatives mentioned, have attained distinction and honor in private life and public service. Errors and omissions occur in such a work in spite of every effort to be accurate and complete. Correc tions are invited. The author heartily thanks all who have aided in kindly supplying family information. New Y ork, August, 1919, T. T. S. This b ook was printed, bound and ready for delivery, when on November 23, 1919, a fire in the bindery destroyed it. The type has been reset and the book reprinted with a few correc tions and additions. New Y ork, June, 1920. T. T. S. "f O every worthy stock the most degenerate sons cherish the names of those from whom by an authentic lineage they trace their honorable descent. With zealous affection and a pious reverence they explore all sources of knowledge respect ing their lives, their characters, their motives, their acts. In a spirit neither arrogant nor envious, they are yet jealous for a just estimate of the virtue and the power which marked the founders of their line; careful that no malign or reckless influ ence shall distort the record, or obscure the remembrance, of their deeds ; earnest in the determination that their latest des cendants shall lose nothing of the heritage in these great names, in the course of its descent. Nor should it be for a moment supposed that the spirit of our institutions and the structure of our society, which have discarded the hereditary transmission of rank and power, discouraged even the succession of wealth, and made ridiculous the culture of a vulgar family pride, have at all weakened or diverted the force of those natural ties which connect us alike with our ancestry and our posterity, and sus tain and protect, as a perpetual and imperishable possession, the glory and worth of our forefathers." William M axwell Evarts. LISTF O ILLUSTRATIONS fArms o Sherman Family Frontispiece OPPOSITE P AGE Account o f Hon. Roger10 Sherman, as Treasurer of Yale College; 1 772 152 Agreement. 1 756, heirs of William11 Sherman, last page of 120 Almanac o f Hon. Roger10 Sherman, 1755 . 136 """ " 1 756 ... 136 " """ 1 761 ... 136 Baldwin, H on. Roger S.,B Portrait 265 " " S imeon, Autograph 209 Portrait 2 17 " S imeon E.," Portrait .... 272 Barnes, D aniel, born 1772, Autograph .... 209 Portrait . ... 217 Daniel,12 " 1 797, " 256 Daniel," " 1 832, " 256 " M ehetabel" (Sherman), Portrait .... 224 Battel, J ohn and others, Autographs, 1756 . 120 " M ehetabel11 (Sherman), Autograph, 1743 . 112 Boutell, H on. Henry S.," Portrait 345 4' L ewis H., " 344 Colchester, E ngland, view of 80 Congress V oting Independence 121 Day, P resident Jeremiah, Portrait, 1823 .... 233 " " " H ouse, New Haven, . 144 " S herman,14 Portrait 321 Declaration o f Independence 40 Dedham, E ngland, Church and Street (two views) . 8 Diss, E ngland, Church 8 Evarts, J eremiah, Autograph, 1810 209 " " P ortrait 225 " M ehetabel11 (Sherman), Autograph, 18 10 . 209 " " P ortrait .... 224 " H on. William M.,12 Portrait 328 Gamble, L ieut. Robert H.,u " 369 Golden L ion Inn, Ipswich, England, front 80 " "" " " r ear ... 65 vii viii L ist of Illustrations opposite P AGE Gravestone, E lizabeth (Hartwell) Sherman, 1760 . 89 " C apt. John11 Sherman and wife . 193 Hon. R oger10 " " " 89 " W illiam0 Sherman, 1741 .... 81 Greene, H on. Roger S.," Portrait 352 Hoar, H on. Ebenezer R.,12 Portrait 312 " G eorge F.,12 " 320 " " S amuel, " 240 " " " H ouse, Concord, Mass. 241 " S amuel," the younger, Portrait .... 313 " S arah11 (Sherman) " .... 241 House, D ay and Thacher, New Haven .... 144 " H on. Samuel Hoar, Concord, Mass. 241 " R ev. Benjamin Prescott, Peabody, Mass. exterior 104 " p arlor . 104 " C harles R12 Sherman, Norwalk, Conn. 280 " N ancy Sherman, Canton, Mass 193 " H on. Roger10 Sherman, New Haven . 137 Houses " " " " " 1 05 House, Y ale President, New Haven .... 144 Hutchinson, J . R., Portrait 9 Independence, D eclaration of 40 " T he Congress Voting .... 121 Kent, M rs. William," Martha Lane Porringer . 113 Law, J onathan, Will of 145 Letter, O liver11 Sherman, 1792 200 " R ebecca " 1792 168 Mackintosh, J ohn S.," Portrait 249 McDonald, M rs. C. E. W.,11 Rebecca Sherman Porringer 137 Porringer, R ebecca Sherman (Mrs. McDonald) . 137 " M artha Lane (Mrs. William" Kent) . 113 Prescott, R ev. Benjamin, Chair 105 " " " H ouse, Peabody, Mass. 104 Parlor in House . .104 Prescott & S herman, Partnership Agreement, Auto graphs, 1794 201 Prescott & S herman, Partnership Agreement, Auto graphs, 1827 201 Listf o Illustrations ix OPPOSITE P AGE Public R ecord Office, London, Exterior .... 32 Round R eading Room . 33 Reber, C ol. Samuel,11 Portrait 288 Sherman, B enjamin P.,12 Portrait 257 " B rothers, five sons of Edward S.,B . 376 Major C harles," Portrait 296 Charles R .,12 House, Norwalk, Conn. 280 Edmond, A utograph, 1591 .... 64 Edward S .,12 Portrait (drawing) . 360 4' " 4 4 11 ... 232 Silhouette . 264 Mrs., P ortrait .... 232 Elizabeth, ( Receipt) Autograph, 1748 . 113 " ( Hartwell), Gravestone, 1760 . 89 B.12 ( Thacher) Portrait . 336 Henry, A utograph, 1586 64 Isaac,11 " 1 796 200 James M .,14 Portrait 304 Capt. J ohn,7 Immigrant, Autograph ... 64 '. J ohn11 (son of Roger) " 1 761 . 73 " 1 790 . 184 " Portrait . .184 Mrs. and son, Por trait . .185 " " "" Commission as Captain, 1 784 192 *i "" " " and wife, Grave stone . 193 ** Rev. John1' and wife, Silhouette . 264 John T aylor,11 Portrait 297 Joseph,5 A utograph, 1691 72 Mehetabel ( Wellington), Autograph, 1741 81 'i N ancy, Mrs. Capt. John," House, Canton Mass. 193 Oliver," L etter, 1792 200 Rebecca ( Prescott), Letter, 1792 . 168 " " A utograph, 1808 201 " ( Prescott), Gravestone, New Haven . 89 * i Hon. Roger,10 Account as Treasurer of Yale, 1772 1 52 X L ist of Illustrations opposite P AGE Sherman, H on. Roger,10 Almanac, 1755 .... 136 "" " " 1 756 .... 136 " """ 1 761 .... 136 " " A utograph, 1741 . 81 ..1755 . 73 "" "" 1 761 73 1793.. 73 """ Bible Family Record . .161 Birth P lace Stone ... 88 Credentials a s U. S. Senator . 153 """ Execution issued as Justice of the P eace, 1755 . 177 """ G ravestone, New Haven . 89 " Houses, New Haven . .105 House, " " ... 137 " "" L ayout of Land, 1754 72 " P ortrait 248 " "" " E arle .... 96 " " " Hicks .... 121 " " " Warrant of Arrest issued as Jus tice of the Peace, 1765 176 Will, Last Page of .160 Yale Degree, M. A., 1768 . 88 " Roger11 (son of Hon. Roger), Autograph, 1793 . 208 II I t II II I1 II lyg^ 201 11 1 1 11 11 11 !g27 . 20I « """ " P ortrait . 232 Mrs., P ortrait 232 11 !* u 11 i. Yale Degree, M.., A 1790 208 " Roger" (son of George), Son and Grandson, Portrait 3 53 " L ieut. Roger" (son of Herbert A.), Portrait 377 " H on. Roger Minott,11 Portrait .... 216 Thomas T ownsend,13 " .... 384 " " " S ilhouette, 1915 • • 264 " William0 (father of Hon. Roger), Autograph, 1735 7 2 4' W illiam (father of Hon. Roger), Gravestone, 1741 8 1 Listf o Illustrations xi OPPOSITE P AGE Sherman, W illiam10 (brother of Hon. Roger), Autograph, 1741 1 12 " W illiam10 (brother of Hon. Roger), Agreement of H eirs of, 1756 120 " L ieut. William11 (son of Hon. Roger), Auto graph, 1776 200 Gen. W illiam T.," Portrait .... 281 Thacher, P rof. Thomas A., .... 337 " " . ' " Mrs. and Three Generations . 336 " " "" H ouse, New Haven 144 White, C harles A.," Portrait 368 Oliver S .,M " 361 " R oger S.," " 361 Yale C ollege President's House 144 Yaxley, E ngland, Church 8 LISTF O FAMILIES No. Page I 18 a (1 T homas1) 20 3 (2 J ohn2) 23 (3 T homas3) 39 4 " ( ) 49 5 " 6 ( ) 52 " ( ) 61 7 " 8 ( ) 65 " 9 .( ) 68 " IO ( ) 69 ii (4 T homas4) 70 12 (5 J ohn4) 7» (6 H enry4) 73 «3 " ( ) 82 «4 " 15 ( ) 87 16 (7 W illiam4) 89 17 (9 F rancis4) 9> 1 8 (10 J ames4) 91 <9 (12 N icholas5) 91 ao (13 H enry*) 93 " 21 ( ) 93 " 22 ( ) 95 " 23 ( ) 97 " 24 ( ) 98 " 25 ( ) 102 " 26 ( ( 104 27 (14 E dmund*) 105 " 28 ( ) in " 29 ( ) 113 " 30 ( ) 114 " 31 ( ) 117 32 (22 D aniel5) 118 33 (24 J ohn5) 118 34 (27 E dmund5) 124 125 35 ( 4 ' ) 36 126 xiii XIV L ist of Families No.