Lydia (MF) Wilcox

Lydia married Thomas Sherman on 26 May 1702 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, Rhode Island. Thomas (son of Peleg (Shearman) Sherman, Sr. and Elizabeth Lawton) was born on 08 Aug 1658 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, Rhode Island; died before 24 Jun 1719 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Josiah married Mary Potter on 4 Jun 1727 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. Mary was born on 16 Aug 1708 in North Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island; died about Aug 1727. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married Benjamin Potter on 1 Feb 1727. Benjamin (son of Thomas Potter and Susanna Anthony Tripp) was born on 19 Jan 1703 in North Kingston, Washington Co, Rhode Island; died after 1728. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Susan Earle about 1733. Susan (daughter of John Earle and Sarah Potter) was born on 21 Jun 1715 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island; died after 1740 in of, South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

from Bonnie Weber file-Mar07:

" There are several other interesting events concerning this family that are derived from the town council records of South Kingstown.

On 11 Mar 1727/8, George Sherman and Benjamin Sherman ages 17 and 15 respectively appeared before the town council and requested that a man by the name of John Sheldon be appointed their guardian. This was approved and John Sheldon accepted his responsibility. This action is a little strange inasmuch as these two boys had apparently been living with their step father, Thomas Potter, and their mother, Lydia Wilcox Sherman Potter for the past eight years."
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"Lydia again appeared before the town council probably some time in Feb 1729/30 and requested that someone be appointed to lay out the 1/3 of her first husband's (Thomas Sherman) estate to which she was entitled. (It appears that things moved pretty slowly in those days. Her husband had only been dead ten years now, and this was the second time that the town council ordered this to be done).

On this same day, Lydia's two sons, George and Benjamin Sherman, who had previously requested that John Sheldon be their guardian, now requested of the town council that Lydia be re-instated as their guardian. The council allowed this."

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Benjamin married Mary Sherman about 1740 in North Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. Mary (daughter of William Sherman and Abigail Palmer) was born on 29 Jun 1724 in North Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island; died on 12 May 1762. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susannah married Samuel Sheldon on 23 Sep 1739 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. Samuel was born about 1715 in of, Rhode Island; died after 1740 in of, South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Rebecca Palmer about 1766 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. Rebecca was born in 1742 in of, Rhode Island; died in 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Hannah Sherman on 26 Nov 1775 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. Hannah (daughter of Benjamin (MF) Sherman and Mary Sherman) was born on 14 Dec 1755 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island; died on 22 Feb 1845 in North Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phebe married Elisha Sherman about 1865 in North Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. Elisha (son of Stephen Sherman and Margaret Congdon) was born about 1745 in North Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island; died on 08 Apr 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married David (MF) Sherman on 26 Nov 1775 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. David (son of Daniel (MF) Sherman and Susan Earle) was born on 25 Dec 1750 in South Kingston, Washington Co, Rhode Island; died on 7 Aug 1829 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 07 Aug 1820, Lebanon, Madison Co, New York
• Census: 1840, Lebanon, Madison Co, New York

Notes:

Census:
Free White Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Leverett
Free White Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 5

husband
wife
daughter under 10
son 10-15
prob his father - over 45
her father died the year before in Massachusetts

neighbors in sequence:
Palmer Sherman
Leverett Rexford
William Rexford
Aaron Stebbins
Ira Stebbins
Hezekiah Willis
Joes Stebbins
Widow Stebbins

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Palmer Sherman
Free White Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Males - 16 thru 18: 1
Free White Males - 45 and over: 1 father Palmer
(b 1775 or bef)
Free White Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Females - 26 thru 44: 2
Free White Females - 45 and over: 1 mother

Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 8
Free White Persons - Over 25: 4
Total Free White Persons: 12
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 12



Census:
1840 Lebanon, Madison Co, New York
pg 5
Samuel H. Sherman 30-39 (1801-1810)
James Dye 1780 (also in 1855 NY State)
Palmer Sherman
Palmer Sherman Jr

same page
David Wilcox
Ira Stebbins

page 7
Peleg Willcox

page 3
Elijah W. Benedict
Rufus Thayer
Reuben Bibbee
Gaices (? Paices) Stebbin
Calvin Bliss

Palmer married Elizabeth Hoaxsie about 1795. Elizabeth was born in 1778 in South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island; died on 2 Apr 1859 in Hamilton, Madison Co, New York; was buried in Willcox Cem, Smyrna, Chenango Co, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]