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John Sherman

Male 1720 - 1789  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Sherman was born on 12 Apr 1720 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died in 1789 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts.

    John married Ruth Sherman on 21 Apr 1740. Ruth (daughter of Elkanah Sherman and Elizabeth Manchester) was born on 29 Jan 1723 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 24 Oct 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Job Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1746 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts; died on 24 Feb 1837 in Foxborough, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. John Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Apr 1750 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts; died on 16 May 1829 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Job Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 30 Sep 1746 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts; died on 24 Feb 1837 in Foxborough, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

    Job married Elizabeth Holmes after 10 Jul 1768 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 12 Sep 1745 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts; died on 19 Nov 1817 in Foxborough, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. John Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 02 Dec 1775 in Middleborough, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jul 1842 in Foxborough, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.
    2. 5. Job Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1773 in Middleborough, Massachusetts; died on 21 Feb 1833 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island.

  2. 3.  John Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 22 Apr 1750 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts; died on 16 May 1829 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Note: He owned a large tract of land in what are now the towns of Rochester, Acushnet, and Fairhaven. He resided about a quarter of a mile from Acushnet. He was a Quaker.

    John married Experience Kelley before 1772. Experience was born on 03 May 1753; died on 14 Aug 1841 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. John Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1780 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jul 1865 in of, Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Job2, 1.John1) was born on 02 Dec 1775 in Middleborough, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jul 1842 in Foxborough, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    He was a farmer. A "minute man" July 8, 1794 for three months. Selectman of Foxborough, 1815 to 1828; Representative to the General Court, 1823-24 and 1828-29.

    John married Mary "Polly" Skinner on 12 Nov 1797 in Mansfield, Bristol Co, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Solomon Skinner and Sarah Brintreal) was born on 09 Mar 1775 in Mansfield, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1842 in Foxborough, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Job Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Job2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Jun 1773 in Middleborough, Massachusetts; died on 21 Feb 1833 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island.

    Job married Abigail Sherman on 05 Jul 1798 in Bellingham, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Seth Sherman and Mary Harkness) was born on 03 Jun 1773 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 02 Aug 1849 in Foxborough, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  John Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 13 Oct 1780 in Rochester, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jul 1865 in of, Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1812, Erie Co, New York
    • Military: 1812; War of 1812

    John married Abigail Ellis on 13 Oct 1802 in Pembroke, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 16 Oct 1783 in Falmouth, Massachusetts; died after 1827 in of, Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah "Sally" Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1803 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts and Erie Co, New York; died on 24 Oct 1869 in Watkins, Union Co, Ohio.
    2. 8. Mary Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jan 1804 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died after 1860.
    3. 9. Eliza Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Aug 1805 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 3 Nov 1883 in Providence, Bureau Co, Illinois.
    4. 10. Mordecai Ellis Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1807 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 19 Aug 1893 in Lawton Station, North Collins, Erie Co, New York.
    5. 11. Daniel Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1808 in Longplain, Massachusetts; and died.
    6. 12. David Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1809 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 9 Oct 1899 in Otto, Cattaraugus Co, New York.
    7. 13. Deborah Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1811 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1890 in Acushnet, Bristol Co, Massachusetts.
    8. 14. Nathaniel Stetson Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Oct 1812 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 6 Sep 1823 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.
    9. 15. Lydia Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Aug 1816 in Acushnet, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 12 Sep 1823 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.
    10. 16. Sarah Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1818 in Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York; died on 18 Sep 1823 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.
    11. 17. John Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1820 in Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York; died on 10 Oct 1824 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.
    12. 18. Joseph Byron Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1822 in North Collins, Erie Co, New York; died on 23 Aug 1904 in South Dayton, Cattaraugus Co, New York.
    13. 19. James Rogers Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 May 1824 in Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York; died on 28 Mar 1910 in Acushnet, Bristol Co, Massachusetts.
    14. 20. Henry Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1827 in Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York; died on 6 Dec 1837 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Sarah "Sally" Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Dec 1803 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts and Erie Co, New York; died on 24 Oct 1869 in Watkins, Union Co, Ohio.

  2. 8.  Mary Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Jan 1804 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died after 1860.

    Mary married Joel Matteson in 1824. Joel (son of Ishmael Matteson and Deborah Paris (or Parris)) was born in 1798 in Vermont; died in 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Louisa Eveline Matteson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Sep 1829 in Collins, Erie Co, New York; died on 2 Jul 1866 in Brighton, Washington Co, Iowa.

  3. 9.  Eliza Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Aug 1805 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 3 Nov 1883 in Providence, Bureau Co, Illinois.

  4. 10.  Mordecai Ellis Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 27 May 1807 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 19 Aug 1893 in Lawton Station, North Collins, Erie Co, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1835, Erie Co, New York
    • Census: 1850, Collins, Erie Co, New York

    Notes:

    History of the city of Buffalo and Erie County, Vol 1 761
    publ 1884
    Sherman, Mordecai E., p.o. Lawton Station, general farmer, born in Dartmouth, Mass, May 27 1807, came to county in 1835; wife Isabella Buffinton, born 1805, married in 1833; children three - Mary E. born 1834, Sarah E. in 1837, Rebecca in 1839. Parents John and Abigail (Ellis) Sherman, natives of Massachusetts, who cme to county in 1812, the former was in the war of 1812; chidren 12 -- five now living."


    Census:
    Pickins Roby 72 1778 (female) MA
    Pickens, James 43 1807 MA

    Sherman, Jonathan 45 1805 MA
    Mercy (Perkins) 46 1804 MA
    George 20 1830 NY
    Sarah 19 1831 NY
    Rebecca 10 1840 NY
    John 7 1843 NY
    William 3 1847 NY
    Eunice 1 1849 NY

    (Next door
    Sherman Charles R. 45 1805 MA
    Edith 49 1801 MA
    Davol, Eliza 18 1823 NY
    Davol, William 25 1825 NY
    White, Lydia 29 1821 NY

    Next door:
    Pratt, Benjamin W. 53 1797 Vermont
    Fanny 52 1798 Vermont
    Esther 19 1831 NY
    Jerusha M. 18 1832 NY
    Fanny 12 1838 NY
    Brayton Henry 19 1831 NY
    Hillager, Magaret 14 1836 Germany

    Next door:
    Sherman, Mordecai 43 1807 MA
    Isabella 44 1806 MA
    Mary E 15 1835 MA
    Sarah B. 1837 NY
    Rebecca B. 10 1840 NY
    Sinshere, Ambrose 14 1836 Germany

    Mordecai married Isabel Buffinton on 09 Oct 1833 in Fall River, Bristol Co, Massachusetts. Isabel was born in 1805; died after 1850 in of, North Collins, Erie Co, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Mary E. Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1835 in Massachusetts; died after 1850 in of, Collins, Erie Co, New York.
    2. 23. Sarah B. Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1837 in New York; died after 1850 in of, Collins, Erie Co, New York.
    3. 24. Rebecca B. Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1840 in New York; died after 1850 in of, Collins, Erie Co, New York.

  5. 11.  Daniel Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Feb 1808 in Longplain, Massachusetts; and died.

  6. 12.  David Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Feb 1809 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 9 Oct 1899 in Otto, Cattaraugus Co, New York.

  7. 13.  Deborah Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Jan 1811 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 20 Dec 1890 in Acushnet, Bristol Co, Massachusetts.

  8. 14.  Nathaniel Stetson Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Oct 1812 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 6 Sep 1823 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.

  9. 15.  Lydia Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Aug 1816 in Acushnet, Bristol Co, Massachusetts; died on 12 Sep 1823 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.

  10. 16.  Sarah Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Jul 1818 in Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York; died on 18 Sep 1823 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.

  11. 17.  John Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Jul 1820 in Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York; died on 10 Oct 1824 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.

  12. 18.  Joseph Byron Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 5 May 1822 in North Collins, Erie Co, New York; died on 23 Aug 1904 in South Dayton, Cattaraugus Co, New York.

  13. 19.  James Rogers Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 6 May 1824 in Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York; died on 28 Mar 1910 in Acushnet, Bristol Co, Massachusetts.

  14. 20.  Henry Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 3.John2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Aug 1827 in Leon, Cattaraugus Co, New York; died on 6 Dec 1837 in Concord, Erie Co, New York.


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