Samuel Sherman, Immigrant

Birth: 12 Jul 1618 in Dedham, ESS, ENG

Death: 5 Apr 1700 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT

Sex:M


Father: Edmund Sherman, Immigrant b. 23 Jun 1572 in Dedham,ESS, ENG


Mother: Judith Angiers b. 5 Jun 1587 in Dedham, ESS, ENG


Mary(Sarah) Mitchell,Immigrant (wife)b.14 Oct 1621 South Ouram,Halifax,YRK,ENG d: Bef. 1700 in MA


Marriage:1640 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

Children:

1.Samuel Sherman b. 19 Jun 1641 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT

2.Theophilus Sherman b. 28 Oct 1643 in Stratford, Fairfield, Conn, Co


3.Matthew Sherman b. 24 Aug 1645


4.Edmund Sherman b. 4 Dec 1647 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT


5.John Sherman b. 8 Feb 1649/50 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT


6.Benjamin Sherman b. 29 Mar 1662 in Stratford,Fairfield,CT


7.David Sherman b. 1665



From: "Transatlantic Shermans" Bertha L. Stratton, 1969, p. 150, private printing, LOC Card No. 76-899979.


Samuel7Sherman, b.12 July 1618 (Ibid.), came to New England and was ancestor of Gen. Wm. Tecumseh Sherman among others. He was active in public affairs, a leader in New Haven Colony. While first of Watertown (was around 14. years old when emigrated) he went in or about 1636 to Wethersfield, Conn.; later to Stratford, Stamford and Fairfield, Conn. Was an Assistant (Lt. Gov.) 1660-65; on comm. to assist in rendering the Colony safe against the Dutch in 1665. He is referred to as Hon. Samuel Sherman. He m. Mary Mitchell (dau. of Matthew and Sarah (Butterfield) Mitchell sister of Jonathan Mitchell, of Cambridge, a Fellow of Harvard, she was bap. S. Owram, Halifax, Yorks. England, 14 Oct. l62l. He d. Fairfield, 5 Ap.1700 (G. S.). An agreement between his surviving children and. heirs in division of estate took place 10 Sep. 1700 (Matthew8and Edmund8, dec.) His other children were: Samuel8,Theophilus8, John8, Sarah8, Nathaniel8, Benjamin8, David 8.From John8 Sherman, Admiral Fredrick16 C. Sherman takes his decent through Samuel9,David10, Matthew11, Judson12, A1bert13, Loren14, Frederickl5 Ward Sherman (who m. Charlot Wolfe). Adm. Sherman m. Fanny Jessop 22 Nov.l915 at San Diego, Calif. Ch.: Jill17, John Southl7, Joannel7, Sherman. (ref.: early lines F. D. Shermans Geneal. (op.cit); later from the Admiral). After retiring, when touring Eng., he saw Southfields (of which he had. read in New Light) and had tea with the Perrys.

(General William Tecumseh Sherman descends here)


http://www.dawson.yeomans.com/sherman.htm


Hon. Samuel Sherman, born in England in 1618, came to Boston in 1634, and went with his father to Wethersfield, Stamford,and finally to Stratford.His son, Deacon John, went to Woodbury, Conn. John, son of Deacon John, had a son, Judge Daniel, who had a son, Judge Taylor Sherman, who had a son, Judge Charles Robert Sherman, of Mansfield, Ohio, and he had the distinguished sons,General William Tecumseh Sherman, and Senator John Sherman.