Descendants of John (Makyng) Makin
Jenks Lineage
1. John (Makyng) Makin born c. 1522, Frigriughoe, Essex, England, married (?). John died bf Mar 16, 1562.
Children:
+2. i Tobias Makin born 1548.
Second Generation
2. Tobias Makin (1.John1) born 1548, Fingrinhoe, Essex Co, England, married bf 1574, in Essex, England, Katherine Bell, born c. 1552, Frigriughoe, Essex, England, died May 14, 1610, Frigriughoe, Essex, England. Tobias died 1610, Frigriughoe, Essex, England.
Children:
3. i John Makin born c. 1574, Frigriughoe, Essex, England.
+4. ii Joan Makin born c. 1575.
5. iii Rebecca Makin born c. 1578, Frigriugjoe, Essex, England.
6. iv Samuel Makin born c. 1580, Frigriuhoe, Essex, England.
7. v Robert Makin born c, 1584, Frigriughoe, Essex, England.
8. vi Tobias Makin born c. 1586, Frigriughoe, Essex, England.
9. vii John Makin born c. 1588, Frigriughoe, Essex, England.
10. viii Thomas Makin born c. 1592, Frigriughoe, Essex, England.
11. ix Grace Makin born c. 1592, Frigriughoe, Essex, England, married John Sherman. Grace died Jun 3, 1662, Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
12. x Westbroone Makin born c. 158291, Frigriuhoe, Essex, England.
Third Generation
4. Joan Makin (2.Tobias2, 1.John1) born c. 1575, Fingringhoe, England, married (1) William Palmer, born c. 1590, died abt 1650, married (2) Roger Porter, married (3) c. 1598, in England, Edmund Sherman, born Dedham, Essex, England, (son of Edmund Sherman and Anne Clere Pallette) died 1641, New Haven CT. Joan died May 15, 1611, Dedham, Essex, England.
Children by Edmund Sherman:
13. i (?) Sherman born c. 1597, Dedham, Essex, England.
14. ii Martha Sherman. Piles.GED does not have this child
15. iii Edmund Sherman born Jun, 23, 1599, married Mary Freeman. Edmund died 1641. Birth date Smith. Piles says will probated May 28, 167(?).
16. iv Ann Sherman born Sep 15, 1601, Dedham, Essex, England.
17. v Joan Sherman born Dec 13, 1603, Dedham, Essex, England.
+18. vi John Sherman born 1604.
19. vii Hester Sherman born Apr 1, 1606, Dedham, Essex, England, married Feb 1/1618/9, in England, Andrew Ward. Hester died Dec 27, 1665, Fairfield (CT?).
20. viii Richard Sherman born Oct 16, 1608, Dedham, Essex, England, married Alice Day. Richard died Oct 27, 1647, Dedham, Essex, England.
21. ix Bezaleel Sherman born Sep 17, 1611, Dedham, Essex, England, died c. 1618. Might be duplicate
22. x John Sherman born Dec 26, 1613, Dedham, Essex, England, married Abigail Gibbs. John died Aug 8, 1685, Watertown, Suffolk, MA.
+23. xi Grace Sherman born Jun 18, 1615.
+24. xii Samuel Sherman born Jul 12, 1618.
Fourth Generation
18. John Sherman (4.Joan3, 2.Tobias2, 1.John1) born 1604, baptized: Sept 3, 1612, Gt. Horkesley, Essex Co, England, occupation Surveyor, town clerk, married c.1638, Martha Palmer, born 1618, (daughter of William Palmer and Frances (?)) died Feb 7, 1700/1, Watertown, MA. John died Jan 25, 1690/1, Watertown, MA. Ensign in 1654, Captain in 1680/1. Came to New England in 1634 . The English pedigree of this family has been traced to Thomas Shearmen who was born about 1443 in Yaxley, Suffolk Co., England. They were of German origin many centuries ago. This American line includes Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Gen. William T. Sherman, Civil War.
Children:
25. i John Sherman born Oct 1, 1638, died Dec 19, 1675, S. Kingston, RI. Was engaged in the war against King Philip and was killed in the Great Swamp fight in South Kingston.
26. ii Martha Sherman born Feb 21, 1640/1, married Sep 26, 1661, in Watertown, MA, Francis Bowman, born 1630, (son of Nathaniel Bowman and Anne (Anna) (?)) died Dec 16, 1687, Watertown, MA. Martha died Feb 9, 1700. Sherman says she was born Feb 21, 1641. She is also called Martha Palmer and was a granddaughter of Governor Winthrop
27. iii Mary Sherman born Mar 26, 1644, died Nov 6, 1677.
28. iv Sarah Sherman born Jan 17, 1648, died 1667.
29. v Elizabeth Sherman born Mar 15, 1649.
30. vi Joseph Sherman born May 14, 1650, Watertown, MA, died Jun 30, 1731, Watertown, MA.
31. vii Grace Sherman born Dec 20, 1653.
23. Grace Sherman (4.Joan3, 2.Tobias2, 1.John1) born Jun 18, 1615, Dedham, Essex, England, married c. 1635, in Dedham, Essex, England, John Livermore, born Sep 30, 1604, Suffolk, England, (son of Peter Livermore and Marabella Wysbych) died Apr 15, 1684, Watertown, Middlesex, MA. Grace died 1690, Watertown, Middlesex, MA, buried: Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA. John: came to Am in the FRANCIS OF IPSWICH Apr 30, 1634, age 28. Another genealogy indicates that he might be the son of Daniel Livermore and Elizabeth Hammond.
Children:
32. i Hannah Livermore born c. 1633, England, married Feb 14, 1654/55, in Watertown, Middlesex, MA, John Coolidge Jr., born c. 1633, England, (son of John (William?) Coolidge and Mary Ravens) died 1691. Hannah died Dec 23, 1678, Watertown, MA
33. ii Sarah Livermore born c. 1637, Watertown, MA, married James Townsend, born Nov 15, 1646. Sarah died c. 1684.
34. iii John Livermore born c. 1638, New Haven CT, married c. 1660, Hannah Grout, born c. 1640, (daughter of John Grout and Sarah Busby) died c. 1695. John died Feb 9, 1717/8, Weston, Middlesex, MA, buried: East Cemetery, Weston, MA.
35. iv Nathaniel Livermore born c. 1639, Watertown, MA, died Feb 12, 1735/6, Watertown, MA.
36. v Samuel Livermore born Aug 15, 1641, Watertown, MA, married Jun 4, 1668, in Watertown, MA, Anna Bridge, born 1646, died Aug 28, 1727. Samuel died Dec 5, 1690, Watertown, MA.
37. vi Daniel Livermore born Oct 7, 1643, New Haven CT, married Mary (?). Daniel died c. 1680.
38. vii Adan Livermore born c. 1644, died c. 1704.
39. viii Elizabeth Livermore born Jun 4, 1645, New Haven, CT, married Mar 29, 1683, in Springfield, Hampden, MA, Joseph Leonard, born May 20, 1644, died 1716. Elizabeth died Jul 6, 1689, Springfield, Hampden, MA.
40. ix Mary Livermore born Sep 17, 1647, New Haven CT, died Oct 26, 1674, MA.
41. x Edmund Livermore born Mar 18, 1658/9, Watertown, MA, died May 24, 1659, Watertown, MA.
42. xi Martha Livermore born 1651, Watertown, Middlesex, MA, died Bradford, MA.
24. Samuel Sherman (4.Joan3, 2.Tobias2, 1.John1) born Jul 12, 1618, married Sarah Mitchell, born Oct 14, 1621. Samuel died Apr 5, 1700. Sarah: Sherman has her as Mary Mitchell, daughter of the president of Harvard College.
Children:
43. i Samuel Sherman born Jan 19, 1641, Stratford CT, died 1700.
44. ii Theophilus Sherman born Oct 28, 1643, Stratford CT, died 1712.
45. iii Matthew Sherman born Oct 24, 1645, Stratford CT, died 1698.
46. iv Edmund Sherman born Dec 4, 1647, Stratford CT.
47. v John Sherman born Feb 8, 1651, Stratford CT, died Nov 13, 1730, Woodbury CT (?).
48. vi Sarah Sherman born Apr 4, 1654.
49. vii Nathaniel Sherman born Mar 21, 1657, Stratford CT, died 1712.
50. viii Benjamin Sherman born Mar 29, 1662, Stratford CT.
51. ix David Sherman born Apr 15, 1665, died 1753.
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