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Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 SHERMAN was born 1613-1618 in Northamptonshire, England, and died October 25, 1679 in Green Harbor, Marshfield, MA. He married PRUDENCE HILL January 23, 1638/39 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.
Notes: Resided 1632 to New England, 1st Plymouth; by 1638 in Duxbury, by 1644 in Marshfield. Occupation: Yoeman
Children of William Sherman and Prudence Hill are:
2. i. JOHN2 SHERMAN I, b. February 22, 1644/45, Marshfield, Plymouth, MA; d. November 05, 1723, Marshfield, Plymouth, MA.
ii. WILLIAM SHERMAN, b. Abt 1646.
iii. SAMUEL SHERMAN, b. Abt 1648.
iv. DAUGHTER SHERMAN, b. Abt 1650.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 SHERMAN I (WILLIAM1) was born February 22, 1644/45 in Marshfield, Plymouth, MA, and died November 05, 1723 in Marshfield, Plymouth, MA. He married JANE HATCH October 25, 1677 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, daughter of Walter Hatch and Elizabeth Holbrook.
Children of John Sherman and Jane Hatch are:
3. i. JOHN3 SHERMAN II, b. October 17, 1682, Marshfield, Plymouth, MA; d. Aft July 26, 1765, Rochester, Plymouth, MA.
ii. BETHIAH SHERMAN, b. Abt 1684.
iii. ABIGAIL SHERMAN, b. Abt 1686.
iv. HANNAH SHERMAN, b. Abt 1688.
v. SAMUEL SHERMAN, b. Abt 1690.
vi. DEBORAH SHERMAN, b. Abt 1692.
vii. LOIS SHERMAN, b. Abt 1694.
viii. WILLIAM SHERMAN, b. Abt 1696.
ix. EUNICE SHERMAN, b. Abt 1698.
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN3 SHERMAN II (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born October 17, 1682 in Marshfield, Plymouth, MA, and died Aft July 26, 1765 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA. He married SARAH BAKER March 26, 1712 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA, daughter of Kenelm Baker and Sarah Bradford.
Child of John Sherman and Sarah Baker is:
4. i. ABIGAIL4 SHERMAN, b. July 27, 1721, Darmouth, Bristol, MA; d. Abt 1785, So. Woodstock, Winsor, VT.
Generation No. 4
4. ABIGAIL4 SHERMAN (JOHN3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born July 27, 1721 in Darmouth, Bristol, MA, and died Abt 1785 in So. Woodstock, Winsor, VT. She married SYLVANUS COTTLE, son of John Cottle and Jane Look.
Children of Abigail Sherman and Sylvanus Cottle are:
i. JABEZ5 COTTLE, b. February 22, 1746/47, Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, MA; d. June 04, 1820, S. Woodstock, Vermont; m. SARAH ARNOLD, November 09, 1772, Massachusettes.
ii. SYLVANUS COTTLE, JR., b. June 15, 1750, Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, MA; d. December 1811, St. Charles, MO; m. LOUISA POWER, 1775, S. Woodstock, Vermont.
iii. JOSEPH COTTLE, b. July 28, 1753, Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, MA; d. Abt 1831, Troy, Lincoln, MO; m. AZUBAH POWER, 1775, S. Woodstock, Vermont.
iv. WARREN COTTLE, SR., b. 1755, Tisbury, MA; d. April 11, 1811, St. Charles, Missouri; m. RELIEF FARNSWORTH, June 25, 1781, S. Woodstock, Winsor, Vermont.
v. JOHN COTTLE, b. 1757, Tisbury, Dukes, MA; d. Abt 1828, Troy, Lincoln, MO; m. ELIZABETH BETTIE ALLEN, 1780, Woodstock, Vermont.
vi. MARTHA COTTLE, b. Abt 1759; m. JONATHAN FARNSWORTH.
Last updated 10/07/1998.
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