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Benjamin Sherman 1675–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1675

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Death Date: 1734

Death Location: Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Father: Benjamin Sherman

Mother: Hannah Mowry

Spouse(s): Mary Lawton

Children(s): Joseph Sherman, Elizabeth Sherman, Isaac Sherman, George Sherman, Benjamin Sherman, George Sherman, Robert Sherman

Benjamin Sherman was born in 1675 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the child of Benjamin Sherman And Hannah Mowry. Benjamin Sherman married Mary Lawton, and had children including Benjamin Sherman, Elizabeth Sherman, George Sherman, Isaac Sherman, Joseph Sherman, Robert Sherman. Benjamin Sherman passed away in 1734 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Sherman was born in 1675 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the child of Benjamin Sherman And Hannah Mowry.
  • Benjamin Sherman married Mary Lawton, and had children including Benjamin Sherman, Elizabeth Sherman, George Sherman, Isaac Sherman, Joseph Sherman, Robert Sherman.
  • Benjamin Sherman passed away in 1734 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sherman
1649–1719
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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Hannah Mowry
1656–1717
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lawton
1681–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Joseph Sherman
1712–
Birth Location: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
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Elizabeth Sherman
1704–
Birth Location: PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
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Isaac Sherman
1709–
Birth Location: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
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George Sherman
1707–1707
Birth Location: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
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Benjamin Sherman
1703–1704
Birth Location: PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
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George Sherman
1713–
Birth Location: Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island
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Robert Sherman
1705–
Birth Location: PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
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Benjamin Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sherman
1675–1734
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Parents
Benjamin Sherman
1649–1719
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Hannah Mowry
1656–1717
Providence, Rhode Island
Grandparents
*phillip Sherman
1610–1687
Dedham, Essex, England
*sarah Odding
1609–1682
Madron, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
*samuel Sherman
1573–1615
*phillippa Ward
1577–1610
*george Odding
1596–1633
*margaret Odding
1590–1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*henry Sherman
1545–1610
Susan Lawrence
1548–1610
*lancelot Ward
1550–
*john Odding
1556–
*george Odding
1565–

Benjamin Sherman's Descendants

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Benjamin Sherman (26 Dec 1675–1734) m. Mary Lawton (1681–)
  1. 1. Joseph Sherman 1712–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Sherman 1704–
  3. 3. Isaac Sherman 1709–
  4. 4. George Sherman 1707–1707
  5. 5. Benjamin Sherman 1703–1704
  6. 6. George Sherman 1713–
  7. 7. Robert Sherman 1705– m. Katherine Taylor 1709–
    1. 1. Abigail Sherman 1750–
    2. 2. Robert (Taylor) Sherman 1735–
    3. 3. George Sherman
    4. 4. Mary Sherman 1733–
    5. 5. Hannah Sherman 1747–
    6. 6. Patience Sherman 1731–1739
    7. 7. Benjamin Sherman 1737–
    8. 8. Isaac Sherman 1749–
    9. 9. Hannah Sherman 1747–
    10. 10. Patience Sherman 1743–
      1. 1. George Sherman 1764–
      2. 2. Benjamin Sherman 1764–

Benjamin Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1675
26 Dec 1675
Birth of Benjamin Sherman in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
1734
1734
Age 59
Death of Benjamin Sherman in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1675
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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