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BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) 1662–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1662

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 29 Aug 1741

Death Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: HONORABLE John)

Mother: Sarah Sherman

Spouse(s): Rebecca Fippeney

Children(s): (Rev) ***

In 1662, BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, born to Honorable Samuel Sherman To William Tecumseh And His Brother Senator John Via His Son John And Sarah Mary Mitchell Sherman. BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) married Rebecca Phippen Fippeney, and had children including Rev Nathaniel Sherman. BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) passed away in 1741 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1662, BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, born to Honorable Samuel Sherman To William Tecumseh And His Brother Senator John Via His Son John And Sarah Mary Mitchell Sherman.
  • BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) married Rebecca Phippen Fippeney, and had children including Rev Nathaniel Sherman.
  • BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) passed away in 1741 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

BENJAMIN WAR)'s Ancestors

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BENJAMIN WAR)
1662–1741
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Parents
HONORABLE SAMUEL SHERMAN (To William Tecumseh and his brother Senator John via his son, John)
1618–1700
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Sarah ((Mary) Mitchell) Sherman
1621–1665
S. Owram, Halifax, York, England
Grandparents
Edmund Sherman
1572–1643
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Grace Sherman
1583–1644
Fingringhoe, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Major ("Deacon" James Matthew Mitchell) (Thomas)
1590–1646
South Owram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Sarah ('Susan' Butterfield) Wood
1590–1646
West Riding, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sherman
1548–1600
Sir Makin
1548–1610
Katherine Makin
1552–1610
Major GGF
1566–1628
Elizabeth Clay
1564–1626
Sir Shelf
1546–1614
Margaret Hurde
1561–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Thomas)
1520–1590
Lady Butler
1521–1580
Thomas Michell
1541–1596
Margaret (Abrum)
1545–1609
Sir IV
1526–1576
Lady Clayton
1538–1568
RICHARD Waude
1515–1558
Margaret Wood)
1520–1560
John Heird
1530–1568
Agnes Robinson
1522–1565

BENJAMIN WAR)'s Descendants

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BENJAMIN (SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY) WAR) (29 Mar 1662–29 Aug 1741) m. Rebecca (Phippen,) Fippeney (10 Aug 1666–11 Aug 1739)
  1. 1. (Rev) (Nathaniel Sherman) *** 1692–1767 m. Ruth (Porter Curtis) ***Sherman 1695–1726
    1. 1. Sarah (Sherman Beach) Miller 1715–1816 m. James Miller 1715–1814
      1. 1. Hugh (Miller) Esq 1790–1848
        1. 1. Agnes Millar 1828–1910 m. William McCartney 1828–1897
        2. 2. Wiliam Millar 1826–1902
        3. 3. Jane Millar 1830–1880
        4. 4. 1st (Son) Miller 1824–
    2. 2. Beulah (("Eunice") Sherman) ***Fairchild 1725–1844

BENJAMIN WAR)'s Timeline

2 Records

1662
29 Mar 1662
Birth of BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) in Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
1741
29 Aug 1741
Age 79
Death of BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1662
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1741
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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