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Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman 1652–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1652

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1712

Death Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuell Hicks

Mother: Lydia Hicks

Spouse(s): Samuel Sherman, Edmund Borden)

Children(s): Nathaniel Borden}, Lydia Borden}, Elnathan Borden}, Johanna Borden}, Nathan Borden}, Joseph Borden}, Samuel Borden}, David Borden}, Elkanah Borden}, Samuel Borden}, Elkanah Borden}, David Sherman

In 1652, Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman entered the world in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, born to Samuell Edward Hicks And Lydia 6Th Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden Hicks. Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman married Edmund Sherman Paternal 5X Great Grandfather Of Lizzie Borden, Samuel E Sherman, and had children including David Sherman, David Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Elkanah Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Elkanah Sherman I Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Elnathan Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Johanna Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Joseph Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Lydia Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Nathan Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Nathaniel Shearman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Samuel Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden. Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman passed away in 1712 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1652, Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman entered the world in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, born to Samuell Edward Hicks And Lydia 6Th Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden Hicks.
  • Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman married Edmund Sherman Paternal 5X Great Grandfather Of Lizzie Borden, Samuel E Sherman, and had children including David Sherman, David Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Elkanah Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Elkanah Sherman I Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Elnathan Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Johanna Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Joseph Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Lydia Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Nathan Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Nathaniel Shearman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden, Samuel Sherman Child Of Dorcas Jane Hicks Paternal 5X Great Grandmother Of Lizzie Borden.
  • Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman passed away in 1712 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuell Hicks
1611–1676
Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England
SH
Lydia Hicks
1629–1682
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
LH

Spouses(s)

Samuel Sherman
1648–1717
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
SS
Edmund Borden)
1641–1719
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
EB

Children(s)

Nathaniel Borden}
1678–1764
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachetts, British Colonial America, Avon, England, United Kingdom
NB
Lydia Borden}
1682–1740
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LB
Elnathan Borden}
1694–1778
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
EB
Johanna Borden}
1674–1739
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
JB
Nathan Borden}
1678–1749
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
NB
Joseph Borden}
1698–1745
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
JB
Samuel Borden}
1676–1766
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
SB
David Borden}
1680–1753
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
DB
Elkanah Borden}
1686–1778
Birth Location: New England, Hettinger, North Dakota, United States
EB
Samuel Borden}
1674–1766
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
SB
Elkanah Borden}
1674–1735
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
EB
David Sherman
1680–1761
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Dorcas Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Sherman
1652–1712
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Samuell Edward Hicks
1611–1676
Southwark, Surrey, England
Lydia (6th Grandmother of Lizzie Borden) Hicks
1629–1682
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert (Hicks (paternal 7x grandfather of Lizzie) Borden)
1583–1647
Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Winslow West (Hicks) -maternal 9th great) grandmother-Immigrant
1589–1666
Droitwich, Worcestershire, England
Deacon (John Cordwainer Doane (paternal 7x great grandfather of Lizzie) Borden}
1590–1685
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Anne (Moore Perkins) Doane
1600–1654
England
Great-Grandparents
Phebe Hicks
1614–1663
James Hicks
1550–1646
Edward Gent
1560–1631
Eleanor PELHAM
1560–1589
John Done
1550–1600
Ellen James
1556–1593
John Perkins
1583–1654
Judith Perkins
1588–1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Standish
1627–1702
Sarah Alden
1627–1674
Sir Hicks
1524–1565
Countess Everard
1528–1588
Edward Ii
1560–1631
Magdalene Ollyver
1566–1621
Sir Michelham
1545–1620
Lady Thatcher
1550–1594
Ralph Dunn
1531–1592
Ellen Davenport
1533–1566
Sir Doane\Done
1528–1560
Lady Trafford
1529–1581

Dorcas Sherman's Descendants

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Dorcas (Jane Hicks) Sherman (14 Feb 1652–1712) m. Samuel (E) Sherman (15 Oct 1648–9 Oct 1717) m. Edmund (Sherman (paternal 5x great grandfather of Lizzie) Borden) (2 Apr 1641–6 Jul 1719)
  1. 1. Nathaniel (Shearman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1678–1764 m. Freelove Sherman 1696–1733
  2. 2. Lydia (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1682–1740
  3. 3. Elnathan (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1694–1778
  4. 4. Johanna (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1674–1739
  5. 5. Nathan (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1678–1749
  6. 6. Joseph (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1698–1745
  7. 7. Samuel (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1676–1766
  8. 8. David (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1680–1753
  9. 9. Elkanah (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1686–1778
  10. 10. Samuel (Sherman Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1674–1766
  11. 11. Elkanah (Sherman I (Child of Dorcas Jane Hicks (paternal 5x great grandmother of Lizzie) Borden} 1674–1735
  12. 12. David Sherman 1680–1761

Dorcas Sherman's Timeline

3 Records

1652
14 Feb 1652
Birth of Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1674
About 1674
Age 22
Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman was married
None
1712
1712
Age 60
Death of Dorcas Jane Hicks Sherman in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1652
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: About 1674

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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