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Hester Sherman 1606–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1606

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Death Date: 1666

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Edmund Sherman

Mother: Grace Makin

Spouse(s): Andrew Gov.

Children(s): Edmund Ward, Andrew Ward, Abigail Ward, Sarah Ward, John Ward, Mary Ward, Esther Ward, Anne Ward, William Ward

Hester Sherman was born in 1606 in Dedham, Essex, England, the child of Edmund Sherman And Grace Makin. Hester Sherman married Andrew Ward Warde Gov, and had children including Abigail Ward, Andrew Ward, Anne Ward, Edmund Ward, Esther Ward, John Ward, Mary Ward, Sarah Ward, William Ward. Hester Sherman passed away in 1666 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Hester Sherman was born in 1606 in Dedham, Essex, England, the child of Edmund Sherman And Grace Makin.
  • Hester Sherman married Andrew Ward Warde Gov, and had children including Abigail Ward, Andrew Ward, Anne Ward, Edmund Ward, Esther Ward, John Ward, Mary Ward, Sarah Ward, William Ward.
  • Hester Sherman passed away in 1666 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Sherman
1572–1641
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
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Grace Makin
1578–1643
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Gov.
1597–1655
Birth Location: Homersfield, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Edmund Ward
1628–1666
Birth Location: of England
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Andrew Ward
1645–1690
Birth Location: of Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Abigail Ward
1643–1718
Birth Location: of Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Ward
1639–1711
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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John Ward
1637–1683
Birth Location: England
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Mary Ward
1635–1670
Birth Location: ?, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
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Esther Ward
1633–1664
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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Anne Ward
1620–1685
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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William Ward
1631–1675
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Hester Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Hester Sherman
1606–1666
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, England
Parents
Edmund Sherman
1572–1641
Dedham, Essex, England
Grace Makin
1578–1643
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Sherman's Descendants

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Hester Sherman (1606–1666) m. Andrew (Ward (Warde)) Gov. (Abt. 1597–28 Feb 1655)
  1. 1. Edmund Ward 1628–1666
  2. 2. Andrew Ward 1645–1690
  3. 3. Abigail Ward 1643–1718
  4. 4. Sarah Ward 1639–1711
  5. 5. John Ward 1637–1683
  6. 6. Mary Ward 1635–1670
  7. 7. Esther Ward 1633–1664 m. Jehu (Burr) Jr. 1631–1692
    1. 1. Daniel (Burr) Lt. 1660–1727 m. Elizabeth Pinckney 1672–1722
      1. 1. Elizabeth Burr 1696–1760
      2. 2. Aaron (Burr) Rev. 1716–1757 m. Esther Edwards 1732–1758
        1. 1. Keziah Burr 1758–1835
        2. 2. Jane Burr 1750–
        3. 3. Aaron (Burr) Col.\VP 1756–1836 m. Theodosia Bartow 1746–1794
        4. 4. Sarah (Burr) (Reeve) 1754–1797
  8. 8. Anne Ward 1620–1685
  9. 9. William Ward 1631–1675

Hester Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1606
1606
Birth of Hester Sherman in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England
1666
1666
Age 60
Death of Hester Sherman in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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