Edmund SHEARMAN

Born

April 1641 , Portsmouth, Providence Plantations

Died

6 July 1719 , Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Edmund married Dorcas Jane HICKS 4 March 1673 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Dorcas Jane HICKS was born 4 February 1651 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony . Dorcas Jane died abt. 1700 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Dorcas Jane was the child of Samuel HICKS and Lydia DOANE .

Parents & Family of Edmund SHEARMAN

Parents of Edmund SHEARMAN

Father

Philip SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Mother

Sarah ODDING

Grandparents of Edmund SHEARMAN

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Edmund SHEARMAN

Edmund SHEARMAN married

Dorcas Jane HICKS
Marriage date: 4 March 1673
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Dorcas Jane HICKS was the child of Samuel HICKS and Lydia DOANE

Marriage notes:

"EDMUND(2) SHERMAN (PHILIP(1)) - BORN 1641 IN PORTSMOUTH, RI, MARRIED DORCAS HICKS..."

TITLE SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF PHILIP SHERMAN, THE FIRST SECRETARY OF RHODE ISLAND

AUTHOR ROY VIVIAN SHERMAN

PUBLISHER S.N., 1968

ORIGINAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON

DIGITIZED NOV 29, 2007

LENGTH 662 PAGES

PAGE 293

THE GREAT MIGRATION BEGINS: IMMIGRANTS TO NEW ENGLAND 1620-1633, VOLUMES I-III (ONLINE DATABASE: NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG, NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2002), (ORIG. PUB. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. ROBERT CHARLES ANDERSON, THE GREAT MIGRATION BEGINS: IMMIGRANTS TO NEW ENGLAND 1620-1633, VOLUMES I-III, 3 VOLS., 1995).

PHILIP SHERMAN

Children of Edmund SHEARMAN and Dorcas Jane HICKS

Elkanah SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Born: 7 May 1674, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Nathaniel SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Born: 1 May 1676, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Nathan SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Born: 1 February 1678, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

David SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Born: 1 January 1680, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1755, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Lydia SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Born: 1 February 1682, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1745, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Timothy MAXFIELD 15 January 1707 Place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Samuel SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Born: 21 July 1686, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: ,

Elnathan SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Born: 1 October 1694, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Joseph SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)

Born: abt. 1698, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

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' PHILIP SHERMAN

ORIGIN: UNKNOWN
MIGRATION: 1633
FIRST RESIDENCE: ROXBURY
REMOVES: PORTSMOUTH 1638
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: 'PHILLIP SHERMAN. HE CAME INTO THE LAND IN THE YEAR 1623 [SIC], A SINGLE MAN, & AFTER MARRIED SARAH ODDING, THE DAUGHTER O[F] THE WIFE OF JOHN PORTER BY A FORMER HUSBAND. THIS MAN WAS OF A MELANCHOLY TEMPER, HE LIVED HONESTLY & COMFORTABLY AMONG US SEVERAL YEARS, UPON A JUST CALLING WENT FOR ENGLAND & RETURNED AGAIN WITH A BLESSING: BUT AFTER HIS FATHER-IN-LAW JOHN PORTER WAS SO CARRIED AWAY WITH THESE OPINIONS OF FAMILISM & SCHISM HE FOLLOWED THEM & REMOVED WITH THEM TO THE ILAND, HE BEHAVED HIMSELF SINFULLY IN THESE MATTERS (AS MAY APPEAR IN THE STORY) & WAS CAST OUT OF THE CHURCH' [ RCHR 78-79].
FREEMAN: 14 MAY 1634 [ MBCR 1:368]. 16 MARCH 1640/ 1 [ RICR 1:111].
EDUCATION: SUFFICIENT TO BE GENERAL RECORDER OF RHODE ISLAND. HIS INVENTORY INCLUDED 'FOUR OLD BIBLES & OTHER SMALL BOOKS' VALUED AT £1.
OFFICES: GENERAL RECORDER, 16 MAY 1648, 22 MAY 1649, 23 MAY

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Birth — 1641
April 1641
Portsmouth, Providence Plantations

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1673 Marriage / Partner
Edmund SHEARMAN and Dorcas Jane HICKS 4 March 1673, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

He was 31 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Elkanah SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 7 May 1674, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Edmund was 33 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Nathaniel SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 1 May 1676, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Edmund was 35 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Nathan SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 1 February 1678, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Edmund was 36 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
David SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 1 January 1680, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Edmund was 38 years old.

1682 Birth of Child
Lydia SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 1 February 1682, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Edmund was 40 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Samuel SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 21 July 1686, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Edmund was 45 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Elnathan SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 1 October 1694, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Edmund was 53 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1707 Marriage of Child
Lydia SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) married 15 January 1707, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay to Timothy MAXFIELD

Death — 1719
6 July 1719
Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 78.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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