Captain John Sherman

1612 - 1691  (78 years)

• Name	John Sherman
  Title	Captain
  Born	3 Sep 1612	Great Horkesley, Essex, England   [1]
  Christened	3 Sep 1612	Great Horkesley, Essex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	Capt. of the Watertown train band  [2]
  Died	25 Jan 1691	Watertown, Middlesex County, MA   [1, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I129226	Day Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	John Sherman,   b. 17 Aug 1585, Dedham, Essex, England ,   d. Jan 1615/1616, Great Horkesley, Essex, England  (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Grace (Cooledge) Ravens McKim,   b. 1592, Fingringhoe, Essex County, England ,   d. 3 Jun 1662, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F73043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Palmer,   b. 1629, Ormesby, Norfolkshire, England ,   d. 7 Feb 1701, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1637  [2]
  Children	1. John Sherman,   b. 16 Nov 1638, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA ,   d. 19 Dec 1675, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 37 years)   2. Martha Sherman,   b. 21 Feb 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA ,   d. 7 Feb 1700, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 59 years)   3. Mary Sherman,   b. 25 Mar 1643, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA ,   d. 6 Nov 1667, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 24 years)   4. Elizabeth Sherman,   b. 16 Mar 1644, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA ,   d. 15 Mar 1648, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 3 years)   5. Sarah Sherman,   b. 17 Jun 1647, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA ,   d. 17 Jun 1667, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 20 years)   6. Elizabeth Sherman,   b. 15 Mar 1649, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA ,   d. 11 Nov 1736  (Age 87 years)   7. Joseph Sherman,   b. 14 Mar 1650, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA ,   d. 20 Jan 1731, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 80 years)   8. Grace Sherman,   b. 20 Dec 1653, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA ,   d. 21 Feb 1654, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F45135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Sep 1612 - Great Horkesley, Essex, England Christened - 3 Sep 1612 - Great Horkesley, Essex, England Died - 25 Jan 1691 - Watertown, Middlesex County, MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was Captain, Selectman 1637 and often after, town clerk many years from 1648, Representative 1651, 1653 and 1663. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] FamilySearch.com. [S1310] http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/. [S582] Family of the Rev. Jeremiah Day of New Preston, The. [S294] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, VOL. IV. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.