John Sherman

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Pedigree
John Sherman, son of Henry Sherman and Susan Lawrence, was born probably shortly before his baptism at Dedham, Essex, England, 17 August 1585.1 He died before 24 January 1615/16,2 when he was buried at Great Horksesley, Essex, England.2

John married Grace Ravens, daughter of Richard Ravens and Elizabeth Hedge, at Wattisfield, Suffolk, England, 26 September 1611.2

Family

Grace Ravens b. abt. 1591, d. 3 Jun 1662
Children
  • John Sherman3 b. 3 Sep 1612, d. 25 Jan 1690/91
  • Richard Sherman3 b. 7 Aug 1614
This person was last edited on14 Aug 2025

Citations

  1. [S1785] Thomas Townsend Sherman, Sherman Genealogy Including Families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England, Some descendants of the Immigrants Captain John Sherman, Reverend John Sherman, Edmund Sherman and Samuel Sherman, and the Descendants of Honorable Roger Sherman and Honorable Charles R. Sherman (New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1920), 81, further cited as Sherman, Sherman Genealogy.
  2. [S12] Michael J. Wood, "The English Origin of Grace (Ravens) (Sherman) (Rogers) Porter and Mary (Ravens) Coolidge of Watertown, Mass.," The American Genealogist 62 (Apr - Jul 1987): 65-77, 161-170, at 76, further cited as Wood, "English Origin of Grace Porter and Mary Coolidge."
  3. [S12] Wood, "English Origin of Grace Porter and Mary Coolidge," 77.