The Sherman Family of Bradford, Pennsylvania

The Shermans are of German origin. In the fatherland the name Sherman, Schuman, Schearmaur, or Scherman often occurs, and was no doubt transferred by Anglo-Saxon emigration many centuries ago to the vicinity of London, England, where it still remains numerous. From this stock a scion was transplanted to Dedham, Essex, England. The name is derived from the original occupation of the family, who were cloth dressers, or shearers of the cloth. The family at Dedham retained the family occupation and also the coat-of-arms worn by those of the family residing in and about London. Arms: Or, a lion rampant sable between three oak leaves vert; on the shoulder an amulet for difference. Crest: A sea lion sejant per pale or and argent guttee de poix finned of the first; on the shoulder a crescent for difference. Motto: Conquer death by virtue. In New England are found two distinct families bearing the name Sherman. One of them descends from William Sherman, who came to Plymouth with the Pilgrims about 1630, and settled at Marshfield, Massachusetts. The other is the Dedham stock, a branch of which immigrated to New England, and settled in the vicinity of Boston.

The first of the name of that line of whom we have knowledge was Henry Sherman, but few dates are given, and the early records of the family are scanty. In the United States Sherman is an honored name. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his brother John, one the greatest soldier of his age and the other a great statesman, have made the name illustrious. Roger Sherman was a devoted patriot and one of the most prominent signers of the Declaration of Independence. These men were all descendants of Henry of Dedham.

(I) Henry Sherman

Henry Sherman, of Dedham county, Essex, probably removed hither from the county of Suffolk, as he bore the Suffolk Sherman coat-of-arms. The christian name of his wife was Agnes, who died 1580. Henry died 1589. Children:

1. Henry Sherman. Of whom further.
2. Edmond Sherman.
3. Judith Sherman.
4. John Sherman.
5. Doctor Robert Sherman. Baptized February 6, 1560.

(II) Henry (2) Sherman

Henry (2), son of Henry (1) Sherman, was a clothier in Dedham, England, died 1610. He married Susan Hills. Children:

1. Henry Sherman. Born 1571, died 1645.
2. Samuel Sherman. Born 1573, died 1615.
3. Susan Sherman. Born 1575.
4. Edmond Sherman. 1611, married Judith Angier.
5. Nathaniel Sherman. Died 1580.
6. Nathaniel Sherman. Born 1582, died 1615.
7. John Sherman. Of whom further.
8. Elizabeth Sherman.
9. Ezekiel Sherman. Born July 25, 1589.
10. Mary Sherman. July 27, 1592.
11. Daniel Sherman. Died 1634.

(III) John Sherman

John, son of Henry (2) Sherman, was born in Dedham, England, August 17, 1585. He came to America in 1634, and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, but returned to England later. He married and had a son:

1. Captain John Sherman. Of whom further.

(IV) Captain John (2) Sherman

Captain John (2), son of John (1) Sherman, was born in England in 1604. He came to America with his father in 1634, and settled at Watertown, Massachusetts, where he died January 25, 1691. He was a well educated man and held a high position. He was made a freeman May 17, 1637; town clerk in 1648, and often afterward held the same office; surveyor and selectman many terms; representative four years; ensign in 1654; steward of Harvard College in 1662; and captain of militia. He married Martha, daughter of William and Grace Palmer. Children:

1. John (3) Sherman. Born October 1, 1638, served in King Philip’s war, and was killed in the Great Swamp Fight at South Kingston, December 19, 1675.
2. Martha Sherman. Born February 21, 1641, married Francis Bowman.
3. Mary Sherman. Born March 26, 164-, married Timothy Hawkins.
4. Sarah Sherman. Born January 17, 1648, died 1667.
5. Elizabeth Sherman. Born March 15, 1649, married Samuel Gaskell.
6. Joseph Sherman. Of whom further.
7. Grace Sherman. Born December 20, 1653, unmarried.

(V) Joseph Sherman

Joseph, son of Captain John (2) Sherman, was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, May 14, 1650, died there June 30, 1731. He was a blacksmith by trade. He was often chosen selectman and assessor; was representative to the general court 1702-1705 inclusive, and influential in the town. He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Winship, of Cambridge. Children:

1. John Sherman. Born January 11, 1675, was one of the first settlers of Marlboro.
2. Edward Sherman. Born September 2, 1677, died 1728, in Wayland.
3. Joseph Sherman. Born February 8, 1680, a surveyor of Watertown.
4. Samuel Sherman. Born November 28, 1681.
5. Jonathan Sherman. February 24, 1682.
6. Ephraim Sherman. March 16, 1685, died young.
7. Elizabeth Sherman. Born July 15, 1687, married —–, of Stephens township.
8. Martha Sherman. Born September 1, 1689, married Rev. Benjamin Shattuck.
9. William Sherman. Of whom further.
10. Sarah Sherman. Born June 2, 1694.
11. Nathaniel Sherman. Born September 19, 1696.

(VI) William Sherman

William, son of Joseph Sherman, was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, June 28, 1692. He married (first) Rebecca Cutter, of Charlestown, Massachusetts; (second) September 13, 1715, Mehitable, daughter of Benjamin Wellington. Children of William Sherman, the first by Rebecca Cutter and the remaining children by Mehitable Wellington:

1. William Sherman. Child of the first marriage; died at the age of sixteen months.
2. William (2) Sherman. Child of the second marriage; born March 30, 1716 or 1717, died April 20, 1796; moved to New Milford, Connecticut, in 1740, and engaged as a merchant and farmer; he married Ruth Terrill April 18, 1743; without issue.
3. Mary Sherman. Child of the second marriage; married John Brattle, of Dedham, Massachusetts.
4. Roger Sherman. Child of the second marriage; born April 19, 1721, at Newton, Massachusetts; settled in New Milford, Connecticut, in 1743. He was a man of education, and took a leading part in the events preceding the revolution; was a member of the continental congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and later United States senator and one of the famous men of his day. He married (first) Elizabeth, daughter of Deacon Joseph Hartwell, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, November 17, 1749. She died October 19, 1760, aged thirty-four years. He married (second) in New Haven May 12, 1763, Rebecca, daughter of Benjamin Prescott. Of his thirteen children, the following are named:
   1. Elizabeth Sherman. Married Samuel Baldwin, afterwards a member of congress and mayor of New Haven.
   2. Mehitable Sherman. Married Jeremiah Evarts, and was the mother of:
      1. William M. Evarts. A lawyer and statesman of international fame.
   3. Martha Sherman. Married Jeremiah Day, president of Yale College from 1817 to 1846.
   4. Sarah Sherman. Married Samuel Hoar, of Concord, Massachusetts, and was the mother of:
      1. Senator George Hoar, whose long term in the United States senate was of inestimable value to this state and country.
5. Elizabeth Sherman. Child of the second marriage; born July 17, 1723, married James Buck, of New Milford, Connecticut.
6. Rev. Nathaniel Sherman. Child of the second marriage; of whom further.
7. Rev. Josiah Sherman. Child of the second marriage; born March 5, 1726, died at Woodbridge, November 24, 1797; graduate of Nassau Hall in 1754, received the honorary degree of Master of Arts at Harvard 1758, and at Yale 1765. He was settled as pastor over the church of Woburn, Massachusetts, for fifteen years; then at Milford, Connecticut, and Goshen, where he remained until 1788. He married Martha, daughter of James Minot, a graduate of Harvard and a very distinguished man. Children of Rev. Josiah Sherman:
   1. Roger Minot Sherman. Doctor of Laws, one of the most brilliant and successful lawyers of the Connecticut Bar.
   2. Martha Sherman. Married Rev. Justus Mitchell.
   3. Elizabeth Sherman. Born February 3, 1763, married John Mitchell.
   4. Susanna Sherman. Born April 7, 1765.
   5. Josiah Sherman. Of Albany, New York.
8. Rebecca Sherman. Child of the second marriage; married Joseph Hartwell, of New Milford.

(VII) Rev. Nathaniel Sherman

Rev. Nathaniel, son of William Sherman, was born in 1725. He prepared for the ministry and preached in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He married and had children:

1. Edmond James Sherman. Of whom further.
2. Eight daughters Sherman.

(VIII) Sergeant Edmond James Sherman

Sergeant Edmond James Sherman, son of Rev. Nathaniel Sherman, was born at New Haven, Connecticut, in 1755, died at Hadley, New York, in 1839, aged eighty-four years. He was a Democrat in politics and spent nearly his entire life in Connecticut. Edmond J. Sherman served in the revolution as private in the Fifth Company, First Regiment, Connecticut troops, May 18 to December 20, 1775, and as a private in Colonel Lamb’s regiment of artillery, enlisting at New Haven April 4, 1777. He was promoted sergeant, served all through the war, and witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. He married Hannah Wise, of New Haven, who died at an advanced age at Corinth, Saratoga county, New York. They were both members of the Presbyterian church. Their only son was:

1. Edmond Jay Sherman. Of whom further.

(IX) Edmond Jay Sherman

Edmond Jay, son of Sergeant Edmond Sherman, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, March 10, 1795, died at Hadley, Saratoga county, New York, April 2, 1864. He was educated in the New Haven schools, and was possessed of more than the usual amount of learning for that day. He settled in Saratoga county, New York, where both before and after marriage he taught school and also carried on farming operations. In politics he was an Abolitionist, and was the candidate of his party for member of the house of assembly, but abolition was not popular in that day and he was defeated. He was a member, like his wife, of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. He married, November 11, 1818, at Hadley, New York, Susan Wilcox, born in Lucerne, Warren county, New York, June 17, 1800, died January 6, 1858, at Hadley, daughter of Tyle Wilcox, a farmer of Lucerne, who married a Miss Baker. Children of Edmond Jay Sherman:

1. Eliza Sherman. Born December 13, 1819, died June 8, 1850; married Nelson Le Baron; children:
   1. Harriet Le Baron. A resident of New York City.
   2. George Le Baron.
   3. Fanny Le Baron.
   4. Jane Le Baron. Resides in Hoboken, New Jersey.
   5. Delia Le Baron. Resides in Beachburg, Canada.
   6. Eliza Le Baron. Resides in Hoboken.
   7. Wilson Le Baron.
2. Harry Sherman. Born February 22, 1821, died August 21, 1898; married Lucretia Gilbert; had several children, among them:
   1. William H. Sherman.
3. Myra Ann Sherman. Born April 2, 1822, died September 21, 1879; married Nathaniel Chamberlain.
4. Jane Sherman. Born November 8, 1823, died April 20, 1855; married James Orr; children:
   1. Minnie Orr.
   2. William Orr.
5. George Sherman. Born March 15, 1825, died March 10, 1839.
6. Lydia F. Sherman. Born June 4, 1826; married William H. Kilby, who served for fifteen years in the legislatures of Maine and Massachusetts; survives her husband with two sons, and resides in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Sons:
   1. Henry Kilby.
   2. John Quincy Kilby.
7. Hannah Sherman. Born August 11, 1827, died August 9, 1828.
8. Myron J. Sherman. Born January 13, 1829, died January 1, 1866; married, in Virginia, Lucy Jones; children:
   1. Charles Orr Sherman. Born April 5, 1863, married Bessie Moot; children:
      1. Martha E. Sherman. Born June 20, 1897.
      2. Myron G. Sherman. April 3, 1906.
   2. Susan Sherman. Born March 1, 1865, married Gus Forbush; children:
      1. Lloyd Forbush.
      2. Lucy Forbush.
      3. Charles Forbush.
      4. William Forbush.
      5. Gus Forbush.
      6. Alice Forbush.
      7. Susie Forbush.
9. Joel Wood Sherman. Born June 29, 1830, died May 30, 1894; married Louisa Akin; children:
   1. Elwy Sherman.
   2. Hattie Sherman.
   3. Hawley Sherman.
10. Lloyd W. Sherman. Born April 25, 1832, died November 16, 1860.
11. Charles P. Sherman. Born December 25, 1833, died June 11, 1859.
12. Sarah C. Sherman. Born December 5, 1836, died April 6, 1902; married George H. Davis.
13. Edward C. Delevan Sherman. Born May 23, 1838, died April 14, 1840.
14. Edward Roger Sherman. Of whom further.

(X) Edward Roger Sherman

Edward Roger, fourteenth and youngest child of Edmond Jay Sherman, was born at Hadley, Saratoga county, New York, March 28, 1840. He was educated in the public schools, and lived in Hadley until April 13, 1861, when he enlisted in Company F, Twenty-second Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, winning a promotion to sergeant. He was wounded at the second battle of Bull Run August 30, 1862, and was honorably discharged for disability April 26, 1863. After his return home he took a course of study at Eastman’s Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York, being graduated September 18, 1863. He taught school the following winter, and in the spring of 1864 having partially recovered from his wounds returned to Washington, where he received an appointment as first lieutenant of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment United States Infantry (colored), then stationed at Lexington, Kentucky; but his wounds had left him in such physical condition that he could not satisfactorily meet the requirements, and he was obliged to give up all hopes of active service in the field. He was appointed clerk in the office of the provost marshal at Washington, which position he held until Christmas, 1865, when he resigned. He located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, where he engaged successfully in the oil business. He is a Republican in politics; has served several years as coroner, and in 1911 was again elected for a term of four years. He is a member of the board of directors and is treasurer of the Pennsylvania Memorial Home, at Brookville, Clearfield county, and is now serving his third year in the latter office. He is now also president of the poor and charity department and overseer of the First Ward, Bradford. He is past commander of the Knights of the Maccabees; past commander of John S. Melvin Post, No. 141, Grand Army of the Republic, and is now quartermaster; past president of the Protected Home Circle; and an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a man of high character and much esteemed in his city.

He married, October 1, 1868, Martha Norton, born in Panama, Chautauqua county, New York, April 13, 1852, died April 3, 1902, daughter of David Norton, of Panama. He was a millwright, died 1909, and married Susan White, born in Toronto, Canada, 1830, died in Boone, Iowa, 1880.

Children of David Norton:

1. Jane Norton. Born in Toronto, Canada; married (first) Alonzo Murphy, (second) William Bozarth; resides in Garden City, Kansas.
2. Martha Norton. Mentioned above.
3. Susan Norton. Born in Toronto, 1854; married Joseph Standeven, deceased; she resides in Omaha, Nebraska; children:
   1. Walter Standeven. Of Hobart, Oklahoma.
   2. Bert Standeven. Of Omaha, Nebraska.
   3. Josephine Standeven. Of Hobart, Oklahoma.
   4. Frank Standeven. Of Omaha, Nebraska.
   5. Simpson Standeven. Of Omaha, Nebraska.
   6. Edith Standeven. Of Omaha, Nebraska.
4. Isaac Eli Norton. Born in Toronto, 1856, died about 1896; married Mary Caskey, of Philadelphia; children, both living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
   1. David Joseph Norton.
   2. Benjamin Roy Norton.
5. Edith Norton. Born in Toronto, 1860; married (first) A. H. Wilson, (second) W. W. Lewis, and resides in Titusville, Pennsylvania; no issue.

Children of Edward Roger and Martha (Norton) Sherman:

1. Winifred Laura Sherman. Born at Pit Hole, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1869; married Simeon Lambright, M. D., of Dennison, Ohio. Children:
   1. John Sherman Lambright. Born August 4, 1904.
   2. Edwin Lambright. Born August 9, 1905.
2. Charles Norton Sherman. Born August 28, 1870, in Pleasantville, McKean county, Pennsylvania; married Martha Dunkle, of the state of Michigan. Child:
   1. Edward Roger Sherman. Born September, 1897.
3. Susan Louise Sherman. Born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1877; graduate of Bradford high school and Pittsburgh Kindergarten Training College. For four years she held a position in the Homestead, Pennsylvania, public library; since July, 1905, has been librarian of the Carnegie Public Library of Bradford.

See: Genealogy of the Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania

Source

Jordan, J. W. 1840-1921. (1913). Genealogical and personal history of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co.

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