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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth (1) Sherman was born 21 Dec 1702 (daughter of Joseph SHERMAN and Margaret MANCHESTER).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph SHERMAN was born 11 Feb 1678/79, Portsmouth, RI (son of Benjamin SHEARMAN and Hannah MOWRY); died 25 Oct 1757, Newport, RI.

    Notes:

    This couple had a set of twins who died young. They also may have had two other children who died young, one in 1713 and one around 1717 or later.

    Joseph died of smallpox at about age 78.

    Joseph married Margaret MANCHESTER Between 1698 and 1700, Newport, RI. Margaret (daughter of William MANCHESTER and Mary COOK) was born Abt 1682. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Margaret MANCHESTER was born Abt 1682 (daughter of William MANCHESTER and Mary COOK).
    Children:
    1. 1. Elizabeth (1) Sherman was born 21 Dec 1702.
    2. Margaret (1) Sherman was born 21 Dec 1702.
    3. Benjamin Sherman was born 23 Aug 1704.
    4. William SHERMAN was born 17 Feb 1706/07, Newport, RI; died 1789, Portsmouth, RI.
    5. Margaret (2) Sherman was born 7 May 1709.
    6. Mary Sherman was born 24 May 1710.
    7. Elizabeth (2) Sherman was born Abt 1715.
    8. John Sherman was born Abt 1719.
    9. Joseph Sherman was born Abt 1723.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Benjamin SHEARMAN was born 1650, Portsmouth, RI (son of Philip SHEARMAN and Sarah ODDING); died 12 Sep 1719, Portsmouth, RI.

    Benjamin married Hannah MOWRY 3 Dec 1674, Portsmouth, RI. Hannah (daughter of Roger MOWRY and Mary JOHNSON) was born 28 Sep 1656, Providence, RI; died Bef 1718, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Hannah MOWRY was born 28 Sep 1656, Providence, RI (daughter of Roger MOWRY and Mary JOHNSON); died Bef 1718, Portsmouth, RI.
    Children:
    1. Benjamin Sherman was born 26 Dec 1675.
    2. Jonathan Sherman was born 7 Mar 1676/77.
    3. 2. Joseph SHERMAN was born 11 Feb 1678/79, Portsmouth, RI; died 25 Oct 1757, Newport, RI.
    4. Hannah Sherman was born 20 Mar 1679/80.
    5. Amy Sherman was born 25 Oct 1681.
    6. Sarah Sherman was born 1684.
    7. Isaac Sherman was born 22 Apr 1686.
    8. Mehitabel Sherman was born 4 Mar 1687/88; died 3 Nov 1751, Newport, RI.
    9. Deborah Sherman was born 3 Sep 1691.
    10. Abigail Sherman was born 13 Mar 1693/94.
    11. Freelove Sherman was born 14 Sep 1696.
    12. Bethiah Sherman was born 1699.

  3. 6.  William MANCHESTER was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI (son of Thomas MANCHESTER and Margaret WOOD); died 15 Oct 1718, Tiverton, RI.

    Notes:

    "William Manchester was admitted freeman of Portsmouth 9 Apr 1675 (records of the town of Portsmouth). He was one of the purchasers of Pocasset in the Plymouth Colony (now Tiverton and Little Compton, RI) in March 1679/80. He was an inhabitant at the organization of Tiverton 2 Mar 1692/93 (Tiverton T.R., vol. 1). He held numerous town offices from representative to the General Court of Massachusetts to fence viewer." (excerpted from "The Manchester Family of Rhode Island" by Alden C. & Rita C. Manchester, published in "Genealogies of RI Families, Vol. I," p. 676; also Family Tree Maker CD 108)

    The cause of death, according to Court Files, Suffolk, 12614: he "fainted away in his field."

    William married Mary COOK Between 1672 and 1675. Mary (daughter of John "Butcher" COOKE and Mary BORDEN) was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft Jul 1725, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary COOK was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI (daughter of John "Butcher" COOKE and Mary BORDEN); died Aft Jul 1725, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    Mary's brother Thomas Cook married Mary Cory (b. 1669, sister of our ancestor Anne Cory who married Robert Bennett). Mary's sister Martha Cook married William Cory (probably the one b. 1659, son of William and also brother of Anne and Mary Cory; but there were four cousins named William Cory in his generation).

    Children:
    1. William Manchester was born Between 1675 and 1680; died Bef 1760.
    2. Mary Manchester was born Abt 1677; died 1729, Tiverton, RI.
    3. Deborah Manchester was born 5 Oct 1677.
    4. Elizabeth Manchester was born Abt 1678; died Bef 1729.
    5. Sarah Manchester was born Abt 1680; died Aft 1741.
    6. 3. Margaret MANCHESTER was born Abt 1682.
    7. Rebecca Manchester was born Abt 1684.
    8. John MANCHESTER was born Between 1685 and 1695, Portsmouth, RI; died Between 1766 and 1774.
    9. Susanna Manchester was born Between 1686 and 1693; died Abt 1774, Tiverton, RI.
    10. Amey Manchester was born Abt 1687.
    11. Thomas Manchester was born Abt 1704; died Dec 1788.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Philip SHEARMAN was born 5 Feb 1610/11, Dedham, Essex County, England (son of Samuel SHEARMAN and Philippa WARD); died Mar 1686/87, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI.

    Notes:

    Philip emigrated to New England in 1633 or 1634, first settling in Roxbury, MA, near Boston. Being involved in some of the religious controversy in Massachusetts Bay Colony at the time, he and others went south to Providence Plantations, where Roger Williams advised them to purchase Aquidneck Island (Rhode Island) from the Indians. This purchase was completed on 24 March 1638. Their government was established in July 1638, with William Coddington chosen as governor, and Philip Shearman secretary.

    Thus, he was the first Secretary (or General Recorder) of the Colony of Rhode Island. The early records, still at Portsmouth, show Philip to have been a very neat and expert writer.

    In Rhode Island, Philip joined the Society of Friends (Quakers). He was know for being a devout but determined man. (see "The Sherman Family" by Rev. David Sherman, p. 189)

    The Portsmouth Society of Friends was founded in 1658. The present meeting house was completed in 1700. Now known as the Portsmouth Evangelical Friends Church, it is the oldest active Friends' Church in the country.

    Some genealogies have the following ancestry for Philip Shearman:
    parents -- Samuel & Philippa (Ward) Shearman, of Dedham, Essex, England
    grandparents -- Henry & Susan (Hills or Lawrence) Shearman, of Dedham, Essex, England
    gr-grandparents -- Henry & Agnes (Butler) Shearman, of Yaxley, Suffolk, England
    gr-gr-grandparents -- Thomas & Jane (Waller) Shearman, of Norfolk & Suffolk, England
    gr-gr-gr-grandparents -- John & Agnes (Fuller) Shearman, of Suffolk, England

    His son Eber may have been born in England. Possibly Philip was already married when he came to America. Philip's will mentions his wife Sarah; sons Eber, Peleg, Edmund, Sampson, Samuel, John, & Benjamin; and daughters Sarah, Mary, Hannah, & Phelep.

    Philip married Sarah ODDING Between 1628 and 1634, England or MA. Sarah (daughter of George ODDING and Margaret Unknown) was born 5 Feb 1609/10; died Aft 31 Jul 1681. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah ODDING was born 5 Feb 1609/10 (daughter of George ODDING and Margaret Unknown); died Aft 31 Jul 1681.

    Notes:

    The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 167 p 152 says that Philip and Sarah were married in Roxbury, MA, c 1633.

    Children:
    1. Eber Shearman was born Between 1629 and 1634, Dedham, England or Roxbury, MA; died 1706; was buried , North Kingstown, RI.
    2. Sarah Shearman was born Oct 1636, Roxbury, MA; died 1718, RI.
    3. Peleg Shearman was born May 1638, Portsmouth, RI; died 1719, Kingstown, RI.
    4. Mary (1) Shearman was born Nov 1639, Portsmouth, RI; died Bef 1645, Portsmouth, RI.
    5. Edmund Shearman was born Apr 1641, Portsmouth, RI; died 1719.
    6. Samson Shearman was born Apr 1642, Portsmouth, RI; died 27 Jun 1718, Portsmouth, RI.
    7. William Shearman was born 1643, Portsmouth, RI; died 1646, Portsmouth, RI.
    8. John Shearman was born Between Apr and Aug 1644, Portsmouth, RI; died 16 Apr 1734, Taunton, MA.
    9. Mary (2) Shearman was born May 1645, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft 9 Oct 1691.
    10. Samuel Shearman was born 1648, Portsmouth, RI; died 9 Oct 1717, Portsmouth, RI.
    11. Hannah Shearman was born Feb 1647/48, Portsmouth, RI; died Bef Dec 1732.
    12. 4. Benjamin SHEARMAN was born 1650, Portsmouth, RI; died 12 Sep 1719, Portsmouth, RI.
    13. Philippa Shearman was born 1 Oct 1652, Portsmouth, RI.

  3. 10.  Roger MOWRY was born Abt 1610, England; died 5 Jan 1666/67, Providence, RI.

    Roger married Mary JOHNSON Bef 1636. Mary was born Abt 1620, England. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary JOHNSON was born Abt 1620, England.
    Children:
    1. Benjamin Mowry was born Abt 1640.
    2. Nathaniel Mowry was born 10 Jan 1643/44, Lynn, MA; died 24 Mar 1717/18, Providence, RI.
    3. John Mowry, Sr. was born Abt 1650.
    4. 5. Hannah MOWRY was born 28 Sep 1656, Providence, RI; died Bef 1718, Portsmouth, RI.

  5. 12.  Thomas MANCHESTER was born Between 1615 and 1620, England; died Abt 1691, Portsmouth, RI.

    Thomas married Margaret WOOD Bef 1650. Margaret (daughter of John WOOD and Margaret CARTER) was born 1630; died Abt 1693. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Margaret WOOD was born 1630 (daughter of John WOOD and Margaret CARTER); died Abt 1693.
    Children:
    1. Thomas Manchester was born Abt 1650, Portsmouth, RI; died 1722, Portsmouth, RI.
    2. 6. William MANCHESTER was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died 15 Oct 1718, Tiverton, RI.
    3. John Manchester was born Abt 1656; died 1708, Portsmouth, RI.
    4. Mary Manchester was born Abt 1657.
    5. George Manchester was born Abt 1659; died Aft 1727.
    6. Stephen Manchester was born 1661, RI; died 1719.
    7. Job Manchester was born Abt 1663, Portsmouth, RI; died 1713, Tiverton, RI.
    8. Elizabeth Manchester was born Abt 1667; died Abt May 1754, North Kingstown, RI.

  7. 14.  John "Butcher" COOKE was born 30 Mar 1630, Dorset, England (son of Thomas "Butcher" COOKE, Jr. and Mary Unknown); died 16 May 1691, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    "John Cooke alias Butcher" was made a freeman of Portsmouth, RI, on 10 July 1648 at the age of 18. In March 1656/57 he signed as one of the purchasers of Conanicut Island (Jamestown). On 14 May 1660 his parents deeded to him 60 acres of land in Portsmouth. He was a grand juryman at the Court of Trials in 1667, 1669, and 1673. His name appears in many official records of the time period.

    See his will dated at Portsmouth on 15 May 1691, proved 25 May 1691. The will describes John as aged. He names four sons and seven daughters, plus one granddaughter: John, Joseph, Thomas (probably the one who married Mary Cory, b. 1669), Samuel, Mary (Mrs. William Manchester; these are our ancesters), Elizabeth (Mrs. William Briggs), Sarah (Mrs. Thomas Wait), Hannah (Mrs. Daniel Wilcox), Martha (Mrs. William Cory), Deborah (Mrs. William Almy), Amy (Mrs. David Clayton), and granddaughter Sarah Manchester, plus six other unnamed daughters (or granddaughters, or daughters-in-law).

    According to the book "Thomas Cooke of Rhode Island," he died of smallpox.

    John married Mary BORDEN Abt 1652. Mary (daughter of Richard BORDEN and Joan FOWLE) was born Abt Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England; was christened 13 Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England; died 23 Dec 1690, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary BORDEN was born Abt Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England; was christened 13 Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England (daughter of Richard BORDEN and Joan FOWLE); died 23 Dec 1690, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    The ages and birth order of the children are not certain. Birth years have been estimated for most.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth COOK was born Abt 1653.
    2. 7. Mary COOK was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft Jul 1725, Portsmouth, RI.
    3. John Cook was born Abt 1657.
    4. Sarah Cook was born Abt 1659.
    5. Hannah COOK was born Abt 1661.
    6. Joseph Cook was born Abt 1663.
    7. Thomas Cook was born Abt 1665.
    8. Deborah COOK was born Abt 1667.
    9. Martha Cook was born Abt 1669.
    10. Amy Cook was born Abt 1671.
    11. Samuel Cook was born Abt 1674.