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John Shearman

Male 1644 - 1734


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  1. 1.  John Shearman was born Between Apr and Aug 1644, Portsmouth, RI (son of Philip SHEARMAN and Sarah ODDING); died 16 Apr 1734, Taunton, MA.

    John married Sarah Spooner 13 Nov 1674, Dartmouth, MA. Sarah (daughter of William Spooner and Hannah Pratt) was born 5 Oct 1653, Dartmouth, MA; died Aft 1720. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Philip Shearman
    2. Joshua Shearman
    3. Abigail Shearman
    4. Hannah Shearman
    5. Isaac Shearman
    6. Ephraim Shearman
    7. Timothy Shearman
    8. John Shearman

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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. 3.  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. 1. 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. Benjamin SHEARMAN was born 1650, Portsmouth, RI; died 12 Sep 1719, Portsmouth, RI.
    13. Philippa Shearman was born 1 Oct 1652, Portsmouth, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel SHEARMAN was born 1573 (son of Henry SHEARMAN and Susan HILLS); died 1615, Dedham, England.

    Samuel — Philippa WARD. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Philippa WARD
    Children:
    1. 2. Philip SHEARMAN was born 5 Feb 1610/11, Dedham, Essex County, England; died Mar 1686/87, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI.

  3. 6.  George ODDING was born Abt 1585.

    George — Margaret Unknown. Margaret was born Abt 1590. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret Unknown was born Abt 1590.
    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah ODDING was born 5 Feb 1609/10; died Aft 31 Jul 1681.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Henry SHEARMAN was born Abt 1555, Colchester, England (son of Henry SHEARMAN and Agnes BUTLER); died 1610, Dedham, Essex County, England.

    Henry — Susan HILLS. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susan HILLS
    Children:
    1. 4. Samuel SHEARMAN was born 1573; died 1615, Dedham, England.