 | 1824 New Milford CT 1917 Cedar Rapids IA |
| | 1824 New Milford CT 1917 Cedar Rapids IA |
This is an unpublished 84 page booklet created by Edith Sherman Averill in August 1936.
It is an original typed copy in a three ring binder
It was a treasured part of the estate of Sara Sherman, the youngest daughter of Henry David Sherman.
Placed online by Third St Book Exchange located downtown Marysville WA, as a free resource. The original remains with Ed Bartholomew, Sara's friend for the last decade of her life.
Matthew Mitchell, father of Hon. Samuel Sherman’s wife, was born in 1590; came to America probably on the same boat with Edmund Sherman
and son Samuel. Died May 19, 1646. He was a member of the New Haven Court and Judge of local court. From Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut:
Matthew Mitchell Member General Court, Hartford, Mch. 8, 1637.
Matthew Mitchell, Member General Court, Hartford, Apr. 5, 1638.
VIII (2) SAMUEL SHERMAN, JR., son of Hon. Samuel and Mary (Mitchell) Sherman; born June 19, 1641,
at Stratford, Ct.; died Feb. 20, 1718/19, at
Stratford; married June 19, 1665, at Stratford,
Mary Titterton (sometimes spelled Titharton),
dau. of Daniel and Jane Titterton, who was born
in Stratford and died there.
i. Mary, b. May 7, 1666. Died young. After the death of his first wife, Samuel Sherman Jr. married a second time, Aug. 1, 1695 at Stratford, Ct., Abigail (Thompson-Curtiss) Huse. She survived him, dying Mch. 2, 1731, at Stratford. References to Samuel Sherman, Jr:
iii. Vashti, b. May 30, 1732. iv. Sabra, b. Apr. 4, 1736; m. Richard Smith. Children by Mary, born at Newtown:
i. Eve, b. Apr. 24, 1738; m. Phineas Lee, June 22,
1758. References to Samuel Sherman III: Orcutt's Hist. of Stratford and Bridgeport, Ct., Vol. 3, p. 1286, no. 133. Cothren’s Hist. of Ancient Woodbury, Vol. 1, p. 684. The inventory of Samuel Sherman III's estate is on file in the Probate Records of Danbury, Ct., taken Jan. 25, 1747/48. It shows him to have been a well-to-do man; his land alone inventoried 2795 pounds.
Jan, 27, 1747/48, Benoni "Sharman" was appointed
guardian to Justin Sherman and Vashti Sherman,
son and daughter of Samuel Sherman, deceased,
they being of “lawful age to choose same."
Benoni Sherman was Samuel’s brother, uncle to
Justin and Vashti. XI. (5). JUSTIN SHERMAN, son of Samuel III and Elizabeth Sherman; born, Feb. 28, 1729/30, at Newtown, Ct.; died March, 1788, in the British Army, probably on Long Island; married, probably in 1755, at Newtown, Hepsibah Botsford, dau. of
Children born at Newtown or New Milford:
i. Betsy, b. 1756; drowned on way to Nova Scotia
m. a man named Shelley. The vital statistics in the foregoing record are copied from a Family Bible owned by Jotham Sherman, son of Justin and Hepsibah. Cothren’s Hist. of Ancient Woodbury, Vol. 1, p. 634, no. 57, gives Justin, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Sherman, but gives no further statistics regarding him. All other town histories and all genealogical lines of the Sherman family thus far published, state either that Justin died young or they confuse his death-date with that of his father and say that he died in 1747/48. That both these accounts are erroneous is proved by the following documents: According to the Probate Records in Danbury, Ct., Benoni Sherman was appointed guardian to Justin and Vashti Sherman, Jan. 27, 1747/48. Justin and
Documents on file at Hartford, Ct. concerning confiscated estates:
Vol. 34. Doc, 467 a. Litchfield County March
1779.
Justin Sherman adjudges to be inimical person
and Estate forfeited, third Tuesday in June, 1779. Isreal Baldwin, Clerk. Vol. 34. Doc. 170. Bill for repairing houses on confiscated estates. 1780-40; 3, Justin Sherman's Estate - 80. Copy of Original Petition on file at Hartford, Ct. Concerning confiscated Lands. Vol. 28, document 254 a. Revolutionary War. Plea for Return of Justin Sherman’s Estate. To Honorable The General Assembly of the Gov & Company of the State of Connecticut now sitting at Hartford.
humbly showeth - That their father Justin Sherman, late of said, New Milford, Deceased, sometime in November 1776, being then in life and to the unspeakable grief and misfortune of y(r) unhappy Mem(list) became enemical to the then Laboring Cause of the Colonies and attach himself to the British who were then at war with the said then Colonies and went over to and joined himself with the Army of the British on Long Island taking with him by force of his parental Authority, influence and command y(r) mem(list) first above mentioned being y(e) Eldest son of s(d) Justin Decease(d) and then about Sixteen years of age Where y(r) Mem(list) tarried under his s(d) Fathers direction untill his s(d) father's death, soon after which (viz) Sometime in March 1782 s(d) Mem(list) Dan(ll) deserted y(e) British & returned to his State being in principle & but for his said Father's Commands and Influence would ever have been in practice friendly to Freedom of his Country and has ever since his return resided in s(d) New Milford his Native Town except about one year which he spent in faithful Service in s(d) American Army and your
that when their Said Father left his Country & Join the Enemy he left in said New Milford a Real and personal estate to amount in Value of £543 as appraise(d) & Inventoried which "by the Laws of this State has been as it was Justly forfeited. Confiscated to the use of this State & has been duly Administered upon and the Debts thereupon due with Expenses of Administration have been Settled & paid which reduced the above Amount of said estate to about £500, which is now righteously vested in y(r) Honours and your Mem(lists) while they lament the mis-judgment of their s(d) Father in y(e) adoption of principles ruinous to his Country & family do nevertheless fully approve of the Confiscation of what would otherwise have been their Patrimony and hope to be forgiven in indulging the natural desire of again possessing what was their Father's in such measure as shall consist with y(e) Wisdom of y(r) Honours, mem(lists) therefore beg Leave with abasement & submission to approach your honours humbly supplicating your Hon(rs) attention to y(r) mem(lists) distressed and humiliating Case and
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