Sherman, Rev. John^{[1, 2]}

1613 - 1685  (71 years)

• Name	Sherman, John
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	26 Dec 1613	Dedham, Essex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	4 Jan 1613/4	Dedham, Essex, England   [1]
  Occupation	Abt 1644	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  	third minister of the Parish Church
  Freeman	19 May 1669	Waterford, Ireland   [4]
  _AMTID	302187064916:1030:155362986
  _UID	D00AD20D1F954DCFAB16724EFA292895EA4B
  Death	8 Aug 1685	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  	Samuel Sewall recorded in his diary on 5 July 1685, "Mr. Sherman the Father is taken delirious in Sudbury Pulpit [while giving a guest sermon] so fain to be born away; is now sick of the Fever and Ague." Cotton Mather wrote that Sherman was "taken sick of an intermitting but malignant fever; which yet abated, that he found opportunity to return unto his own house at Water-town. But his fever then renewing upon him, it prevailed so far that he soon expired his holy soule…" He was buried in Watertown "After a life of faithful service to Christ in the Church for upwards of 45 years, in the fullness of time he passed away and received from Christ the palm of victory. In the 72nd year of his age, August 8, A.D. 1685." The Latin inscription on his tombstone in Watertown translates as "Sacred to the memory of John Sherman a man distinguished for his piety, character and truth; a profound theologian; as a preacher a veritable Chrysostom; unsurpassed in his knowledge of the liberal arts, particularly mathematics; a faithful pastor of the Church of Watertown in New England; an Overseer and Fellow of Harvard College.
  Person ID	I9864	Tree_1
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Sherman, Edmund,   b. 1572, Dedham, Essex, England d. Between 29 Oct 1640 and May 1641, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Makin, Grace,   b. Abt 1578, Fingringhoe, Essex, England d. Aft 14 Jun 1643, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age > 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1598	Dedham, Essex, England   [4, 5, 6]
  	Torrey (and others) say Edmund Sherman married Joan Makin, sister of Grace Makin. (See Torrey, pg. 1366).
  Residence	BY 1638	Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut   [4]
  Residence	BY 1640	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut   [4]
  Family ID	F2497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gibbs, Mary (?)   d. 8 Sep 1644, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut
  Marriage	Abt 1636	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Family ID	F3147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Launce, Mary   d. 9 Mar 1709/10, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	CA 1647  [4]
  Family ID	F3293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Dec 1613 - Dedham, Essex, England Baptism - 4 Jan 1613/4 - Dedham, Essex, England Marriage - Abt 1636 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Occupation - third minister of the Parish Church - Abt 1644 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 19 May 1669 - Waterford, Ireland Death - 8 Aug 1685 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Seventh child and fourth son of EDMUND and GRACE (MAKIN) SHERMAN (GM2, VI:282-87). Rev. JOHN SHERMAN (3d minister of Wat.), b. in Dedham, Eng., Dec. 26, 1613: A. B., Trinity College, Cambridge, 1629, A.M., 1633. Dr. Eliot says he came to America in 1635, and went to Watertown. He soon moved to New Haven Colony, where he was a magistrate several years. He returned to Watertown between 1644 and '48, and became its third minister a few years before Rev. Mr. Knowles returned to England. He was admitted freeman, May 19, 1669, and d. Aug. 8, 1685. aged 72. [For some account of his talents, character, and services, see Francis, Farmer, Eliot, &c] By his first wife (?ABIGAIL), he is said to have had 6 children, and by the 2d. MARY LAUNCE, (according to Mather, a granddaughter of Thomas Darcy, Earl of Rivers), [See Genealogical Register IV., p. 307.]), Mather said he had by her 20 children Although he had many children, this is probably a great exaggeration. He had 7 children whose births are recorded in Watertown. His Will, dated Aug. 6, proved Oct. 6. 1685, mentions wife Mary, son Samuel Willard, for children of his first wife, Abigail, £12; children of son Bezaleel, d., £10; dr. Mary Allen, £10; son Daniel, £15; son Samuel, £10; dr. Mary Barron, £10; other children, James, John, Abial, Elizabeth, Hester, Grace, Mercy; son James, executor. His widow, Mary, died in Watertown, Mar. 9, 1709-10. N.B. He had a daughter Mary by each wife, both living at the same time.

  
  

• Sources

  [S946] Early New England Families Study Project, 6 January 2020; Rev. John Sherman. [S2177] Genealogies of...Watertown (Bond, 1860), pg. 429. [S2177] Genealogies of...Watertown (Bond, 1860), pg. 432. [S1411] Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and their Wives, downloaded; 12 February 2020; Part 6 - Vol. 168, p 18-20. [S1405] Sherman Genealogy, 7 February 2020; pg. 98. [S346] Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, viewed; 3 January 2020; Edmund Sherman, Vol. VI, pg 282-287.