Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Sherman families who came mainly from England. Some came from Dedham, Essex, London, Norfolk, Suffolk, and York Counties. Some focus is on (but not limited to) those from Yaxley in Suffolk County. Three early ancestors from Yaxley were John Sherman (1396-1487); Thomas Sherman (1422-1493); and William (the Pilgrim) Sherman who settled in Plymouth or Marshfield, Massachusetts in...

Edward Doty was probably born around 1599 in England. In 1620 he immigrated to America on the Mayflower as a servant of Stephen Hopkins. In 1621 he was involved in the only duel in the history of Plymouth Colony. Edward married Faith Clarke and they were the parents of nine children. Descendants live in Massachusetts and other parts of the United States.

Phillip Shearman (1610-1687) emigrated from England to Roxbury, Massachusetts about 1632/1633, and moved to Portsmouth, Rhode Island in 1638. Descendants lived in New England, New Jersey, Louisiana, Arizona and elsewhere. Includes other Sherman immigrants. Includes Sherman ancestry to the 1400s in England.

Philip Shearman (1610/1611-1687), son of Samuel and Philippa Shearman, immigrated before 1633 from England to Roxbury, Massachusetts, married Sarah Odding, and moved in 1637/1638 to Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Descendants (chiefly spelling the surname Sherman) and relatives lived in New England, New York, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Includes other Sherman immigrants and their descendants. Includes ancestry and family history to about 1200 A.D. in England....

George Hatfield (1796-1858) was born in Rhayader, S. Wales. His family immigrated to America in 1851 to join relatives in Utica, New York. In 1833, he married Elizabeth Lloyd (1807-1875). Descendants and relatives lived chiefly in the Mohawk Valley; a few went to Canada and one went to Burma. Includes the Bennett, Bulkeley, Sherman, Shearman, Williams, Schoolcraft, Penny, and other related families.

"The American Sherman of this genealogy are descendants from related emigrant Shermans, who beginning with Philip Sherman in 1633, left England in the third decade of the 17th century. They are Philip and his brother, Samuel (Sam., Henry, Henry); their first cousin, Capt. John (John, Henry, Henry); their second cousin, Phebe Whiting Barnard (Ann, Henry, Henry), with her sons, John & Samuel Barnard; their first cousin, once removed, Richard (Edmund,...

Henry Sherman of Colchester and Dedham, Essex, England, probably the son of Thomas Sherman of Yaxley, Suffex, England, died 1789/1790. Descendants of two of his sons, Henry Sherman (ca. 1547-1610) and Edmund Sherman (ca. 1548-ca. 1601), immigrated to America with the early Puritan immigrants. Among these was Phillip Shearman Phillip Shearman (1610/11-ca. 1686/7), who immigrated to America in 1633, settled in Massachusetts, and then moved to Rhode...

Ancestors of the Ayres/Ayers/Ayer and Wood families are traced back many centuries, including historical events that shaped their lives. The earliest ancestors of the Ayres family are recorded in the medieval period when Charlemagne was King of the Franks, and a Roman emperor, and when Vikings were raiding the European and Mediterranean coasts. Members of this family came across the Atlantic as some of the earliest settlers in New England and proceeded...

John Tripp (1610-1678) married Mary Paine, and lived in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He owned land in Dartsmouth, Portsmouth, Narrangansett and Westerly. Descendants and relatives lived in New England and elsewhere.