Sherman (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of November 10, 2020:
- Recruiting additional direct male-line descendants of William Sherman for further SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Still to do as of November 10, 2020
- NGS/WGS test additional descendants of William Sherman to confirm assignment as well as test descendants to discover any subclades unique to descendants lines
Biography
First Generation
William Sherman was born possibly in Dedham, Essex, England about 1612.[1] England and was buried at Marshfield 25 Oct 1679. The date and circumstances of his emigration to New England is unknown, but he was listed in the Mar 1633 tax list of Plymouth, so he must have emigrated by 1632. He married at Plymouth 23 Jan 1638 to Prudence Hill. They had four children: William, Samuel, Hannah and John
Second Generation
William Sherman (II) was born Marshfield about 1646 and was buried there 17 Nov 1680. He married Marshfield 25 Dec 1667 to Desire Doty. They had six children: Hannah, Elizabeth (never married), William, Patience, Experience and Ebenezer.
Third Generation
William Sherman (III) was born Marshfield 19 Apr 1672 and died there 26 Feb 1739. He married there 3 Feb 1697 to Mercy White. They had four daughters: Thankful, Sarah, Abigail (twin, never married) and Mary (twin, never married). It is also believed William was the father of Bethiah Haskell's son, William Sherman, born at Rochester 5 Apr 1710.
Ebenezer Sherman was born Marshfield 21 Apr 1680 and died there 1 Feb 1759. He married there 18 Sep 1702 to Margaret Decrow and they had ten children: Eleazer (never married), Rachel, William, Elizabeth, Joseph(never married), [1], Ebenezer, Robert, John and Elisha
- ↑ Estimate from date married
DNA results R-BY70198
Previous Y-DNA testing
The Sherman DNA project fails to list any descendants of William Sherman, but lists descendants of Samuel & Philip Sherman (both from Dedham, Essex, England).
NGS testing
One member has apparently completed a Big Y test and has been found to fall under: R-L21>S552>DF13>FGC5494>A12897>BY70198
NGS/WGS testing
Testing of descendants of William Sherman would confirm an assignment and possibly identify subclades linked to descendants.
References & External Links
- Holman, Mary Lovering, Descendants of William Sherman of Marshfield, Massachusetts, privately published, 1936
- William "The Pilgrim" Sherman, 2001
- Descendants of William SHERMAN
- Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633 New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2004. pp. 416-19.
