Henry Sherman

Abt 1512 - 1590  (78 years)

• Name	Henry Sherman
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1512	Essex, England   [1]
  Moved To	Abt 1534 (Age 22)	Dedham, Essex, England   [1]
  He moved to Dedham, Essex, England.
  Occupation	say 1564 (Age 52)  [1]
  Henry Sherman, a prominent clothier in Dedham, England.
  Legal	11 Oct 1574 (Age 62)  [1]
  On 11 October 1574, depositions were taken in Dedham in respect of a suit in the Duchy of Lancaster between Thomas Seckford, lord of the Manor of Dedham Hall, and Robert Forthe concerning the entering and intruding upon certain lands and tenements in Dedham. One of the deponents for the plaintiff was Henry Sherman, who gave his age as “62 years or thereabouts.” He said he had lived in Dedham “for the space of 40 years,” and that he had been a copyholder of Dedham Hall for 20 years.
  Moved To	Abt 1584 (Age 72)	Colchester, Essex, England   [1]
  He moved to Colchester, Essex, England.
  Death	1590  [1]
  Will	20 Jan 1589/90 (Age 78)	Colchester, Essex, England   [1]
  Henry Sherman wrote his will on 20 January 1589/90 in Colchester, Essex, England. The will named son Henry Shearman and his children Henry, Samuel, Daniel, John, Ezechiell, Phebe, Nathaniel, and Anne Shearman; son Edmonde Shearman and his children Edmonde, Richard, Bezaliell, Anne, and Sara Shearman (all under age; sons under 22, daughters under 21), son-in-law William Petfield and his children Richard, Susan, and Elizabeth Petfield (all under age); wife Margerye; son Robert; Jane and Anne Shearman, underage daughters of Robert [evidently the testator’s son Robert]; daughter Judith Petfield; son-in-law Nicholas Fynce; the wives of sons Edmond, Henry, and Robert; the poor of All Hallows [i.e., All Saints, Colchester]; and the poor of Dedham and the free school of Dedham (the testator asked to be buried in Dedham). Executors were to be sons Henry and Edmond.
  Will	26 Feb 1589/90 (Age 78)  [1]
  He added a codicil to his will on 26 February 1589/90.
  Probate/Proved	25 Jul 1590	London, England   [1]
  His will was proved 25 July 1590 in London.
  Person ID	I11156	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Agnes Perpoynt   bur. 14 Oct 1580, Dedham, Essex, England
  Marriage	Abt 1539  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years - She : ??.
  Children	1. Alice Sherman,   b. Abt 1540, Dedham, Essex, England bur. 20 Oct 1580, Dedham, Essex, England (Age ~ 40 years)   2. Judith Sherman,   b. say 1543, Dedham, Essex, England bur. 1 Apr 1601, Dedham, Essex, England (Age ~ 58 years)   3. Henry Sherman,   b. say 1545, Dedham, Essex, England d. Aug 1610, Dedham, Essex, England (Age 65 years)   4. Edmund Sherman,   b. say 1548, Dedham, Essex, England bur. 22 Dec 1600, Dedham, Essex, England (Age ~ 52 years)   5. John Sherman,   b. say 1551, Dedham, Essex, England bur. 16 Oct 1576, Dedham, Essex, England (Age ~ 25 years)   6. Thomas Sherman,   b. say 1555, Dedham, Essex, England bur. 16 Mar 1564, Dedham, Essex, England (Age ~ 9 years)   7. Robert Sherman,   c. 6 Feb 1560, Dedham, Essex, England bur. 14 Jan 1602/03, St. Stephen's Church, Coleman Street, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 42 years)
  Family ID	F7646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Marion   bur. 4 Aug 1584, St. James the Great, Colchester, Essex, England
  Marriage	5 Jun 1581	Dedham, Essex, England   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 69 years and 6 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F7650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family 3	Margery
  Marriage	say 1585  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 73 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F7649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Ancestry: In New Light on Henry Sherman, Mrs. B. L. Stratton conclusively proved that Henry Sherman the elder was not the son of that name of Thomas Sherman of Yaxley, Suffolk. That Henry, who was under age 21 in 1551, had a son Thomas who in 1587 was living in Diss, Norfolk, where his children were living in the early 1600s. In contrast, Henry Sherman the Dedham clothier was born about 1512, settled in Dedham about 1534, was fathering children in the 1540s, and was not survived by a son named Thomas. Exhaustive research, by myself and others before me, has yielded no clue to the true origin of the Dedham clothier. [1]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1512 - Essex, England Moved To - Abt 1534 - Dedham, Essex, England Child - Alice Sherman - Abt 1540 - Dedham, Essex, England Child - Judith Sherman - say 1543 - Dedham, Essex, England Child - Henry Sherman - say 1545 - Dedham, Essex, England Child - Edmund Sherman - say 1548 - Dedham, Essex, England Child - John Sherman - say 1551 - Dedham, Essex, England Child - Thomas Sherman - say 1555 - Dedham, Essex, England Child - Robert Sherman - 6 Feb 1560 - Dedham, Essex, England Marriage - 5 Jun 1581 - Dedham, Essex, England Moved To - Abt 1584 - Colchester, Essex, England Will - 20 Jan 1589/90 - Colchester, Essex, England Probate/Proved - 25 Jul 1590 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1238] Wood, Michael Johnson. "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and Their Wives" Part 1 , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 166, October 2012). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.