Individual Details
Joseph Sherman
(10 Sep 1706 - 1787)
Events
| Birth | 10 Sep 1706 | Watertown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1732 | Martha Abbott | |||
| Will | 3 Feb 1779 | East Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Death | 1787 | East Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Abbott (1712 - 1771) |
| Child | Samuel Sherman ( - 1742) |
| Child | Edward Sherman (1734 - 1804) |
| Child | Joseph Sherman (1736 - 1740) |
| Child | Mary Sherman (1739 - ) |
| Child | Martha Sherman (1742 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Sherman (1745 - ) |
| Child | Rebeckah Sherman (1746 - ) |
| Child | Lois Sherman (1748 - ) |
| Child | Susannah Sherman (1749 - ) |
| Child | Eunice Sherman (1753 - ) |
| Father | Edward Sherman ( - ) |
| Mother | Sarah Parkhurst ( - ) |
Notes
Will
The will of Joseph Sherman was written 3 February 1779 and proved in 1787. It includes bequests to son Edward Sharman, "son and daughter" Abraham and Marthy Jenkinson, grandson Joseph Sharman, daughters Mary and Susannah Sharman, daughters Lucy and Sarah Sharman. He specifically notes that he has five daughters.Edward Sherman presented the will for probate on 12 March, 1788.
A probate paper requesting a new administrator to the estate signed 11 March 1788 is signed by the following persons: Abraham Jenkens, Zebadiah Farrar, Mary Sherman, Sarah Sherman, Lois Sherman, and Susannah Sherman. And the new executor (name looks to be Matthias Mossman) is named.