Peleg
SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)
(b.
9 October 1637
,
Portsmouth, Providence Plantations
d.
October 1719
,
North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
)
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Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 9 October 1637 in Portsmouth, Providence Plantations
Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was the child of Philip SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) and Sarah ODDINGSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Peleg married Elizabeth LAWTON 25 July 1657 in Portsmouth, Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Elizabeth LAWTON was born 10 September 1637 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. Elizabeth died 16 March 1719 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Thomas LAWTON and Elizabeth SALISBURY.
Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) died October 1719 in North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .
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Family and Children of Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN)
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Elizabeth LAWTON-- Date: 25 July 1657 Place: Portsmouth, Providence Plantations
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Elizabeth LAWTON was the child of Thomas LAWTON and Elizabeth SALISBURY
SHERMAN Peleg Peleg (-1719) & Elizabeth LAWTON (1639-) 25 Jul 1657 Portsmouth, RI-Little Compton, RI-Tiverton, RI {Wilcox (1943) 53 Hall-Baldwin 181 Brownell Anc. 132 NYGBR 48:122 Reg. 24:67 Noyes-Gilman 97 Babcock (1884) Sherman (,8) 67 Austin's Dict. 122, 178 Baker (1910) 200}
1657 LAWTON LAWTON Elizabeth, and Peleg Shearman, July 25, 1657. 1 10 Marriage Portsmouth
Source:
Vital Record of Rhode, Island, 1636-1850. (Online db: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. Narragansett Historical Publishing Company Providence, RI. James N. Arnold, Vital records of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, 21 vols., 1891.)
Children of Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) and Elizabeth LAWTON:
Thomas SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.8 August 1658, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 21 July 1719, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )
William SHERMAN (b.3 October 1659, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. April 1749, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Martha WILBORE 12 May 1681 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
Daniel SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.15 June 1662, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. , )
Mary SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.11 December 1664, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )
Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.8 October 1666, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )
Ann SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.30 April 1668, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )
Elizabeth SHERMAN (b.25 November 1670, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. abt. 1707, )
m. Stokes POTTER 1702 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
Samuel SHERMAN (b.15 October 1672, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 9 October 1717, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
m. Sarah PIERCE (PEARSE) 1698
Eber SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.20 October 1674, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )
m. Honora BROWN 1700
John SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.28 October 1676, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )
Benjamin SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.15 July 1677, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )
Sarah SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.3 June 1683, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )
George SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.18 December 1687, , Rhode Island, Dominion of New England d. , )
Elizabeth LAWTON-- Date: 25 July 1657 Place: Portsmouth, Providence PlantationsTorrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Elizabeth LAWTON was the child of Thomas LAWTON and Elizabeth SALISBURY
SHERMAN Peleg Peleg (-1719) & Elizabeth LAWTON (1639-) 25 Jul 1657 Portsmouth, RI-Little Compton, RI-Tiverton, RI {Wilcox (1943) 53 Hall-Baldwin 181 Brownell Anc. 132 NYGBR 48:122 Reg. 24:67 Noyes-Gilman 97 Babcock (1884) Sherman (,8) 67 Austin's Dict. 122, 178 Baker (1910) 200}
1657 LAWTON LAWTON Elizabeth, and Peleg Shearman, July 25, 1657. 1 10 Marriage Portsmouth
Source:
Vital Record of Rhode, Island, 1636-1850. (Online db: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. Narragansett Historical Publishing Company Providence, RI. James N. Arnold, Vital records of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, 21 vols., 1891.)
Children of Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) and Elizabeth LAWTON:
Thomas SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.8 August 1658, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. 21 July 1719, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ) William SHERMAN (b.3 October 1659, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. April 1749, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )m. Martha WILBORE 12 May 1681 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
Daniel SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.15 June 1662, Portsmouth, Providence Plantations d. , ) Mary SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.11 December 1664, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , ) Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.8 October 1666, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , ) Ann SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.30 April 1668, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , ) Elizabeth SHERMAN (b.25 November 1670, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. abt. 1707, )m. Stokes POTTER 1702 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)
Samuel SHERMAN (b.15 October 1672, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 9 October 1717, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)m. Sarah PIERCE (PEARSE) 1698
Eber SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.20 October 1674, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )m. Honora BROWN 1700
John SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.28 October 1676, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , ) Benjamin SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.15 July 1677, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , ) Sarah SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.3 June 1683, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , ) George SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) (b.18 December 1687, , Rhode Island, Dominion of New England d. , )
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1637 Birth 9 October 1637
Portsmouth, Providence Plantations
 - Title Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families
Author Sebastian V. Talcott
Publisher Heritage Books, 2001
ISBN 0788419560, 9780788419560
Page 85
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Title Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families
Author Sebastian V. Talcott
Publisher Heritage Books, 2001
ISBN 0788419560, 9780788419560
Page 85
1657 Marriage / PartnerPeleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) and Elizabeth LAWTON 25 July 1657, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
He was 19 years old.
1658 Birth of ChildThomas SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 8 August 1658, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 20 years old.
1659 Birth of ChildWilliam SHERMAN was born 3 October 1659, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 21 years old.
1662 Birth of ChildDaniel SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 15 June 1662, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 24 years old.
1664 Birth of ChildMary SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 11 December 1664, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 27 years old.
1666 Birth of ChildPeleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 8 October 1666, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 29 years old.
1668 Birth of ChildAnn SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 30 April 1668, , Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 30 years old.
1670 Birth of ChildElizabeth SHERMAN was born 25 November 1670, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 33 years old.
1672 Birth of ChildSamuel SHERMAN was born 15 October 1672, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 35 years old.
1674 Birth of ChildEber SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 20 October 1674, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 37 years old.
1676 Birth of ChildJohn SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 28 October 1676, , Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 39 years old.
1677 Birth of ChildBenjamin SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 15 July 1677, , Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 39 years old.
1681 Marriage of ChildWilliam SHERMAN married 12 May 1681, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to Martha WILBORE
1683 Birth of ChildSarah SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 3 June 1683, , Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 45 years old.
1687 Birth of ChildGeorge SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) was born 18 December 1687, , Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 50 years old.
1717 Death of ChildSamuel SHERMAN died 9 October 1717, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Peleg was 80 years old.
1719 Death October 1719
North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 82.
Added: 2/14/2010 6:27:54 PM
- Updated: 7/9/2025 5:06:24 PM
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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