Ann (Clere) Sherman (1566 - abt. 1610)

Born 1566 in Colchester, Essex, England

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund Sherman — married 11 Sep 1584 in Dedham, Essex, England

Descendants

Died about 22 Dec 1610 at about age 44 in Dedham, Essex, England

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Biography

Ann (Clere) Sherman was born in England.

Ann Clere, the daughter of Nicholas Clere and Ann Haselwood, was born 'say 1566', probably in Colchesther, Essex. Anne (Clere) Sherman's will was dated Autust 3, 1609, and proved January 12, 1610/1.^[1]

Ann Cleare married Edmund Sherman on 11 September 1584; Source NEGHR VOL. 167 JULY 2013; page 213 first paragraph of the article entitled THE EARLIEST SHERMANS OF DEDHAM ESSEX AND THEIR WIVES: Part 4. The article refers in depth to Edmund's first wife but mentions also Ann Cleare at the beginning of the article written by Michael Johnson Wood.

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Edmond, son of (2) Henry Sherman and Agnes Butler (?),

married, 1st, Ann Pellatte, Apr^ 25, 1569, and had

19 Henry, b. September 15, 1570 ; d. 1586.

20 Richard, b. October 9, 1575 ; m. Alice Day.

21 Ann, b. March 3, 1577; m. John Angieu, of Dedham.

Ann Pellatte, wife of Henry Sherman, was buried in 1584.

He married, 2d, Anne Cleare, in 1584, and had

22 Bezaleel, b. June 23, 1585; m. Priscilla Burgess; d. 1618.

23 Sarah, b. July 4, 1587.

24 Susan, b. February 17, 1590.

25 Edmond, b. June 23, 1595 ; m., 1st, Joan ; 2d, Judith Angier, of Dedham ; d. about 1641.

26 Mary, b. 1598.

27 Benjamin, b. March 27, 1599.

28 Hannah. '

29 Samuel, b. in Dedliam ; m. Hester Burgess.

30 John, m. Sparhawk.

Edmond Sherman was founder of the English school in Dedham.

He made a will in 1598, and was buried in 1600.

Anne Cleare, widow of Edmond Sherman, made a will in 1609.

Genealogical notes of New York and New England families (1883)pages 681-682

https://archive.org/details/genealogicalnote00talc

Will

The will of Anne (Clere) Sherman, of Dedham, the widow, is dated Aug. 3, 1609, proved Jan. 12, 1610. (P. C. C. Wingfield 9.) "To John my son at twenty one, my house and land that the widow Fence hath now in occupation," the rents until then to be equally divided between Samuel my son and the aforesaid John Sherman. Residue of personal estate to "be equally divided among my seven children vizt. Samuel, John and Benjamin Sherman, Sara Warner, Anna Sherman, Susan Sherman and Mary Sherman at the several ages of twenty one years." My six children yet under age. Brother Nicholas Clarr of Colchester and son in law Thomas Warner Executors.

"Sherman genealogy, including families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England [electronic resource] : some descendants of the immigrants, Captain John Sherman, Reverend John Sherman, Edmund Sherman and Samuel Sherman, and the descendants of Honorable Roger Sherman and Honorable Charles R. Sherman"  :http://archive.org/stream/shermangenealogy00sherrich/shermangenealogy00sherrich_djvu.txt

Sources

1. ↑ NEHGR, Vol 168, pages 16 & 18, "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and Their Wives" by Michael Johnson Wood.

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