David Shearman (1764 - 1804)

Born 4 Dec 1764 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Tucker) Russell — married 29 Nov 1798 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1804 at age 39 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

David was a Friend (Quaker)

David Sherman, son of Abraham Sherman and Mary Chase, was born in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, 4 Dec 1764.^[1] Settled by Europeans in about 1652 and named for the town of the same name in Devon, England, the town of Dartmouth hugs the southern coast of modern Massachusetts, bordered on the north by Fall River, east by New Bedford, west by Westport and south by Buzzard's Bay.^[2]

He married Anna Tucker, daughter of Joseph and Mary Tucker of Dartmouth, on 29d 11m 1798.^[3]

He passed away 4d 7m 1804.^[4]

Children

Children of David and Anna:

• Eliza Shearman, born 27d 7m 1799;^[4] married _____ Greene.^[4]
• Hannah Tucker Shearman, born 26d 12m 1800;^[4] married _____ Taber.^[4]
• David Sands Shearman, born 26d 7m 1802.^[4]
• Joseph Tucker Shearman, born 16d 5m 1805.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Sources: (1) 1764 Birth Record (citation): "David, s. Abraham (Sherman) and Mary [(wid. Benjamin Howland) C.R.3.], Dec. 4, 1764." (2) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TJNR : 5 November 2017), David Sherman, 04 Dec 1764; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010711.
2. ↑ Sources: (1) Wikipedia contributors, "Dartmouth, Massachusetts," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, accessed 11 Dec 2021. (2) For full version of the map shown in the excerpt below, see Hinton, John. 1780. A New and Accurate Map of the Colony of Massachusets. London: J. Hinton. Available without restriction courtesy of the Library of Congress.
3. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Births-Marriages-Deaths 1699-1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p638-9.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 728.

General Citations

• New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1929. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Vol. I Births. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust. "We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole."
• Randall, George L. Descendants of Thomas, Son of Philip Taber. Vining Press, Printers, New Bedford, MA, 1924.