Plymouth County Biographies



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John Sherman

John Sherman, son of William Sherman, was born about in Marshfield, July 19, 1720, and was a farmer in that town. he married, 1746, Elizabeth Dingley, grand-daughter of John Dingley, of Marshfield, immigrant, a prominent citizen and town officer. Children: 1. Nathaniel, settled in Plympton, married Maria Clark, daughter of James Clark. 2. Ruth, born 1750, married Josiah Bisbee, of Pembroke, Massachusetts. 3. Rufus, born 1754, settled in Plympton; married, 1775, Phebe Rider. 4. Asa, born 1756. 5. Betsey, born 1758, settled in Plympton; married Lydia Doten, descendant of Edward Doten who came in the "Mayflower;" was in Captain Shaw's company in the Revolution.

Source:
Cutter, William Richard. Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vol IV. Lewis Historical Publishing company, 1908. pg. 1475



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