William Sheffield

1667 - 1732  (65 years)

• Name	William Sheffield
  Birth	19 May 1667	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (24 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Offices Held	1709 (41 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  He was elected a selectman.
  Probate/Proved	16 Oc 1732 (64 years)  [1]
  Administration of the estate of William Sheffield was granted to his widow, Hannah, and their son, William of Mendon. Isaac Sheffield of Holliston and Joseph Ware of Sherborn ere sureties.
  Death	23 Aug 1732	Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1]
  He died intestate.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 7 sisters
  > 1. Mary Sheffield,   b. say 1658   d. Bef 17 Jul 1722  (Age 64 years) ▻ John Clark,  m. 9 Jan 1679/80 > 2. Rachel Sheffield,   b. 24 May 1660, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 3 May 1687, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 26 years) ▻ Joseph Daniels,  m. say 1683 > 3. Hannah Sheffield,   b. 18 Apr 1663, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 19 Jul 1754, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 91 years) ▻ Deacon John Partridge,  m. 17 Apr 1721   4. Daniel Sheffield,   b. 3 Mar 1665, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony > 5. William Sheffield,   b. 19 May 1667, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 Aug 1732, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 65 years) ▻ Hannah Bullard,  m. 30 May 1692 > 6. Martha Sheffield,   b. 8 Jan 1668, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony ▻ George Denning,  m. 1 Apr 1724 and 21 Feb 1726/27   7. Joseph Sheffield,   b. 3 Mar 1671, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 10 Jul 1750, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 79 years) + 8. Thomezine Sheffield,   b. 25 May 1673, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 4 Jul 1743, Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 70 years) ▻ Jonathan Adams,  m. 1 Feb 1697 > 9. Susanna Sheffield,   b. 11 Dec 1675, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 3 Jun 1742, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 66 years) ▻ Zuriel Hall,  m. 1 Sep 1697 > 10. Elizabeth Sheffield,   b. 28 Nov 1678, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Nathaniel Holbrook,  m. 18 Jan 1714/15 ;   George Blanchard,  m. Bef 23 Nov 1720 > 11. Nathaniel Sheffield,   b. 7 Mar 1681, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 21 Jan 1753, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 71 years) ▻ Mary ______,  m. say 1726
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Sheffield,   b. Abt 1550   bur. 29 Jun 1598, St. Peter's Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England St. Peter's Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England  (Age ~ 48 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Humility,   b. Abt 1588, England d. Nov 1687, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 99 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14889
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Sheffield,   c. 15 Nov 1619, All Saints Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England All Saints Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England d. 6 Dec 1700, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Webb,   b. Abt 1636   d. 31 Oct 1714, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Hannah Bullard,   b. 6 Aug 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 31 Mar 1750, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1692	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years - She : 19 years and 9 months.
  Children	1693 to 1710  [1]
  1. Hannah Sheffield (1693-1783) 2. Isaac Sheffield (1697-1777) 3. William Sheffield (1699-1771) 4. Rachel Sheffield (1702-1781) 5. Sarah Sheffield (1708-_1725) 6. Mary Sheffield (1710-_1728)
  Family ID	F9650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Sheffield(1667 – 1732) 2William Sheffield(1619 – 1700) 4Edmund Sheffield(1580 – ) 8Thomas Sheffield(Abt 1550 – 1598) 9 5Thamazine(1586 – ) 10 11 3Mary Webb(Abt 1636 – 1714) 6Christopher Webb(1599 – 1671) 12Thomas Alexander Webb(Abt 1564 – ) 13 7Humility(Abt 1588 – 1687) 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 May 1667 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 30 May 1692 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Offices Held - 1709 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 23 Aug 1732 - Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2597] Spencer, Austin W. and Beverly Spooner. " William Sheffield of Braintree and Sherborn, Massachusetts, with Further Notes on the Daniel(s) Family of Medfield" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 170, Number 4, 2016). [S971] Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 , (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1911).