William Sherwin

1787 - 1866  (78 years)

• Name	William Sherwin
  Birth	26 Oct 1787	Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Occupation	He was a clock maker and mechanic. Clock Hollow in Buckland was named for his activities there.  [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Offices Held	say 1810 (22 years)  [1, 3]
  He served as Town Clerk, Assessor, a Selectman, Overseer of the Poor, a Member of the School Committee and a Representative to the General Court from Buckland.
  Death	19 May 1866	New York City, New York, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Alenda Sherwin,   b. 6 Jun 1786, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 2. William Sherwin,   b. 26 Oct 1787, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 May 1866, New York City, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years) ▻ Marcia Carter,  m. 28 Dec 1809 ;   Eleanor G. Thompson,  m. 17 May 1853   3. Nathaniel Sherwin,   b. 17 Sep 1789, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jun 1791, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 1 year)   4. Polly Sherwin,   b. 3 Dec 1791, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Feb 1809, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 17 years)   5. Eunice Sherwin,   b. 14 Nov 1794, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Nathaniel Sherwin,   b. 16 Mar 1797, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Feb 1818, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 20 years)   7. Ezra Badger Sherwin,   b. 9 Apr 1800, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1877, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years)   8. Edmund Phelps Sherwin,   c. 13 Jan 1805, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Dec 1880, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Sherwin,   b. 1644   d. 15 Oct 1726, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Hannah Billings  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2068	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin,   b. 16 Jun 1760, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony d. 31 Jul 1834, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Bement,   b. 31 Mar 1763, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 May 1845, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F1649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Marcia Carter,   b. 05 Nov 1792, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 07 Jun 1852, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1809	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Kendrick (1937) gives the marriage date as 9 December,
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 2 months - She : 17 years and 1 month.
  Children	7 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Elias Carter Sherwin,   b. 8 Apr 1811, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Apr 1838, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 27 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Sylvester Noble Sherwin,   b. 5 Apr 1813, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Oct 1836, Clarenden, Orleans County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 23 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Orville Sherwin,   b. 29 Jan 1816, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Nov 1898, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Phebe Fellows  m. 03 Jun 1839;   Betsey Ware  m. 26 Dec 1843;   Jennie Deborah Legg  m. 22 Jul 1869 >   4. Elvira Sherwin,   b. 5 Apr 1819, Pitcher, Chenango County, New York, U.S.A. d. 18 Mar 1852, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 32 years) ▻ Baxter R. Fellows  m. 1844     5. Marshall B. Sherwin,   b. 1 Sep 1821, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Jun 1880, Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, Kansas, U.S.A. (Age 58 years)     6. William Fisk Sherwin,   b. 14 Mar 1826, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Apr 1888, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 62 years)     7. Henry M. Sherwin,   b. Abt Jun 1828, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Dec 1828, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Ellen Abigail Sherwin,   b. 13 Dec 1829, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Dec 1870, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 40 years)     9. Henry Martin Sherwin,   b. 19 Mar 1831, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Nov 1898, Flandereau, Moody County, South Dakota, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Lucy W. Sherwin,   b. 19 Sep 1833, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2017

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Eleanor G. Thompson,   b. Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, U.S.A.
  Marriage	17 May 1853	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 65 years and 7 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F1648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Sherwin(1787 – 1866) 2Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin(1760 – 1834) 4Joshua Sherwin(1737 – 1819) 8Jacob Sherwin(1699 – 1792) 16John Sherwin(1644 – 1726) 17Mary Chandler(1659 – 1745) 9Hannah Phelps 18Capt. Nathaniel Phelps 19Hannah Bissell 5Esther Badger(1742 – 1815) 10Enoch Badger(Abt 1714 – 1793) 20Nathaniel Badger(16 Jan 1675/76 – 1752) 21Mary Lunt( – 1763) 11Mary Rood 22 23 3Mary Bement(1763 – 1845) 6Deacon John Bement(1734 – 1810) 12John Bement(23 Mar 1701/02 – 1756) 24John Bement(Abt 1661 – ) 25Abigail Eggleston(1671 – ) 13Mary Severance(1703 – 1756) 26Ebenezer Severance 27Mary 7Mary Wait( – 1823) 14Nathan Wait 28 29 15Hannah Billings 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Oct 1787 - Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 28 Dec 1809 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 17 May 1853 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 19 May 1866 - New York City, New York, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990). [S689] Eddy Fund. Vital Records of Ashfield Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1942). [S233] Kendrick, Fannie Shaw. The History of Buckland 1779-1935, (Buckland, Massachusetts: The Town of Buckland, 1937). [S690] White, Almira Larkin. Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Chase Brothers, 1900). [s234] Carter, Clara A and Sarah A. Carter. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter, (Clinton, Massachusetts: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887). [S228] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1934).