Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin

1760 - 1834  (74 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Sherwin
  Birth	16 Jun 1760	Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony   [1, 2]
  History	4 Jul 1776 (16 years)	United States become Independent
  Will	21 Aug 1833 (73 years)	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Death	31 Jul 1834	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 31 Jul 1834	Buckland Center Cemetery, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Buckland Center Cemetery,  Buckland, Massachusetts   [2]
  Probate/Proved	21 Oct 1834 (74 years)	Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. 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) ▻ Mary Bement,  m. 1 Sep 1785   2. Eunice Sherwin   3. Esther Sherwin,   c. 26 Apr 1769, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. infant boy Sherwin,   b. 26 Apr 1769, Wilberham, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. Mary Sherwin,   b. 27 Jan 1772, Wilberham, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Enoch Sherwin,   b. 5 May 1780, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   7. John Sherwin,   c. May 1782, Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Sherwin,   b. 1644   d. 15 Oct 1726, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Mary Rood  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2072	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Joshua Sherwin,   b. 9 Oct 1737, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. Feb 1819, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Esther Badger,   b. 24 Sep 1742, Union, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony d. 17 Oct 1815, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	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)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1785	Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 3 months - She : 22 years and 6 months.
  Children	5 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Alenda Sherwin,   b. 6 Jun 1786, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Eunice Sherwin,   b. 14 Nov 1794, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin(1760 – 1834) 2Joshua Sherwin(1737 – 1819) 4Jacob Sherwin(1699 – 1792) 8John Sherwin(1644 – 1726) 16 17 9Mary Chandler(1659 – 1745) 18William Chandler(20 Mar 1635/36 – 1698) 19Mary Dane( – 1679) 5Hannah Phelps 10Capt. Nathaniel Phelps 20 21 11Hannah Bissell 22 23 3Esther Badger(1742 – 1815) 6Enoch Badger(Abt 1714 – 1793) 12Nathaniel Badger(16 Jan 1675/76 – 1752) 24John Badger(1643 – 1691) 25Hannah Swett(1651 – 1691) 13Mary Lunt( – 1763) 26Daniel Lunt 27Hannah Coker 7Mary Rood 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Jun 1760 - Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony Marriage - 1 Sep 1785 - Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 21 Aug 1833 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 31 Jul 1834 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 31 Jul 1834 - Buckland Center Cemetery, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 21 Oct 1834 - Franklin County, Massachusetts, 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

  [S233] Kendrick, Fannie Shaw. The History of Buckland 1779-1935, (Buckland, Massachusetts: The Town of Buckland, 1937). [S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990). [S228] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1934). [S689] Eddy Fund. Vital Records of Ashfield Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1942).