Grave Ravens

1591 - 1662  (71 years)

• Name	Grave Ravens
  	to New England Father: Rev. Richard Ravens Mother: Elizabeth Hedge [1]
  Birth	Say 1591	East Bergholt, Suffolk, England
  Second Marriage	By 1617 (26 years)  [1]
  Grace married second by 1617 Thomas Rogers, with whom she immigrated to New England in 1634. He was buried in Watertown, Massachusetts, 12 November 1638.
  Immigration	1634 (43 years)  [1]
  She and her second husband immigrated to New England in 1634.
  Third Marriage	say 1639 (48 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  She married third Roger Porter.
  Death	3 Jun 1662	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  Probate/Proved	17 Jun 1662 (71 years)  [1]
  She left an undated will proved 17 June 1662, naming daughter Elisabeth [Rogers] Smith and her son Daniel Smith; son John Sherman and his children John, Martha, Mary, Sarah, and Joseph. “My cousin” John Sherman was to be overseer. When the will was proved, Grace had a son living in England, but where, and whether he married and had a family, are not known.
  Person ID, Branch	I9759
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	John Sherman,   c. 17 Aug 1585, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. bur. 24 Jan 1615/16, Great Horkesley, Essex, England (Age ~ 30 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1611	Wattisfield, Suffolkshire, England   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 20 years and 9 months - He : 26 years and 1 month.
  Children	From 1612 to 1614  [1]
  1. John Sherman (1612-1691) 2. Richard Sherman (1614-____)
  Family ID	F6833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - Say 1591 - East Bergholt, Suffolk, England Marriage - 26 Sep 1611 - Wattisfield, Suffolkshire, England Third Marriage - say 1639 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 3 Jun 1662 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  = 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

  [S201] Wood, Michael Johnson, "The Earliest Shermans of Deham, Essex, and Their Wives" Part 2, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registger, volume 167, January 2013).