Seventh Generation


38. William SHERMAN III was born on 19 April 1672 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.20 (He was a descendant of Pilgrim Edward Doty.) He died on 26 February 1739 at the age of 66 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.20

William SHERMAN III and Mercy WHITE were married on 3 February 1697 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.15,23 They had seven children. Mercy WHITE, daughter of Peregrine WHITE and Sara BASSETT, was born about 1670 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.15,23 (The Mayflower Families book lists her birth date as ca. 1670, based on her age at death.) She died on 12 June 1739 at the age of 69 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.15,23

William SHERMAN III and Mercy WHITE had the following children:

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Thankful SHERMAN was born on 10 April 1699 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.15

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Sarah SHERMAN was born on 8 May 1701 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.15

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Mary SHERMAN was born on 1 June 1711 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.15 She died after January 1782 at the age of 70.15

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Abigail SHERMAN was born on 1 June 1711 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.15 She died after January 1782 at the age of 70.15