Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p82

was writ. and her mo. (wh. was liv. aft. the light of the immortal author
had shone upon the readers of Magnalia a dozen yrs.) could not be so
monstrous. wrong in the tale of her own childr. But if she did give
him these myths of her noble descent. and prolific felicity, either she was
insane, wh. he had not sanity eno. to discov. or she was irreverent.
playing on his bottomless credulity. More prob. however, seems this
solntion, that much of what he had heard about Sherman was forgotten,
and sev. stories turn. into one, and he tax. his fancy (that was always
lively, especial. at a marvel), for some incidents, and confus. the whole.
Sherman was adm. freem. of Mass. 1669, and was struck with fever and
delirium in the pulpit of his s. at Sudbury where he preach. his last
sermon, 5 July 1685 (as, in his diary, is told by Sewall), made his will
6 Aug. and d. two days aft. He made James execor. and (includ. two
dec.) names twelve other ch. Mary, the ch. of first w. m. a. 1658, Daniel
Allen; Abigail m. 8 Aug. 1661, Rev. Samuel Willard; Mary, of sec. w.
m. 27 May 1679, Ellis Barron, jr.; and Mercy m. Apr. 1700, Samuel
Barnard. JOHN, Watertown, cous. of the preced. b. at Dedham, Co.
Essex, freem. 17 May 1637, by w. Martha, d. of William Palmer (whose
wid. hav. m. Roger Porter, by this means came the error, that she wh
m. S. was d. of Porter), had John, b. 2 Nov. 1638; Martha, 21 Feb.
1641; Mary, 25 Mar. 1643; Sarah, 17 Jan. 1648; d.at 19 yrs.; Elizabeth
15 Mar. 1649; Joseph, 14 May 1650; and Grace, 20 Dec. 1653, acc.
Bond; but Cothren, 680, omits Elizabeth and makes Grace 1655. He was
capt. selectman 1637, and oft. aft. town clk. many yrs. from 1648, rep.
1651, 3, and 63, d. 25 Jan. 1691, aged 76. His wid. d. 7 Feb. 1701.
Martha m. 26 Sept. 1661, Francis Bowman; Mary m. 18 Jan. 1667,
Timothy Hawkins, jr. and d. 6 Nov. foll. Elizabeth m. 20 July 1681, Samuel
Gaskell, or Gascoyne of Charlestown. John, Watertown, eldest
ch. of the preced. was k. as Bond says (but I presume only so bad.
wound. as to d. soon) in the gr. Narraganset bat. with the Ind. 19 Dec.
1675, being of Mosely's comp. left. no issue, proh. never m. JOHN,
Marshfield, s. prob. of the first William, m. at Boston, perhaps as sec. w.
25 0ct. 1667, Jane, d. of Walter Hatch, had sev. ch. by ea. w. it is thot.
but dates or names are not seen. He may be the man, wh. took o. of
fidel. at Dartmouth 1684. JOHN, Stratford, s. of the first Samuel
of the same, was disting. in Conn. speaker of the ho. made an Assist. in
1713, for ten yrs.; by w. Elizabeth had Ichabod; Hannah, bapt. July 1680;
Samuel, Aug. 1682; Elizabeth Oct. 1684; John, June 1687; Sarah, Jan.
1690; Mary, Mar. 1692; and Susanna, Nov. 1693. He rem. early,
perhaps 1673, to Woodbury, where he was town clk. capt. and deac.
and d. 13 Dec. 1730. His wid. d. 1 Oct. 1744. JOSEPH, Wethersfield
1639, or earlier, had Samuel, to wh. he gave his ld. at W. and rem. to