Edmond was the son of Joseph Sheffield and Mary Sherriff of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and was mentioned in father's 1706 will. He married in Kingstown, RI 5 April 1719 Sarah Gardner, b. 18 March 1698, the daughter of Nicholas Gardner and Hannah Palmer. Edmund was a housewright, and moved to the Narragansett lands given by his father, settling in the part of Kingstown that became South Kingstown. He was living with wife Sarah in N. Kingstown by 23 Sep 1728, and in 1732 was received as a freeman there.
When Exeter was set off from N. Kingstown in 1742, he became a citizen of that town, and was a member of the first town council there on 22 March 1742/3. By 1747 he was living in S. Kingstown again, but in 1750 he bought 700 acres of land in New Shoreham (Block Island). He resided there the remainder of his life. His will, dated 9 July 1759, was proved 24 Dec 1764, and names wife Sarah and several children. He died while on a visit to Newport, and was buried there.
When Exeter was set off from N. Kingstown in 1742, he became a citizen of that town, and was a member of the first town council there on 22 March 1742/3. By 1747 he was living in S. Kingstown again, but in 1750 he bought 700 acres of land in New Shoreham (Block Island). He resided there the remainder of his life. His will, dated 9 July 1759, was proved 24 Dec 1764, and names wife Sarah and several children. He died while on a visit to Newport, and was buried there.
Edmond was the son of Joseph Sheffield and Mary Sherriff of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and was mentioned in father's 1706 will. He married in Kingstown, RI 5 April 1719 Sarah Gardner, b. 18 March 1698, the daughter of Nicholas Gardner and Hannah Palmer. Edmund was a housewright, and moved to the Narragansett lands given by his father, settling in the part of Kingstown that became South Kingstown. He was living with wife Sarah in N. Kingstown by 23 Sep 1728, and in 1732 was received as a freeman there.
When Exeter was set off from N. Kingstown in 1742, he became a citizen of that town, and was a member of the first town council there on 22 March 1742/3. By 1747 he was living in S. Kingstown again, but in 1750 he bought 700 acres of land in New Shoreham (Block Island). He resided there the remainder of his life. His will, dated 9 July 1759, was proved 24 Dec 1764, and names wife Sarah and several children. He died while on a visit to Newport, and was buried there.
When Exeter was set off from N. Kingstown in 1742, he became a citizen of that town, and was a member of the first town council there on 22 March 1742/3. By 1747 he was living in S. Kingstown again, but in 1750 he bought 700 acres of land in New Shoreham (Block Island). He resided there the remainder of his life. His will, dated 9 July 1759, was proved 24 Dec 1764, and names wife Sarah and several children. He died while on a visit to Newport, and was buried there.
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