Abiel was the son of Samson Sherman and Isabel Tripp of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and married on 20 October 1712 Dorcas Gardner, the daughter of William Gardner and Elizabeth [Wilkinson?]. In his will, dated 28 June 1741, and proved in S. Kingstown on 12 April 1742, he names his wife, Dorcas, and all nine living children having surname Sherman except for daughter "Isable", wife of Caleb Gardner of S. Kingstown. He was mentioned in the will of Ephraim Bull, dated S. Kingstown 14 Feb 1720/1, and witnessed the will of Alice Knowles in S. Kingstown on 7 Oct 1732, and of Nathaniel Gardner in S. Kingstown on 31 Jan 1733/4. The will of Abiel's wife, Dorcas, was written 7 Dec 1760 and proved in S. Kingstown on 12 April 1762. In this will she names son James; six daughters Hannah Brown, Izable Gardner, Alice Shearman, Experience Taylor, Sarah Brown, and Ruth Shearman; and granddaughter Amy Shearman. Children, first four b. Kingstowne, remainder b. S. Kingstown (all the same place):
* Hannah, b. 28 October 1713 (in S. Kingstown, but found in N. Kingstown records), d. S. Kingstown 9 October 1804 in her 91st year, m. in RI 9 December 1742, Jeremiah BROWN, b. Kingstowne, RI 29 Oct 1707, d. S. Kingstown 30 Aug 1796 in his 89th year, the son of Samuel Brown and Mary (Brownell?). Hannah is called "Hannah Shearman" in her father's 1741 will and Hannah Brown in her mother's 1760 will. They are buried in the Jeremiah Brown Lot, SK #103.
* Ezekiel, b. 13 Apr 1717, died young.
* Isabel, b. 9 Apr 1719, d. by 1796, m. Caleb GARDNER
* Dorcas, b. 16 June 1721, called Dorcas Shearman in her father's 1741 will, but not mentioned in her mother's 1760 will; died unmarried.
* Abiel, b. 6 April 1723, d. S. Kingstown 1 Sep 1746, and m. S. Kingstown 30 Jan 1744/5 Susannah BOSS, b. c. 1724, (d. 16 June 1778 per FAG memorial), the daughter of Peter Boss and Amy Gardner. He and Susanna had a daughter, Amie, who married Beriah Brown. He is not mentioned in his mother's 1760 will, but
his daughter "Amy Shearman" is mentioned. The burial location for Abiel and Susanna is not known, but Find-a-grave memorials have been created for them.
* Alice, b. 13 Mar 1724/5, m. S. Kingstown 14 Feb 1743/4 her first cousin, Philip SHERMAN, b. Portsmouth, RI 12 Dec 1715, son of Job Sherman and Bridget Gardner. Alice and Philip Sherman are thought to be buried in a small Sherman Lot in N. Kingstown, RI. They had eleven children.
* James, b. 30 June 1727, d. S. Kingstown 21 Aug 1805, and m. (1) Jamestown, RI 8 Sep 1748 Penelope FRANKLIN, b. Jamestown 26 July 1730, d. 1752, daughter of Abel Franklin and Sarah Remington. They had one son together, Abiel, who d. 1788. James m. (2) in E. Greenwich, RI (also recorded in S. Kingstown) 6 Feb1755 Hannah Fry, b. E. Greenwich 16 Apr 1730, d. S. Kingstown 1760. They had seven children together. James m. (3) in S. Kingstown 19 Nov 1761 Elizabeth REYNOLDS of Exeter, who died S. Kingstown Nov 1809. He is called "Capt James Shearman" in his will, dated 14 May 1802, proved 14 October 1805 in which he names wife Elizabeth Shearman, and several children and grandchildren.
* Experience, b. 2 Jan 1729/30, d. likely in November 1809, m. S. Kingstown 6 April 1749 Joseph TAYLOR, b. Portsmouth, RI 27 Jan 1726[/7?], d. 1 Sep 1802 in 76th year, the son of William Taylor and Anne Goodbody. She was called Experience Taylor in her mother's 1760 will. Joseph was active in civic and military affairs in N. Kingstown, and bore the title of Colonel. In 1762 he bought 40 acres of land in N. Kingstown and built a dam and factory for manufacturing wooden goods. He was one of four men who were given a charter in 1777 to form a company for the defense of Wickford. The death notice for Experience appeared in the Providence Gazette on 11 Nov 1809. Joseph has one of only two inscribed markers in the little Taylor Lot, N. Kingstown Hist Cem. #67. Experience is likely buried there as well, but has no inscribed marker.
* Sarah, b. 1 Feb 1732/3, m. S. Kingstown, RI 16 May 1753 as his second wife, Robert BROWN, b. N. Kingstown 26 July 1718, (d. 1762?), the son of William Brown and Elizabeth Robinson. Robert had married first in Jamestown, RI on 29 Aug 1745 Sarah Franklin, b. Jamestown 25 Aug 1725, d. S. Kingstown 31 May 1750, the daughter of Abel Franklin and Sarah Remington. Robert had four children with his first wife, born 1746 to 1750, and he had two children with Sarah Sherman. She was called Sarah Brown in her mother's 1760 will.
* Ruth, b. 12 Nov 1735, m. after 7 Dec 1760 Thomas GARDNER. She was called Ruth Shearman in her mother's 1760 will, so had not yet married by then.
The burial location for Abiel has not been determined. There were many Sherman burial lots in both South and North Kingstown, RI, most of them with many field stones.
* Hannah, b. 28 October 1713 (in S. Kingstown, but found in N. Kingstown records), d. S. Kingstown 9 October 1804 in her 91st year, m. in RI 9 December 1742, Jeremiah BROWN, b. Kingstowne, RI 29 Oct 1707, d. S. Kingstown 30 Aug 1796 in his 89th year, the son of Samuel Brown and Mary (Brownell?). Hannah is called "Hannah Shearman" in her father's 1741 will and Hannah Brown in her mother's 1760 will. They are buried in the Jeremiah Brown Lot, SK #103.
* Ezekiel, b. 13 Apr 1717, died young.
* Isabel, b. 9 Apr 1719, d. by 1796, m. Caleb GARDNER
* Dorcas, b. 16 June 1721, called Dorcas Shearman in her father's 1741 will, but not mentioned in her mother's 1760 will; died unmarried.
* Abiel, b. 6 April 1723, d. S. Kingstown 1 Sep 1746, and m. S. Kingstown 30 Jan 1744/5 Susannah BOSS, b. c. 1724, (d. 16 June 1778 per FAG memorial), the daughter of Peter Boss and Amy Gardner. He and Susanna had a daughter, Amie, who married Beriah Brown. He is not mentioned in his mother's 1760 will, but
his daughter "Amy Shearman" is mentioned. The burial location for Abiel and Susanna is not known, but Find-a-grave memorials have been created for them.
* Alice, b. 13 Mar 1724/5, m. S. Kingstown 14 Feb 1743/4 her first cousin, Philip SHERMAN, b. Portsmouth, RI 12 Dec 1715, son of Job Sherman and Bridget Gardner. Alice and Philip Sherman are thought to be buried in a small Sherman Lot in N. Kingstown, RI. They had eleven children.
* James, b. 30 June 1727, d. S. Kingstown 21 Aug 1805, and m. (1) Jamestown, RI 8 Sep 1748 Penelope FRANKLIN, b. Jamestown 26 July 1730, d. 1752, daughter of Abel Franklin and Sarah Remington. They had one son together, Abiel, who d. 1788. James m. (2) in E. Greenwich, RI (also recorded in S. Kingstown) 6 Feb1755 Hannah Fry, b. E. Greenwich 16 Apr 1730, d. S. Kingstown 1760. They had seven children together. James m. (3) in S. Kingstown 19 Nov 1761 Elizabeth REYNOLDS of Exeter, who died S. Kingstown Nov 1809. He is called "Capt James Shearman" in his will, dated 14 May 1802, proved 14 October 1805 in which he names wife Elizabeth Shearman, and several children and grandchildren.
* Experience, b. 2 Jan 1729/30, d. likely in November 1809, m. S. Kingstown 6 April 1749 Joseph TAYLOR, b. Portsmouth, RI 27 Jan 1726[/7?], d. 1 Sep 1802 in 76th year, the son of William Taylor and Anne Goodbody. She was called Experience Taylor in her mother's 1760 will. Joseph was active in civic and military affairs in N. Kingstown, and bore the title of Colonel. In 1762 he bought 40 acres of land in N. Kingstown and built a dam and factory for manufacturing wooden goods. He was one of four men who were given a charter in 1777 to form a company for the defense of Wickford. The death notice for Experience appeared in the Providence Gazette on 11 Nov 1809. Joseph has one of only two inscribed markers in the little Taylor Lot, N. Kingstown Hist Cem. #67. Experience is likely buried there as well, but has no inscribed marker.
* Sarah, b. 1 Feb 1732/3, m. S. Kingstown, RI 16 May 1753 as his second wife, Robert BROWN, b. N. Kingstown 26 July 1718, (d. 1762?), the son of William Brown and Elizabeth Robinson. Robert had married first in Jamestown, RI on 29 Aug 1745 Sarah Franklin, b. Jamestown 25 Aug 1725, d. S. Kingstown 31 May 1750, the daughter of Abel Franklin and Sarah Remington. Robert had four children with his first wife, born 1746 to 1750, and he had two children with Sarah Sherman. She was called Sarah Brown in her mother's 1760 will.
* Ruth, b. 12 Nov 1735, m. after 7 Dec 1760 Thomas GARDNER. She was called Ruth Shearman in her mother's 1760 will, so had not yet married by then.
The burial location for Abiel has not been determined. There were many Sherman burial lots in both South and North Kingstown, RI, most of them with many field stones.
Abiel was the son of Samson Sherman and Isabel Tripp of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and married on 20 October 1712 Dorcas Gardner, the daughter of William Gardner and Elizabeth [Wilkinson?]. In his will, dated 28 June 1741, and proved in S. Kingstown on 12 April 1742, he names his wife, Dorcas, and all nine living children having surname Sherman except for daughter "Isable", wife of Caleb Gardner of S. Kingstown. He was mentioned in the will of Ephraim Bull, dated S. Kingstown 14 Feb 1720/1, and witnessed the will of Alice Knowles in S. Kingstown on 7 Oct 1732, and of Nathaniel Gardner in S. Kingstown on 31 Jan 1733/4. The will of Abiel's wife, Dorcas, was written 7 Dec 1760 and proved in S. Kingstown on 12 April 1762. In this will she names son James; six daughters Hannah Brown, Izable Gardner, Alice Shearman, Experience Taylor, Sarah Brown, and Ruth Shearman; and granddaughter Amy Shearman. Children, first four b. Kingstowne, remainder b. S. Kingstown (all the same place):
* Hannah, b. 28 October 1713 (in S. Kingstown, but found in N. Kingstown records), d. S. Kingstown 9 October 1804 in her 91st year, m. in RI 9 December 1742, Jeremiah BROWN, b. Kingstowne, RI 29 Oct 1707, d. S. Kingstown 30 Aug 1796 in his 89th year, the son of Samuel Brown and Mary (Brownell?). Hannah is called "Hannah Shearman" in her father's 1741 will and Hannah Brown in her mother's 1760 will. They are buried in the Jeremiah Brown Lot, SK #103.
* Ezekiel, b. 13 Apr 1717, died young.
* Isabel, b. 9 Apr 1719, d. by 1796, m. Caleb GARDNER
* Dorcas, b. 16 June 1721, called Dorcas Shearman in her father's 1741 will, but not mentioned in her mother's 1760 will; died unmarried.
* Abiel, b. 6 April 1723, d. S. Kingstown 1 Sep 1746, and m. S. Kingstown 30 Jan 1744/5 Susannah BOSS, b. c. 1724, (d. 16 June 1778 per FAG memorial), the daughter of Peter Boss and Amy Gardner. He and Susanna had a daughter, Amie, who married Beriah Brown. He is not mentioned in his mother's 1760 will, but
his daughter "Amy Shearman" is mentioned. The burial location for Abiel and Susanna is not known, but Find-a-grave memorials have been created for them.
* Alice, b. 13 Mar 1724/5, m. S. Kingstown 14 Feb 1743/4 her first cousin, Philip SHERMAN, b. Portsmouth, RI 12 Dec 1715, son of Job Sherman and Bridget Gardner. Alice and Philip Sherman are thought to be buried in a small Sherman Lot in N. Kingstown, RI. They had eleven children.
* James, b. 30 June 1727, d. S. Kingstown 21 Aug 1805, and m. (1) Jamestown, RI 8 Sep 1748 Penelope FRANKLIN, b. Jamestown 26 July 1730, d. 1752, daughter of Abel Franklin and Sarah Remington. They had one son together, Abiel, who d. 1788. James m. (2) in E. Greenwich, RI (also recorded in S. Kingstown) 6 Feb1755 Hannah Fry, b. E. Greenwich 16 Apr 1730, d. S. Kingstown 1760. They had seven children together. James m. (3) in S. Kingstown 19 Nov 1761 Elizabeth REYNOLDS of Exeter, who died S. Kingstown Nov 1809. He is called "Capt James Shearman" in his will, dated 14 May 1802, proved 14 October 1805 in which he names wife Elizabeth Shearman, and several children and grandchildren.
* Experience, b. 2 Jan 1729/30, d. likely in November 1809, m. S. Kingstown 6 April 1749 Joseph TAYLOR, b. Portsmouth, RI 27 Jan 1726[/7?], d. 1 Sep 1802 in 76th year, the son of William Taylor and Anne Goodbody. She was called Experience Taylor in her mother's 1760 will. Joseph was active in civic and military affairs in N. Kingstown, and bore the title of Colonel. In 1762 he bought 40 acres of land in N. Kingstown and built a dam and factory for manufacturing wooden goods. He was one of four men who were given a charter in 1777 to form a company for the defense of Wickford. The death notice for Experience appeared in the Providence Gazette on 11 Nov 1809. Joseph has one of only two inscribed markers in the little Taylor Lot, N. Kingstown Hist Cem. #67. Experience is likely buried there as well, but has no inscribed marker.
* Sarah, b. 1 Feb 1732/3, m. S. Kingstown, RI 16 May 1753 as his second wife, Robert BROWN, b. N. Kingstown 26 July 1718, (d. 1762?), the son of William Brown and Elizabeth Robinson. Robert had married first in Jamestown, RI on 29 Aug 1745 Sarah Franklin, b. Jamestown 25 Aug 1725, d. S. Kingstown 31 May 1750, the daughter of Abel Franklin and Sarah Remington. Robert had four children with his first wife, born 1746 to 1750, and he had two children with Sarah Sherman. She was called Sarah Brown in her mother's 1760 will.
* Ruth, b. 12 Nov 1735, m. after 7 Dec 1760 Thomas GARDNER. She was called Ruth Shearman in her mother's 1760 will, so had not yet married by then.
The burial location for Abiel has not been determined. There were many Sherman burial lots in both South and North Kingstown, RI, most of them with many field stones.
* Hannah, b. 28 October 1713 (in S. Kingstown, but found in N. Kingstown records), d. S. Kingstown 9 October 1804 in her 91st year, m. in RI 9 December 1742, Jeremiah BROWN, b. Kingstowne, RI 29 Oct 1707, d. S. Kingstown 30 Aug 1796 in his 89th year, the son of Samuel Brown and Mary (Brownell?). Hannah is called "Hannah Shearman" in her father's 1741 will and Hannah Brown in her mother's 1760 will. They are buried in the Jeremiah Brown Lot, SK #103.
* Ezekiel, b. 13 Apr 1717, died young.
* Isabel, b. 9 Apr 1719, d. by 1796, m. Caleb GARDNER
* Dorcas, b. 16 June 1721, called Dorcas Shearman in her father's 1741 will, but not mentioned in her mother's 1760 will; died unmarried.
* Abiel, b. 6 April 1723, d. S. Kingstown 1 Sep 1746, and m. S. Kingstown 30 Jan 1744/5 Susannah BOSS, b. c. 1724, (d. 16 June 1778 per FAG memorial), the daughter of Peter Boss and Amy Gardner. He and Susanna had a daughter, Amie, who married Beriah Brown. He is not mentioned in his mother's 1760 will, but
his daughter "Amy Shearman" is mentioned. The burial location for Abiel and Susanna is not known, but Find-a-grave memorials have been created for them.
* Alice, b. 13 Mar 1724/5, m. S. Kingstown 14 Feb 1743/4 her first cousin, Philip SHERMAN, b. Portsmouth, RI 12 Dec 1715, son of Job Sherman and Bridget Gardner. Alice and Philip Sherman are thought to be buried in a small Sherman Lot in N. Kingstown, RI. They had eleven children.
* James, b. 30 June 1727, d. S. Kingstown 21 Aug 1805, and m. (1) Jamestown, RI 8 Sep 1748 Penelope FRANKLIN, b. Jamestown 26 July 1730, d. 1752, daughter of Abel Franklin and Sarah Remington. They had one son together, Abiel, who d. 1788. James m. (2) in E. Greenwich, RI (also recorded in S. Kingstown) 6 Feb1755 Hannah Fry, b. E. Greenwich 16 Apr 1730, d. S. Kingstown 1760. They had seven children together. James m. (3) in S. Kingstown 19 Nov 1761 Elizabeth REYNOLDS of Exeter, who died S. Kingstown Nov 1809. He is called "Capt James Shearman" in his will, dated 14 May 1802, proved 14 October 1805 in which he names wife Elizabeth Shearman, and several children and grandchildren.
* Experience, b. 2 Jan 1729/30, d. likely in November 1809, m. S. Kingstown 6 April 1749 Joseph TAYLOR, b. Portsmouth, RI 27 Jan 1726[/7?], d. 1 Sep 1802 in 76th year, the son of William Taylor and Anne Goodbody. She was called Experience Taylor in her mother's 1760 will. Joseph was active in civic and military affairs in N. Kingstown, and bore the title of Colonel. In 1762 he bought 40 acres of land in N. Kingstown and built a dam and factory for manufacturing wooden goods. He was one of four men who were given a charter in 1777 to form a company for the defense of Wickford. The death notice for Experience appeared in the Providence Gazette on 11 Nov 1809. Joseph has one of only two inscribed markers in the little Taylor Lot, N. Kingstown Hist Cem. #67. Experience is likely buried there as well, but has no inscribed marker.
* Sarah, b. 1 Feb 1732/3, m. S. Kingstown, RI 16 May 1753 as his second wife, Robert BROWN, b. N. Kingstown 26 July 1718, (d. 1762?), the son of William Brown and Elizabeth Robinson. Robert had married first in Jamestown, RI on 29 Aug 1745 Sarah Franklin, b. Jamestown 25 Aug 1725, d. S. Kingstown 31 May 1750, the daughter of Abel Franklin and Sarah Remington. Robert had four children with his first wife, born 1746 to 1750, and he had two children with Sarah Sherman. She was called Sarah Brown in her mother's 1760 will.
* Ruth, b. 12 Nov 1735, m. after 7 Dec 1760 Thomas GARDNER. She was called Ruth Shearman in her mother's 1760 will, so had not yet married by then.
The burial location for Abiel has not been determined. There were many Sherman burial lots in both South and North Kingstown, RI, most of them with many field stones.
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