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From: Bart J Kowallis <>
Subject: Re: [SHERMAN] Henry Sherman's will
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:03:01 -0600


Peggy -- I have not run across Phineas or John Wilberforce in my research in NY,
but I will keep my eyes open and let you know if I find anything. It is quite
possible that they migrated across from eastern NY as some of my other family
members did.--Bart


> Dear Bart - I have read your e-mails with great interest. I have a a
> gggrandfather John Wilberforce Sherman who was born in Ontario N.Y. in1806
> and a brother Phineas Sherman in 1802 also in Ontario N.Y.I have never been
> able to find their father??? There are other Shermans in Ontario from 1790
> on up from Rhode Island but Marg Lutzvick and I have never been able to
> establish a connection. Her line comes through Humphrey Shearman up from
> Rhode Island.It is possible that mine came through Washington County going
> westward through the state.I have been trying to solve this for 40 years.
> Have you any insight on this? Happy to call you cousin if you do!.
> The Shermans are on my mother's side of the family and they eventually ended
> up in Iowa and Kansas.
> Peggy Allison Booker
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bart J Kowallis" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 6:14 PM
> Subject: [SHERMAN] Henry Sherman's will
>
>
> > I think I posted this before, but did not put the reference on it, so I
> hope
> > everyone will put up with me posting it again with the source information.
> The
> > will comes from the Washington County, New York wills book II, page 75 and
> is
> > also on FHL microfilm 513861. Henry Sherman moved to Washington County in
> about
> > 1774-1776 from Dartmouth, Mass. He is my 6ggf. --Bart K.
> >
> > In the name of God, Amen. I, Henry Shearman of the town of Cambridge in
> the
> > county of Washington and state of New York, considering the uncertainty of
> this
> > mortal life and being of sound and disposing mind and memory, blessed be
> > Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and
> testament
> > in manner and form following, that is to say -- First, my will is that my
> just
> > debts, funeral charges, and just expenses of all kinds be well and truly
> paid by
> > my executors, hereafter named, and out of that part of my Estate that I
> shall in
> > this my will give to my wife.
> > ~Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife, Ruth Shearman, the
> use and
> > profit of all my real personal Estate, that I may die seased of, in the
> town of
> > Cambridge after my debts and funeral charges be paid as before mentioned,
> except
> > what shall be hereafter otherwise disposed of, all which I give to her so
> long
> > as she shall remain to be my widow and right of her Dower or power of
> th---s in
> > my Estate.
> > ~Item. I give and bequeath to my three sons, Shubal, John, and
> Batchelder, lot
> > number five of the second survey of lot number seventy seven in Cambridge
> where
> > I live and twenty acres of the east end of sixty two acres that I bought
> of
> > William Pettis, the west end of lot number seven in the second survey of
> lot
> > number seventy seven, all to be equally divided between them and their
> heirs
> > forever, and to come into possession when their mother shall cease to be
> my
> > widow, they performing what shall be herein enjoyned on them.
> > ~Item. I give and bequeath to my son Henry Shearman and his heirs
> forever all
> > the lands that I may die seased of in the town of James in the military
> tract.
> > ~Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Almy Peters what was my gold
> sleave
> > buttons.
> > ~Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Deborah Duers and for her use,
> the
> > house and lot it stands on, about one acre of land as now enclosed with
> fence
> > and other use only, and my will further is that after my said wife shall
> cease
> > to remain my widow that my three sons, Shubal, John, and Batchelder,
> equally
> > find and provide fire wood for the use of one fire for their sister,
> Deborah,
> > together and keeping for one cow, winter and summer, and also meat, wheat,
> and
> > corn and articles sufficient for her comfortable support as long as she
> shall
> > live after the decease of her mother.
> > ~Item. I give and bequeath in addition to the above to my said daughter
> Deborah
> > Duers one cow and one equal third part of my household furniture --- also
> twenty
> > dollars to be paid by my four sons, Shubal, John, Henry, and Batchelder,
> after
> > the decease of their mother. --The above mentioned house and lot is where
> my
> > said son John formerly lived --- the above gifts to be for the use and
> support
> > of my said daughter Deborah Duers as long as she lives and at her decease
> my
> > will is that my grandson William Duers have and enjoy the above mentioned
> house
> > and lot, he and his heirs forever.
> > ~Item. I give to my daughter Ruth Cook one third part of my household
> furniture
> > and to come into possession at the decease of her mother.
> > ~Item. I give and bequeath to my son Batchelder the use and profits of
> all and
> > singular the land where he now lives and the appertenances thereunto
> belonging
> > for and so long as his mother lives.
> > ~Item. I give and bequeath my wearing apparel to be divided equally
> between my
> > four sons, Shubal, Henry, John, and Batchelder --- all the rest and
> residue of
> > my Estate, both real and personal not herein mentioned, my will is that it
> be
> > equally divided between my wife Ruth Shearman and my above named sons and
> my two
> > daughters, to wit Deborah Duers and Ruth Cook; and having gone thru with
> > disposing of my property that it has pleased divine providence to bestow
> on me,
> > I do hereby constitute and appoint my said sons, to wit, Shubal and
> Batchelder
> > Shearman, sole executors to this my last will and testament, hereby
> revoking all
> > others made by me.
> > ~Now considering the imperfection of our judgement and bias of interest
> with
> > parties concerned and being desirous that every difficulty in and about
> this my
> > last will and testament may be avoided, I do hereby wish and desire that
> due
> > application be made by any one or more thinking him or herself aggrieved
> by the
> > not understanding of any matter of thing to this my will. To Thomas
> Smith,
> > esquire of the town of Easton, County of Washington and Barnabas Russell
> of the
> > same place and Shadrack Dennis of the town of Cambridge and county
> aforesaid ---
> > and their council and advice of them or any two of them be final and
> conclusive
> > in the premises hereby desiring their aide if anything of the kind should
> > happen.
> > ~ In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this tenth day of July in
> the
> > year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one. -- Henry Shearman
> >
> > Witnesses -- Thomas Smith, Barnabas Russell, and Ephraim Kendall
> > Executed on 18 Apr 1805
> >
> >
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