Henry Sherman

Abt 1512 - 1590  (78 years)

• Name	Henry Sherman
  	Prominent Clothier [1]
  Birth	Abt 1512	Essex, England   [1]
  Moved To	Abt 1534 (22 years)	Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester.   [1]
  He moved to Dedham, Essex, England.
  Legal	11 Oct 1574 (62 years)  [1]
  On 11 October 1574, depositions were taken in Dedham in respect of a suit in the Duchy of Lancaster between Thomas Seckford, lord of the Manor of Dedham Hall, and Robert Forthe concerning the entering and intruding upon certain lands and tenements in Dedham. One of the deponents for the plaintiff was Henry Sherman, who gave his age as “62 years or thereabouts.” He said he had lived in Dedham “for the space of 40 years,” and that he had been a copyholder of Dedham Hall for 20 years.
  Moved To	Abt 1584 (72 years)	Colchester, Essex, England   [1]
  He moved to Colchester, Essex, England.
  Death	1590  [1]
  Will	20 Jan 1589/90 (78 years)	Colchester, Essex, England   [1]
  Henry Sherman wrote his will on 20 January 1589/90 in Colchester, Essex, England. The will named son Henry Shearman and his children Henry, Samuel, Daniel, John, Ezechiell, Phebe, Nathaniel, and Anne Shearman; son Edmonde Shearman and his children Edmonde, Richard, Bezaliell, Anne, and Sara Shearman (all under age; sons under 22, daughters under 21), son-in-law William Petfield and his children Richard, Susan, and Elizabeth Petfield (all under age); wife Margerye; son Robert; Jane and Anne Shearman, underage daughters of Robert [evidently the testator’s son Robert]; daughter Judith Petfield; son-in-law Nicholas Fynce; the wives of sons Edmond, Henry, and Robert; the poor of All Hallows [i.e., All Saints, Colchester]; and the poor of Dedham and the free school of Dedham (the testator asked to be buried in Dedham). Executors were to be sons Henry and Edmond.
  Will	26 Feb 1589/90 (78 years)  [1]
  He added a codicil to his will on 26 February 1589/90.
  Probate/Proved	25 Jul 1590 (78 years)	London, England   [1]
  His will was proved 25 July 1590 in London.
  Person ID, Branch	I11156	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	14 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Ancestry: In New Light on Henry Sherman, Mrs. B. L. Stratton conclusively proved that Henry Sherman the elder was not the son of that name of Thomas Sherman of Yaxley, Suffolk. That Henry, who was under age 21 in 1551, had a son Thomas who in 1587 was living in Diss, Norfolk, where his children were living in the early 1600s. In contrast, Henry Sherman the Dedham clothier was born about 1512, settled in Dedham about 1534, was fathering children in the 1540s, and was not survived by a son named Thomas. Exhaustive research, by myself and others before me, has yielded no clue to the true origin of the Dedham clothier. [1]

  
  

Spouse / Partner 1	Agnes Perpoynt   bur. 14 Oct 1580, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester.
Marriage	Abt 1539  [1]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years - She : ??.
Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
>   1. Alice Sherman,   b. Abt 1540, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. bur. 20 Oct 1580, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. (Age ~ 40 years) ▻ Nicholas Fince  m. Abt 1562 >   2. Judith Sherman,   b. say 1543, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. bur. 1 Apr 1601, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. (Age ~ 58 years) ▻ William Petfield  m. 27 Jun 1566 +   3. Henry Sherman,   b. say 1545, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. d. Aug 1610, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. (Age 65 years) ▻ Susan Lawrence  m. 14 Jun 1568 >   4. Edmund Sherman,   b. say 1548, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. bur. 22 Dec 1600, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. (Age ~ 52 years) ▻ Ann Pellett  m. 25 Apr 1569;   Ann Clere  m. 11 Sep 1584     5. John Sherman,   b. say 1551, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. bur. 16 Oct 1576, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. (Age ~ 25 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Thomas Sherman,   b. say 1555, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. bur. 16 Mar 1564, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. (Age ~ 9 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   7. Robert Sherman,   c. 6 Feb 1560, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. bur. 14 Jan 1602/03, St. Stephen's Church, Coleman Street, London, Greater London, England (Age ~ 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Barbara Browne  m. 9 Dec 1583;   Bridgett Jenney  m. Aft 4 Jul 1597
Family ID	F7646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	18 Jun 2021




Spouse / Partner 2	Marion _______   bur. 4 Aug 1584, St. James the Great Church, Colchester, Essex, England
Marriage	5 Jun 1581	Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester.   [2]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 69 years and 6 months - She : ??.
Family ID	F7650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	28 Nov 2025




Spouse / Partner 3	Margery ______
Marriage	say 1585  [2]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 73 years - She : ??.
Family ID	F7649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	27 Nov 2025




• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1512 - Essex, England Moved To - Abt 1534 - Dedham, Essex, England Marriage - 5 Jun 1581 - Dedham, Essex, England Moved To - Abt 1584 - Colchester, Essex, England Will - 20 Jan 1589/90 - Colchester, Essex, England Probate/Proved - 25 Jul 1590 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1238] Wood, Michael Johnson, "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and Their Wives" Part 1 , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 166, October 2012). 🟡 [S1238] Wood, Michael Johnson, "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and Their Wives" Part 1 , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 166, October 2012) .