Henry SHERMAN (1520 - 1590)
is your 14th great grandfather
Son of Henry
Daughter of Henry
Daughter of Anne
Daughter of Phebe
Daughter of Susanna
Daughter of Hannah
Daughter of Hannah
Son of Mary
Daughter of Samuel
Son of Hannah
Son of William A. Sr.
Son of Nathaniel A.
Son of David Maxwell
Daughter of George Orville
Son of Alma LaMoyne
Phillip Dwight MEEK (1951- )
Now, what is interesting about Henry Sherman is that he was the son of a famous man, he was the 12th Great-Grandfather of President George W. Bush, and as noted below was brother to the ancestor of General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Henry Sherman (Thomas3, John2, Thomas1) was born 1524 in Yaxley, Cnty. Suffolk, England, and died 1590 in Dedham, Cnty. Essex, England. The fourth son of Thomas was Henry Sherman, born in 1524 some thirty miles south of Yaxley in Colchester, County Essex. With him there came a change in the type of life and possibly in the social position of the family for he is termed not "Gentleman" but "Clothier". Henry's wife was Agnes Butler and she gave him five sons and two daughters. Their eldest son was Henry. Their second son, Edmund, was the ancestor of General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Henry Sherman's father was Thomas Sherman.
Thomas Sherman was born 1490 in Yaxley, Cnty. Suffolk, England, and died November 1551 in Yaxley, Cnty. Suffolk, England. The History of Rhode Island says he "was born about 1480." He resided at Diss, on the river Waveney, between the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. His will mentions, property, including the manors of Royden and Royden Tuft, with appurtenances, at Royden and Bessingham, and other properties in Norfolk and Suffolk. Jane Waller was probably not his first wife.
Thomas Sherman was apparently responsible for a considerable improvement in the family fortunes and definitely responsible for a considerable increase in its size. He also lived in Yaxley and was a "Gentleman". He became an attorney-at-law with a large practice in the Court of Common Pleas. He served as a Deputy Sheriff in 1540 and 1546 and as a church warden of Yaxley, whose parish now owed its allegiance to the King of England instead of the Pope of Rome. He possessed the manors of Royden and Roydentuft at Royden, and Bessingham and other manors and landed estates in the vicinity. A manor may contain one or more villages or hamlets or only part of a village. It is a noble sort of fee, always claimed by prescription; i.e., by long continuance of time beyond the memory of man. Thomas married Jane Waller, daughter of John Waller, Esq., of Wortham, and she bore him ten children - all were sons and all, except one perhaps, married, and all were still living in 1551 when he died and was buried in Yaxley. An item in "Annals of Medical History", December 1921, p. 316, mentions "Richard Sherman, M.D. of Caius College (Cambridge University), 1567" who may quite possibly have been the second son of this Thomas Sherman. From: A NEW ENGLAND HERITAGE, By Frederick Barreda Sherman, 1969.
Henry Sherman (Thomas3, John2, Thomas1) was born 1524 in Yaxley, Cnty. Suffolk, England, and died 1590 in Dedham, Cnty. Essex, England. The fourth son of Thomas was Henry Sherman, born in 1524 some thirty miles south of Yaxley in Colchester, County Essex. With him there came a change in the type of life and possibly in the social position of the family for he is termed not "Gentleman" but "Clothier". Henry's wife was Agnes Butler and she gave him five sons and two daughters. Their eldest son was Henry. Their second son, Edmund, was the ancestor of General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Henry Sherman's father was Thomas Sherman.
Thomas Sherman was born 1490 in Yaxley, Cnty. Suffolk, England, and died November 1551 in Yaxley, Cnty. Suffolk, England. The History of Rhode Island says he "was born about 1480." He resided at Diss, on the river Waveney, between the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. His will mentions, property, including the manors of Royden and Royden Tuft, with appurtenances, at Royden and Bessingham, and other properties in Norfolk and Suffolk. Jane Waller was probably not his first wife.
Thomas Sherman was apparently responsible for a considerable improvement in the family fortunes and definitely responsible for a considerable increase in its size. He also lived in Yaxley and was a "Gentleman". He became an attorney-at-law with a large practice in the Court of Common Pleas. He served as a Deputy Sheriff in 1540 and 1546 and as a church warden of Yaxley, whose parish now owed its allegiance to the King of England instead of the Pope of Rome. He possessed the manors of Royden and Roydentuft at Royden, and Bessingham and other manors and landed estates in the vicinity. A manor may contain one or more villages or hamlets or only part of a village. It is a noble sort of fee, always claimed by prescription; i.e., by long continuance of time beyond the memory of man. Thomas married Jane Waller, daughter of John Waller, Esq., of Wortham, and she bore him ten children - all were sons and all, except one perhaps, married, and all were still living in 1551 when he died and was buried in Yaxley. An item in "Annals of Medical History", December 1921, p. 316, mentions "Richard Sherman, M.D. of Caius College (Cambridge University), 1567" who may quite possibly have been the second son of this Thomas Sherman. From: A NEW ENGLAND HERITAGE, By Frederick Barreda Sherman, 1969.
12th Great-Grandfather of George W. Bush:
1. Henry Sherman (1510/1520)
2. Edmund & Anne Pallette
3. Edmund & Joan Makin
4. Grace & John Livermore
5. Hannah & John Coolidge
6. Grace & Jonas Bond
7. Josiah & Elizabeth Fuller
8. Anna & Samuel Trask
9. Susannah & Jonathan Holman
10. Susan & Asa Waters
11. Susan & Samuel Torry
12. Louisa & Alphonso Taft
13. William Howard TAFT, 27th President (1857-1930)
2. Henry & Susan Lawrence
3. Anne & Anthony Whiting
4. Phoebe & John Barnard
5. Elizabeth & John Dix
6. Abigail & Jonathan Grout
7. John & Joanna Boynton
8. John, Jr. & Phebe Spofford
9. Phebe & Jacob Winn
10. Endymia & Thomas Sherwood
11. Lucinda & John Minthorn
12. Theodore & Mary Wasley
13. Hulda & Jesse Hoover
14. Herbert Clark HOOVER, 31st President (1874-1964)
3. Samuel & Philippa Ward
4. Philip & Sarah Odding
5. John & Sarah Spooner
6. Hannah & William Bourne
7. William & Mary Sheffield
8. Hannah & William Fitch
9. Anna & Isaac Pierce
10. Levi & Betsey Wheeler
11. Elizabeth & Courtland Butler
12. Mary & Robert Shelton
13. Flora & Samuel Bush
14. George Herbert Walker BUSH, 41st President (1924 - )
15. George Walker BUSH, 43rd President
But Henry Sherman was much more than that also. Henry was a landlord in Dedham in Essex County, and lived in a mansion called "Southfields," or sometimes called the Flemish House," which was built just before 1500. It included his residential quarters, a counting room, woadhouse and storerooms.
The Church of England was founded between 1533 and 1539 but prior to this date the Churches at Dedham, Yaxley and Diss were of the Roman Catholic religion.
Henry Sherman was the first of the Yaxley ancestry to settle in Dedham, the year being 1534 when he was about age 23 years. Dedham was a prosperous clothing village where interest in Puritanism attracted and kept lecturers of keen intellect. He became a leading clothier and was able to set up his sons, HENRY and EDMUND, in their own businesses; he sent his son, ROBERT, to the university; his daughters married well-to-do men.
So today, I honor Henry Sherman, and encourage all of his ancestors to do the same. Those of his ancestors living almost 500 years after Henry's birth have much to be thankful for because of this honorable and respected man. May his memory live long amongst us.
2. Edmund & Anne Pallette
3. Edmund & Joan Makin
4. Grace & John Livermore
5. Hannah & John Coolidge
6. Grace & Jonas Bond
7. Josiah & Elizabeth Fuller
8. Anna & Samuel Trask
9. Susannah & Jonathan Holman
10. Susan & Asa Waters
11. Susan & Samuel Torry
12. Louisa & Alphonso Taft
13. William Howard TAFT, 27th President (1857-1930)
2. Henry & Susan Lawrence
3. Anne & Anthony Whiting
4. Phoebe & John Barnard
5. Elizabeth & John Dix
6. Abigail & Jonathan Grout
7. John & Joanna Boynton
8. John, Jr. & Phebe Spofford
9. Phebe & Jacob Winn
10. Endymia & Thomas Sherwood
11. Lucinda & John Minthorn
12. Theodore & Mary Wasley
13. Hulda & Jesse Hoover
14. Herbert Clark HOOVER, 31st President (1874-1964)
3. Samuel & Philippa Ward
4. Philip & Sarah Odding
5. John & Sarah Spooner
6. Hannah & William Bourne
7. William & Mary Sheffield
8. Hannah & William Fitch
9. Anna & Isaac Pierce
10. Levi & Betsey Wheeler
11. Elizabeth & Courtland Butler
12. Mary & Robert Shelton
13. Flora & Samuel Bush
14. George Herbert Walker BUSH, 41st President (1924 - )
15. George Walker BUSH, 43rd President
But Henry Sherman was much more than that also. Henry was a landlord in Dedham in Essex County, and lived in a mansion called "Southfields," or sometimes called the Flemish House," which was built just before 1500. It included his residential quarters, a counting room, woadhouse and storerooms.
The Church of England was founded between 1533 and 1539 but prior to this date the Churches at Dedham, Yaxley and Diss were of the Roman Catholic religion.
Henry Sherman was the first of the Yaxley ancestry to settle in Dedham, the year being 1534 when he was about age 23 years. Dedham was a prosperous clothing village where interest in Puritanism attracted and kept lecturers of keen intellect. He became a leading clothier and was able to set up his sons, HENRY and EDMUND, in their own businesses; he sent his son, ROBERT, to the university; his daughters married well-to-do men.
So today, I honor Henry Sherman, and encourage all of his ancestors to do the same. Those of his ancestors living almost 500 years after Henry's birth have much to be thankful for because of this honorable and respected man. May his memory live long amongst us.
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