Susan Sherman

Not the daughter of John Lawrence, II, of Rumburgh in Suffolk

Susan Lawrence was the 12th Great Grandmother of George W. Bush.

Biography

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117802209/susan-sherman

Susan Lawrence was born about 1548, probably in Essex, England. Susan's father was John Lawrence, later of Dedham, Essex. She married in Moze, Essex, on June 14, 1568, Henry Sherman, a clothier of Dedham. After the marriage, they lived in Dedham. Susan and Henry had nine children who lived past childhood, most likely all born in Dedham. Henry made his will on August 20, 1610 and must have died very soon thereafter. He only mentions one of his two daughters in the will, and omits son Samuel. Susan's will, made on August 31, 1610, does mention her daughters Phebe Fenne and Anne Whighting, giving their married names, and mentions all seven of her sons. She also mentions her "brother", Gilbert Hilles, but he was the widower of her sister. Susan's estate was probated on September 12, 1610, just a few days after she wrote her will. Susan was surely buried in the churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin Church in Dedham.

Family

Twelve children of Henry and Susan Sherman:

https://www.sherman-roots.com/sherman/bio/05-sherm-henry.html

• 1. Phebe Sherman (6), Baptized May 1, 1570, married Simon Fenn clothier of Dedham
• 2. Henry Sherman (6), Baptized August 26, 1571, married Mary _____. He was a clothier.
• 3. Samuel Sherman (6), (lineage). Married Phillippa Ward.
• 4. Anne Sherman (6), Baptized August 7, 1575, (may have been named Susan), Married first to Anthony Whiting of Dedham, clothier on January 8, 1594/5, married second to Thomas Wilson of Dedham, butcher.
• 5. Daniel Sherman (6), born 156x, married first August 18, 1601 to Christian Chapman, married second to Sara Mitchell.
  • 1. Susan Sherman (7)
• 6. Nathaniel Sherman (6), Baptized June 19, 1580, died June 21, 1580.
• 7. Nathaniel Sherman (6), Baptized July 11, 1582, married first Phebe ______, married second Priscilla Anger. He was a clothier.
• 8. John Sherman (6), Baptized August 17, 1585, married Grace Makin.
  • 1. John Sherman (7) of Watertown MA.
• 9. Ezekiel Sherman (6), Baptized July 25, 1587, married first Rachel Alefounder, married second Anne Stephens. He was a clothier.
• 10. Edmund Sherman (6), born 159x, married Judith Anger.
• 11. Mary Sherman (6), Baptized July 27, 1592
• 12. Elizabeth Sherman (6), (possible youngest daughter)

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Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lawrence-304

Birth and Parents

Kay Haden observes that Michael Johnson Wood's research reveals that Susan was certainly Susan Lawrence, probably born say 1548, the daughter of John Lawrence, a minister. The span of births of John Lawrence's children suggest that he probably was twice married but the name of the wives has not been discovered. There was likely also a daughter who married Gilbert Hills.[1]

Susan Lawrence was born about 1548 in England[2]

Susan Lawrence was the daughter of Rev. John Lawrence, born about 1500. [3]

(NB: John Lawrence of Fressingfield Suffolk married FIRST Anne Sammes, sister of Agnes)[10]

[SImon Clarke note]: It would seem very unlikely that Susan Lawrence was the daughter of John Lawrence of Rumburgh, which is a long way from Moze - it has long been the custom for a marriage to be based on the bride's father's house.

Rev. John Lawrence was born about 1500. [4]

John may have married a relative of John Burward of Debach, Suffolk, who in his will of 12 Apr 1572, left lands in three parishes to the preacher's son John. [4]

There seems to be a long interval between the birth of the son John and the other children. Perhaps Rev. John was married more than one time.[4]

The NEHGS Register's series of articles on the Sherman family, also noted the Lawrences. The Rev. John surely had a brother, James, born about 1505, of Dedham. James married Joan Thorpe, widow of William Thorpe who was buried at Dedham 3 Jan 1575/6 and then Barbara, surname unknown, who became guardian of William Thorpe's only granddaughter, Rose Havelocke, in 1576. [11]

Children

John Lawrence (1525 - 1610) [4]
Alice Lawrence (1538 - )[4]
James Lawrence (1540 - )[4]
Margaret Lawrence (1543 - )[4]
Thomas Lawrence (1545 - )[4]
Susan Lawrence (1548 - 1610)[4]
[Daughter] Lawrence (1552 - )[4]

Henry SHERMAN

Susan HILLS

WARNING: secondary sources are all over the map with regard to these SHERMANs. Beware especially of files at WorldConnect; the errors there are horrendous. I've confined what I show here to what was given by David Sherman's 1870 article in the NEHGR (cited as Source 1 below).

Husband: Henry2 SHERMAN

Birth: ca. 1550s, Dedham, ESS

Death: 28 Aug 1610

Will Signed: 21 Aug 1610

Will Proved: 8 Sep 1610

Occupation: clothier

Father: Henry1 SHERMAN

Mother: Agnes BUTTER

Marriage:

Wife: Susan HILLES / HILLS

Birth: ca. 1550s

Death: Aug/Sep 1610

Will Signed: 31 Aug 1610

Will Proved: 12 Sep 1610

Children — born in Dedham, ESS:

• 1. Henry SHERMAN, b. 1571; d. 1645
• 2. Samuel SHERMAN, b. 1573
• 3. Susan SHERMAN, b. 1575
• 4. Edmond SHERMAN, b. ca. 1580s
• 5. Nathaniel SHERMAN; d. 1580; must have died young
• 6. Nathaniel SHERMAN; b. 1582; d. 1615; m. Priscilla __?__
• 7. John SHERMAN, b. 17 Aug 1586
• 8. Elizabeth SHERMAN
• 9. Ezekiel SHERMAN, b. 23 Jul 1589
• 10. Mary SHERMAN, b. 27 Jul 1592
• 11. Daniel SHERMAN; d. 1634

Keywords for search engines: UK, United Kingdom, ENG, England, Essex

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Sources:

1. David Sherman. 1870. "The Sherman Family." New England Historical and Genealogical Record 24(Jan): 63-72.

2. Henry F. Waters. 1896. "Genealogical Gleanings in England." New England Historical and Genealogical Record 50(Apr): 249-288. Several SHERWOOD wills, including those of Henry and Susan on pp. 285-286.

Last name noted as "Hills" in Account of Sherman Family" in Boston Evening transcript of January 1933.

Last name noted as "Lawrence" in "Sherman Genealogy" by Thomas Townsend Sherman, pub. N.Y. Tobias A. Wright, Printer, published in 1920.

Possibly had a second husband.

GEDCOM Note

Notes

Susan is frequently listed as Susan Renee Lawrance. That comes from a will, where she is listed as "Susan Re nee Lawrance" - meaning that her MAIDEN name was Lawrence - NOT a middle name of Renee...

[Art's note] : Many (mostly older) genealogists say Susan was Susan Hills. Here I defer to President Bush's genealogist and others, who say it was SusanLawrence. Those earlier 19th century genealogists report that Susan Hills made a will in 1610 and was buried Sept. 13, 1610. Her husband,Henry Sherman was buried Aug. 28, 1610. : [Gilly Wood's note]: Wife Susan and brother-in-law Gilbert Hills are named in the Will of Henry Sherman clothier of Dedham dated 31 August1610, proved 12 September 1610. : Gilbert Hills of Moze, Essex was living in August 1610 when he was called brother-in-law and brother respectively, in the Wills of Henry Sherman and his widow Susan. He was the son of Gilbert and Agnes (Sammes) Hills who married Anne Sammes, sister of Agnes. : (NB: John Lawrence of Fressingfield Suffolk married FIRST Anne Sammes, sister of Agnes)<ref>Source: #S6 </ref>

Birth

: Date: ABT 1548
: Place: Dedham, Essex, ENG<ref>Source: #S626 </ref>

Marriage

: Date: ABT 1570

: Date: 14 JUN 1568
: Place: Moze, Essex, ENG

Death

: Date: 31 AUG 1610
: Place: Dedham, co Essex, ENG<ref>Source: #S626 </ref>

Burial

: Date: 13 SEP 1610
: Place: prob. Dedham, England

Will

Will of SUSAN SHERMAN, Widow of HENRY SHERMAN of Dedham, Essex, ENGLAND. : In the name of God Amen, the XXXI August, 1610, I Susan Shearman ofDedham in the County of Essex, who being sick of body but of good andperfect memory (God be thanked) do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme as followeth first I bequeath my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body to be bestowed in Christian burial. : Item: I give unto Henry Shearman my son my silver and gilt salt andmy best tapestry covering. : Item: I give unto Samuel Sherman my son my six silver spoons which my husband gave to me marked E and S. : Item: I give more unto Samuel Shearman my sonne my feather bed in the parlor with the bolster a paire of blankets and a covering. : Item: I give and bequeath unto Daniel Shearman my sonne the summe of £20 of lawful English money to be paid within three months after mydecease. : Item: I give and bequeath more unto my son Daniel Shearman foure ofmy 8 beasts which my husband gave me and are marked out for my use. : Item: I give and bequeath unto Nathaniel Shearman my sonne the sum of £20 of lawful English money to be paid within 6 months after my decease. : Item: I give unto John Shearman my son my cubbord standing in ye parlour. : Item: I give and bequeath unto Ezekiel Shearman my sonne the summe of £10 of lawful English money to be paid him within 6 months after my decease.

Item: I give and bequeath unto Ezekiel my sonne my new silver cup. : Item: I give and bequeath unto Edmund Shearman my sonne the sum of £10 of lawful English money to be paid him within one moneth after mydecease. : Item: I give and bequeath unto Edmund my son my bedstead in the parlour the flocke bed upon it and the flocke bolster and the yellowe rugg. : Item: I give and bequeath unto Phebe Fenne my daughter one cow my least silver cup and one of my needlework cushions. : Item: I give and bequeath unto Anne Whitting my daughter two beasts, one needlework cushion and my Danske cheste in ye parlour.

Item: I give unto my son Daniel's wief my best gowne. : Item: I give unto my son Nathaniel's weif my Danske chest which standeth in the guest chamber.

Item: I give unto Robert Salmon's son my great grandchild one cowe. : Item: I give unto Mary Shearman my sonne Samuel's daughter my joyned chest in the parlour. : Item: I give unto Susan Shearman my son Daniel's daughter my leavedtable in the parlour.

Item: I give unto my Brother Gilbert Hilles the sum of 10s.

Item: I give and bequeath unto Mr. Rogers my black mare. : Item: I give unto Susan Galloway daughter of cosin Edmund Galloway my best violet petticoat. All the residue of my goods unbequeathed shall be equally divided amongst all my children. : Item: I ordain and make my son Henry Shearman my sole Executor to see this my last Will and Testament faithfully performed, and for his paines I give him the lease of the Rayes given me by my husband. : In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hande and seale the day and year above written.

The mark of

:Susan Shearman : In the presence of : : Edmund Galloway : John Pye : Probatum fuit apud Chelmsford before Thomas Edwards, Sept. 12, 1610. : Henry Shearman, Executor : Consistory Court of London : Pook Hamer (no. 7) Leaf 13 : F.D.S 33, 34

References

• Wood, Michael Johnson (2013). The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and Their Wives, Part 2. Henry Sherman The Younger And His Wife. (continued from Register 166 [2012]:258%29 The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., January 2013) Vol. 167, WN 665, Page 35-41. < AmericanAncestors >
• Source: The Earliest Shermans Of Dedham And Their Wives. by Michael Johnson Wood: Part 2: Henry Sherman TheYounger And His Wife; Refer 7 & 8 pages 43; 44 and 45. Also for John Lawrence & Anne Sammes Refer 3; page 39. NEHGR Vol 167, January 2013, Whole Number 665; Page 35.
• Source: Cohan, Art. The Tallman Family (Rootsweb) -- Note: Author was dedicated Sherman family researcher, uses thorough references in database.
• Source: Ancestry Family Trees. Tree #1, Tree #2. User submitted. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
• Source: NEGHR Vol 167 Jan 2013; Whole Number 665, page 44 'The Earliest Shermans of Dedham Essex; Michael Johnson Wood
• WikiTree contributors, "Susan (Lawrence) Sherman (abt.1545-abt.1610)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lawrence-304 : accessed 06 September 2024). cites
• Michael johnson Wood. The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and 4their Wives. NEHGB Register, Vol 167, Jan 2013, p. 325. Cited by Haden.
• Family Search Susan Lawrence Accessed 3 September 2023 jhd
• Kay Haden. Our Family Profile for Susan Lawrence. Accessed 3 September 2023 jhd
• Kay Haden. Our Family Profile for Rev. John Lawrence Accessed 3 September 2023 jhd
• Reg 67, p. 154, cited by Sherman, 73
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117802209/susan-sherman
• Reg 50, p. 286, cited by Sherman, 97.
• Source: #S15524 Data: Text: Date of Import: 5 Oct 2005
• Will of Susan Sherman, widow of Henry Sherman of Dedham, Essex, England.
• Source: #S6
• Michael johnson Wood. The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and 4their Wives. NEHGB Register, Vol 167, Jan 2013, p. 325. Cited by Haden.
• Bibliography of Frequently Cited Works
• Sherman, Thomas Townsend (1920) Sherman Genealogy, including Families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England. Some Descendants of the Immigrants, Captain John Sherman, Reverend John Sherman, Edmund Sherman and Samuel Sherman, and the Descendents of Honorable Roger Sherman and Honorable Charles R. Sherman New York: Tobias.A. Wright, 1920. Digitized by Archive.com.
• Wood, Michael Johnson. (2012) “The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and Their Wives,” Part I, Vol 166, page 245. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018);
• https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/13206/245/0 (subscription)
• The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and Their Wives", Part I (free to view)