Dorcas Jane Hicks b. 14 Feb 1651 Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 20 Oct 1712 Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA: Discovering My Ancestors

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1651 - Aft 1712 (> 61 years)

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Name	Dorcas Jane Hicks
		Some of the Descendants of Philip Sherman, the First Secretary of Rhode Island This excerpt covers Edmund Sherman (1641-1719), his children, and his will. The full book can be found on Internet Archive
Birth	14 Feb 1651	Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA [1]
Death	Aft 20 Oct 1712	Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
	Dorcas was still alive when Edumnd Sherman created his will, naming her as executioner (will attached to Edmund). They were living in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
Person ID	I565	Discovering My Ancestors
Links To	This person is also Dorcas Jane Hicks (I162) in the Discovering the Perry/Doane Family Tree tree on this site
Last Modified	21 Feb 2023

Father Samuel Hicks
b. Bef 11 Aug 1611, Southwark, Surrey, England
d. 1677, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age > 65 years)

Mother Lydia Doane
b. Abt 1625, England
d. Aft 8 Jul 1665, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 40 years)

Marriage 11 Sep 1645 Massachusetts, USA

Age at Marriage He was 34 years old - She was ~ 20 years old. (Were Married 19 years).

Children

1. Dorcas Jane Hicks
b. 14 Feb 1651, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA

d. Aft 20 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Family ID F83 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Spouse Edmund Sherman
b. Apr 1641, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
d. 6 Jul 1719, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years)

Marriage 1674 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA [2]

Age at Marriage She was ~ 22 years old - He was ~ 32 years old. (Were Married ~ 38 years).

Children 8 children

	1. Elkanah Sherman b. 7 May 1674, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. Abt 1778, Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA (Age 103 years)
	2. Nathaniel Sherman b. May 1676, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. (date unknown)
	3. Samuel Sherman b. 27 Jul 1676, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. Abt 1733, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years)
	4. Nathan Sherman b. 8 Feb 1678, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 1764, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years)
	5. David Sherman b. Jan 1680, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 Apr 1761, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 81 years)
	6. Lydia Sherman b. Feb 1682, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 1740, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years)
+	7. Elnathan Sherman b. Oct 1694, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 1778, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)
	8. Joseph Sherman b. Feb 1698, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. (date unknown)

Last Modified 11 May 2017

Family ID F187 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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Birth - 14 Feb 1651 - Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA

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