Dorcas Jane Hicks

1651 - Aft 1712  (> 61 years)

• 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, 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	I585	Discovering My Ancestors
  Last Modified	11 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel Hicks           b. Bef 11 Aug 1611, Southwark, Surrey, England           d. 1677, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age > 65 years)
  Mother	Lydia Doane           b. 1629             d. (date unknown)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1645	Massachusetts, USA
  Children	3 children
  1. Dorcas Jane Hicks           b. 14 Feb 1651, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA           d. Aft 20 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
  2. Sarah Hicks           b. Abt 1652, Massachusetts, USA           d. (date unknown)
  3. Margaret Hicks           b. 9 Mar 1654, Massachusetts, USA           d. (date unknown)
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Edmund Shearman           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]
  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

  
  

• Sources

  [S231] Records of Plymouth Colony, (Births). http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-recplymouthcolony&h=217033&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt. Dorcas Hickes, the daugher of Samuell Hickes, borne the 14th of Februa ry (1651) [S258] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700.