John Smith had ch., Rachel, bap. June 11, 1732; Samuel, bap. Sept. 24, 1734; Martha, bap. Sept. 2, 1737.

Ebenezer Smith had Bethua, bap. Nov. 4, 1753; Ebenezer, bap. May 2, 1758; Ebenezer, bap. July 29, 1759; Samuel, bap. April 19, 1761; Mabel, bap. Nov. 18, 1764; Susannah, bap. May 16, 1774. Jared Smith. Ch., Thomas, bap. Nov. 1, 1767; Truman, bap. March 12, 1769; Thaddeus, bap. Oct. 17, 1773.

James Smith had Sarah, bap. Dec. 16, 1770.

Daniel Smith, and wife Anne, had ch., Anne, b. Nov. 12, 1788; Erastus, b. June 4, 1791; Thankful, b. Dec. 21, 1794.

Richard Smith m. Lovina Ch., Abraham Lewis, b. June 25, 1802; Ralph Dunning, b. Oct. 24, 1804, resides at Guilford, Conn.; John Edward, b. Sept. 14, 1816, resides in Waterbury.

Rev. Noah Smith, of South Britain society, had ch., Sarah Matilda, b. Aug. 14, 1823; Martha Miranda, b. April 29, 1825; Edward Parmelee, b. June 27, 1827; Mary Shipman, b. May 9, 1830.

Samuel Smith m. Abigail. Ch., Samuel, b. March 18, 1766; Isaac, b. Feb. 12, 1771; Isaac, b. Jan. 4, 1788; Minerva, b. Sept. 22, 1790.

Samuel Smith m. Sarah Lewis. Ch., Betsey, b. June 3, 1785, m. Cyrus Tuttle; Harriet, b. Sept. 20, 1786, m. Benjamin D. Booth; Sally, b. April 15, 1791, m. Huthwitt Tuttle; Laura, b. Jan. 14, 1794, m. Lewis Hinman; Charlotte, b. Dec. 29, 1796, m. Benjamin Tuttle; Lewis; Samuel, who resides in South Britain, has a family; George, m. Marietta Stiles, resides in South Britain.

The following lived in the other societies of "Ancient Woodbury." Thomas Smith, and wife Patience, had I. Bethel, bap. March 2, 1755, m. Deliverance, and had, Sybil, b. Oct. 7, 1778; Thomas, b. Sept. 2, 1784; Betsey, b. Aug. 4, 1787; Harry, b. Jan. 3, 1792. II. Anna, bap. May 18, 1755. III. Amos, bap. Aug. 1, 1756. IV. Andrew, bap. May 21, 1758. V. Reuben, bap. July 15, 1759. VI. Simeon, bap. March 1, 1761. VII. Betty, bap. Aug. 26, 1764. VIII. Sybil, bap. Jan. 26, 1766. James Smith m. Damaris Stoddard, Annis and Abigail, all bap. June 12, 1771; Ashbel, bap. June 4, 1774; Damaris, bap. March 5, 1775.

Ch., Mary, Skinner, James,

John Smith had ch., Lent, bap. April 3, 1748; Elizabeth, bap. March 25, 1750; Mary, bap. July, 1751.

Elihu Smith, and wife Aner, had ch., Chloe, b. Nov. 18, 1765;

Elihu, b. Sept. 24, 1768; Esther, bap. May 12, 1771; Susanna, bap. June 26, 1774.

Jonathan Smith, m. Martha Porter, Feb. 17, 1748. Ch., Elisha, bap. July 7, 1754; Eunice, bap. May 9, 1756; Eunice, bap. March 4, 1759.1

SHERMAN FAMILY.

Arms. Sherman, (London and Devonshire; descended from the Shermans of Yoxley, co. Suffolk,) or, a lion ramp. sa. betw. three oak leaves vert; on the shoulder an annulet for diff. Crest-A sea-lion sejant, per pale or and ar. guttée de poix, finned of the first; on the shoulder a crescent for diff. Motto-Conquer death by virtue.

An engraving of this coat appears on the opposite page.

In 1634, Hon. Samuel Sherman, Rev. John, his brother, and Capt. John, his first cousin, came to this country from Dedham, Essex co., England. Samuel m. Sarah Mitchell, who came with him from England, and settled at Stratford, Conn. The other two finally located at Watertown, Mass.

Rev. John Sherman was b. Dec. 26, 1613, at Dedham, Eng.; graduated at Immanuel College, Cambridge; left college a Puritan, and came over to America in 1634, as above stated. He preached his first sermon at Watertown, Mass., under a tree, soon after his arrival in this country. In a few weeks he went to New Haven, Conn., and preached in several places. He received a call to settle at Milford, but declined from modesty, and perhaps from other causes. He finally settled at Watertown, Mass., on the death of Mr. Phillips. By his first wife he had six ch. He m. Miss Mary Launce, for his second wife, and "had no less than twenty children." Thirteen of these d. without issue, before their father. Five of the others were sons, viz., Bezaleel, Daniel, Samuel, John, b. March 17, 1659, and James; and eight were daughters, viz., Abigail, b. 3d, 12th mo., 1647; Mercy Allen; Mary, b. March 5, 1656; Grace, b. March 10, 1658;

1 I should have been glad to have carried out the later branches of the Smith family, but was unable to induce those bearing the name, to give me the requisite infor

mation.

2 Mather's Magnalia, pp. 465, 466, 467.

Elizabeth; Abiah; Hester, d. Aug. 25, 1688, and Barren. Rev. John Sherman's will is dated Aug. 6, 1685, and in it are named these thirteen children; Bezaleel and Abigail, who m. Samuel Willard, having d. before their father, but left ch. He d. Aug. 8, 1685, aged 71. John, Abiah and Esther d. without ch., after their father. Mercy m. Samuel Barnard, of Watertown, Mass. James became a minister at Sudbury, and John Sherman, Esq., of Brimfield, was his son. Widow Mary Sherman, w. of Rev. John, d. March 9, 1709-10. Capt. John Sherman, cousin of Rev. John, and of about the same age, also settled in Watertown, Mass. He m. Martha Palmer and had ch., Martha, b. 21st of 12th mo., 1640, m. Francis Bowman, 26th of 7th mo., 1661; Sarah, b. 17th of 11th mo., 1647, d. June 17, 1667; Joseph, b. 14th of 3d mo., 1650; Grace, b. 20th of 10th mo., 1655, and John, who was killed in the Narraganset fight, and left no issue. Capt. John d. Jan. 25, 1690. His widow Martha, d. Feb.

7, 1700.

Joseph, son of Capt. John, m. Elizabeth Winship, Nov. 18, 1673, and had ch., John, b. Jan. 11, 1674; Edward, b. Sept. 2, 1677; Joseph, b. Feb. 8, 1679; Samuel, b. Nov. 28, 1681; Samuel, b. Nov. 28, 1682; Jonathan, b. Feb. 24, 1683-4; Ephraim, b. March 16, 1685; Ephraim, b. Sept. 20, 1686; Elizabeth, b. July 15, 1687; William, b. June 28, 1692, (father of Roger, the signer of the declaration;) Sarah, b. June 2, 1694; Nathaniel, b. Sept. 19, 1696. He d. Jan. 20, 1730-31.

John, son of Joseph, m. Mary Bullen. He d. Oct. 31, 1756. His wife d. May 5, 1761. Ch., Mary, d. unm.; Joseph, Ephraim, John, Grace, Elizabeth and Samuel.

Edward, son of Joseph, m. Sarah Parkhurst, Oct. 16, 1700, and had ch., Sarah, b. May 29, 1701, m. Andrew Wilson, June 7, 1722; Abigail, b. June 10, 1704; Joseph, b. Sept. 10, 1706; Edward, b. March 9, 1708-9; Jonathan, b. Feb. 2, 1711-12.

William, son of Joseph, m. 1. Rebecca Cutler, of Charlestown, Mass. Ch., William, who d. aged about sixteen months; 2. m. Mehitable Wellington, of Watertown, Mass., dau, of Benjamin, who was son of Roger Wellington, from England, Sept. 13, 1715. Ch., William, of New Milford, b. March 20, 1716-17, m. Sarah Terrill, lived in New Milford and d. without issue; Mary, m. John Brattle, of Dedham, and had five ch.; Roger, signer of the declaration; Elizabeth, m. James Buck, of New Milford, and had eight ch; Rev. Nathaniel, minister at Bedford, Mass., and afterward, May, 1768, settled at Mt. Carmel; Rev. Josiah, minister at Woburn, Mass., Goshen and Wood