FYI - IF THIS IS YOURS SHERMAN/SHARMAN/SHEARMAN PATRIOT DAR INDEX HENRY SHERMAN BORN 3/31/1759 RI DIED 4/8/1829 RI MARRIED MARY ELIZABETH GARDNER SARAH X CAPT. RI PNSR Still exploring various colonial lines in my family... Came upon the following gentleman: Henry Sherman, father of my g-grandmother Deborah Sherman Duers. He was apparently in the Albany Militia in New York. What do you folks know about this unit? (Ed, I'm thinking you may have something.) I'll go ahead and Google and see what I find. Best, John

This is the only Henry Sherman shown in the database. Rev War Pension Application Database. Pension Application File # S43127 Henry Sherman/Shearman served as a Captain in the Rev War in Col. Sherburne's Reg. Henry Sherman died in Rhode Island Date and place of birth of Henry Shearman (as his signature is shown in his claim) were not given, nor were the names of his parents. Henry Shearman served from sometime in the year 1777 as an ensign in Col. Henry Sherburne's Continental Regiment until April of 1780 when he was taken prisinor at Paramus NJ and held until he was exchanged in the month of Jan 1781. He was then appointed Lieutenant and served in Col.'s Christopher Green's and Jeremiah Olney's Rhode Island Regiments until June 15, 1783. He was allowed pension April 13, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Exeter, Washington Co, RI. In 1820 he was aged 61 and living in North Kingston, Washington Co. RI. Henry Sherman refered to his wife in 1820 as aged 45 and refered to his children on that date as: Abigail age 14 Charolette age 10 Patty age 9 Catherine age 6 He died April 8, 1829. His widow Sarah died May 10, 1850 and daughter Catherine died December 23, 1850. The following were the surviving children on Sept 8, 1851: Charolette, wife of William F. Noyes of North Kingston RI Martha wife of Christopher Tillinghast of said North Kingston RI In 1819 one George Tillinghast stated he was well acquainted with Henry Shearman. It was not shown if or how he was related to the family. [email protected] wrote: >FYI - IF THIS IS YOURS >SHERMAN/SHARMAN/SHEARMAN >PATRIOT DAR INDEX >HENRY SHERMAN >BORN 3/31/1759 RI >DIED 4/8/1829 RI >MARRIED >MARY ELIZABETH GARDNER >SARAH X >CAPT. RI PNSR > > >Still exploring various colonial lines in my family... >Came upon the following gentleman: >Henry Sherman, father of my g-grandmother Deborah >Sherman Duers. >He was apparently in the Albany Militia in New York. >What do you folks know about this unit? (Ed, I'm >thinking you may have something.) I'll go ahead and >Google and see what I find. >Best, John > > >==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command "unsubscribe" to >[email protected] (if in mail mode) or >[email protected] (if in digest mode.) > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > >