St^rriiutrne^ \-. SOME DESCENDANTS OF HENRY AND JOHN SHERBURNE OF PORTSMOUTH, N. H. BY EDWARD RAYMOND SHERBURNE. « ■ BOSTON: NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 19 4. \ '^ Reprinted from the New-England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vols. 58 and 59. ^li>/cry^ N P U HENRY SHERBURNE OF PORTSMOUTH, N. H., AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS.* 1. Henry^ Siierburxe of Portsmouth, N. H., came in the James, ar- riving June 12, 1632, from London. He was born in Ocliliam in Hamp- shire, England, and baptized there Mch. 28, 1611 (parish records of Odiham). He made a deposition Nov. 8, 1665, in Boston, stating that he was then in his 54th year. (See Mass. Bay Colony Records, vol. iv., part 2, p. 271.) Family records say that he was son of Joseph Sherburne of Odiham, who died in 1621, and grandson of Henry Sherburne of Beam Hall, Oxford, who died in 1598. He died in 1680, aged 69, say family records. He was an educated man, and wrote the " Court hand " beautifully. In 1640 he was a warden of the church of England at Portsmouth ; and was select- man, town clerk, 1656-60, treasurer, and commissioner. In 1644, Governor Belliiigham appointed him Judge at Portsmouth "to end small causes," and in 1651 the General Court of Mass. appointed him Associate Judge at '' Strawberry Bank." (Prov. Papers of N. H., vol. 1, p. 194.) In 1660 he served as Deputy to the General Court at Boston. He was a large landholder by purchase and many town grants. He married first, Nov. 13, 1637, Rebecca, only child of Ambrose Gibbons, Assistant (1640) to the Governor of Portsmouth, N. H. She died June 3, 1667, aged 47; and he married second, Sarah, widow of Walter Abbott, by whom he had no issue. Children : 2. i. Samuel,'^ twin, b. Aug. 4, 1638. ii. Elizabeth, twui, b. Aug. 4, 1638 ; m. (1) 1656, Tobias Langdon, who d. 166-t,by whom she had one son Tobias, Jr., b. 1660, grandfather of John Langdon, Gov. of N. H., and U. S. Senator, and of Judge Woodbury Langdon ; rn. (2) Tobias^Lear, in 1667, by whom slie had Tobias, Jr., grandfather of Washington's Secretary, Col. Tobias Lear; m. (3) Hon. Richard Martyn. -'^ iii. Mary, b. Nov. 20, 1640; d. Sept. 22, 1718; m. Oct. 21, 1^58, Lieut. Richard Sloper, who d. 1713, by whom she had 12 children (see Register, vol. 17, p. 252), among them Capt. Henry Sloper, b. 1682, who m. July 4, 1717, Lydia, dan. of Saml. Penliallow, Chief Justice of N. H., and granddaughter of President John Cutt. (See Brewster's Rambles, vol. ii. pp. 51-2, 144.) Iv. Henry, b. Jan. 21, 1642; d. at sea, July 10, 16.59. 3. V. John, b. Apr. 3, 1647; bapt. at Newbury, Oct. 4, 1657; mariner, of Little Harbor and Newcastle. vi. Ajibrose, b. Aug. 3, 1649; probably d. young; no further trace of him. vii. Sarah, b. ,Lan. 10, 1651. viii. Rebecca, b. Apr. 26, 1654; d. 1697; deaf and dumb. ix. Rachel, b. Apr. and d. Dec, 1656. X. Martha, b.Dec. 4, 1657; d. Nov. 11, 1658. xi. Ruth, b. June 5, 1660 ; m. June 1, 1676, Lieut. Aaron* Moses (John^), * This genealogy, mucli condensed from a history of tlie Sherburne family in prepara- tion, is now published tliat tlie Register may contain an account of tiie early generations of this family \Yliicli shall correct some errors existing in previous articles which have aj)peared in print. ■who d. 1713. His wife Mary was appointed adm's., Nov. 21, 1713. (Probate papers, Rockingham Co.) (See Moses genealogy, by Zebiua Moses, Hartford, 1890.) Capt. Samuel^ Sherburne {Henri/), of Little Harbor, Portsmouth and Hampton, N. H., was heir of his grandfather Ambrose Gibbons. The town of Portsmouth granted him 60 acres and ferry privilege, in 1670. His father deeded him dwelling and large tract of land at Little Harbor, in 1674. (Rockingham Co. Deeds, vol. 3, p. 94.) He removed from Little Ilarbor to Hampton in 1675. (Dow's Hist, of Hampton.) In 1678 he bought the Inn at Hampton from his uncle John Sherburne of the Plains, Portsmouth, adm'r of the estate of Robert Tucke, Esq. He was selectman of Hampton, 1 683 and 1688 ; and in 1689 was one of the delegates to form some method of gov- ernment for the four towns, Hampton, Dover, Exeter and Portsmouth, He strongly opposed Gov. Cranfield, and signed Weare's petition, 1682-3. In July, 1691, a strong military force was sent into Maine against the Indians, nnder fonr Captains of which he was one. He was killed at the head of his command " by the Heathen," Aug. 4, 1691, at Maquoit, Casco Bay, Me. He married, Dec. 15, 1668, Love, daughter of John and Frances Hutchius of Haverhill, Mass., who was born July 16, 1647, and died at Kingston, N. H., Feb., 1739, aged 92. Children : i. rRANCES,3 b. Mar. 14, 1670; d. 1C75. ii. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 5, 1671: d. Jan. 20, 1741; m. Feb., 1691, Capt. Jonathan Sanborn of Kingston, N. H. 4. iii. Henky, b. Feb. 16, 1674; Chief Justice of N. H., 1732-1742. iv. Frances, b. Sept. 29, 1676; d. 1744; ra. (1) 1700, Dr. Benjaraia Dole; m. (2) 1711, Capt. Joseph Staniford. V. Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1678; d. 1717; m. Dec. 6, 1698, Capt. Joseph Til- tou of Hampton, vi. Margaret, b. May 23, 1680; d. June 2.",, 1680. vii. Sarah, b. Jan. 14, 1681 ; m. Apr. 24, 1701, Joseph Fifleld of Kingston, N. H. viii. Samuel, b. July 21, 1684 ; possibly the scout of 1712 in Capt. Phips's Co. ix. Love, b. .July 5, 16^6; m. Oct. 13, 1713, Richard Cntts, Esq. 5. X. JoHX, b. Feb. 2, 1688, bapt. in First Church at Salisbury, Dec. 29, 16S9 ; of Hampton and Northwood, N. H. ; Dow states incorrectly that he was b. 1678. xi. Archelaus, a dau., posthumous, b. Feb. 23, 1692 ; probably d. young, Capt. John^ Sherburne {Henry^) was a mariner and shipmaster of Great Island and that part of Little Harbor called New Castle. Little is known of him. Jan. 29, 1677, his father Henry deeded, in consideration of love and affection, " to my son John Sherburne upon his marriage with Mary Cowell to wh I have freely consented," his homestead at Little Harbor. (Rockingham Co. Deeds, vol. 3, p. 145.) In the Register, vol. 9, p. 180, it is incorrectly stated that this John Sherburne married Mary Jackson. He married, about Jan., 1677, Mary Cowell, perhaps daughter of Edward Cowell of Great Island and Boston. His brother Samuel deeded him land at Little Harbor, June, 1685, which land was deeded to Samuel by their father Henry for maintenance of their sister Rebecca. In 1686 he was on the Grand Jury, and styled John Sherburne, mai'iner. In the Constable Rolls, 1688, he is styled mariner of Sandy Beach (Rye). Nov. 25, 1690, he then " of Portsm''," N. H., mariner, made his will, proved Oct. 10, 1718, giving his estate to wife Mary during the time she remained his widow, with reversion to son Joseph and his heirs, "except £15 apiece out of said Estate to the rest of my children." His wife was sole executrix. Inventor}^ taken Nov. 28, 1718, "of Estate of M"" John Sherburne of Little Harbor in New Castle who deceased A.D. 1698," total £570. Children : 8. i. Joseph, 3 b. 1680; d. Dec. 3, 1744 (Register, vol. 15, p. 172) ; King's Couucil and Justice of Supreme Court of N. H., 1733-1744. 7. ii. John, b. about 1682 ; d. 1748 ; niariuer, of New Castle. ill. Maky, b. about 1683; ra. Capt. Thomas Westbrook, Kind's Council, 1716-1736, and of Falmouth, Me., 1740. Their only child, Eliza- beth,* m. in 1718, Hon. Richard Waldrou, Secretary of the Prov. of N. H., and King's Council, 1728-1753. iv. Edward, d. before 1729; m. July 25, 1716, Agnes, dau. of Mark Hunkino-, Chief Justice of N. H., 1712-1729. issue : Marie,* bapt. 1716-1717; Sarah, bapt. Aug. 10, 1718, in South Church. V. Ambrose, bapt. in Old North Church, 1713 ; probably d. before 1729 ; no further trace of him. 8. vi. S.iBiuEL, blacksmith, of Portsmouth. 4. Hon. Henrt^ Sherburne {Samuel,^ Henry^), of Portsmouth, was an eminent merchant, and in early life a mariner and shipmaster. He was selectman, Representative to the General Assembly, 1720 Audi- tor, Colonel of the militia, etc. He was of the King's Council, 1728 to 1757, Treasurer of the Province of N. H., 1732-1742, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of N. H., 1732-1742. He died Dec. 29, 1757, aged 83. He used the arms of the Sherburnes of Stony- hurst on his plate and in sealing documents, one of which latter is In the possession of the compiler. In 1710 he drew up a pedigree ■of his family, tracing his grandfather, and granduncle John, through Joseph of Odiham and Henry of Oxford to Sir Richard Sherburne of Stonyhurst, who died in 1513. The compiler has a copy, and which pedigree, enlarged and continued by his sons, was filed at the Heralds College in London, in 1770, by his gi-andson Col. Samuel Sherburne of London, where the compiler has studied it. He was a man of great wealth and "lived in almost Royal style in the first brick mansion built in Portsmouth at the head of the Pier " (probably built by President Cutt) . " He was a high mason, and masonic lodges met in his house." (See Gurney's " Old Portsmouth, N. H.," pub. 1903.) His portrait in oil, in his judicial robe, is in the pos- session of the compiler. He married Dorothy,^ daughter of SamueP (William^) and Mary (Benning) Wentworth, who was born June 27, 1680, and died Jan. 3, 1754, sister of the first Gov. John Went^ worth and aunt to Gov. Benning Wentworth. (See Wentworth Genealogy.) Children : i. Samuel,'' b. about 1698 ; d. 1765, unmarried ; graduated H. U., 1719 ; merchant of Portsmouth ; owned the Sherburne House at " Christ- ian Shore." ii. Ann, b. 1706; bapt. in Old North Church, Apr. 21, 1707; m. (1) in 1722, John Eyre; and m. (2) Joseph Laugdon. No issue. 9. iii. Henry, Jr., b. Apr. 4, 1709; merchant, and Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, of Ni H. iv. Mary, bapt. in Old North Church, May 7, 1710 ; m. July 3, 1735, Lt, George Gerrish, ^vho served at Louisbourg, 1745 (see Cutts Gene- alogy). V. EiCHARD, bapt. in Old North Church, Apr. 27, 1712 ; named in will of his "cousin" Christopher Rymes, 1741 (see Wentworth Gene- alogy). Not mentioned in his father's ■will, Dec. 27, 1757. vi. Dorothy, b. 1712, bapt. in Old North Cliurch, Apr. 26, 1713 ; d. Jan. 25, 17C1 ; m. (1) Christopher Rymes ; m. (2) Dr. Nathaniel Rogers;: m. (3) Rev. John Taylor of MUton, Mass. ; m. (4) Hon. Peter Gil- man of the King's Council, Brig. General, etc. (Wentwoi'th Genealogy.) 10. vii. John, b. Apr. 20, bapt. Apr. 26, 1720 ; Judge of Probate of the Prov, of N. H. and King's Council, 1774. ^& . Lieut. John^ Sherburne (Samuel,^ Henrif), of Hamjjton, N. H.y styled " Gent " in deeds, was a farmer. Dow saj-s he removed to Epping, N. H. Family records say he died in Northwood, N. H. He married, Nov. 12, 1713, Jane,^ born in 1691, daughter of Abra- ham*^ Drake (Abraham,^ Robert^) of Hampton, (See Drake Gene- alogy.) Children : i. Sarah,'' b. July 8, 1715; d. Dec. 26, 1737; ra. Mar. 20, 1735, Josepb Freeze of Hampton, and had an only child Sarah, b. 1737; m. 1757, Major Josiah Dearborn. (See Register, vol. 2, p. 304.) ii. Margaret, b. June 29, 1718; ra. Jan. Yd, 1738, Heuiy' Dearborn (Samuel,^ Henry, ^ Godfrey') of North Hampton. (See Dearborn Genealogy.) 11. iii. Samuel, b. Oct. 7, 1720; d. 1748; of Hampton, styled "saddler" in- deeds. 12. iv. John, b. Feb. 2. 1723 ; of Northwood, N. H., farmer ; styled "Lieut," V. Love, b. Apr. 30, 1726. vi. Jane, b. 1728; d. of "throat ail," 1735. vii. Mary, b. 1731; d. of " throat ail," 1735. viii. Elizabeth, b. 1734; d. of " tliroat ail," 1735'. ix. Jane, born and died 1737. . Hon. Joseph^ Sherburne [John,'^ Henry^) was a merchant of Ports- mouth, and in early life a mariner and shipmaster. He was select- man, assessor, auditor. Colonel of militia of Portsmouth ; of the King's Council, 1733 to 1744, and Justice of the Supreme Court 1739, He died Dec. 3, 1744, aged G4 (see Register, vol. 15, p, 172). He was a man of wealth, and a large land owner. He used the Arms of the Stonyhurst Sherburues, and in the inventory of his estate, taken Aug. 8, 1745, is mentioned one coat of arms in black frame, value £l 10s. (Probate papers. Concord, N. H.) He married Mary, daughter of " Splan " and Mary Lovell, who was- born in 1685, and died Mar. G, 1746 (Register, vol. 15, p. 172). Mary Sherburne, "widow of Joseph Esq," deeded Jan. 15, 1745,. " to my son Joseph Sherburne of Boston " a house in Portsmouth " formerly belonging to my father, Splan Lovell, glassier, of Ports- mouth " (Exeter Deeds at Concord, N. H., vol. 29, p. 478). Children : 13. L John,* b. 1706, bapt. in North Church, Portsmouth, Apr. &, 1712; mariner and shipmaster, of Portsmouth. 14. ii, Joseph, Jr., b. 1710; merchant, of Boston, Mass. iii. Nathaniel, sho])keeper, of Portsmouth, 1754 ; d. 1765 ; m. Mehitable, dau. of George Peirce of Portsmouth, by wife Mary, dau. of To- bias^ Langdou (Tobias'). iv. Mary, m. James Gooch of Portsmouth, brazier. V. LovELL, bapt. iu North Church, Tortsmouth, Apr. 2G, 1719; cL youug. 7. Capt. John'* Sherbukne {Johnj- Henrtj^), of New Castle and Rye, N. H., mariner, styled '" Gent " iu deeds, was selectman oi' New Castle, 1719-1720, and on a land committee of Rye, Mar. 1, 1720, which laid out to him " o2 acres of meadow at Rye granted to his grandfather Henry Sherburne and to his (grand) uncle John Sher- burne by the town of Portsmouth, 1653." (See Rye Town Records, Common Land book.) His mother, Mary, leased him her farm at Little Harbor in New Castle, Feb., 1709, he to pay his brothers, Samuel, Edward and Ambrose, £10 each (Exeter Deeds, vol. 7, p. 303) ; and deeded him the same, May 2, 1729, he to pay his brother Samuel £15, and to his niece Sarah, davighter of his brother Edward, deceased, £L5 (Exeter Deeds, vol. 16, p. 375) ; and Mar. 31, 1736, his mother deeded him her rights to common lauds of New Castle. (Exeter Deeds, vol. 22, p. 547.) He died in 1748. The inventory of his estate, taken Mar. 30 and Apr. 7, 1748, shows a total of £5,906. His estate was divided in 1751. (Probate papers, Exeter, N. H., vols. 18-19.) He married Hannah Jackson, possibly a daugh- ter of James, whose will was proved at Exeter, N. H., iu 1762, but she cannot be the Hannah Sherburne of the Atkinson Salver (Brewster's Rambles, vol. 2, p. 73), who died iu 1762, aged 57 (Register, vol. 15, p. 173), for her daughter Katherine Odiorne was born in 1705. Childi'en, all mentioned in the division of the estates of their father and mother : 35. i. Noah,* of Rye, N. H., d. Feb. 24, 1782. Possibly he was the young- est. ii. SiMPX)N, mentioned in the division of liis father's estate, but iu a deed of his brother Noah, in 1753 (Exeter Deeds, vol. 43, p. 10), is alluded to as " deceased "; probably unmarried. iii. Hannah, ra. Capt. John Blunt, mariner, of New Castle, son of Rev. ^ a John Blunt, of New Castle, and his wife ^5J.at^, tlau. of Hon. John ocXA-dJsv^ Prost, King's Council, of New Castle, who m. Mary, sister of Sir Wm. Pepperell. Issue: Capt. JoJm, b. 1757; Capt. (reorge F., h. ajlj) 1761; Capt. Bobert, b. 1763; Capt. Charles, b. 1768; Capt. Jfirk, b. "^"^-^ . 1770; Capt. Oliver C, b. 1774; all well-known shipmasters of -£A.-A.c<.s//," who m. David^ Sherburne (William,* Nathaniel,'* John,^ John,^ John*), of Epsom. iv. Sahah, bapt. Dec. 29, 1751; m. Thomas Hobbs of North Hampton, and had many descendants. V. CoL. Samuel Shekbuhne; bapt. June 9, 1754; d. 1827; farmer and lumberman, of Northwood; m. (1) Nov. 20, 1775, Sally, dan. of Benjamin Hill of Northwood, and widow of Samuel Smitii, by whom he had five children ; m. (2) Nancy Randall of Kittery, Me., by whom he had twelve children ; and m. (3) Sarah Stevens. (See Hist, of Nottingham and Northwood, pp. 767-770, by Rev. Elliott C. Cogswell, who makes the error of calling Henry* Sherburne, who d. 1680, one of the incorporators of Nottingham, 1721-1722, when it Avas Henry,'' son of Samuel,^ and grandson of Henry.*) 13. John* Sherburne {Joseph,^ JoluQ^Henry^), mariner and shipmaster, of Portsmouth, N. K., was born in 1705-G, and lost at sea in 1735- 6. He married, Aug. 5, 1731, P^leanor, daughter of Capt. Natlian- iel Mendum of Portsmouth. She married second, Dec. 2, 1736, Samuel Marshall ; and married third, William Shackford. Brew- ster, in his " Rambles," vol. 2, p. 21'J, makes tlie error of marrying her first husband, John Sherburne, to her daughter Elleauor Marshall. John Sherburne and Eleanor had only one child. Child : Nathaniel,* b. 1735; d. 1805; m. Jan. 4, 1759, Elizabeth,* daughter of Capt, Tobias^ Lear (Tobias,^ Tobias*) and Aunt of Washington's Secretary and friend. Col. Tobias* Lear. He was probably the Nathaniel Sherburn sent to Halifax with a flag of truce, to ex- change prisoners, June 24, 1778 (N. H. Hist. Colls., vol. 7, p. 158). 14. Joseph* Sherburne {Joseph,^ John^-^ Henrif), a merchant of Boston, Mass., was in full communion in the Brattle Street Church, Boston, Apr., 1728 (see Register, Vol. 31, p. 51). He was administrator of the estate of his father, Judge Joseph, in 1744; subscribed in 1748, £50 to promote linen manufacture (Register, vol. 44, p. 103); he and his negro were refugees from Boston at Sharon, Mass., in 1776 (see Register, vol. 55, p. 3'JO). He lived on Beacon Hill, on a valuable estate he owned there. He may have been the Capt. Joseph Sherborne who was at the siege of Louisburg, 1745. He died in 1779, aged 69, and was buried in his tomb in King's *- •* 11 Chapel Burying Ground (see Bridgeman's King's Chapel Epitaphs). Inventory of his estate, taken Nov. 12, 1779, showed a total of £19,400. Among the assets was a " Coat of Arms, valued at £'S0 " (Suffolk Co. Probate Records, Boston). He married first, Apr. 4, 1734, Mary, daughter of James Watson, by whom he had one child, 3fari/^; married second, Feb. 2, 1737, Eunice, daughter of AVilliam Hubbard, by whom he had no issue ; and married third, Nov. 21, 1750, Mary, daughter of Col. Ichabod Plaisted of Salem, by whom he had Joseph and John, who died young, and Sarah, who married John Hunt, Jr., and died childless, in 1785-6. Mary,^ his sole sur- viving child and heir, married, July 7, 1763, Jerathmiel Bowers, the rich Quaker of Somerset, Bristol Co., Mass., whose son John laid out Somerset Street, on Beacon Hill, Boston, partly from the estate of Joseph Sherburne. (See Boston Rec. Com. Report, No. 5, p. 74.) 15. NoAH^ Sherburne (John,^ John,^ Benry^) was a farmer of New Castle and Rye, N. H. Little is known of him. A Noah Sherborne, private, was on the pay roll of Capt. John Calfe's Co., Col. Pierce Long's Continental Regt., N. H., Dec. 7, 1776, to Jan. 7, 1777. (N. H. Rev. Rolls, vol. 1, p. 490.) He made many deeds and mort- gages, in which he calls himself son of John Sherburne of Little Har- bor and New Castle, and brother to Simeon, Hannah Blunt, Katherine Odiorne or Katherine Deane, and Mary Randall, and he is named as son in the division of the estate of Capt, John^ Sherburne of New Castle, May 29, 1751. Though named first in the division, he was possibly the youngest child. He died Feb. 24, 1782. Administra- tion of his estate was granted to his widow, Elizabeth, and son John of New Castle, May 29, 1782 (Exeter Probate Registry, vol. for 1782). The inventory of his estate was £3384. He married " Betsy " Cotton. Their only child of record was Jolin,^ born in 1752, baptized in the South Church, Portsmouth, Oct., 1757, who died in 1829 ; although it is said that there was a son Moses. This Johnv' married first, Nov., 1777, Anne Bennett, and had Hunking Went- worth,® Mary, who married John Somerby, and five other daughters ; and married second, Elizabeth Brewstei;, by whom he had John, Jr., Daniel, Joshua B., of Kennebunk, Me., and five daughters. ERRATA. Page 3, line 29, /or 1758, read 1658. Page 7, line 34, /or Mary, read Sarah. Page 8, 4th line from bottom, add Recorded in vol. 6 D. 14, page 54. Page 9, add to children of (10) Hon. John* Sherburne': v. Henry,* m. Dec. 30, 1779, Mary, dau. of Hon. Simon Frost of Boston ; iio issue. (Register, vol. 10, p. 46.) Page 9, 5th line from bottom,/or 1776, read 1766. Page 10, line 2,1, for William, read Josiah. \, \. / JOHN SHERBURNE OF PORTSMOUTH, N. H., AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS.* 1. JoHN^ Sherburne, brother of Henry (see ante, p. 227), was born at Odiham, in Hampshire, England, as recited in the pedigree compiled in 1710 by Hon. Henry Sherburne, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of N. H. (1732-1742), and baptized there, as son of Joseph Sherburne, Aug. 13, 1615, which the parish register of the Church at Odiham, excellently preserved, and carefully examined by the compiler in 1876, still shows. He died at Portsmouth, N. H., in the autumn of 1693, in his 79th year, as shown by family records.* He early appears on the town records of Portsmouth (" Strawbery Banke") as a grantee of a house lot next to his brother Henry, 1646. In 1653 he was assessor, and in that year, and subse- quently, he was selectman, and was a signer of the petition to the General Court at Boston that " Strabery Bank " be granted land for a township, to be called Portsmouth (Register, vol. 23, p. 163). In 1651-2 he had a grant of 43 acres in Portsmouth and Sandy Beach (Rye), and Mch. 17, 1653, 12 acres more at Sandy Beach, which grant was confirmed to liis grand-nephew, Capt. John Sherburne of New Castle, in 1720. July 11, 1657, the town of Portsmouth granted him and brother Henry, et al., 400 acres of land, extending from Harrod's Creek to Welchman's Cove. Apr. 15, 1658, his brother Henry deeded to him Puddmgton lands on "the Plains," which his male descendants still own. In 1660 he and Philip Lewis and Samuel Haines were appointed Commissioners to meet Commis- sioners of Hampton to lay out and determine the line or bounds be- tween Portsmouth and Hampton; and that year he had a town grant of land in Portsmouth of 101 acres. He was executor, in 1664, of the estate of his wife's father, Robert Tucke, " chirurgeon," of Hampton. In 1675 he was sersreant of the militia. In Nov., 1687, he deeded his original homestead to his son John, Jr. (Exeter Deeds, vol. 5, p. 95), and Nov. 15, 1689, his "present homestead" to his son Henry (Exeter Deeds, vol. 4, p. 40). Nov. 12, 1691, he made his will, proved Nov. 27, 1693 (Probate papers, State Library, Concord, N. H.), which mentions wife Elizabeth, sons John and Henry, and daughters Elizabeth and Mary, and speaks of his " cozen " (i. e. nephew) [:j[amuel Sherburne of Hampton, de- *The baptisms of his brothers Edward. Gilbert (or " Gilles "), Henry, George, and James, and two sisters, Elizabeth and Bridget, also appear on Odiham Church records, from 1604 to 1620. Every one of these names save Gilbert reappears in the first three generations of the Portsmouth Sherburnes. Savage says that George Sherburne was at Portsmouth in 1650, confirming the story of the three brothers. George Sherburne must have returned to England, as we have no further trace of him. For account of the Odiham and Oxford Sherburnes, see Sir Henry Chaunccy's History of Hertford- shire, published in 1700, and an account of the poet Sir Edward Sherburne (undoubt- edly first cousin to John and Henry) in the Dictionary of National Biography. 14 ceased, and his father-in-law Robert Tucke. He was a man of attainments^ held many offices of the town, and was a prominent and useful citizen of Portsmouth for fifty years. He was a large landholder, and accumulated in Portsmouth, Greenland, and elsewhere, by purchase and by grants, an estate of several hundred acres, and left his sons considerable estates. He married, about 1645-6, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Tucke of Hampton, "chirurgeon" (Register, vol. 10, p. 197), and died probably in Oct., 1693, his wife surviving him. Children : i. Elizabeth, 2 b. about 1646-7; perhaps m. Thomas Sleeper of Harap- tou. 2. ii. Joiix, b. 1G50 ; of " the Plains," Portsmouth; a taxpayer (aged 21) iu 1671. iii. Mary. 3. iv. Henry, b. 1666; of "the Plains," Portsmouth; aged 72 in 1738, by his deposition. 2. Capt. John^ Sherburne (John^), of "the Plains," Portsmouth, like his father, was prominent in town affairs. He first appears in the town records of Portsmouth as a taxpayer July 17, 1671. He and wife Mary covenanted to form the old North Church in 1671, and he was afterward a Deacon there. From 1671 to 1691 he held various minor offices. In 1682-3 he and his father signed Weare's petition to the King against Gov. Cranfield. In 1692 the town granted him land on " the Plains." He was selectman of Ports- mouth iu 1694, and several years after; and in 1704 was Lieut, of the militia (Town records), and so styled until 1715, after which time he is always called Capt. He was a large landholder in Portsmouth, Greenland, and the new towns of Barrington and Louden, by inheritance from his father and father-in-law, Thomas Jackson, and by town grants and purchase. May 20, 1700, Thomas Jackson and Hannah his wife, of Portsmouth, " to show our Love and affection," deeded to their " well-beloved son and daughter John Sherburne of Portsm^, and Mary his wife," 73 acres of land "formerly of our father James .Johnson." (Exeter Deeds, vol. 5, p. 96.) His will, dated Dec. 17, 1723, proved at Exeter, Feb. 16, 1731, mentions no wife but all his ten children hereafter named, except Priscilla who probably died before 1723, and his grandson Nathaniel. His wife Mary (Jackson) probably died before 1720, and he is probably the John Sherburne who married, Oct. 20, 1720, Mary, widow of Aaron Moses (Register, vol. 24, p. 14). Mary Moses certainly did not marry Capt. John'-^ Sherburne (Henry) of New Castle, as stated by Wentworth and Quint, for his inventory states that he died in 1698, and his estate was settled in 1718 (see P^nvelope 536, Probate paj^rs, Prov. N. H., Concord, N. H). John "of the Plains" in 1726 deeded his homestead to his son Samuel ; 30 acres on the Plains in 1727 to his grandson Nathaniel ; in May, 1726, land to his son Ephraim (Exeter Deeds, vol. 15, pp. 301, 323, 403); and June 8, 1728, 15 acres on "the Plains" to his sou James (Exeter Deeds, vol. 16, p. 168), He died in 1730, aged about 80 years. His first wife, and the mother of his children, whom he married about 1671, was Mary, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Johnson) Jackson* of Portsmouth. 15 Children : i. Priscii.la,^ b. 1673; was a member of the North Church, Aug. 20, 1094 (Church records) ; not mentioned in her father's will, ii. Elizabeth, b. 1676; member of the North Clmrch, Nov. 8, 169G; m. John Cate, who was probably later of Londonderry, N. H. iii. Haxxah, b. 1680; ra. Abraham Jones of Portsmouth, who d. Oct. 2.5, 1728. Cliildren : John, Joshtia, Nathaniel, James, and Hannah wife of Ebeuezer Johnson. 4. iv. John, Jr., b. 1686; aged 24 in 1710, according to pedigree filed in Heralds College, London, in 1770 — vol. 6 D. 14, page 54. 5. V. James, b. 16S8; aged 22 in 1710, according to pedigree filed in Her- alds College, Loudon, in 1770 — vol. 6 D. 14, page 54. 6. vi. Thomas, b. 1689; aged 21 in 1710, according to pedigree filed in Heralds College, London, in 1770 — vol. 6 D. 14, page 54. vii. Ruth, b. 1695; m. Aug. 13, 1713, Thomas Ayers of Greenland. 7. viii. Samuel, b. Ana:- 10, 1698. 8. ix. EPHR.VIM, b. 1702; d. 1781, aged 79, at Lee, N. H. X. Mary, b. 1704; m. Peter Matthews, or Mathes. 3. Henry- Sherburxe {.lohi^), of " the Plains," Portsmouth, was a wealthy farmer but styled "Gent" in deeds. He held at various times the office of selectman, assessor, etc., in Portsmouth, and was admitted to the North Church in 1681, aged 15. He owned, and had a license to cany on, the inn knowoi as the " Globe tavern " on "the Plains," and is styled "innhoider" in documents. He had a considerable estate in lands on " the Plains," in Greenland, Exetei-, Dover, Rye, Barriugtou, and New Castle, acquired by inheritance and by purchase, and though he sold much property, left a large estate. May 22, 1700, Thomas Wiggin, his wife's father, deeded him 100 acres in Exeter, which he afterward sold to Richard Wibird. In Jan., 1704, Nathan Knight sold him 200 acres on " the Plains," near the Great Swamp (Exeter Deeds, vol. 6, p. 247 ; vol. 7, p. 90). elan. 7, 1715, he conveyed to Henry Sherburne, Jr., his son, land on " the Plains," " being a Double portion to him as eldest son and a bar to further claims." June 5, 1725, he and his wife and his wife's two sisters, Susanna Johnson and Katherine Mason, deeded to Thomas Wallingf ord 1 00 acres in Dover, granted to their grandfather Thomas Wiggin, Governor of Dover, in 1656 (Exeter Deeds, vol. 18, p. 48). He also deeded large tracts on " the Plains" to his son Joseph, mer- chant, to Dr. Nathaniel Rogers, and to Judge Joseph Sherburne (Ex- eter Deeds, vol. 20, p. 199 ; vol. 21, p. 525 ; etc.). " 27th May 1738 Henry Sherburne of Portsmouth aged 72 yrs & Sarah his wife aged 69 yrs" made a deposition in regard to Robert Tuflon Mason " who married Katherine Wigijin sister of the aforesaid Sarah Sherburne" (Exeter Deeds, vol. 1 24, p. 503). He marriedf Sarah, born in 1669, daughter of Thomas AViggin, Jr., of Dover and Exeter, N. H., by Sarah his wife, sister of Walter Barefoot, Deputy Governor of N. H. His will, made in the spring of 1738, with a codicil dated July 20, 1738, gave his wife, Sarah, one-third of his estate, and mentioned all his children hereinafter named, and his niece Mary Matthews. The *In the Hkgisteu, vol. 0, p. ISO, and iu tlio Wentworth Genealogy, p. 190, Hon. John Wentworth states that this ^lary Jackson married Capt. .John Sherburne (Henry') of Little Harbor and New Castle, but it is shown elsewhere tliat he married, abont Jan., 1677, Mary Cowcll, proof oF which is to be found iu vol. 3, p. 145, of Exeter Deeds, at the .state Lil)rary, (Joncord, N H. t Mch. 13, 1693, is given as date of their marriage, but it is not verified. 0. ii. 1. iii. iv. V. 16 total value of the estate was £2300 (Enveloiie 966, Prov. Wills, State Library, Concord, N. H.) He died in Ai;g., 1738. Children : 9. i. Henry, => Jr., b. about 1693; Capt. of the advance battery at Louis- bourg, 1745. Joseph, b. about 1694; mariner and merchant. Thomas, bapt. in North Church, Nov. 22, 1696; mariner; d. before 1742. Elizabeth, called Elizabeth Wilson in her father's will. Sarah, mentioned as unmarried iu her father's will, 1738 ; she proba- bly m., Feb. 5, 1739, Nathaniel* Sherburne (12). vi. Susanma, b. Mch. 13, 1708; d. July 9, 1763; ra. May 16, 1728, Lieut. Simon Wiggiu* (Simou,^ Andrew,* Thomas*) of Stratham, N. H. Issue : Simon, of Bradford, Mass. ; Josc^ph, of Concord, N. H., who had a son Sherburne; Sarah, m. William Perkins of New Market; Susanna; Mary; Henry; Thomas, Revolutionary soldier, 1776, died in the army. (Exeter News Letter, Oct. 29 and Nov. 11, 1839.) vii. Catherine, b. Mch., 1705 ; d. Jan. 1808, at Conway, N. H., aged 102 yrs. 10 m. (Plumer's Biographies, vol. 4, p. 445, in N. H. Hist. Soc. Library; N. H. Hist. Colls., vol. 2, p. 27, says aged 101) ; m. Aug. 25, 1734, SamueP Sherburne (Register, ante, pp. 231-2). Issue : Samuel ; Ann ; Dorothy ; and Henry, bapt. in South Church, Portsmouth, 1737, m. in 1765, Phebe Dennett, and moved to Con- way, N. H., in 1788-9, where he d. iu 1823. viii. Mary. . JoHN^ Sherburne {John,- JoJni^) of " the Plains," housewright, was styled " Jr." Apr. 20, 1714, his father deeded him 18 acres on " the Plains" (Exeter Deeds, vol. 9, p. 150), which he increased by the pur- chase of an adjoining tract from William Vaughan, and on it he made his home. He signed articles of faith at the South Church, Mch. 23, 1715, he and his wife Ruth having previously been members of North Church. He married Ruth , whose maiden name dili- gent search has failed to reveal. He died before 1723. His widow, Ruth, married, as his second wife, May 10,1725, John Lang (Regis- ter, vol. 24, p. 357), a wealthy farmer of Portsmouth, who died in 1752. They had no children. The will of widow Ruth Lang of Greenland, proved Feb. 10, 1761 (Envelope 2 091, Probate papers, Concord, N. H.), names her sous Kathaniel Sherburne of Ports- mouth, and John Sherburne of Kensington, N. H. ; daughters Mary, wife of Caleb Philbrick, Priscilla Sanborn, and Ruth Row ; and her son-in-law Matthias Haines. In Exeter Deeds, vol. 24, -p. 422, is a deed, signed in Mch., 1740, w^hich shows the following children and whom they married. Children : 12. i. Nathaniel,* b. about 1706, bapt. in North Church, Oct. 21, 1711; of " the Plaius," Portsmouth. ii. Mary, b. about 1708, bapt. iu North Church, Oct. 21, 1711 ; m. Caleb Philbrick of Greenland. 13. iii. John, b. 1710, bapt. in North Church, Oct. 21, 1711; d. 1767, aged 57, at Kensington, iv. Ruth, b. about 1712, bapt. iu North Church, Apr. 26, 1713 ; m. Joseph Row of Keusington, and had a son Sherburne. V. Priscilla, b. about 1714, bapt. in South Church, May 1, 1715; m. Moses Sanborn of Keusington. vi. Abigail, b. about 1716, bapt. in South Church, Apr. 21, 1717: m. Matthias Haines, Jr., of Greeuland, b. 1713, d. 1795 (Register, vol. 23, p. 159). 17 ). Dea. James' Sherburxe {John,'^John}), of " the Plains," Portsmouth, was a surveyor many years, planter, and a considerable landholder in new towns and in Portsmouth. He sealed his deeds with the arms of the Sherburnes of Stonyhurst, and one of these deeds so sealed is in the possession of the compiler. His father gave him 15 acres on " the Plains," and 40 acres in Barrington. He was a religious man, and was in covenant at the church of Greenland, N. II., in 1712, and Deacon of the South Church, Portsmouth, 1715 to 1732. Mch. 28, 1744, he deeded to his sons James, Jr., chairmaker, and Jethro, 100 acres each in Barrington, and to the latter in 1756 all his rights in common lands of Barrington. (Prov. Records, N. H., Concord, N. H., vols. 28, 39, and 52.) He married, June 23, 1709, Margaret Roe (Rowe), who was a member of the North Church, 1707. (North Church records. City Hall, Portsmouth.) She is said to have been daughter of William and granddaughter of Nicholas Rowe, but in the division of the estate of William, in 1728, she is not mentioned. He died Nov. 7, 1760, aged 72, and in his will, proved Nov. 26, 1760 (Probate records, Exeter, N. H., vol. 15, p. 537), he gave his entire estate to his " dear wife Margaret," with reversion to his son George, except £500 to son Thomas, and mentions all his other children hereinafter named, except Isaac and Abigail. Children : 1. Sarah,* b. 1710, bapt. Aug. 6, 1710, in North Church ; d. before 1760 ; m. Sept. 7, 1732, Jeremiah, b. 1708, sou of Lazarus and Ruth Holmes of Portsmouth (Register, vol. 25, p. 119). ii. Hanxah, b. 1711, bapt. in North Church, Apr. 17, 1712; m. Lieut. Enoch Gove of Hamptou Falls ; d. 175'j. Issue : Eleazer, Enoch, Nathan, William, and five daus. iii. A DAUGHTER, b. 1713, bapt. Apr. 25, 17U, in North Church; proba- bly d. in infancy. 14. iv. James, Jr., b. Jan. 6, 1714, bapt. in South Church, Mch. 13, 1716 ; of Pelham, N. H.; d. 1798. V. Margaret, b. 1715, bapt. in South Church, Nov. 17, 1717; m. Capt. Samuel Johnson (son of James) of Greenland. 15. vi. George, b. 1718, bapt. in South Church, Aug. 9, 1719; m. Abigail, dau. of Jacob Remick of Kittery. 16. vii. Jethro, b. 1719; of Barrington, N. H. ; d. 1763. ••—' viii. Mary, b. 1720, bapt. Aug. 21, 1721, in South Church (Register, vol. 30, p. 61) ; m. John Savage of Portsmouth. ix. IsA.\c, b. 1723, bapt. Sept. 15, 1723, in South Church; not mentioned in the will of his father; probably d. young. 17. X. Thomas, b. 1721, bapt. Aug. 8, 1725", in South'Church; of Greenland and Northfield, N. H.-; m. Feb. 15, 1749, Sarah, dau. of James Johnson of Greenland (Register, vol. 22, p. 27). xi. Abigail, b. 1726, bapt. July 4, 1727, in South Church; probably d. young ; not named in the will of her father. . Capt. Thomas' Sherburne {John,- John}) was a mariner and ship- master of Portsmouth, and owned property in Portsmouth, Green- land, and Barrington. Little is known of him. His tombstone still stands in the Sherburne burying ground, on "the Plains," and reads : " Here lyes ye body of Mr Thomas Sherburne who deceased Dec 21, 1724 in ye 36 yr." He married, Nov. 15, 1710, Margaret, bom in 1690, daughter of Joseph Swett of Hampton Falls, and granddaugh- ter of Capt. Benjamin Swett. She married second, Oct. 13, 1729, Benjamin Rust of Portsmouth (Register, vol. 25, p. 117), and died at Newport, R. I., Mch. 27, 1761, aged 70. 18 Children i. William,* b. Aug. 11, 1711 ; of Bostou, Mass., shipmaster; d. 1753 ; unmarried. 18. ii. Thomas, b. Mcli. 31, 1713; of Bostou, Mass., member of Second Cliurch; d. 1784. 19. iii. Benjamix, b. Feb. 13, 1714; of Newport, R. I.; Colonel 1st Reg., R. I. iv. IMaugaret, b. Apr. 2, 1717; ra. at Boston, Jan. 11, 1743, Joseph Burch. V. Hanxah, b. Feb. 21, 1719 ; m, • Robbins ; d. in Nova Scotia, in 1753 (family records), vi. Mary, b. May 2, 1722. vii. Elizabkth, b. Mch. 27, 1724; living, unmarried, in 1753. 7. Dea. Samuel^ Sherburne {John,^ John^), of "the Plains," Ports- mouth, who iuherited the homestead from his father, Capt. John, was deacon of the jVorth Church, surveyor, and selectman. He was executor of his father's estate, 1731, and named executor in the will of his father-in-law, Judge Andrew Wiggin, 1753. He married, Feb. 27, 1726, Mercy, boru in 1709, died' in 1776, daughter of Hon. Andrew AViggin, speaker of the House of Representatives of N. H., Judge of Probate, and Justice of the Supreme Court, N. H., and his wife Abigail Follett. He died intestate, Nov. 14, 1760. Inventory of his estate £7404 (Probate Papers, Exeter). Besides Andrew, Mary, Abi(jail, and Elizuheth, who all died in childhood, his other children were : i. Martha,'^ b. Feb. 22, 1727 ; d. 1796; m. Furber of Newington, N. H. 20. ii. Samuel, Jr.,^ b. Dec. 25, 1730; d. 1807; of "the Plains"; aRevolu- tionarv soldier. iii. Sarah, b. Nov. 15, 173G; d. 1821; m. (1) Apr. 2, 1760, Ebenezer Odiorne; and m. (2) Capt. Richard Talpey. She was member of the North Chuich, Nov., 1783. iv. AxDKKW, b. May 22, 1738; d. 1780; m. Dec. 4, 1760, Susanna, dau. of Lieut. George and Elizabeth (Cotton) Knight of Kittery. Lieut. Knight was an officer in Sir William BeppereU's Regt., and w'as Ivillod at the siege of Louisl)ourg, 1745. Andrew* lived at Rye, and was a Revolutionary soldier in Capt. Joseph Barsous's Co., of Rye, 1775. (Rev. War Rolls, N. H.) He had thirteen children, six of whom are on birth records of Rye, N. H., among them being Jlev. AndreiD,^ h. Rye, Sept. 30, 1765, chaplain of 6th Regt., 1st Brigade, 6tli Div., "Mass., War of 1812, who published his life, 1831, and whose descendants live in Hayward, Wis. v. Mary, b. Jan. 16, 1740; d. 1792, m. Jethro Furber of Newington, N. H. Issue : Jeihro, Jr., and Phebe. vi. Abigail, b. Ap !1, 1743. vii. Joiix, b. Oct. 18, 1747; of Portsmouth, a Revolutionary soldier (Rev. War Rolls, N. H.) ; m. Sarah Elliott, and had: Sally,^ and !>on John., who m. \\\ 1796, Elizabeth Morton, and had: William,® John, Edward, Leonard, Augustus, Thomas Brown, and Benjamin. 8. Ephraim^ Sherburne {John,^ Johii^), of Portsmouth, and Kittery, Me., was born in 1702. His tombstone at Lee, N. H., where he died, reads " Ephraim Sherbur e died Oct. 1781, aged 79 yrs." He was a successful shipbuilder, and he and his sou-in-law Robert Parker were largely engaged in privateering during the Revolutionary war. He owned shipyards at Portsmouth and Kittery, Me. Jan. 14, 1774, he deeded all his estate to son-in-law Robert Parker, to take effect at Ills decease (Exeter Deeds, vol. 107, p. 102). He married, Sept. 19 8, 1726, Hannah Skillingof Portsmouth (Register, vol. 24, p. 358). Kittery records have births: Sarah,^ Jan. 3, 1742, and Susannah, Jan. 4, 1747, of whom we hear no more. Sarah,^ "only child" ac- cording to family records, married in Goose Creek Church, Kittery, Oct. 30, 1760 (JRecords of Goose Creek Church) Robert Parker, mariner, who was master of the privateer Portsmouth, by whom she had twelve children (see Register, vol. 54, p. 388). 9. Capt. Henry^ Sherburne, Jr. {Henry,'^ JoJui^), of " the Plains," born about 1693, was living in 1771, but no date of his death has been found. This is the " valiant Captain Henry Sherburne, who com- manded the advance battery at the west gate," at the siege of Louis- bourg, 1745, and who brought the flag of truce to Genl. Pepperell from Gov. Duchambou, who asked time to consider terms of capitula- tion (see American Historical Register for June, 1895, p. 968). He commenced his military life as a scout in Capt. Thomas Westbrook's scouting party, 1712 (French War Rolls, N. H. Hist. Colls., vol. i, p. 14). He was a selectman, and later an assessor, of Portsmouth, and a member of the North Church in 1747. He made many deeds styling himself " Gent." In 1739 he was executor of his father's will. He married first, Nov. 3, 1709 (at the age of 17), Mary Larrabee (North Church records); and married second, Margaret, widow of William Nelson of Portsmouth. His only child of record, a son by his first wife, was Johi,^ of " the plains " and Epping, N. H., baptized at the North Church, Sept. 12, 1714, who died at an ad- vanced age at Readville, Maine. W. B. Lapham, in his History of the Nock or Knox Family (1890), confounds this John'^ with John^ Sherburne of Northwood, born at Hampton, Feb. 2, 1723, son of Lieut. John'' (Samuel,"'^ Henry^). That this Jolin^ was sou of Henry we know by deeds made to him by hi^ father and his uncle Joseph and cousin Thomas (Exeter deeds, vol. 37, p. 323, and vol. 88, p. 443), wherein relationship is shown, and by original deeds in the possession of the compiler. He married (1) in Portsmouth Nov. 26, 1736, Sarah Manson (Register, vol. ^^, p. 377), by whom he had : Rebecca,* Polly, Elizabeth, Sally, and Henr}', born in Portsmouth, 1745, of Schoharie Co., N. Y., who died there in 1783, adjutant of Grimes's N. Y. Regt. in the Revolution, who had an only son John,^ from whose son Henry,^ of Esperence, N. Y., I derived the above information, in 1870; and he married (2), about 1746, Miriam, daughter of Dea. Richard Shortridge of . jl'Lsmouth, by whom he had : Richard,^ Abigail, Job, baptized in the North Church, Ports- mouth, Sept. 4, 1757, a Revolutionary soldier, and John, who served in the Revolution. Job and John died in Readville, Me., about 1840. (Knox Family, by Lapham.) 10. Capt. Joseph^ Sherburne {Henry,'^ John^), merchant and mariner of Portsmouth, sometimes styled "Jr. 'V to distinguish him from Judge Joseph^ (John,^ Henry ^). He made a deposition July 4, 1738, as son of Henry^ and Sarah (Wiggin) Sherburne, regarding his cousin John Tufton Mason. He and his l)rother Thomas were named executors of their father's will, but did not serve. He is probably the Capt. Joseph Sherburne who was at the siege of Louisbourg, 1745. He married, Feb. 15, 1721-2, Phebe, daughter of Edward Ayres of Portsmouth (Register, vol. 24, p. 15), who died in 1724, 20 leaving a large estate. Their only child of whom we have any record was : i. Phebe,* m. Bradstreet, son of Judj^e Andrew Wiggin, who d. before 1753 (see Register, vol. 8, p. 324; and Exeter News Letter for Oct. 29, and Nov. 12, 1839, and Jan. 14, 1840), and had: Andrew, Abigail, Mary, Martha, Bradstreet, Phcbe, and Hannah, all pro- vided for in their grandfather Judge Wiggiu's will, 1753. 11. Thomas^ Sherburne {Henry^^ Jolin^), of Portsmouth, mariner, born about 1696, was baptized in the North Church, Nov. 22, 1696. He died before 1742, probably lost at sea. In his father's will, 1738, he is mentioned as out of the country and perhaps may not return ; but he did return, and in 1739 signed a mortgage. Thomas Sherburne and — Ayers were married by Rev. N. Rogers, Feb. 3, 1721 (North Church Records). Tlieir only child was: i. Thomas,'' Jr., h. about 1726-7. May 20, 1742, Henry Sherburne of Portsmouth was appointed guardian of Thomas Sherburne, a minor, aged upw^ard of 14 yrs., son of Thomas Sherburne late of Portsmouth, mariner, deceased (Probate papers for 1738-1746, Prov. N. IL, Concord). He m. Abigail, dau. of Thomas Coss and sister of John Coss of Berwick, Me. Their issue has not been ascertained. 12. Nathaniel* Sherburne {John^ John,- Johi^), born about 1706, of "the Plains," Portsmouth, farmer, married, Feb. 5, 1729-30' [? 1739-40], vSarah Sherburne (Register, vol. 25, p. 117), probably daughter of Henry^ (John^). He died May 23, 1772. Children : i. Daniel,* b. 1740; of Goshen. N. H. ii. Nathaniel, b. 1741 ; had the homestead on " the Plains." iii. Joseph, b. 1745; of Epsom, N. H. ; Revolutionai-y soldier; d. 1807. iv. William, b. 1746; of Epsom, N. H.; d. 1808. V. Elizabeth, b. 1750; m. Samuel Ham. vi. David, b. 1756; Revolutionary soldier; d. unmarried, at sea. vii. Ruth. 13. John* Sherburne {John" Jokn^ Johi^), of Kensington, N. H., far- mer, born in 1710, married first, Sept. 12, 1736, Elizabeth Sherburne of Portsmouth (Register, vol. 26, p. 377), who died Feb. 11, 1740, without issue ; and married second, Apr. 24, 1742, Deborah Batch- elder of Kensington, N. H. He died Mar. 3, 1767, at Kensington, aged 57. Besides several who died in childhood, he had by his second wife : 1. John, ^ b. 1743; d. 1777. ii. Betsy. iii. Zekra. iv. Nathaniel, b. 1756; d. 1788; of Kensington. V. Maky, b. 1759; m. Joseph Fogg, and had a dau. Elizabeth, who m. Dr. Joseph Otis Osgood, vi. Hannah, b. 1761. vii. Joseph, b. 1767 ; d. 1823 ; of Kensington. 14. Dea. James* Sherburne, Jr. {James ^ John ^ Johti^), of Pelham, Rockingham Co., N. H., styled in deeds "planter" and "chairma- ker," was born in 1714, and baptized in the South Church in 1715-16. Like his father, he was a great speculator in lands in Portsmouth and in new townsites, and accumulated a handsome estate. He was chosen deacon of the South Church, in 1755. He removed from Portsmouth to Pelham in 1755-6, in which town, as well as in Not- tingham West, Dunstable, and Tyngsboro', Mass., he was a large 21 landholder. He and Ebenezer Odiorne appear to have manufact'ired " riding-chairs " or gigs, at one time, in Portsmouth. He ma ried first, August 31, 17ol, Sarah, daughter of Capt. (and Dea.) .John Gray of Biddeford, Me., who died at Pelham, Dec. 9, 1760, aged 48; and married second, Jan. 7, 1762, Anna, daughter of Joseph Hamblet of Pelham, by whom there was no issue. He had nine children by his first wife, but of his five sons only the following two lived to maturity. He died June 1, 1798, at Pelham, aged 8-4. i. Benjamin, 5 b. Aug. 13, 1732; d. 1808; of Pelham, N. H., and Glou- cester, Mass. ; served at Saratoga, 1777, iu Capt. Amos Gage's Co., Col. Dauiel Moore's Regt. (Rev. War Rolls, N. H., vol. 2, p. 359) ; m. Apr. 22, 1766, Mary, dau. of Capt. Thomas Cavendish," Jr., of Marblehead, and had a son James,^ of Tyngsboro', grand- father of the compiler, ii. Lieut. William Sherburne, b. 1755; of Pelham; m. in 1776, Sarah, dau. of Capt. Reuben Butterfleld of Tyngsboro (Reg. vol. 44, p. 42), aud had sous Wm., '• John, father of Wm. Sherburne, Esq., of Charle&town, one of the compilers of this record," and Reuben B. of Boston, father of the Boston millionaires, Reuben aud Warren Sherburne. 15. George* Sherburne { James, ^ John, ^ John^), of " the Plains," Ports- mouth and Loudon, N. H- shipwright, born in 1718, inherited the homestead of his father on " the Plaiu^ " .:^i{ livi,u Inhere uniii 1776, when he sold it to Joshua Pike aud moved to Loudon. He married, in 1738, Abigail, daughter of Jacob Remick of Kittery, and great-granddaughter of Christian Remick, of Kittery. He died at Loudon, N. H., Sept. 19, 1787. Children : i. Jonx,^ of Barrington, N. H. ; m. and had Rev. Samnel,^ of Barring- ton. ii. Isaac, of Barrington. iii. Abigail. iv. Eleanor. V. George, Jr., d. 1778, aged 27. vi. Jacob, Revolutionary soldier, at Bennington aud Saratoga (Rev. War Rolls, N. H.) ; lived at Orland and Castine, Me. ; shipmaster. vii. Samuel. viii. PiiEBE. ix. Sally. 16. Jethro'' Sherburne (James,^ John,^ Johyi}), of Barrington, N. H., was a wealthy farmer, and like his father and brother James was a speculator in lands. He died 1763, aged 44, at Bai-rington ; will proved Dec. 28, 1763. He had four daughters and only one son, James,^ born in Portsmouth, 1743, died in Sherburne, Chenango Co., N. Y., in 1824, who was a corporal in the Revolution, at Sara- toga in 1777 (Rev. War Rolls, N. H.) ; married Martha, daughter of Capt. Benjamin Sias, and settled in Sherburne, N. Y., and had : Jethro,'' Deborah, James Sias, and Sally, v/ho married Jeremiah Gilman of Gilmanton, N, H. 17. Thomas* Sherburne {Jmnes,^ John,- Juhn}), born in 1724, baptized in the South Chj^irch, Portsmouth, Aug. 8, 1725, yeoman, lived in Greenland, Canterbury and Northfield, N. H. He married, in Newington, Feb. 15, 1749, Sarah, daughter of Capt, James John- son of Greenland (Register, vol. 22, p. 27). He may have been the Thomas Sherburne who was captain at Louisbourg, 1746. The date of his death is unknown, but he was living in 1791. His only 22 child of record was : James,^ b. Greenland, N. H., 1751 ; d. 1813, in Wheelock, Vt., where he lived after leaving Canterbury and Northfleld, N. H., 1792; served at Bunker Hill, 1775, and later in tlie Revolution, as shown by Pension List, in Washington. His children were: John; James, Jr., of Wheelock, Vt. ; Henry, of Berlin, Vt. ; Asa ; Betsy ; Sally ; and 2Iary — the last two born in Wheelock, Vt., the others in Northfleld Parish, Canterbury, N. H. 18. Dea. Thomas^ Sherburne {Thomas,^ Jokn,^ John^), of Boston, Mass., was born in Portsmouth, in 1713. He was a cabinet maker, and deacon of the Second Church, Boston. He married first, April 26, 1739, Margaret Goldthwait : and married second, Abigail , who died 1778, and is buried in Copps Hill Burying Ground. He died in Boston, Dec. 21, 1784. Children : i. Thomas,* Jr., b. 1740; d. 1806; no issue. ii. Sarah, ra. Winslow. iii. H.VXXAH, m. Benjamin White. iv. William, merchant of Boston ; d. 1807 ; had a dau. Sophia,^ who m. Rev. Leonard Withington, of the First Church, Newbury. V. Elizabeth, m. (1) Capt. Phinehas Upham ; m. (2) Rev. Ephraim Ward. vi. M*"-C.\R''T. 19. Col. Benjamin* Sherburne ( Thomas,^ JuJin,'^ John}), of Newport, R. I., born in 1714 (Register, vol. 24, p. 357), at Portsmouth, N. II., was baptized in the South Church, 1715. He was an iron- founder at Newport, and a man of means. He was captain, major, and colonel of the 1st Regt., R. I. (Civil and Military List, R. I.) He married, in 1742, Lucy, sister of Caleb and probably daughter of William and Mary (Carr) Gardner. She died Nov.* 27, 1792; and he died in Newport, R. I., Nov. 24, 1771. Besides children Benjamin, Eleanor, Benjamin (2), Thomas, Abiel, and David, who died in infancy, he had, born in Newport : 1. Henry, ^ b. Aug. 3, 1748; d. in Newport, in 1824; major and colonel in the Revolution; deputy to General Assembly, R. I., 1782; deputy Secretary of State, R. I., 1784-89; Treasurer of R. I., 1792-1808; Secretary of the Order of the Cincinnati; an eminent Mason; and U. S. Collector of the Port of Newport at the time of his death. His portrait hangs in Independence Hall, Phila- delpliia. ii. Hannah, b. Mch. 12, 1753; m. Vialle. iii. Eleanor, b. 1755; unmarried. iv. Lieut. Benjamin, b. Feb. 27, 1757; d. 1828; ensign and lieutenant in tlie Revolution. V. William, b. 17(30; of Wrentham, Mass.; d. 1846; m. Sarah Lovett, and had ten children. 20. Samuel* Sherburne, Jr. (Samuel,^ John,- John^), of " the Plains," Portsmouth, born Dec. 25, 1730, died Jan. 28, 1807. He served at Bunker Hill, and later in the Revolution (Rev. War Rolls, N. XL). He married, June 26, 1760, Mary, daughter of Hon. Andrew Bur- leigh of Ipswich, Justice of the Court of Sessions. Their youngest son, Joseph,^ born in 1780, was father of Andrew,*^ now (1904) owner and resident on " the Plains farm," which was deeded to the first John Sherburne by his brother Henry, in 1658. Register Re-prints, Series A, No. 8. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS III 021 392 133 2