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1. 2006.056.007 - 2006-056-007 1-109Genealogy notes on Sherman family and related families including Hart, Tripp, Howland, Brownell, Wilcox, Cadman, Crapo, Card, Chase, Hicks, Reed Macomber, Sisson, Anthony, Kirby. Notes on deeds, property ownership. Clippings including pages of 1848 newspaper with reports on slavery issues; Captain Charles Chase; rattlesnakes in Tiverton. 11Howard Franklin Tripp learned the carpenter trade from his father. Went to California in 1856 where he worked at his trade for 30 years returning in 1876 to Dartmouth where he bought a farm. 11Capt. Orlando J. Tripp went whaling in younger days, later followed farming. 11William A. Tripp spent 17 years at sea. In 1863 enlisted in Co. H. 38 Mass. Infantry, served until end of war. 11William Cole Tripp in 1863 went to Taunton, started a soda water business. 11George Coggeshall Hatch was head of the Hatch & Co. Express of New Bedford which he purchased in 1861. 13Charles H. Brownell was tax collector of Westport, wholesale and retail meat business, learned carriage making trade of Holder White; also an undertaker. Moved to New Bedford in 1878, established a meat and grocery business. Charter member of Noquochoke, member Star of the East, New Bedford, member of Eureka, also an Odd Fellow. 13Capt. Jesse T. Sherman in 1886 discontinued whaling and went Captain on the tug boat "Cygnet" for S. C. Hart. When Mr. Hart died in Feb. 1894 he was one of the founders of the New Bedford Tow Boat Co. They bought all the boats and equipment belonging to the Hart Estate. 17George Cadman came to Westport from Portsmouth R.I. and built a house at the north west corner of what is now Hix Bridge and Drift Roads in the year 1690-95 (?) He was apparently a very wealthy man for those times. Nothing was ever known of his ancestry, nationality or the ship he came on. His estate contained approximately 500 acres, extending nearly two miles to the north of his residence and included what is now called Cadmans Neck. This land may have been bought of Daniel Wilcox who owned hundreds of acres in Westport and built a house on the east side of the river, about one-half mile north of Hix Bridge, in the year 1661, a part of which is still standing. (Deacon John Allen Estate) George Cadman married Hannah Hathaway, daughter of Arthur Jr. and Sarah (Cook) Hathaway who were married November 2, 1652. George and Hannah's only descendant was a daughter Elizabeth who married William White, 1714. (Sarah Cook who married Arthur Hathaway Jr. and Elizabeth Cook who married Daniel Wilcox were sisters, two of the daughters of John Cook, a "Mayflower" passenger, and Sarah Warren, daughter of Richard Warren also a "Mayflower" passenger.) 21Property line across the middle of a well. 99Rattlesnakes in Tiverton, R.I. 101-Newspaper reports related to slavery, 1848. 104 109Will of Colonel Green 111Bark "Nimrod" clipping 113-James Butt, crew of Navy ship "Vandalia" rescued by British brig, clipping 114 115Quansett Farm, cottage lots platted at Horseneck, clipping 115-Extremely hot weather, 1816 clipping 116 117-"Ghost Ship" "Ploenix" last cruise, built in Westport, abandoned after being 118damaged in a hurricane in the Arctic, clipping 119Westport parade; Wm. J. Whalon tragic accident; William Perry, Indian doctor, death, clippings 121-Captain Thomas Kempton, Revolutionary War officer, historical sketch, clipping 122 123Ninety-fifth birthday poem for Miss Hannah Wing; poem written for funeral of Lucie M. Cornell; death notice and poem for William James Whalon; clippings 125Captain Charles A. Chace, son Charles Maurice Chace

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2. 2006.056.008 - 2006.056.008 1-136Shermans, both R.I. and Mass. 1-2Letter on Sherman research in New York State, 1951 3Letter giving Tripp family dates 4Sherman/Tripp notes 6Rev. John Porter 7-8Shermans in R.I. 9Philip Sherman,curious marriage certificate. 10Philip Sherman 11Roger Moury 13Rev. John Porter 13George Gardner 21Mary Sherman married Dr. Thomas Richmond 29Peleg T. Sherman received such instruction in his youth as the best schools in the vicinity afforded. While inheriting the taste of his ancestors for country and farm life he also developed exceptional business talent. In addition to the management of his farm he engaged extensively in trading, also in the calling of a drover. In both of these he was largely successful, as a result of rare capacity and unerring judgment. Mr. Sherman was one of the most influential representatives of his party in the country and an active worker in its ranks. As a Republican he was for two terms the representative of his party in the general assembly 1860-1862 and much interested in the local issues of the day. 32Herodias (Long, Wicks, Gardner) Porter was a Quaker and once walked to Boston with a young child in her arms to receive a whipping to which she had been sentenced by the Quaker-baiting Puritan authorities there. 35-38General William Tecumseh Sherman 36-37Charles R. Sherman 38General Thomas West Sherman 50Thomas Sherman 51Henry Sherman 52Samuel Sherman 69Dr. Thomas Richmond and Mary (Sherman) lived in the house next north of the Bell school house at the Head. The school house lot was purchased from Abner B. Gifford in 1841. Dr. Richmond's house was built some time after 1800. 72Captain Jonathan Lawton died at sea as the result of a fall from the masthead on the brig "Decatur", three days out of Fall River, and was buried at sea March 4, 1827 aged 32 years. 77-78Samson Sherman 82Kempton Sherman owned a farm on the north side of Old Bedford Road, near Davis Corner. His son Alonzo built a house on the east side of the farm. 87Captain John Sherman 91Capt. Joshua V. Davis 92-93Peleg Sherman 92-93Peleg Sherman owned the farm on the road from So. Westport to Horseneck widely known as the Ricketson-Sherman house. It was built by William Ricketson in 1680 and torn down by Mike Cummings in the fall of 1922 to build a more modern house. For 240 years it stood the ravages of time and weather. It was two storeys with two rooms on each floor, also a fireplace in each room. The kitchen was on the south with an enormous fireplace and Dutch oven for baking. This house was one of the oldest dwellings in New England, with a field stone chimney which was well stuck together with burned sea shells for lime, when the house was torn down. It was on this farm that Peleg Sherman located. The line is continued through their son Thomas who was born in 1775 and died Oct. 27, 1845 and his wife Meribah Allen. Their son Peleg Sherman was born Oct. 10, 1804. He was a farmer and carpenter and married Hannah P. Case Dec. 7, 1829. Among their children was Charles F. who was born Mar.10, 1835 died Nov. 11, 1915. He was a well-educated man and for twenty-one years taught the winter term of the Westport Public School. He ran the farm for many years and was one of the respected substantial men of the town. A Republican in politics, member of school committee and constable for many years. Charles F. married Martha W. Snell born in Westport July 16, 1842, died there Dec.26, 1896. She was one of his pupils in school, the daughter of Humphrey W. and Clarinda (Potter) Snell who lived on the S.W. corner of Drift and Cross or Kirby Roads in Westport. Charles F. and Martha had three children Maria L. born………., married Menzo S. Louckes of Mountain View, California, by whom she had two children. Charles Ernest and Roy Sherman. Peleg Humphrey was born April 28, 1866 and Elizabeth M. was born Feb. 17, 1864. Peleg Humphrey Sherman, born on the home farm in Westport, was educated in the public school taught by his father and in the intervals of school life until 16 he remained his father's farm assistant. He then began learning the trade of mason at which he worked for a time before deciding to become a funeral director. He graduated from Renward College, N.Y. in 1903. He located at 506 County St. at High in New Bedford, Mass. He married, Sept. 20, 1894, Hannah F. Davis born in Dartmouth, her father was whaling Captain Joshua V. Davis . They also had a son Joshua V. Jr. Peleg Sherman was a popular member of the Masonic Order, being a past master of Star in the East Lodge of New Bedford and all degrees of chapter, counsel and commandery. A member of Aleppo Temple Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. His clubs were the Masonic, Pilgrim and Brooks, his politics Republican and his Church North Congregational. 112Abner Sherman when a boy came to New Bedford to learn the carpenter trade. In time he began business for himself locating in a shop on North Water St. where he continued to carry on business for the remainder of his lifetime, a period of nearly sixty years, and through that long period his business associate was Mr. Levi H. Sturtevant they doing business under the firm style of Sturtevant & Sherman. As contractors and builders they were the oldest concern in New Bedford and were widely and favorably known. Mr. Sherman died May 9, 1904 at his home in New Bedford in his eighty-eighth year. Mrs. Sherman died in 1892. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman were members of the Middle Street Christian Church. He was a Whig, later Republican. 112James Leonard Sherman was born in New Bedford Feb. 11, 1842. He married Caroline M. Cook Dec. 30, 1869. She was a daughter of Timothy D. Cook. James took over his father's business engaging mostly in retail lumber sales with yards on the Wilcox and Richmond Wharves. He was Past Master of Eureka Lodge, Past High Priest of Adoniram Chapter, member of New Bedford Council, past Eminent Commander of Sutton Commandery and District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mass., and as District Deputy Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Mass. 131-Henry Sherman line birth, marriage, death dates 136 137-Unitarian Congregational Church - Newport 138 139-Important Events of Rhode Island 140 141Execution of Pirates 1723 141Great Storm 1740 141-Dark day of May 19, 1780 142 143-Newport Cemeteries 145 147-Card genealogy notes 150

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