Sarah Odding

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• Death: 1681

Sarah married Philip Sherman in 1634 in England. Philip (son of Samuel Sherman and Phillippa Ward) was born in Bef. 5 Feb 1610 in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England; was christened on 05 Feb 1610 in Dedham, Essex, England; died on 22 Mar 1687 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Eber Sherman was born in Dec 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1706 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.
2. Sarah Sherman was born in 1636 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island.
3. Peleg Sherman was born in 1638 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died in 1719.
4. Mary Sherman was born in 1639 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died in 1643.
5. Edmund Sherman was born in 1641 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died in 1719.
6. Samson Sherman was born in Apr 1642 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 27 Jun 1720 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
7. William Sherman was born in 1643 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died in 1646 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
8. John Sherman was born in Aug 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 16 Apr 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 16 Apr 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
9. Mary Sherman was born in May 1645 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died on 16 Jan 1729 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
10. Hannah Sherman was born in Feb 1647 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died in 1737.
11. Samuel Sherman was born in 1648 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 9 Oct 1717 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
12. Benjamin Sherman was born in 1650 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was christened in Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 24 Sep 1709 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
13. Phillippa Sherman was born on 01 Oct 1652 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island; died on 25 July 1731 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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!RECORDS: GEN. DICT. OF R. I. BY AUSTIN P. 155-178.

George married Margaret (-) Odding about 1609 in England. Margaret was born about 1596 in Dedham, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Margaret _______ ODDING was born in England, parentage and place of birth unknown. She Married in England ____ODDING who died there. She Mar. (2) there John Porter. They were Puritans and came to America in the group with John Winthrop in the Winthrop fleet in 1630, being listed as John Porter, his wife Margaret and four children, and shown as being from, perhaps, Bromfield in Essex. They settled at Roxbury, Mass. and are listed in the Rev. John Eliot's Record of Members of the First Church there. He was admitted freeman there Nov 5, 1633. They removed to Boston and became followers of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson. On Nov 20, 1637 he was on of the several of her followers who were disarmed and they were among those who were banished from Mass. with her in the spring of 1638 to be among the first settlers of Rhode island. They went to the island called Aquidneck which would later become part of Rhode Island, and settled at a place that would become Portsmouth. On Maar 7, 1638, there, he and 18 others signed a Compact to incorporate in a "Body Politick". In 1665 they were living in Kingstown, R.I. where, May 3, 1665 Margaret petitioned the Assembly complaining that her husband did not give her suitable care, that he had left her and that she was near dependence on her children for support......... . The Court ordered that all of his real and personal estate be secured until he has made a complete settlement. This was done and on Jun 27, 1665 he was released from the restraint by the Court. This is the last record found of Margaret. children by John Porter: Hannah, b. ----, d. Apr 6, 1722: m. prob at Portsmouth, Samuel Wilbor, son of Samuel Wilbor of Boston. References! Knight Chase and Allied Families. 929.273 K743kn. NEHGR - Vols. 1,14,35. John O., Austin- The Genealogical Dictionary of R. I. History of the First Church in Roxbury, Mass. C. E. Banks - The Winthrop Fleet of 1630.