Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin

M, (16 June 1760 - 31 July 1834)
Father-Biological*Deacon Joshua Sherwin b. 9 Oct 1737, d. Feb 1819
Mother-Biological*Esther Badger b. c 1742, d. 17 Oct 1815
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Last Edited=4 Apr 2024
Gravestone of Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin
     Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin was born on 16 June 1760 at Hebron, Connecticut.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Deacon Joshua Sherwin and Esther Badger.

Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin, age 25, married Mary Bement, age 22 , daughter of Deacon John Bement and Mary Wait, on 1 September 1785 at Ashfield, Massachusetts.1,2,5,6,7 Nathaniel, appeared on the US Census of 1820 at Buckland, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
2 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
1 - Free White Persons - Under 16
2 - Free White Persons - Over 25
5 - Total Free White Persons
5 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other.8


Nathaniel, appeared on the US Census of 1830 at Buckland, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49
1 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
2 - Total Free White Persons
2 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored.)9


Nathaniel wrote his will on 21 August 1833 at Buckland, Massachusetts.2 He died on 31 July 1834 at Buckland, Massachusetts, at age 74.1,2,10,3 He was buried at Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Massachusetts, in row 9, stone 36.2,3 His estate was probated on 21 October 1834 at Franklin County, Massachusetts.2,11

Children of Deacon Nathaniel Sherwin and Mary Bement

Citations

  1. Kendrick, Fannie Shaw. The History of Buckland 1779-1935. Buckland, Massachusetts: The Town of Buckland, 1937.
  2. Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin - Shedd and Allied Families in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1990.
  3. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  4. White, Lorraine Cook. Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  5. Eddy Fund. Vital Records of Ashfield Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1942.
  6. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  7. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 1999.
  8. Census Bureau. 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  9. Census Bureau. 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  10. Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Instatute, 1934.
  11. Massachusetts. Probate Courts. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.