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Note: Among other children of Henry and Agnes Butler Sherman were Alice (b. c1542), Edmund (b. c1548), John (b. c1555), Judith (b. c1550), Robert (b. c1561) and Thomas (b. c1557). (WorldConnect jsvg@@netgenie.com)
There is confusion about Henry's birthdate, but in a deposition dated Oct. 11, 1574 at Dedham, he gave his age as 62 of "there abouts", and stated that had lived in Dedham for 40 years. (Sherm's Sherman Family Line)
When Henry's father's will was written in 1551, Henry was still serving his apprenticeship as a "sherman" or woolen cloth manufacturer.
In his will, dated Jan. 20, 1589 and proved July 25, 1590, he leaves to his son, Henry, "my shearmans craft, to hym and his heires for ever." Henry also received "all the householde which is in his house which he hathe already." To Henry's children (Henry, Samuel, Daniel, John, Ezechiell, Phebe, Nathaniell and Anne) "five pounds a peece to be paied to the sonnes at the age of two and twentie." His wife, Margerye, was to receive "two and twentie pounds to be paied within three monethes" after his decease; "all her householde stuffe which she brought me and that householde which we renewed and boughte since we marryed"; all his "broome, wood and logges"; her dwellings "in that parte of the house wherein we do nowe dwell that is in the lower parloure and the twoe chambers next Mr. Ruddes and part of the backehouse yf my sonne Robert do enjoy the house"; and his "tipped pott tearme of her life." She was to be "put in bonde to mynee Executors before shall receyve any parte of her legacy that she do not trouble or moleste myne Executors of my sonne Robert in anythings that is given them." Henry also received "twelve silver spoones", all of his father's arms had not been given to Robert, and his "best cassocke hatte and nightcappe." (Roy Sherman, "Some of the Descendants of Philip Sherman, pp. 10-13)
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