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Note: Thomas resided at Diss, on the river Waveney, between the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. His will mentions property, including the manors of Royden and Royden Tuft, with appurtanances, and Royden and Bessingham, and other properties in Norfolk and Suffolk. (Ancestors and Descendants of Philip Sherman of Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island)
The will of Thomas Sherman, dated January 20, 1550 and proved at London on Nov. 16, 1551, bequeathed to his wife, Jane "my messuages wherein I dwel with all other messuages, lands, tenements, meadows, pastures, woodes, weyes and herditaments in Yaxlee and Eye aforesaid, lying and being on the Est syde of the wey leding form Norwich to Ham (Horham) for the terme of her life of the wynche close the same my sister ys nowe in possession." Jane was also to have "tenne combes of wheate twentie combes of malte, eighte Keyne, fiftie shepe foure horsse at her chose, and one half of all my swyn and pultery." She was also given "the use and occupieing of my two bedsteds and beddes now standing and being upon the newe chamber with the coveryings and all other things to the said bedds belonging," although, if she were to remarry, his son Thomas was to inherit these things. Other things given to Jane were "a sylver pace weying eight ounces and a half and half a quarter, twelve sylver spones weying eighteen ounces, a sylver salte weying eight ouncs, as long as she shall kepe herself sole and unmarried," as well as "one half of all my stuf of household before not bequeathed."
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