1. JOHN¹ ANTHONY was born 1585 in England.

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2. JOHN² ANTHONY (JOHN¹) was born 1607 in Hampstead, England, and died July 28, 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI. He married SUSANNA POTTER.

Notes for JOHN ANTHONY:
According to the History of Rhode Island published by the American Historical Society in 1920, the Anthony family is of English origin and had its seat at Hampstead, near the city of London, where John Anthony, the founder of the line in America, was born. Members of the family have occupied distinguished positions in may different callings throughout the entire period of American history, and no name is more closely associated with the growth and development of Rhode Island, both as a colony and State, than is this. John Anthony was a young man when he sailed from his native country on board the barque 'Hercules,' in 1634, and it was but six years later that we find the first record of him as a resident of Portsmouth, R.I., where his descendants have made their home ever since. In 1641 he was made a freeman of Portsmouth and shortly afterwards became a corporal in the military company of the settlement. He was the recipient of a grant of land at 'Wading River' in 1644, and on May 25, 1655, had authority granted him to keep a house of entertainment at Portsmouth. He was commissioner in 1661, and a deputy to the General Court from 1666 to 1672.

3. SUSANNA³ ANTHONY (JOHN², JOHN¹) was born 1644, and died Aft. 1716. She married JOHN TRIPP September 07, 1665, son of JOHN TRIPP and MARY PAINE.

Child of SUSANNA ANTHONY and JOHN TRIPP is:

Notes for ABRAHAM ANTHONY:

According to the History of Rhode Island published by the American Historical Society in 1920, he was made a freeman in 1672, and was deputy in 1703-05 and 1707-11, and was Speaker of the House of Deputies in 1709-10.

Notes for ALICE WODELL:
She died at the house of her son William.

Children of ABRAHAM ANTHONY and ALICE WODELL are:

5. SUSANNA⁴ TRIPP (SUSANNA³ ANTHONY, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born October 31, 1667, and died Bef. 1720. She married THOMAS POTTER, son of ICHABOD POTTER and MARTHA HAZARD.

Child of SUSANNA TRIPP and THOMAS POTTER is:

Children of WILLIAM ANTHONY and MARY COGGESHALL are:

Children of MARY ANTHONY and PHILIP SHERMAN are:

8. THOMAS⁵ POTTER (SUSANNA⁴ TRIPP, SUSANNA³ ANTHONY, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born February 08, 1695/96 in North Kingston, RI. He married MARY BABCOCK March 19, 1716/17, daughter of GEORGE BABCOCK.

Child of THOMAS POTTER and MARY BABCOCK is:

Child of ABRAHAM ANTHONY and ELIZABETH GREY is:

Children of SAMSON SHERMAN and SARAH THOMAS are:

Children of PHILIP SHERMAN and ALICE SHERMAN are:

Children of ANTHONY SHERMAN and MERCY CHASE are:

13. GEORGE⁶ POTTER (THOMAS⁵, SUSANNA⁴ TRIPP, SUSANNA³ ANTHONY, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born January 03, 1731/32 in Westerly, RI, and died August 09, 1794 in Westerly, RI. He married CONTENT MAXSON September 18, 1754.

Child of GEORGE POTTER and CONTENT MAXSON is:

Children of ISAAC ANTHONY and REBECCA BENNETT are:

Notes for DORCAS SHERMAN:
"Dorcas Sherman Daughter of Philip Departed this life on the 14th of 1mo 1822 at her sons Elijah Shermans aged 71 years & was buried in the Common Burying Place on 16th"

From Roy Sherman: 'It is said she married a cousin.' 'Her child Elijah was brought up by some of her family on a farm near Newport.' Census (1774) South Kingstown, RI, Dorcas Sherman: 1 male under 16; 2 females over 16. The Narragansett Historical Register, originally published in the New England Historic and Genealogical Register of January and April, 1870, also said she married a cousin.

Children of ASA SHERMAN and MARY GARDINER are:

17. REBECCA⁷ ANTHONY (ISAAC⁶, ABRAHAM⁵, WILLIAM⁴, ABRAHAM³, JOHN², JOHN¹) was born March 30, 1771, and died September 08, 1794 in Middletown, Newport, RI. She married WALTER SHERMAN September 02, 1789 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI, son of SAMSON SHERMAN and RUTH FISH.

Notes for REBECCA ANTHONY:
Rebecca Sherman wife of Walter died on ye 8th of 9mo 1794 ----- being 22 years 10mos & 8 days old leaving a good report behind her.

Notes for WALTER SHERMAN:
Born ye 4th of ye 4mo 1763.

"Walter Sherman son of Samson Sherman of Portsmouth departed this life at his son inlaw's & Daughter's at Riga N. York, on the 26th of 3rdmo 1846. He appeard resigned & willing to leave ye world. Was sensible to the last was very pleasant & patient thro his sickness. He was buryed in Friends burying ground near by or about 2 miles distant he was aged 78 years seven months & twenty two days old There was two Friends at his funeral the travel being very bad at the time & not many living near. His Daughter said in her letter it was most impossible for anymore to get there."

Notes for ALICE ANTHONY:
Born ye 9th of 6mo 1772

"Alice Wife of Job Sherman Departed this life about 4 oclock on the 11th of 3mo in the morning 1826 being 53 years & 9 months old of a Consumption and was on the 13th of said month after a Solid Meeting at the house & meeting house wehre several weighty Testimonies were born Enterend in Friends Ground having expressed that she was ready & wiling & that she loved her Lord & master more than any earthly thing Husband or Children."

Notes for JOB SHERMAN:
Born 21st of 1mo 1766
Departed this life 24th of 1n the 1mo 1848 82 years & 3 days 6

Marriage Notes for ALICE ANTHONY and JOB SHERMAN:
On 9th of 12mo 1795 was married to Alice Anthony daughter of Isaac Anthony at Portsmouth meeting house.

Notes for ELIJAH SHERMAN:
The Narragansett Historical Register, originally published in the New England Historic and Genealogical Register of January and April, 1870, stated that he had nine children, six sons and three daughters, among whom was Gen. Thomas W. Sherman.

Children of JONATHAN SHERMAN and MARCY CORNELL are:

Children of GEORGE SHERMAN and ANSTRIS KAULL are:

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