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View Tree for Samuel SherrillSamuel Sherrill (b. Bef. Nov 17, 1633, d. Apr 25, 1719)

Samuel Sherrill (son of William Sherwill) was born Bef. Nov 17, 1633 in Devonshire, England468, and died Apr 25, 1719 in East Hampton, NY. He married Elizabeth Parsons on Abt. 1662, daughter of Samuel Parsons and Hannah Hand.

 Includes NotesNotes for Samuel Sherrill:
Judge Henry P. Hedges, in his address delivered at East Hampton, Long Island, NY upon the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the settlement of that town, speaks of the first appearance of the Sherrill family there as follows:

"The family of Sherril [sic] tradition had informed us, commenced with the following romantic origin: -- A vessel was cast away on the shore of East Hampton, and a company of girls among others visited the wreck, one of the ladies said on returning, that she had seen the handsomest man that she ever saw. This was intimated to the shipwrecked mariner and resulted in an acquaintance and marriage of the parties."

Teunis D. Huntting (of East Hampton) wrote, "The exact date of the arrival in America of Samuel Sherrill, the ancestor of the East Hampton Sherrills, is unknown. He was a survivor from a shipwreck which took place on the coast off East Hampton." H. P. Hedges comments (1897), "Nearly fifty years ago David Sherrill son of Recompence told me a company of young ladies visited the wreck. On returning, one of them said she had seen there the handsomest man she ever saw. Another young lady replied, 'You might marry him.' She said 'I don't know but I would if I could.' This was intimated to the wrecked mariner and resulted in acquaintance and marriage of the parties."

Ed Denné III remembers his grandmother, Adelia Mary [Hedges] Townsend, told him this story when he can first remember and many times since.


More About Samuel Sherrill and Elizabeth Parsons:
Marriage: Abt. 1662

Children of Samuel Sherrill and Elizabeth Parsons are:
  1. +Recompence Sherrill, b. Bef. 1677, East Hampton, NY468, d. date unknown.
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