Ebenezer,⁵ (Elisha,⁴ Ebenezer,³ William,² William,¹) b. Nov., 1748.   He served as a private in the Revolutionary War.   Following is the record of his services as found at the State House in Boston.   "Ebenezer Sherman served one month and four days.   Commanded by Job Cushing on the expedition to Bennington in Capt. John Boynton's Co."   Another record there is as follows:   "Private in muster and payroll of Capt. John Boynton's Co.   Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt.   Enlisted July 29, 1777, discharged Aug. 23, 1777.   Commanded by Job Cushing on expedition to Bennington."   On July 15, 1773, mar. Mary Simmons, d. Dec. 23, 1834.   The musket carried by him in the revolution is now owned by Ashton W. Sherman of No. Marshfield, a lineal descendant.

   Aaron,⁶ (Ebenezer,⁵ Elisha,⁴ Ebenezer,³ William,², William,¹) b. Dec. 5, 1773.   He was a farmer, and was also engaged in ship building on the North River.   From its organization he was identified with the Baptist church in No. Marshfield, having been one of the incorporators of the Baptist religious society of Marshfield in 1798.   In the year, 1812, he was baptized, and was subsequently chosen deacon of the Baptist church of Marshfield, in which office he was continued until his decease, Jan. 16, 1846.   On the 6th of May, 1806, he was commissioned ensign in the 2nd Regiment, 5th Division, and the 27th of Mch. 1813, he was promoted to a Captaincy.   He was discharged Mch. 12, 1816.   During the war, 1812, when the British were expected to land a force at Scituate, he in command of a Company of volunteers marched to that place to be in readiness to assist in defending the village.   He mar. Nov. 13, 1797, Lydia Mitchell, dau. of John Mitchell, Rev. Elijah Leonard performing the ceremony.   He was buried at North Marshfield in what is known as the Magoun private burial plot in the rear of the Ambrose Magoun place, where a monument was erected to his memory in the year, 1863.