On 4 Jun 1752 William married
Abigail Handy, daughter of
Cornelius Handy (9 Mar 1704/5-bef 2 Oct 1772) &
Abigail Sanders (16 Mar 1704/5-aft 1772), in Sandwich, MA.
123 Born 13 Feb 1732/3 in Rochester, MA.123 Abigail died in Rochester, MA between Mar 1809 and Mar 1810.123
Children of William and Abigail (Handy) Sherman, born at Rochester:
i. Jabez Sherman, b. 21 May 1754, d. 9 Dec 1835, m. at Rochester 23 Jun 1776 Thankful Winslow (b. 14 Aug 1755 at Rochester, daughter of Edward & Rachel (Winslow) Winslow);
ii. Cornelius Sherman, b. 15 May 1756, d. 11 Jan 1802 at Rochester, m. there 1 Nov 1783 (int.) Dilla Handy (b. Jul 1765 at Sandwich, MA, d. 31 Oct 1844 at Rochester, daughter of John Handy);
iii. Abigail Sherman, b. 20 Aug 1758, m. at Rochester 31 Oct 1776 Edmund Snow (b. 25 Dec 1756 at Rochester, son of Mark & Hannah (Sears) Snow);
iv. Alice Sherman, b. 9 May 1761, m. William Daily;
v. Rachel Sherman, b. 23 Jun 1762;
vi. Sarah Sherman, bp. 12 Aug 1764, m. at Rochester 5 Sep 1786 Abraham Tabor (b. 2 Jul 1762 at Dartmouth, MA, son of Thomas & Ruth (Tabor) Tabor);
vii. Jonathan Sherman, bp. 9 Nov 1766, m. a Miss Reynolds, was of Easton, NY, in 1800;
viii. William Sherman, twin, bp. 9 Nov 1766;
ix. Susanna Sherman, bp. 6 Nov1768, m. at Rochester 20 Dec 1792 Zebulon Haskell (b. 17 Feb 1753 at Rochester, d. 3 Sep 1831 at Steuben, ME, son of Seth & Abiah (Nelson) Haskell) as his second wife;
x. Kezia Sherman, bp. 11 Aug 1771, unmarried in 1813;
xi. Jane Sherman, bp. 13 Mar 1774, unmarried in 1813;
xii. Lemuel Sherman, bp. 25 Oct 1778, m. (int.) at Rochester 20 Sep 1804 Lurana Macomber of Middleboro; and
xiii. Jerusha Sherman, b. ca 1780.