Sherman, Sarah

Sarah Sherman was a daughter of Tom Sherman, Sr. (Pootatuck) and Eunice Shoran (Pequannock) of the Golden Hill Community in Stratford, Connecticut.   She married Ben Roberts and lived at the Eagles' Nest at Stratford Tide Mill.  The couple had seven children: Hannah, Levi, Samuel, Benjamin, Elijah, Sylvester, and Patty.  Sarah and her family left the community before the Bridgeport property was sold and were no longer dependent on overseer funds.  Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Stratford, 42.  Summary under the Criteria (Golden Hill Paugussett, 2003), 33, 138.