Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Descendants of Capt. James Minot
1653 - 1735 (82 years)Father: John Minot (Bef 10 Apr 1626 chr.Saffron Walden, Essex, England - 12 Aug 1669 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts)
Mother: Lydia Butler (Abt 1627 - 24 Jan 1667)
Capt. James Minot (14 Sep 1653 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 20 Sep 1735 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts)
Rebecca Wheeler (Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts;Abt 1666 - 23 Sep 1734)(m. Abt 1684)
   └─ Col. James Minot (Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts;17 Oct 1694 - 6 Feb 1759)
    Elizabeth Wilder
    :   └─ Martha Minot ( - Abt 1820 Durham, Greene, New York)
    :    + Rev. Josiah Sherman (1 Apr 1729 Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts -
    :    25 Nov 1789 Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut)(m. 24 Jan 1757)
    :    25 Nov 1789 Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut)(m. 24 Jan 1757)
    Martha Lane (1 Oct 1694 Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 18 Jan 1734 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts)
    (m. 14 Nov 1716 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts)
    (m. 14 Nov 1716 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts)
       └─ Rebecca Minot (5 May 1720 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 8 Oct 1761 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts)
        Benjamin Prescott (Salem, Essex, Massachusetts;29 Jan 1717 - 18 Aug 1778)
        (m. 12 Aug 1741 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts)
        (m. 12 Aug 1741 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts)
           └─ Rebecca Prescott (20 May 1742 Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts -
            19 Apr 1813 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut) =>
            19 Apr 1813 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut) =>
            + Roger Sherman (19 Apr 1721 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts -
            23 Jul 1793 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut)(m. 12 May 1763 Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts)
            23 Jul 1793 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut)(m. 12 May 1763 Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts)