Nehemiah Sperry was a third cousin of the above Stephen Sperry, and a son of Simeon and Patience (Smith) Sperry. He was born Sept. 5, 1780, in Woodbridge, Conn. Married 1802, Sybil Sanford, born July 27, 1782, in Woodbridge, Conn; died Oct. 13, 1862, in Sherman, N.Y., the daughter of Stephen and Sybil (White) Sanford. Nehemiah Sperry removed to Russia in 1810 and from there to Sherman, N.Y., in 1834. He was an original shareholder in the Russia Union Church and affiliated with the Presbyterian denomination. He served in the militia at the battle of Sacketts Harbor in the War of 1812. Hewas an ardent Abolitionist. Nehemiah Sperry died July 11, 1860, at Sherman, N.Y. The children of Nehemiah and Sybil (Sanford) Sperry were:

1 Leonard (1802-1893), married, 1st, Sally Briggs; 2nd, Mrs. Eunice Crane.
2 Merit, born Apr. 5, 1806; died Aug. 18, 1863; married Beulah Bunce.
3 Mary, born Apr. 23, 1808; married Silas Woodin.
4 Beede, born Apr. 9, 1810; died Oct. 5, 1860; married, 1st, David Richardson; 2nd, David Moore.
5 Lewis (1813-1854); married Emeline Sperry.
6 Henry W. (1815-1885); married Harriet Williams.

https://herkimer.nygenweb.net/russia/rusfams6.html
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Lived in Herkimer County, NY according to That Great Sperry Family, pg. 78
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Removed to Russia, NY in 1810, then settled in Sherman, NY.

“Mr. Sperry served in the State Militia at Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., in the War of 1812. He was an ardent abolitionist.”


G1. SPERRY, Nehemiah Smith b: 05 Sep 1780 Woodbridge, New Haven, CT d: 11 Jul 1860 Sherman, Chautauqua, NY #: SPER208
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+SANFORD, Sybil b: 27 Jul 1782 Woodbridge, New Haven, CT #: SPER436 m: 1802

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H1. SPERRY, Leonard #: SPER597

H2. SPERRY, Merit #: SPER598

H3. SPERRY, Mary #: SPER599

H4. SPERRY, Beebe #: SPER600

H5. [15] SPERRY, Lewis b: 20 Mar 1813 Russia, Herkimer, NY #: SPER593

+[16] SPERRY, Emeline b: 27 Aug 1812 Orange, New Haven, CT d: 1901 Sherman, Chautauqua, NY #: SPER509 m: 05 Sep 1834 Sherman, Chautauqua, NY Mother: JOHNSON, Eunice Father: SPERRY, Asa

H6. SPERRY, Henry Willis b: 07 Sep 1815 Russia, Herkimer, NY d: 13 Jan 1885 Sherman, Chautauqua, NY #: SPER601
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+WILLIAMS, Harriet Lusk b: 13 Mar 1819 Farmington, Hartford, CT #: SPER602 m: 14 Dec 1837 Sherman, Chautauqua, NY

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Nehemiah Sperry
BIRTH
5 Sep 1780
Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH
11 Jul 1860 (aged 79)
Sherman, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
BURIAL
Sherman Cemetery
Sherman, Chautauqua County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Family Members
Parents

Simeon Sperry
1739–1805




Patience Smith Sperry
1745–1819



Spouse

Sybil Sanford Sperry
1782–1862



Siblings

Lois Sperry Hubbell
unknown–1823




Sarah Sperry Perkins
unknown–1861




Simeon Sperry
unknown–1855




Anna Sperry Wooding
1774–1853




Rhoda Sperry Thomson
1778–1828




Enoch K Sperry
1788–1856



Children

Merit Sperry
1806–1863





Lewis Sperry
1813–1854




Henry Willis Sperry
1815–1885