The Inn is named for Roger Sherman whose niece, Martha Sherman, lived in the house from its building in 1783 until 1806. Her father, the Reverend Josiah Sherman was a chaplain during the Revolutionary War.

Roger Sherman (see his portrait at upper left), a lawyer and delegate from Connecticut to the Continental Congress, had the distinction of being the only person to sign all four of these historical American documents:
The Association, &c (1774)
Declaration of Independence (1776)
Articles of Confederation (1777)
Constitution of the United States