Thomas SHERWOOD

Family/Spouse: Sarah WHEELER. Sarah (daughter of Thomas WHEELER, Sr. and Ann ?) was christened on 10 Aug 1628 in Cranefield co. Bedford, England; died before 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah SHERWOOD
2. Thomas SHERWOOD died in 1699.
3. Isaac SHERWOOD was born in 1704 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 25 Feb 1768 in Williamstown, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

Thomas married Ann TURNEY before 1659. Ann (daughter of Benjamin TURNEY and Mary ODELL) was born about 1637 in Concord, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Benjamin SHERWOOD was born about 1669.
2. Samuel SHERWOOD died between 15 Mar 1724 and 22 Jun 1725.
3. Mary SHERWOOD
4. Hannah SHERWOOD was born about 1668.
5. Ruth SHERWOOD
6. Phebe SHERWOOD
7. Abigail SHERWOOD was born about 1671; died on 01 May 1744 in Greenfield, Connecticut.
8. Isaac SHERWOOD was born in 1675; died in 1748 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Thomas married Elizabeth ? between 1673 and 1683. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah HIDE on 24 Jun 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: 21 Jul 1655, Date of Will
• Fact 1: 25 Oct 1655, Date will was proved

Notes:

"History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield": Sherwood, Thomas - Thomas came to Boston in the "Frances", Apr. 1634, ae. 48, with wife Alice, ae. 47, and children Anna (14), Rose (11), Thomas (10), and rebecca (9). He came to Wethersfield with the first settlers, 1635, was a carpenter, and sold his lands to George Wyllys, 25 Mar. 1640. He removed to Stamford, where he lived until 1648, when he sold to John Holly, and settled in Fairfield. He may have been related to Thomas Morehouse, whose holdings adjoined his in Wethersfield, and who accompanied him in his subsequent migrations.
If the age of the son Thomas was misstated in the ship's list, he could have been the Thomas son of Thomas and Alice bapt. at St. Michael's, London, Eng., 23 Jan. 1630.
Will 21 July 1655, proved 25 Oct. 1655; children by former wife, Thomas, Jane, Tamsen, Margaret, Sarah, Hannah, Rose, Rebecca; wife Mary, and children by her, Stephen, Matthew, Mary, Ruth, Abigail, Isaac.
Fairfield Deeds mention 18 Jan. 1658/9 that "john Banks hath married Mary Sherwood the relict."
His widow Mary m. (2) John Banks and d. in 1694/
Will of Mary Banks, 6 Jan. 1693/4; son Stephen Sherwood's dau. Ruth; son Matthew Sherwood's dau. Mary; Hannah "Lumis"; dau. Ruth; sons Stephen, Isaad; residue to son Mathew; Ens. Wheeler and James Bennett, Sr., overseers. Inv. 13 Mar. 1693/4.

Thomas married Alice SEABROOKEngland. Alice (daughter of Robert SEABROOK and Alice GOODSPEED) was born about 1587 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Family History center records show a birth date of May 8, 1606.