Thomas Sherwood

Notes:

His son Thomas had received his "portion" and given a discharge for it, but on 9 Nov. 1681 Thomas, Sr., discharged him from his discharge.

[His estate was] Inv. 12 Mar. 1698/9. Adm'n granted to Benjamin and Samuel Sherwood.

Agreement 14 Mar. 1700 between Benjamin, Samuel, and Isaac Sherwood, sons of Thomas dec'd; Benjamin was to pay certain amounts to his sister Phebe Sherwood and to John Bradley towards his wife Hannah's portion. On 11 Mar. 1728/9, Isaac Sherwood of Norwalk, Abigail Ogden, John Bradley, Sr., Joseph Banks, and Benjamin Sherwood, Jr., of Fairfield, quitclaimed to Banjamin Sherwood, Sr., Samuel Sherwood, and Daniel Sherwood, their interest in the Est. of Thomas Sherwood.

Family/Spouse: S.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. T. Sherwood
2. E. Sherwood
3. . Sherwood
4. R. Sherwood
5. M. Sherwood
6. M. Sherwood
7. W. Sherwood

Family/Spouse: S. Hide. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: E.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Ann Turney before 1659. Ann (daughter of Benjamin Turney and Mary Odell) was born on 08 Jan 1636 in Hollingdon Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Abigail Sherwood was born about 1671 in Connecticut; died on 01 May 1744 in Greenfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
2. I. Sherwood
3. Samuel Sherwood was born about 1670 in Connecticut; died in 1725 in Connecticut.
4. R. Sherwood
5. H. Sherwood
6. M. Sherwood
7. B. Sherwood
8. P. Sherwood

Thomas married Sarah Wheeler in 1650 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Wheeler and Ann Halsey) was christened on 10 Aug 1628 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England; died in 1658 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: Apr 1634, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; from England on the Frances
• Will Probated: 1655, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Notes:

Thomas came to Boston in the Frances, April 1634, age 48, with wife Alice, age 47, and children Anna (14), Rose (11), Thomas (10), and Rebecca (9). He came to Wethersfield with the first settlers in 1635; he was a carpenter. On March 25, 1640, he sold his lands to George Wyllys. The family removed to Stamford where they 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 baptized at St. Michael's, London, England, January, 23, 1630.

Thomas's will was dated July 21, 1655, and was proved on October 25, 1655. It mentions children by his former wife, Thomas, Jane, Tarnsen, Margaret, Sarah, Hannah, Rose, and Rebecca; his wife Mary, and children by her, Stephen, Matthew, Mary, Ruth, Abigail, and Isaac.

Fairfield Deeds mention on January 18, 1658 [1658/9] that "John Banks hath married Mary Sherwood the relict."

Thomas's widow Mary married (2) John Banks and died in 1694. Will of Mary Banks was dated January 6, 1693 [1693/4]; it mentions son Stephen Sherwood's daughter Ruth; son Matthew Sherwood's daughter Mary; Hannah "Lumis"; daughter Ruth; sons Stephen, and Isaac. The residue was to go to son Matthew. Ens. Wheeler and James Bennett, Sr., were the overseers. The inventory of the estate was dated March 13, 1693/4.

In a footnote, Jacobus adds: Statements that this Mary (Thomas's second wife) was a Fitch seem to confuse her with her son Matthew's wife who was Mary Fitch.

Note: Originally I had the names Thomas's wives' as Alice Seabrook and Mary Fitch. These names were taken from Descendants of John Page (1614ñ 1687); both surnames are wrong.
Sources:

* Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (reprinted with corrections), Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991 (1930); vol. 1, p.548.
* Brigham, Theda Page, Descendants of John Page (1614ñ 1687) for the Haverhill Historical Society in New Hampshire, 1972, page 10, which cites
o The manuscript copy of Nathan Mead descendants collected and written by Harry Bert Underhill which was placed at the New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, a few years after Mr. Underhill's death in 1944.
Provided by Shiela Brooks, Apr. 2002.
* Jacobus, Donald Lines, The American Genealogist (F.A.S.G., 27:158) [via Joe Sheehan, Apr 2002]
* Pringle, Paul W., Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie, (F.A.S.G., 1973) [via Joe Sheehan, Apr. 2002]
* The surname of Alice Tiler was provided by Gene Chamberlain in September, 2008. He found it in The American Genealogist _____

Birth:
Between 1585 and 1586 england

1586 Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Immigration:
From Ipswitch, Suffolk, England

Thomas married Alice Tiler in 1610 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Alice was born in 1586 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died in Apr 1635 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: Apr 1634, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; from England on the Frances

Notes:

Birth:
1587 ipswich

Other Events:

• Name: Thomas Wheeler
• Will: 16 Jan 1653, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Notes:

Birth:
abt 1591 cranfield
´uª0 - Dan Rogers´/uª

Will:
Jan. 16, 1653-54; inventory Aug. 23, 1654
´uª0 His will mentions sons John and Thomas and brother Thomas Lieutenant.´/uª

Thomas married Ann Halsey on 05 May 1613 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. Ann (daughter of Thomas Halsey and Phebe) was born on 30 May 1591 in Cranfield, Bedford, England; was christened on 30 May 1591 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England; died on 20 Oct 1659 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: Connecticut; from England
• Will Probated: Aug 1659

Notes:

Alt. Death: Oct 1659 Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Will Probated:
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Thomas married Sarah Saltonstall on 21 Dec 1585 in St. Dunstan in the East, London, Middlesex, England. Sarah was christened on 07 Aug 1559 in St. Andrew Undershaft, London, Middlesex, England; died in 1599 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Phebe in 1591 in Bedfordshire, England. Phebe was born about 1566 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]