Daniel Sherwood I (1686 - 1749)

Born 22 Nov 1686 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Bradley) Sherwood — married about 1711 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 28 Aug 1749 at age 62 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Daniel Sherwood I was born on 22 Nov 1686 in Fairfield, Fairfield, son of Isaac Sherwood Sr (~1651 - >1733) and Elizabeth (Jackson) Sherwood (1662 - 1727).

His siblings were:

1. Thomas Sherwood (1674 - 1756)
2. David Sherwood (~1676 - 1759)
3. Elizabeth (Sherwood) Sanford (1676 - ~1747)
4. Abigail (Sherwood) Pike (~1679 - 1735)
5. Isaac Sherwood Jr (~1684 - 1768)
6. John Sherwood (1690 - 1726)

Daniel married Ruth Bradley (1690 - 1748) in 1711 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Their children were:

1. Hannah (Sherwood) Dauchy
2. Daniel Sherwood II
3. Abigail (Sherwood) Elias
4. Rebecca Sherwood Died young^[1]
5. Nathan Sherwood
6. Ruth (Sherwood) Lobdell
7. Isaac Sherwood
8. John Sherwood
9. Sarah Sherwood.

Daniel settled in Ridgefield, Connecticut by 1712 where he was a miller as reported in the "The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut"'.

"The first miller was Daniel Sherwood, and on the 30th day of January, 1716, he agreed with the proprietors to build and operate a grist mill. This agreement is of considerable length, and was known as the Mill Covenant. The agreement was entered into with Mr. Sherwood by the proprietors, and he was granted one twenty-ninth part of the purchased lands."^[2]

Daniel died on 28 Aug 1749 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, aged 62. He is buried in Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield.

His will was probated on 19 Aug 1749 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He mentioned four sons Daniel (eldest son), Nathan, Isaac, and John, and three daughters Hannah, Abigail, and Ruth Lobdell. Other names mentioned in this will were: Benjamin Stebbins, Thomas Hawley, Nathan Hawly, Capt. Richard Olmsted, Samuel Olmsted. It was Signed and Sealed in the presence of Caleb Lobdell, Ebenezer Smith, and Samuel Isaacs.^[3]

His inventory was completed on 7 October 1749 in Ridgefield and recorded at Danbury.^[4]

Research Notes

Per Geoffrey Sherwood in an email to Bill Longman, 07-04-98: "Daniel Sherwood was a miller and carpenter. In 1712 he moved inland from Fairfield to become Ridgefield's 29th and last original proprietor, and first miller. In 1716 he built a mill at Mamanasco Lake, Ridgefield (there is a "Mill Covenant", dated 30 Jan 1716 or 17, between Daniel and the proprietors of Ridgefield; after he died, his son, Daniel, Jr., took over responsibility for the mill, and the covenant remained in effect until 1779). He is listed as a taxable resident of Ridgefield in 1746, as was his son Daniel, Jr. Daniel, Sr's home lot was just N of Benjamin Burt's (for those of you with access to early plat maps). Daniel's will was dated 19 Aug 1749, and was offered for probate on 2 Oct 1749, at Danbury, CT. (Danbury Probate Records, Vol. 1, p. 34)."

Sources

1. ↑ [1] "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield", Vol.I, p. 557-558
2. ↑ The history of Ridgefield, Connecticut, p. 27. A copy of the covenant is included as well as a copy of Daniel's will.
3. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TNDY : 14 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 26, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1739-1767, Pages 34-35.
4. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TNZ5 : 14 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 33, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1739-1767, Pages 48-49.

• http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/ridgefield_ct_vrs.htm Records of Vital Statistics of Ridgefield
• History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volumes 1-3; by Donald Lines Jacobus, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1991. Available at Ancestry.com. Search Card Catalog by book title. Also available online History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. 1, pg. 557-558
• Rockwell, George. The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut (Ridgefield, Conn., 1927) Page 27-30 & Page 406 & Page 519.
• Records of Vital Statistics of Ridgefield, Conn.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #40633518
• Teller, Daniel. The History of Ridgefield, Conn., From its First Settlement to the Present Time (T. Donovan, Danbury, Conn., 1878) Page 18-25 & Page 115
• Sherwood, Andrew. Daniel L. Sherwood and His Paternal Ancestors (Ryder Printing Co., Portland, Oregon, 1929) Page 94: A complete copy of his will.