Son of Samuel II & Jane (Burr) Sherwood, born 10 Feb 1730 in Fairfield, Connecticut. [1]
He married Rachel Hyde (1786-1811) in CT - parents of Huldah, Sarah, Eunice & Samuel B.
Samuel Sherwood is honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for patriotic service as a minister. [2]
He graduated Yale in 1749, and then moved to New Jersey to become a tutor at his uncle's college (Rev. Aaron Burr, the President of the College of New Jersey, later Princeton). He then returned to Connecticut to become pastor at Stratfield parish (now Bridgeport), then at Kensington, then Norfield. He died (May 25, 1783) in Norfield leaving a substantial estate, including two slaves. [3]
Burial
Coley Cemetery, Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut (Find A Grave)
The estate distribution was set out to his widow, Rachel, Samuel Burr Sherwood, Huldah, and Eunice.[4]
On 4 April 1785, some property in Susquehanna was ordered to be divided among the widow, Samuel B. Sherman, Huldah, and Eunice.[5]
Family
Samuel and Rachel (Hyde) Sherwood's children, b. in Fairfield, Conn, included:
His inventory was recorded on 15 December 1783 in Fairfield.[7]
Sources
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74T-VBX : 11 February 2018), Samuell Sherwood, 10 Feb 1730; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 28, 2018), "Record of Samuel Sherwood", Ancestor # A103580.
Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Genealogical Publishing Company, Vol. 2, page 452
"Samuel Sherwood, A.M., b. Fairfield, Ct., Feb. 10, 1729/30, son of Capt. Dea. Samuel and Jane (Burr) Sherwrood; Y. C., 1749, A.B., A.M.; A.M., Princeton, 1755; Ord. Weston, Ct., (Northfield), Aug. 17, 1757, as the first minister; sett. Weston, Ct., 1757-1783; d. Weston, Ct., May 25, 1783, a. 54."
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