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Samuel Sherwood III (1730 - 1783)

Rev. Samuel Sherwood III
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colonymap
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Husband of — married 6 Jun 1754 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticutmap
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Died at age 53 in Norfield, Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

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:
  1. Huldah, b. 04 May 1755 [6]

Probate

His inventory was recorded on 15 December 1783 in Fairfield.[7]

Sources

  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. Farnham
  4. “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-YK54  : 8 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 246-249, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 23, 1785-1788, Pages 17-23.
  5. “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-YKPL : 8 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 245, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 23, 1785-1788, Pages 14.
  6. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WG-HM1 : 11 February 2018), Samuell Sherwood in entry for Huldah Sherwood, 04 May 1755; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  7. “Probate Records, v. 21-23, 1781-1847”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-YKY7  : 8 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627288, image 177-179, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 22, 1782-1785, Pages 380-384.




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