Born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Walker
and Ruth (Wilcoxson) Walker
Sister of
Sarah (Walker) Hawley, Abigail (Walker) Nichols, Joanna (Walker) Beard, Robert Walker, Ruth Walker, Phebe (Walker) Bliss, James Walker and Eunice (Walker) Wells
Wife of
John Sherwood
— married
14 Jun 1733 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Sherwood) Staples, Ruth Sherwood, Ebenezer Sherwood, John Sherwood, Mary (Sherwood) Seeley, Elizabeth (Sherwood) Staples, Stephen Sherwood, Rebecca (Sherwood) Adams, Anna (Sherwood) Wakeman and Samuel Sherwood
Died
at age 57
in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Mar 2015
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Biography
Daughter of Robert & Ruth Wilcoxson Walker
She married Capt. John Sherwood in Fairfield, CT - parents of Ruth, Ebenezer & Mary
In 1750, she is mentioned in her sister's will.[1]
She is buried at Old Stratfield Cem, Stratfield, Fairfield, CT
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 9-10, 1741-1755”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9922-675T : 20 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627281, image 356, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 10, 1748-1755, Page 110-111.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #13950556
- Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume I. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut) page 557
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=glencoe&id=I57999
- Orcutt, Samuel. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, Conn., 1886) Page 577
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
James Poirier
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Hank Millard :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal HEN72056ae3, Ancestry member hankmillard18, FTDNA kit #954277
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~0.39%
Cheryl (Messenger) Cantrell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A268618 [compare]
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~0.39%
Cindi Bonney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HD5059756 [compare], Ancestry member Cindi_McNabb
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