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Abigail (Darling) Fordice (1688 - 1753)

Abigail Fordice formerly Darling aka Sherwood, McCranny
Born in Jamaica, Long Island, Queens County, New Yorkmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 10 Jan 1708 (to 7 May 1727) in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticutmap
Wife of — married about 1728 [location unknown]
Wife of — married 21 Sep 1741 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 65 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

Abigail Darling of Jamaica, L. I., married Thomas Sherwood, son of John, at Stratford, Connecticut, on 10 Jan. 1708/9.[1]

Thomas Sherwood died in 1727.[1]

She married second McCranny.[1]

She married third on 21 Sept. 1741, James Fordice, of Newtown.[1]

Abigail "Macraney" of Stratford conveyed in 1736 a right from former husband Thomas Sherwood deceased. In 1742, James and Abigail Fordice of Stratford conveyed to son Seth Sherwood. Dower was set 30 May 1753, to Mrs. Fordice from the estate of former husband Dr. Thomas Sherwood.[1][2]

Children of Abigail and Thomas

See Thomas.

Source

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Donald Lines Jacobus. Title: History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volumes 1-3; Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1991. Vol. 1, p.561; Vol. 2. Pt.2 p. 864,5. Available at Ancestry.com. Search Card Catalog by book title.
  2. “Probate Records, v. 9-10, 1741-1755”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9922-6W3S  : 23 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627281, image 579, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 10, 1748-1755, Page 555.
  • Page 128: "Sherwood, Thomas, m. Abigail Darling, of Jemeca, [ ] Vol. LR2, Page 479a."




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