Phebe (Purdy) Sherwood (1763 - 1855)

Born 29 Mar 1763 in Westchester, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Nehemiah Sherwood II — married about 1785 in Rye, Westchester, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1855 at age 92 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Phebe Purdy was born Mar 28 1763. She was the daughter of John Purdy & Rebecca Brown ^[1]

Married Nehemiah Sherwood ^[1] II

They were the parents of

1. Elizabeth 'Betsy', , b Jun 1 1787, d Jul 20 1848 ^[2]
2. Jotham,
3. James,
4. John,
5. Abby,
6. Phebe, b 1806, d Nov 10 1849, age 43 ^[3]
7. Nehemiah III

Research Notes

Find A Grave: Memorial #163243402 has Phebe Lyon Sherwood. Previously it had maiden name as Purdy, but it has been changed.^[4]

Abstracts of Greenwich does not have maiden name for Phebe Sherwood ^[3]

Phebe Lyon is also listed as married to Nehemiah Sherwood, but sources are conflicting. Lyon Genealogy has information about Nehemiah and children^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mead Historie: #10 Phebe pg 632
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Lyon: #140 Gilbert Page 79, # 333, pg 114 - 115
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Mead Abstracts pg 154
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 06 October 2019), memorial page for Phebe Lyon Sherwood (29 Mar 1763–14 Apr 1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #163243402, citing Anderson Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by lulu (contributor 47183637) .

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 July 2018, 23:57), entry for Phoebe Purdy(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:273S-37D); contributed by various users.
• Mead, Spencer Percival. Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich (Knickerbocker Press, Greenwich, Conn., 1911) Page 632
• Mead, Spencer Percival. Abstracts of Records and Tombstones of the Town of Greenwich (1913) Page 154
• Lyon, Sidney Elizabeth., ed. Lyon Memorial: Families of Connecticut and New Jersey (William Graham Printing, Co., Detroit, Mich., 1907)
• 1840-1850 US Federal Censuses
• CT Town Death & Burials Index