Daniel Sherwood II (1714 - bef. 1782)

Born 21 Nov 1714 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Jerusha (Whitney) Sherwood — married 29 Apr 1736 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died before 13 Apr 1782 before age 67 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Daniel Sherwood II was born on 21 Nov 1714 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, son of Daniel Sherwood I (1686 - 1749) and Ruth (Bradley) Sherwood (~1690 - 1748).

His siblings were:

1. Hannah (Sherwood) Dauchy (1712 - 1754)
2. Abigail (Sherwood) Elias (1716 - )
3. Rebecca Sherwood (1719 - 1719)
4. Nathan Sherwood (1720 - )
5. Ruth (Sherwood) Lobdell (1722 - 1776)
6. Isaac Sherwood (1724 - 1784)
7. John Sherwood (1729 - 1788)
8. Sarah Sherwood (1731 - 1731)

Daniel married Jerusha Whitney (1714 - ) on 29 Apr 1736 in Ridgefield. Their children were:

1. Daniel Sherwood III (1737 - )
2. Ebenezer Sherwood (1739 - 1818)
3. Jerusha (Sherwood) Barlow (1740 - 1823)
4. Henry Sherwood (1741 - 1827)
5. Elizabeth (Sherwood) Lobdell (1744 - 1804)
6. Ruth Sherwood (1746 - 1792)
7. Mary (Sherwood) Foster (1747 - )
8. John Sherwood (1749 - 1790)
9. Sarah Sherwood (1751 - )
10. Richard Sherwood (1754 - ).

Daniel died before 13 Apr 1782 in Ridgefield aged 67.

Sources

• Rockwell, George. The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut (Ridgefield, Conn., 1927) Page 460 & Page 512 & Page 516
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930) Page 557.
• Teller, Daniel. The History of Ridgefield, Conn., From its First Settlement to the Present Time (T. Donovan, Danbury, Conn., 1878) Page 115
• Sherwood, Andrew. Daniel L. Sherwood and His Paternal Ancestors (Ryder Printing Co., Portland, Oregon, 1929) Page 104-

• Daniel Sherwood, husband of Jerusha Whitney, died before "April 13, 1782, at which time his son, Ebenezer, was appointed administrator." The death date of May 17, 1766 is for a different Daniel Sherwood.

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. Ridgefield, Page 102.
• Phoenix, Stephen Whitney. The Whitney Family of Connecticut (Priv. print., New York, 1878) Vol. 1, Page 25.
• Jessup, Harlan R., Abstracts of Land Records: Salem, New York, 1731-1800 , Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Nov 2008) Vol. 51, No. 2, Page 95.
  • Daniel Sherwood of Ridgefield sells two parcels to Stephen Brush of New Fairfield.