Nathan
Sherwood
Born in Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Lemuel Sherwood
and Ann (Wheeler) Sherwood
Brother of
Matthew Sherwood [half], Hannah Sherwood [half], Andrew Sherwood [half], Anna (Sherwood) Brooks [half], Abiah (Sherwood) Middlebrook [half], Mehitabel (Sherwood) Hubbell [half], Experience Sherwood [half], Samuel Sherwood [half] and Hannah Sherwood [half]
Husband of
Ann (Pettit) Sherwood
— married
1728 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Matthew Sherwood, Anne (Sherwood) Dibble, Elizabeth (Sherwood) Mead, Abigail Sherwood, Mary Sherwood, Jonathan Sherwood, Hannah (Sherwood) Loder, Sarah Sherwood, Rachel (Sherwood) Dixon, Bethia Sherwood and Lemuel Sherwood
Died
at about age 56
in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Oct 2018
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Biography
Nathan was born in 1703. He passed away in 1759.
From History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield[1]
- "The manuscript Sherwood Genealogy suggests that Nathan of Stamford was son of Lemuel by his first wife. Proof of this has not been found. Nathan had no deeds at Fairfield. His first purchase at Stamford, 28 Jul 1727, calls him of Fairfield. He m. by 1730 Ann Pettit, dau of John, b 27 Apr 1708. They had eleven children recorded at Stamford, two of who were named Matthew and Lemuel, name that occur in this brand of the family.
Sources
- Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930)
- Year: 1790; Census Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 296; Image: 302; Family History Library Film: 0568141
- Year: 1800; Census Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Series: M32; Roll: 1; Page: 228; Image: 124; Family History Library Film: 205618
- Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
- Source number: 547.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BS
- U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department
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