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Abigail Staples 1724–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1724

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1790

Death Location: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States

Father: Thomas Staples

Mother: Deborah Rowland

Spouse(s): John Sherwood

Children(s): Thomas Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood, Asahel Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood

Abigail Staples was born in 1724 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Thomas Canfield Staples And Deborah Rowland. Abigail Staples married John Parrick Sherwood, and had children including Asahel Ashel Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood, Thomas Isaac Sherwood. Abigail Staples passed away in 1790 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Abigail Staples was born in 1724 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Thomas Canfield Staples And Deborah Rowland.
  • Abigail Staples married John Parrick Sherwood, and had children including Asahel Ashel Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood, Thomas Isaac Sherwood.
  • Abigail Staples passed away in 1790 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Staples
1689–1773
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
TS
Deborah Rowland
1703–1774
Birth Location: Fairfield, CT
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Spouses(s)

John Sherwood
1730–1785
Birth Location: Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
JS

Children(s)

Thomas Sherwood
1758–1844
Birth Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
TS
Sarah Sherwood
1755–1829
Birth Location: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
SS
Asahel Sherwood
1755–1810
Birth Location: Newtown, Connecticut
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Sarah Sherwood
1755–1827
Birth Location: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
SS

Abigail Staples's Ancestors

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Abigail Staples
1724–1790
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Canfield Staples
1689–1773
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Deborah Rowland
1703–1774
Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Staples's Descendants

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Abigail Staples (24 Apr 1724–30 Apr 1790) m. John (Parrick) Sherwood (9 Jan 1730–1785)
  1. 1. Thomas (Isaac) Sherwood 1758–1844 m. Endymia (Andamia) Winn 1775–1839
    1. 1. Thomas (Abraham) Sherwood 1799–1861 m. Annie Mitchell 1799–1902
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sherwood 1840–1902
      2. 2. Lavina Sherwood 1830–1906
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Sherwood 1827–1893
      4. 4. Raphael Sherwood 1822–1886 m. Sarah (Jane) Elves 1834–1874
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Sherwood 1861–1905 m. Abraham Bailard 1857–1943
        2. 2. George Sherwood 1853–1915
        3. 3. Adam (E) Sherwood 1862–1927
        4. 4. Alexander Sherwood 1858–1928
        5. 5. Thomas (Abraham Sherwood) II 1855–1928
        6. 6. William (Henry) Sherwood 1850–1929
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Sherwood 1852–1914
      5. 5. Justus (Jacob) Sherwood 1845–1928 m. Ellen Smith 1851–1943
        1. 1. Margeret Sherwood 1872–1954
        2. 2. Elizah Sherwood 1875–1962
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Sherwood 1877–1968
        4. 4. Emily (Amelia) Sherwood 1881–1984
        5. 5. Mary Sherwood 1883–1908
        6. 6. Thomas Sherwood 1886–1928
        7. 7. Stella Sherwood 1891–1977
        8. 8. Nora Sherwood 1894–1986
        9. 9. Emma Sherwood 1871–1881
      6. 6. Ezra (Bartlett) Sherwood 1817–1901
      7. 7. Nelson Sherwood 1838–1907
      8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Sherwood 1842–1904
      9. 9. Susan Sherwood 1833–
    2. 2. Lucinda Sherwood 1794–1854 m. John (Minthorn) Sr. 1769–1859
      1. 1. Theodore Minthorn 1817–1866 m. Mary Wasley 1818–1903
        1. 1. Pennington (H) Minthorn 1856–1940
        2. 2. Agnes (Randall Minthorn) (Miles) 1857–1927
        3. 3. Phoebe (Randall) Minthorn 1854–1922
        4. 4. Anna Minthorn 1845–1930
        5. 5. Ellen Minthorn 1846–1917
        6. 6. Henry (John) Minthorn 1846–1922
        7. 7. Huldah (Randall) Minthorn 1848–1884
      2. 2. Phoebe (Jane) Minthorn 1823–1912 m. Charles (Isaac) Hogan 1825–1929
        1. 1. Linis (Lillian) Hogan 1862–1945
        2. 2. Isaac (Sherwood) Hogan 1860–1899
        3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Hogan 1858–1936
        4. 4. Mary (Ann "Minnie") Hogan 1855–1922
        5. 5. John (J) Hogan 1851–
      3. 3. James Minthorn 1820–1872 m. Eleanor (Margaret) Reeder 1822–1874
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Minthorn 1870–
        2. 2. Norman Minthorn 1850–1939
        3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Minthorn 1848–1932
        4. 4. William (Alvy Minthorn) Sr 1852–1951
        5. 5. John (Wesley) Minthorn 1864–1954
        6. 6. Casford Minthorn 1857–1937
        7. 7. Alonzo Minthorn 1859–1942
        8. 8. Eliza Minthorn 1855–1948 m. Charles (T.) Laurence 1852–1933
        9. 9. Samuel Minthorn 1867–1943
        10. 10. Manchesky ("Jesse") Minthorn 1861–1942
      4. 4. John (Wesley) Minthorn 1812–1901 m. Cordelia (De) Long 1817–1883 m. Margaret McCummins 1849–
        1. 1. Cordelia Minthorne 1856–1860
        2. 2. Abel (Lyman) Minthorne 1851–1949
        3. 3. Eliza (Ann) Minthorn 1850–
        4. 4. Martin (Washington) Minthorne 1847–1924
        5. 5. John (Wesley) Minthorne 1845–1888
        6. 6. Albert Minthorne 1861–1954
      5. 5. Samuel Minthorn 1814–1814
      6. 6. Nancy Minthorn 1816–1845
      7. 7. Justice Minthorn 1832–1894 m. Eliza Boots 1831–1866 m. Sophia (A.) Batchelor 1845–
        1. 1. Sarah (Adelphi) Minthorn 1869–1915
        2. 2. Mary (Edna Minthorn) ## 1874–
        3. 3. George (Boots) Minthorn 1866–1956
        4. 4. Hannah Minthorn 1864–1951
        5. 5. Joseph Minthorn 1861–
      8. 8. Thomas Minthorn 1829–1853
      9. 9. George Minthorn 1813–1845 m. Catherine Johnston 1824–1909
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Minthorn 1844–1919 m. Silas (Lee) Hickey 1844–1914
        2. 2. Samuel Minthorn 1842–1918 m. Julia Thomson 1848–
        3. 3. Phoebe (Catherine) Minthorn 1845–1946 m. William (Marshall) Brown 1836–1927
      10. 10. Isaac (Sherwood) Minthorn 1834–1894 m. Sarah (Ann) Avery 1840–1907
        1. 1. William (B) Minthoin 1871–1949
        2. 2. Edith (M) Minthoin 1872–1949
        3. 3. Ella Minthoin 1868–1905
        4. 4. Almino Minthoin 1867–
        5. 5. Martin (Fraser) Minthorn 1864–1927
        6. 6. Joshua (Wilmont) Minthoin 1863–1943
    3. 3. Theodore (William) Sherwood 1800–1874
  2. 2. Sarah Sherwood 1755–1829 m. Col (Adiel) Sherwood 1749–1824
    1. 1. Rev (Reuben) Sherwood 1795–1856
    2. 2. Thomas (Adiel Sherwood) Attorney 1789–1867
    3. 3. Sally (Sarah Sherwood) (Moss) 1784–1851
    4. 4. Harriet (Sherwood) (Moss) 1783–1846
    5. 5. Reverend (Doctor Adiel) Sherwood 1791–1879
    6. 6. Mary (Sherwood) (Fellows) 1780–1842
  3. 3. Asahel ("Ashel") Sherwood 1755–1810 m. Phoebe Gregory 1751–1835
    1. 1. James Sherwood 1785–1787
    2. 2. Elizabeth Sherwood 1796–1872
    3. 3. Nancy Sherwood 1792–
    4. 4. Henry Sherwood 1790–1854
    5. 5. William Sherwood 1788–1838 m. Chloe Darling 1788–1833
      1. 1. Paulina Sherwood 1827–1827
      2. 2. Charles Sherwood 1824–1900
      3. 3. Seth Sherwood 1822–1872
      4. 4. Bradford (Darling) Sherwood 1814–1880
      5. 5. William (Henry) Sherwood 1812–1835
      6. 6. Eliza (J) Sherwood 1810–1888
      7. 7. Alvira Sherwood 1816–1917
      8. 8. George Sherwood 1819–1895
    6. 6. Abigail Sherwood 1790–1869 m. Joel (B.) Brown 1786–1838
      1. 1. Joel (D) Brown 1820–1888
      2. 2. Hiram Brown 1798–1874
      3. 3. Nancy (M.) Brown 1810–1857
      4. 4. Clarissa Brown 1805–1879
      5. 5. Sarah Brown 1822–1892
      6. 6. Johnathon (Sherwood) Brown 1814–1892
      7. 7. Julia Brown 1801–1845
    7. 7. John (Parrick Sherwood) Judge 1783–1872 m. Margaret Youngs 1786–1868
      1. 1. Sidney Sherwood 1829–1908
      2. 2. Margaret (Louise) Sherwood 1827–1887 m. James (Murdock) Smith 1816–1899
        1. 1. Philip (Sherwood) Smith 1863–1923 m. Mary (Lydia) Cushing 1866–1946
        2. 2. Margaret (L) Smith 1848–1919 m. Robert (Preston) Wilson 1839–1892
      3. 3. Caroline (A) Sherwood 1820–
      4. 4. John (E..) Sherwood 1812–
    8. 8. Mary (Polly) Sherwood 1798–1872 m. James Gilchrist 1784–1867
      1. 1. William (Henry) Gilchrist 1821–1908
      2. 2. Davis Gilchrist 1830–
      3. 3. Andrew Gilchrist 1820–
      4. 4. Ambrose (Brown) Gilchrist 1818–1903
      5. 5. Sheldon (L) Gilchrist 1835–1908
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) Gilchrist 1834–
      7. 7. Charles (W) Gilchrist 1826–1895
      8. 8. John (R) Gilchrist 1827–
      9. 9. Margaret (Anna) Gilchrist 1837–
    9. 9. Rosanna Sherwood 1780–1861
  4. 4. Sarah Sherwood 1755–1827 m. Adiel (Sherwood Lieutenant) Col 1749–1824
    1. 1. Reuben Sherwood 1795–1858
    2. 2. Sarah (Sally) Sherwood 1784–1851
    3. 3. Harriet Sherwood 1783–1846
    4. 4. Adiel Sherwood 1791–1879
    5. 5. Mary ('Polly') Sherwood 1780–1842 m. Silas Fellows 1770–1848
      1. 1. Algernon (Sherwood) Fellows 1818–1893
      2. 2. Emma (Charlotte) Fellows 1821–1907
      3. 3. John (Abiel) Fellows 1810–1890 m. Jennette (Laura) Emory 1823–1881
        1. 1. Adiel (Silas) Fellows 1866–1933
        2. 2. Cornelia ("Cora" A.) Fellows 1862–1871
        3. 3. John (Winfield) Fellows 1860– m. Mabel (J) Jones 1874–1962 m. Lillian Benjamin 1858–1894 m. Jennie Squires 1865–
        4. 4. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" H.) Fellows 1858–1917
        5. 5. Janette ("Nettie" Emma) Fellows 1857–1934 m. Orion (J) Wilcox 1852–1904
        6. 6. Ada (Cleora) Fellows 1853–1932 m. Albert (Burns) Grant 1849–1927
        7. 7. Mary (Rhoda) Fellows 1852–1922 m. John (Duncan) Robertson 1855–1937
        8. 8. Laura (Inez) Fellows 1850–1921 m. William (Horton) Kimball 1843–1920
        9. 9. Emery (A.) Fellows 1846–1850
      4. 4. Emily Fellows 1811–
      5. 5. Annie (E) Fellows 1806–1849
      6. 6. Evalina (Charlotte) Fellows 1808–1897
      7. 7. Mary (L) Fellows 1804–1887
      8. 8. Adiel (S) Fellows 1815–1819
      9. 9. Herman Fellows 1817–1817
      10. 10. Cornelia Fellows 1813–1881
      11. 11. Harriet Fellows 1802–1867
      12. 12. Elizabeth (H.) Fellows 1800–1882
      13. 13. Sarah Fellows 1798–
      14. 14. Erastus Fellows 1796–1796
    6. 6. Thomas (A) Sherwood 1787–1867

Abigail Staples's Timeline

2 Records

1724
24 Apr 1724
Birth of Abigail Staples in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1790
30 Apr 1790
Age 66
Death of Abigail Staples in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1724
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1790
    Event Place: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
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