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Capt. Matthew Sherwood 1643–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1643

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 Oct 1715

Death Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Sr.

Mother: Mary Fitch

Spouse(s): Mary Fitch

Children(s): Anne Sherwood, Mary Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood, John Sherwood, Anne SHERWOOD, Isaac Sherwood, Lemuel Sherwood, Samuel Sherwood, Joseph Bradford

Capt. Matthew Sherwood was born in 1643 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Sherwood Sr And Mary Fitch. Capt. Matthew Sherwood married Mary Fitch, Mary Morehouse, and had children including Anne Sherwood, Isaac Sherwood, John Sherwood, Joseph Bradford, Lemuel Sherwood, Mary Sherwood, Samuel Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood. Capt. Matthew Sherwood passed away in 1715 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Matthew Sherwood was born in 1643 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Sherwood Sr And Mary Fitch.
  • Capt. Matthew Sherwood married Mary Fitch, Mary Morehouse, and had children including Anne Sherwood, Isaac Sherwood, John Sherwood, Joseph Bradford, Lemuel Sherwood, Mary Sherwood, Samuel Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood.
  • Capt. Matthew Sherwood passed away in 1715 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr.
1586–1655
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Mary Fitch
1619–1693
Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fitch
1643–1730
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
MF

Children(s)

Anne Sherwood
1692–1777
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
AS
Mary Sherwood
1665–1752
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
MS
Sarah Sherwood
1676–1743
Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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John Sherwood
1678–
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JS
Anne SHERWOOD
1680–
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
AS
Isaac Sherwood
1683–1743
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
IS
Lemuel Sherwood
1687–1732
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Sherwood
1680–1732
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Joseph Bradford
1675–1747
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
JB

Capt. Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Sherwood
1643–1715
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Sherwood Sr.
1586–1655
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Mary Fitch
1619–1693
Bocking, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Fitch) Sr.
1590–1632
Bocking, Essex, England
Anne Reeve
1592–1686
Gosfield, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
George Fitch
1556–1605
Johanna Thurgood
1553–1600
John Reve
1565–1620
Mary Brock
1566–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Fitch
1500–1558
Margery Humphrey
1515–1579

Capt. Sherwood's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (Matthew) Sherwood (1643–26 Oct 1715) m. Mary Fitch (20 Sep 1643–1730)
  1. 1. Anne Sherwood 1692–1777 m. Caleb Fairchild 1693–1777 m. Joseph Trowbridge 1676–1715
    1. 1. Ezra Fairchild 1734–1777 m. Priscilla Burt 1739–1825
      1. 1. Sharod Fairchild 1764–1786
      2. 2. Mary (Polly) Fairchild 1770–1771
      3. 3. Eunice Fairchild 1767–1794 m. Joseph Godden 1766–1830
        1. 1. Elizabeth Godden 1791–1870
        2. 2. Robert Godden 1803–1862 m. Maria (Celia) Conway 1804–1848
        3. 3. Henry (Fritz) Godden 1809–
      4. 4. Ebenezer ("Boss") Fairchild 1776–1869 m. Phoebe Vance 1778–1868
        1. 1. Ezra Fairchild 1799–1854
        2. 2. Rev. (Elias Riggs) Fairchild 1801–1878 m. Matilda (Mc) Gowan 1804–1892 m. Hannah Hudson 1800–1825
        3. 3. Phoebe Fairchild 1804– m. Elias (O.) Woodhull –1853
      5. 5. Rhoda Fairchild 1755–1841 m. Edward (McMasters) (McMaster) 1740–1833
        1. 1. Robert McMasters 1796–1864 m. Anna Campbell 1795–1867
        2. 2. Ebenezer McMasters 1778–1873 m. Elizabeth (Kennedy) (Canady) 1782–1861
        3. 3. John McMasters 1780–1819
        4. 4. Jane McMasters 1782–1854 m. William Diggin 1780–1864
        5. 5. Richard McMasters 1788–1789
        6. 6. Sarah McMasters 1793–1793
        7. 7. William (George) McMasters 1794–1866 m. Anna Price 1793–1875
        8. 8. Robert McMasters 1786–1790
        9. 9. Mary McMasters 1790–1885 m. John Williams 1788–1876
      6. 6. Abigail Fairchild 1768–1770
    2. 2. Hezekiah Fairchild 1717–1816
    3. 3. Matthew Fairchild 1721–1790 m. Sarah Freeman 1724–1756 m. Rebecca Lyon 1726–1799
      1. 1. Caleb Fairchild 1743–1807
      2. 2. Ruth Fairchild 1744–1805
      3. 3. Ann Fairchild 1746–
      4. 4. Sarah Fairchild 1747–
      5. 5. Stephen Fairchild 1749–
      6. 6. Jonathan Fairchild 1751–1813
      7. 7. Asher Fairchild 1751–1781
      8. 8. Theodosia Fairchild 1755–
      9. 9. Rebecca Fairchild 1756–1846
      10. 10. Mehitable Fairchild 1762–
    4. 4. Sarah Fairchild 1722–1804
    5. 5. Samuel Fairchild 1726–1778
    6. 6. Ebenezer Fairchild 1730–1806
    7. 7. Mehitable (Mable) Fairchild 1732–1795
    8. 8. Joseph Fairchild 1724–1804
    9. 9. Sarah (I) Fairchild 1719–1722
    10. 10. Caleb Fairchild 1723–1806 m. Phebe Gard 1744–1817
      1. 1. Mary Fairchild 1770–1833
    11. 11. David Trowbridge 1709–1768
    12. 12. Matthew Trowbridge 1709–1709
    13. 13. Sarah Trowbridge 1711–
    14. 14. Anne (B) Trowbridge 1713–1783
    15. 15. Gershom Fairchild 1730–1778
    16. 16. Abner Fairchild 1736–1815
    17. 17. David Fairchild 1718–
  2. 2. Mary Sherwood 1665–1752
  3. 3. Sarah Sherwood 1676–1743
  4. 4. John Sherwood 1678–
  5. 5. Anne SHERWOOD 1680–
  6. 6. Isaac Sherwood 1683–1743
  7. 7. Lemuel Sherwood 1687–1732
  8. 8. Samuel Sherwood 1680–1732
  9. 9. Joseph Bradford 1675–1747 m. Anne Fitch 1675–1715
    1. 1. Ann Dimmick 1699–1788
    2. 2. Irene Bradford 1715–1785
      1. 1. Solomon Janes 1748–1812
        1. 1. Nathan Janes 1781–1869

Capt. Sherwood's Timeline

6 Records

1643
1643
Birth of Capt. Matthew Sherwood in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1643
1643
Birth of Capt. Matthew Sherwood in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1668
1668
Age 25
Capt. Matthew Sherwood was married in Windsor, Hartford, CT
Windsor, Hartford, CT
1697
8 Feb 1697
Age 54
Capt. Matthew Sherwood resided here in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
1715
26 Oct 1715
Age 72
Death of Capt. Matthew Sherwood in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1715
26 Oct 1715
Age 72
Death of Capt. Matthew Sherwood in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1643; Birth city: Concord; Birth state: MA.
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1643; Birth city: Fairfield Fairfield Co; Birth state: CT.
    [8] Family Data Collection - Births
    [9] Millennium File
    [10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1629.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SLR.
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, CT
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1643; Birth city: Concord; Birth state: MA.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1697
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Aulls-Bryan and Allied Families

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1715
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1643; Birth city: Concord; Birth state: MA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1643; Birth city: Fairfield Fairfield Co; Birth state: CT.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [7] Millennium File
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1715
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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