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Francis Sherwood 1609 – 1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1609

Birth Location: Nottingham, London or Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1646

Death Location: St Marys, St Mary's or Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonies

Father: Thomas Sherwood

Mother: Alice Gillett

Spouse(s): Margaret Reeves

Children(s): Hugh Sherwood

In 1609, Francis Sherwood entered the world in Nottingham, London or Boston, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas Sherwood and Alice Gillett. Francis Sherwood married Margaret Jeanna Reeves, and had children including Hugh Sherwood. Francis Sherwood passed away in 1646 in St Marys, St Mary's or Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonies.

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Biography

  • In 1609, Francis Sherwood entered the world in Nottingham, London or Boston, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas Sherwood and Alice Gillett.
  • Francis Sherwood married Margaret Jeanna Reeves, and had children including Hugh Sherwood.
  • Francis Sherwood passed away in 1646 in St Marys, St Mary's or Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonies.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sherwood
1548 – 1632
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Alice Gillett
1565 – 1622
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Reeves
1610 – 1651
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Hugh Sherwood
1632 – 1710
Birth Location: London, England
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Francis Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Francis Sherwood
1609 – 1646
Birth Place: Nottingham, London or Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Thomas Sherwood
1548 – 1632
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Alice Gillett
1565 – 1622
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Fitch
1536 – 1596
Bocking, Essex, England
Mary (Isabelle) Muncke
1537 – 1574
Lindsell, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Fitch
1498 – 1559
Margery Humphrey
1515 – 1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Sherwood's Descendants

1.
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Francis Sherwood (24 Dec 1609 – 1646) m. Margaret (Jeanna) Reeves (1610 – Feb 1651)
  1. 1. Hugh Sherwood (1632 – 22 Mar 1710) m. Mary Brooke (1636 – 1707)
    1. 1. John Sherwood (8 Mar 1678 – 13 Feb 1745) m. Penelope Skillington (25 Nov 1696 – 11 Nov 1733) m. Penelope Skillington
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sherwood (1679 – 25 Sep 1729) m. Isaac Sampson (1677 – 1702)
        1. 1. Mary Sampson (1701 – 1770) m. John Green (28 May 1699 – 1764)

Francis Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1609
24 Dec 1609
Birth of Francis Sherwood in Nottingham, London or Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Nottingham, London or Boston, Lincolnshire, England
1646
1646
Age 37
Death of Francis Sherwood in St Marys, St Mary's or Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonies
St Marys, St Mary's or Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonies

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1609
    Event Place: Nottingham, London or Boston, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: St Marys, St Mary's or Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonies
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