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James Sherwood 1645–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 9 Feb 1701

Death Location: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis Sherwood

Mother: Margaret Reeves

Spouse(s): Grace White

Children(s): James Sherwood, Elizabeth Sherwood, Deborah Sherwood

James Sherwood was born in 1645 in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis Sherwood And Margaret Jeanna Reeves. James Sherwood married Grace White, and had children including Deborah Sherwood, Elizabeth Sherwood, James Sherwood. James Sherwood passed away in 1701 in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Sherwood was born in 1645 in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis Sherwood And Margaret Jeanna Reeves.
  • James Sherwood married Grace White, and had children including Deborah Sherwood, Elizabeth Sherwood, James Sherwood.
  • James Sherwood passed away in 1701 in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Sherwood
1609–1646
Birth Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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Margaret Reeves
1610–1651
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Grace White
1660–1740
Birth Location: Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Sherwood
1670–1710
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Sherwood
1668–1726
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Deborah Sherwood
1669–1715
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
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James Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
James Sherwood
1645–1701
Birth Place: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Sherwood
1609–1646
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (Jeanna) Reeves
1610–1651
England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Sherwood or) Sewarde
1548–1632
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Alice Gillett
1565–1622
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Sherwood
1514–1587
Alice Halle
1517–1560
Thomas Fitch
1536–1596
Jane Dove
1518–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hawle
1482–1584
Annie Erley
1485–1601
Robert Guillet
1510–1561

James Sherwood's Descendants

1.
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James Sherwood (1645–9 Feb 1701) m. Grace White (15 October 1660–12 October 1740)
  1. 1. James Sherwood 1670–1710 m. Tempa (Jane) Walton 1680–1720
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Sherwood 1700–1733 m. Wm Gedde 1695–1751
      1. 1. Thomas (Gaddy) Sr 1729–1789 m. Lucy Gaddy 1731–1790
        1. 1. Thomas (Burton Gaddy) Sr 1743–1814 m. Mary (Jane) Millison 1745–1817
        2. 2. Merrium Gaddey 1752–1800
        3. 3. Jeriah Gaddey 1778–
        4. 4. Frances Gaddey 1770–1828
        5. 5. Alley War 1762–
        6. 6. Lucie Brown 1762–
        7. 7. Drusilah Cooper 1762–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Jolley 1762–1788
        9. 9. Ithamar Gaddy 1766–1851
      2. 2. Elizabeth Gaddy 1731–
      3. 3. Joseph Gaddy 1733–1807
      4. 4. Sherwood Gaddy 1725–1803
      5. 5. William Gaddy 1721–1752
      6. 6. Capt. (Thomas) Gaddy 1720–1789
      7. 7. George (E) Gaddy 1727–1785
      8. 8. Mary Gaddy 1723–1785
      9. 9. Anna (Gaddy) Stovall 1731–1785
  2. 2. Elizabeth Sherwood 1668–1726
    1. 1. James (Bartile Symes) Sr. 1700–1774
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sims\Symes 1725–1788
  3. 3. Deborah Sherwood 1669–1715

James Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1645
1645
Birth of James Sherwood in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
1701
9 Feb 1701
Age 56
Death of James Sherwood in Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1701
    Event Place: Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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