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James Sherwood 1745 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA

Father: Daniel Sherwood

Mother: Patie Nicoll

Spouse(s): Ruth Drake

Children(s): Jemima Sherwood

James Sherwood was born in 1745 in Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA, the child of Daniel Sherwood and Patie Nicoll. James Sherwood married Ruth Drake, and had children including Jemima Sherwood. James Sherwood passed away in 1835 in Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • James Sherwood was born in 1745 in Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA, the child of Daniel Sherwood and Patie Nicoll.
  • James Sherwood married Ruth Drake, and had children including Jemima Sherwood.
  • James Sherwood passed away in 1835 in Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Sherwood
1718 – 1800
Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
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Patie Nicoll
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Drake
1748 –
Birth Location: Dutchess, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Jemima Sherwood
1772 – 1837
Birth Location: Dutchess, New York, USA
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James Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
James Sherwood
1745 – 1835
Birth Place: Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA
Parents
Daniel Sherwood
1718 – 1800
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Patie Nicoll
1720 – 1800
New York, United States
Grandparents
Andrew Sherwood
1692 – 1750
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Anne Young
1696 – 1736
Rye, Westchester, New York
John Nicholls
1680 – 1743
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Rebecca Dowden
1682 – 1761
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Sherwood
1641 – 1693
Rebecca Sherwood
1639 – 1694
Robt Young
1653 –
Catherine Leach
1650 –
Alexander Nicoll
1655 – 1734
Elspet Raitie
1655 –
Leonard Dowden
1640 – 1682
Mercy Paddy
1651 – 1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Fitch
1613 – 1694
Leonard Dowden
1628 – 1682
Cuthbury Usher
1632 – 1680

James Sherwood's Descendants

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James Sherwood (1745 – 1835) m. Ruth Drake (1748 – Unknown)
  1. 1. Jemima Sherwood (1772 – 13 February 1837) m. Joseph Adams (9 Nov 1767 – 25 Sep 1844)
    1. 1. Ruth (Woodbury) Adams (February 9, 1795 – 24 November 1873) m. Isaac (W) Shear (June 28, 1792 – May 8, 1846)
      1. 1. Susana Shear (23 Jul 1815 – 13 Sep 1873) m. Royal Mitchell (14 Oct 1805 – 20 Mar 1874)
        1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Mitchell (1837 – 29 Oct 1910) m. Jarvis (Harrison) Thompson (1830 – 07 Jan 1883)

James Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of James Sherwood in Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA
Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA
1835
1835
Age 90
Death of James Sherwood in Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA
Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA
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