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Janet Sherwood 1745–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: 1 Mar 1776

Death Location: Westchester, New York, United States

Father: Joseph Junior

Mother: Rachel Sherwood

Spouse(s): Captain Grey

Children(s): Justus Gray, James Grey, Gilbert Gray, Elizabeth Gray, Jocob Gray

Janet Sherwood was born in 1745 in Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Joseph Sherwood Junior And Rachel Turney Mohawk Maiden Sherwood. Janet Sherwood married Captain William Gray Grey, and had children including Elizabeth Gray, Gilbert L Gray, James Grey, Jocob Reeder Gray, Justus Gray. Janet Sherwood passed away in 1776 in Westchester, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Janet Sherwood was born in 1745 in Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Joseph Sherwood Junior And Rachel Turney Mohawk Maiden Sherwood.
  • Janet Sherwood married Captain William Gray Grey, and had children including Elizabeth Gray, Gilbert L Gray, James Grey, Jocob Reeder Gray, Justus Gray.
  • Janet Sherwood passed away in 1776 in Westchester, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Junior
1688–1771
Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
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Rachel Sherwood
1722–1799
Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Captain Grey
1728–1824
Birth Location: Scotland or Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Justus Gray
1766–1843
Birth Location: –
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James Grey
1760–1815
Birth Location: Westchester, New York, United States
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Gilbert Gray
1772–1832
Birth Location: Peakskille Westchester, New York County, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Gray
1772–1861
Birth Location: USA
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Jocob Gray
1771–1850
Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
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Janet Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Janet Sherwood
1745–1776
Birth Place: Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
Joseph Sherwood Junior
1688–1771
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Rachel ((Turney Mohawk Maiden)) Sherwood
1722–1799
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Sherwood
1663–1748
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Bloomer
1663–1742
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
David (Sherwood (7th) GGF)
1673–1723
Virginia, USA
Jane (E.) Mount
1682–
Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sherwood
1659–1765
Rachel James
1655–1709
William Mount
1650–
Margaret Mount
1667–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Wright
1642–1685
Joseph James
1640–1687

Janet Sherwood's Descendants

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Janet Sherwood (1745–1 Mar 1776) m. Captain (William (Gray)) Grey (1728–2 Aug 1824)
  1. 1. Justus Gray 1766–1843
    1. 1. Sophia (Grey) ✔️ 1807–1869 m. Simon Lake 1802–1876 m. George (G) Gray 1805–
      1. 1. Edward Lake 1833–
      2. 2. Matilda (Sarah) Lake 1853–1872
      3. 3. Jane (A) Lake 1845–
      4. 4. Hiram (S) Lake 1842–1922
        1. 1. Colborn (J) Lake 1875–
      5. 5. Justus (G) Lake 1837–
      6. 6. Nicholas Lake 1840–
      7. 7. Simon (Z) Lake 1835–1898
  2. 2. James Grey 1760–1815
  3. 3. Gilbert (L.) Gray 1772–1832
  4. 4. Elizabeth Gray 1772–1861
  5. 5. Jocob (Reeder) Gray 1771–1850

Janet Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Janet Sherwood in Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
1776
1 Mar 1776
Age 31
Death of Janet Sherwood in Westchester, New York, United States
Westchester, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1776
    Event Place: Westchester, New York, United States
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