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Mercy Sherman 1704–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1704

Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Death Date: 26 JUL 1779

Death Location: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Father: David Sherman

Mother: Mercy Wheeler

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Sherwood

Children(s): Samuel Sherwood, David Sherwood, Esther Sherwood, Gurdon Sherwood, Josiah Sherwood, Eunice Sherwood

In 1704, Mercy Sherman entered the world in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, born to David Capt Sherman And Mercy Wheeler. Mercy Sherman married Nathaniel Sherwood, and had children including David Sherwood, Esther Sherwood, Eunice Sherwood, Gurdon Sherwood, Josiah Sherwood, Samuel Capt Sherwood. Mercy Sherman passed away in 1779 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1704, Mercy Sherman entered the world in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, born to David Capt Sherman And Mercy Wheeler.
  • Mercy Sherman married Nathaniel Sherwood, and had children including David Sherwood, Esther Sherwood, Eunice Sherwood, Gurdon Sherwood, Josiah Sherwood, Samuel Capt Sherwood.
  • Mercy Sherman passed away in 1779 in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Sherman
1665–1753
Birth Location: Stratford, CT
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Mercy Wheeler
1670–1745
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Sherwood
1707–1784
Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Children(s)

Samuel Sherwood
1732–1802
Birth Location: –
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David Sherwood
1734–1763
Birth Location: –
DS
Esther Sherwood
1735–1811
Birth Location: –
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Gurdon Sherwood
1738–1772
Birth Location: –
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Josiah Sherwood
1741–
Birth Location: –
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Eunice Sherwood
1744–1816
Birth Location: –
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Mercy Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Sherman
1704–1779
Birth Place: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Parents
David (Capt.) Sherman
1665–1753
Stratford, CT
Mercy Wheeler
1670–1745
Grandparents
Samuel ((Hon.)) Sherman
1618–1710
Dedham, England
Sarah Mitchell
1621–
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Isaac ((Deacon)) Wheeler
1642–1712
Concord, MA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sherman
1579–1641
Joan Makin
1577–
Matthew Mitchell
1590–1645
Susan Butterfield
1602–
Ephraim Wheeler
1618–1670
Ann Turney
–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sherman
1548–1600
Ann Pellette
1553–1584
Tobias Makin
1548–1610
Katherine Unknown
1552–1610
Thomas Wheeler
1561–1634
Rebecca Sayre
1572–1653

Mercy Sherman's Descendants

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Mercy Sherman (1704–26 JUL 1779) m. Nathaniel Sherwood (15 SEP 1707–2 OCT 1784)
  1. 1. Samuel ((Capt.)) Sherwood 1732–1802 m. Ann Nichols 1738–1822
    1. 1. Philemon Sherwood 1762–1838 m. Hepzibah Burr 1766–1848
      1. 1. Ann Sherwood 1790–1864 m. Thomas (Cooke) Wordin 1787–1852
        1. 1. Nathaniel (Sherwood) Wordin 1813–1889 m. Fanny (Augusta) Leavenworth 1812–1892
        2. 2. Lucy Wordin m. Edmund (S.) Hawley
        3. 3. Susan Wordin m. Charles Kelsey
        4. 4. Thomas Wordin 1823–1823
        5. 5. Elmer Wordin 1824–1825
        6. 6. Mary Wordin
        7. 7. Ann (Burr) Wordin 1819–1899
        8. 8. Thomas (Cooke) Wordin 1826–1879
        9. 9. Caroline (W.) Wordin 1821–1900 m. William (W.) Naramore
        10. 10. Elisabeth Wordin 1829–1852
      2. 2. Nathaniel Sherwood 1788–1807
      3. 3. Charles Sherwood 1791–
      4. 4. Lucy Sherwood 1795–1799
      5. 5. Laura Sherwood m. Jessup Banks 1791–1863
    2. 2. Lucy Sherwood m. David Barlow
    3. 3. David Sherwood 1763–1811
  2. 2. David Sherwood 1734–1763 m. Ruth Summers 1741–1789
    1. 1. Drusilla Sherwood m. Isaac Sherwood
  3. 3. Esther Sherwood 1735–1811 m. Silvanus Sterling
  4. 4. Gurdon Sherwood 1738–1772 m. Hannah Hawley
  5. 5. Josiah Sherwood 1741–
    1. 1. Enoch Sherwood 1762–
    2. 2. Abijah Sherwood 1765–
  6. 6. Eunice Sherwood 1744–1816 m. Abijah Sterling

Mercy Sherman's Timeline

3 Records

1704
1704
Birth of Mercy Sherman in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
1704
1704
Birth of Mercy Sherman
None
1779
26 JUL 1779
Age 75
Death of Mercy Sherman in Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1704

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JUL 1779
    Event Place: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
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