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Richard Sherwood 1681–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1681

Birth Location: Lynhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk, VA, USA

Death Date: 1767

Death Location: Princess Anne, VA, USA

Father: James Sherwood

Mother: Grace White

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Richard Sherwood was born in 1681 in Lynhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk, VA, USA, the child of James Sherwood And Grace White. Richard Sherwood passed away in 1767 in Princess Anne, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Sherwood was born in 1681 in Lynhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk, VA, USA, the child of James Sherwood And Grace White.
  • Richard Sherwood passed away in 1767 in Princess Anne, VA, USA.

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Richard Sherwood's Ancestors

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Richard Sherwood
1681–1767
Birth Place: Lynhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk, VA, USA
Parents
James Sherwood
1645–1701
Norfolk County, VA, USA
Grace White
1640–1740
Princess Anne, VA, USA
Grandparents
Peaceable Sherwood
1597–1645
Thurlaston, Blaby District, Leicestershire, ENGLAND
Margaret Baldwin
1593–1645
City of Westminster, Greater London, ENGLAND
John White
1610–1680
Engalnd, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND
Elizabeth (Susan) Ballard
1610–1680
Princess Ann, Lower Norfolk Co., VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sherwood
1565–1644
Margaret Baldwin
1570–1643
Maria Eddy
1589–1641
Henry Ballard
1575–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1517–1631
William Baldwin
1540–1611
Margaret Feneux
1540–1613
William Eddy
1558–1616
Mary Fosten
1568–1611
Humphrey Ballard
1554–1611
Johanna Rey
1555–1613

Richard Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1681
1681
Birth of Richard Sherwood in Lynhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk, VA, USA
Lynhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk, VA, USA
1767
1767
Age 86
Death of Richard Sherwood in Princess Anne, VA, USA
Princess Anne, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1681
    Event Place: Lynhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk, VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Princess Anne, VA, USA

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