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Ruth Sherwood 1643–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 APR 1643

Birth Location: Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 10 SEP 1699

Death Location: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sherwood

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Joshua Holcomb

Children(s): THOMAS HOLCOMB, Joshua Jr., Elizabeth Holcomb

Ruth Sherwood was born in 1643 in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Thomas Sherwood And Mary. Ruth Sherwood married Joshua Holcomb, and had children including Elizabeth Holcomb, Joshua Holcomb Jr, Thomas Holcomb. Ruth Sherwood passed away in 1699 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Sherwood was born in 1643 in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Thomas Sherwood And Mary.
  • Ruth Sherwood married Joshua Holcomb, and had children including Elizabeth Holcomb, Joshua Holcomb Jr, Thomas Holcomb.
  • Ruth Sherwood passed away in 1699 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Sherwood
1643–1699
Birth Place: Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1655
Kettlebaston, Suffolk, England
Mary
–1693
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1548–1632
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Faythe Warren
1552–1622
Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Sherwood's Descendants

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Ruth Sherwood (7 APR 1643–10 SEP 1699) m. Joshua Holcomb (7 APR 1640–1 DEC 1690)
  1. 1. THOMAS HOLCOMB 1666–1730 m. Rebecca Pettibone 1674–1731
  2. 2. Joshua (Holcomb) Jr. 1672– m. Hannah Carrington –1708
    1. 1. Joshua (Holcomb) III 1697–1772 m. Mary Griffin 1699–1781
      1. 1. Joshua (Holcomb) IV –1784 m. Martha Griffin 1733–1798
        1. 1. Martha Holcomb 1756–1846 m. Adonijah (Eli) Ford 1748–1820
  3. 3. Elizabeth Holcomb 1670–1762 m. William (James) Case 1665–1700
    1. 1. James Case 1693–1759 m. Esther Fitlin 1701–1769

Ruth Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1643
7 APR 1643
Birth of Ruth Sherwood in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1699
10 SEP 1699
Age 56
Death of Ruth Sherwood in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 December 2021), Ruth Sherwood Holcomb, ; Burial, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, Granby Cemetery; citing record ID 66031562, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 May 2022), Ruth Sherwood Holcombe, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 54933011, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] FamilySearch FamilyTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 APR 1643
    Event Place: Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 December 2021), Ruth Sherwood Holcomb, ; Burial, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, Granby Cemetery; citing record ID 66031562, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 May 2022), Ruth Sherwood Holcombe, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 54933011, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [5] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620 - 1633," outstanding historical series compiled by Robert Charles Anderson, Vol. 2, Pages 964 - 967 (New England Historic Genealogical Society: Boston, MA, 1995) FHL #974 W2a
    [6] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Article, "Thomas Holcombe's Earlier Posterity," by George E. McCracken (The American Genealogist, Vol. 57, No.2, Pages 65 - 76, April 1981).
    [7] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Birth year: 1637; Birth city: Windsor; Birth state: CT
    [8] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [9] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [10] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [11] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634 - 1635," compiled by Robert Charles Anderson, Vol. 6, Pages 303 - 312 (New England Historic Genealogical Society: Boston, MA, 2009) FHL #974 W2, v.6
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [13] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [14] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1699
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 December 2021), Ruth Sherwood Holcomb, ; Burial, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, Granby Cemetery; citing record ID 66031562, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 May 2022), Ruth Sherwood Holcombe, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 54933011, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [7] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Article, "Thomas Holcombe's Earlier Posterity," by George E. McCracken (The American Genealogist, Vol. 57, No.2, Pages 65 - 76, April 1981).
    [8] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Birth year: 1637; Birth city: Windsor; Birth state: CT
    [9] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [10] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [11] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [12] FamilySearch FamilyTree

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