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Sarah Sherwood 1641–1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, American Colonies

Death Date: 12 Mar 1703

Death Location: Old Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Sherwood

Mother: Sarah Seabrook

Spouse(s): JOHN WHEELER

Children(s): Mercy Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, Ruth Wheeler, Mary Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler, John Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, Dinah Wheeler

Sarah Sherwood was born in 1641 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, American Colonies, the child of Thomas Sherwood And Sarah Seabrook. Sarah Sherwood married John Wheeler, and had children including Dinah Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, John Wheeler, Mary Wheeler, Mercy Mary Wheeler, Ruth Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler. Sarah Sherwood passed away in 1703 in Old Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Sherwood was born in 1641 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, American Colonies, the child of Thomas Sherwood And Sarah Seabrook.
  • Sarah Sherwood married John Wheeler, and had children including Dinah Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, John Wheeler, Mary Wheeler, Mercy Mary Wheeler, Ruth Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler.
  • Sarah Sherwood passed away in 1703 in Old Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Sherwood
1641–1703
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, American Colonies
Parents
Thomas Sherwood
1624–1697
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Sarah Seabrook
1623–1659
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1656
Nottinghamshire, England
Alice Seabrook
1587–1639
England
Robert Seabrooke
1563–1650
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
ALICE GOODSPEED
1576–1635
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Dorcas GILLETT
1555–1622
Thomas Seabrook
1537–1596
Lady Goodspeed
1539–1564
Nicholas Goodspeed
1529–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gillett
1530–
Mrs. MNU
1530–
Thomas Seabrooke
1505–1546
Ann Goodchild
1513–1546
Lady Goodspeed)
1525–1608
Nicholas Goodspeed
1522–1606

Sarah Sherwood's Descendants

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Sarah Sherwood (1641–12 Mar 1703) m. JOHN WHEELER (16 August 1640–3 Dec 1716)
  1. 1. Mercy (Mary) Wheeler 1670–1743 m. Benjamin Sherman 1662–1742
    1. 1. Eunice Sherman 1700–1762 m. Daniel (St) John* 1699–1761
      1. 1. Rachel (St) John 1725–1761 m. Job Lockwood 1718–1761
        1. 1. Mary Lockwood 1750–1843 m. Isaac Conklin 1736–1814
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wheeler 1669–1706 m. Daniel Comstock 1686–1768
    1. 1. Daniel (Comstock) II 1717–1753 m. Martha Brown 1721–1812
      1. 1. Daniel (Comstock) III 1744–1816 m. Patience Jenckes 1740–1781
        1. 1. William Comstock 1772–1815 m. Winnian Hardin –1818
  3. 3. Ruth Wheeler 1679–1702
  4. 4. Mary Wheeler 1666–1700
  5. 5. Thomas Wheeler 1673–1728
  6. 6. John Wheeler 1684–1727
  7. 7. Elizabeth Wheeler 1657–1699
  8. 8. Elizabeth Wheeler 1657–1769
  9. 9. Dinah Wheeler 1681–1747

Sarah Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1641
1641
Birth of Sarah Sherwood in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, American Colonies
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, American Colonies
1703
12 Mar 1703
Age 62
Death of Sarah Sherwood in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, Colonial America
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, American Colonies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1703
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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