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Sir John Sherwood 1514–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1514

Birth Location: Shropshire, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 6 Aug 1568

Death Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Sherwood

Mother: Lady (Spaulding)-Sherwood

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Sir, Esdras Sherwood

The story of Sir John Sherwood began in 1514 in Shropshire, Shropshire, England. Sir John Sherwood married Alice Ann Halle, and had children including Esdras Sherwood, Thomas Sherwood Sir. Sir John Sherwood passed away in 1568 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Sherwood began in 1514 in Shropshire, Shropshire, England.
  • Sir John Sherwood married Alice Ann Halle, and had children including Esdras Sherwood, Thomas Sherwood Sir.
  • Sir John Sherwood passed away in 1568 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sherwood
1489–1593
Birth Location: Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Lady (Spaulding)-Sherwood
1500–1524
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Ipswich, Suffolk, England -A county town, abt 10 miles from the River Orwell and the North Sea. Bet 1611-1634 it was a main port of embarkation for puritans leaving for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Sir
1565–1644
Birth Location: East Hendred, Berkshire, England
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Esdras Sherwood
1542–1632
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Sir Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sherwood
1514–1568
Birth Place: Shropshire, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir William Henry Sherwood
1489–1593
Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret de Spalding) (Spaulding)-Sherwood
1500–1524
VERIFIED- Ipswich, Suffolk, England -A county town, abt 10 miles from the River Orwell and the North Sea. Bet 1611-1634 it was a main port of embarkation for puritans leaving for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Grandparents
John (Sherwood (Sir) Knight)
1465–1504
Srafffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Margery) Ransford
1467–1505
Sylhem, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sherwood's Descendants

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Sir (John) Sherwood (8 Jun 1514–6 Aug 1568)
  1. 1. Thomas (Sherwood) Sir 1565–1644 m. Lady (Alice Berkshire) Gunnell 1547–1620
    1. 1. Richard (Sherwood) Sir 1565–1644
      1. 1. Peaceable Sherwood 1597–1645
        1. 1. James Sherwood 1645–1701 m. Grace (White (Known as the Witch of) Pungo) 1640–1733
  2. 2. Esdras Sherwood 1542–1632 m. Dorcas (T. Mrs.) Sherwood 1573–1622
    1. 1. Thomas* Sherwood 1586–1655 m. Alice Tiler 1587–1640 m. Mary ("Wheeler") Fitch 1628–1693
      1. 1. Jane* Sherwood 1636–1685 m. Thomas* Merritt 1634–1725
        1. 1. Elizabeth* Merritt 1683– m. Jonathan* Kniffen 1675–1725
        2. 2. John Merritt 1657–1726 m. Mary Brown 1662–
        3. 3. Samuel Merritt 1672–1722
        4. 4. Alice Merritt 1658–1680
        5. 5. Joseph Merritt 1662–1754
        6. 6. Ephriam Merritt 1664–1718
        7. 7. Jane Merritt 1666–
        8. 8. Isaac Merritt 1668–
        9. 9. Thomas Merritt 1669–1717
        10. 10. Rose Merritt 1674–
        11. 11. Stephen Merritt 1676–
        12. 12. Edward Merritt 1678–
        13. 13. Mathew Merritt 1681–
        14. 14. Joanna Merritt 1672–
        15. 15. Nathan Merritt 1681–
      2. 2. Thomas Sherwood 1624–1687 m. Elizabeth Calder 1643–1695 m. Ann Turney 1636–1683
        1. 1. Isaac Sherwood 1675–
        2. 2. Samuel Sherwood 1664–1725
        3. 3. Benjamin Sherwood 1669–1737 m. Sarah (Mrs.) Sherwood 1668–1730
      3. 3. Stephen Sherwood 1642–1715 m. Rebecca Turney 1639–1694
        1. 1. Stephen Sherwood 1663–1719
        2. 2. Mary Sherwood 1668–1696 m. Daniel Burr 1660–1727
      4. 4. Matthew Sherwood 1643–1715 m. Mary Fitch 1644–1730
        1. 1. Anne Sherwood 1691–1777 m. Caleb Fairchild 1693–1777 m. Joseph Trowbridge 1676–1715
      5. 5. Mary Sherwood 1644–1681 m. Joseph Loomis 1641–1687
      6. 6. Ruth Sherwood 1648–1699
      7. 7. Isaac Sherwood 1647–1758
      8. 8. Abigail Sherwood 1649–1693
      9. 9. Margery Sherwood 1655–
      10. 10. Elizabeth Sherwood 1614–
      11. 11. Thomasin Sherwood 1615–
      12. 12. Margaret Sherwood 1616–
      13. 13. Sarah Sherwood 1618–1702
      14. 14. Hannah Sherwood 1620–
      15. 15. Rose Sherwood 1623–1699
      16. 16. Rebecca Sherwood 1625–1704

Sir Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1514
8 Jun 1514
Birth of Sir John Sherwood in Shropshire, Shropshire, England
Shropshire, Shropshire, England
1568
6 Aug 1568
Age 54
Death of Sir John Sherwood in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1514
    Event Place: Shropshire, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1568
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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