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Sir Thomas Sherwood 1548 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1548

Birth Location: Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 17 Feb 1632

Death Location: Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir England

Mother: Alice Halle

Spouse(s): Dorcas Gillett

Children(s): Thomas Sherwood

Sir Thomas Sherwood II, OF SHERWOOD FOREST IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE was born in 1548 in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Knight John Sherwood, Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England and Alice Anne Halle. Sir Thomas Sherwood II, OF SHERWOOD FOREST IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE married Dorcas Gillett, and had children including Thomas Sherwood. Sir Thomas Sherwood II, OF SHERWOOD FOREST IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE passed away in 1632 in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Sherwood II, OF SHERWOOD FOREST IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE was born in 1548 in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Knight John Sherwood, Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England and Alice Anne Halle.
  • Sir Thomas Sherwood II, OF SHERWOOD FOREST IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE married Dorcas Gillett, and had children including Thomas Sherwood.
  • Sir Thomas Sherwood II, OF SHERWOOD FOREST IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE passed away in 1632 in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Sir Sherwood's Ancestors

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Sir Sherwood
1548 – 1632
Birth Place: Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight John Sherwood, Knight of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England
1514 – 1584
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Anne) Halle
1517 – 1560
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Henry) Sherwood
1489 – 1593
Syleham, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Sherwood
1500 – 1597
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.
Ann (Rosina) Earley
1485 – 1581
East Hoathley, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sherwood's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Sherwood (11 Sep 1548 – 17 Feb 1632) m. Dorcas Gillett (Abt. 1555 – 1622)
  1. 1. Thomas Sherwood (24 Dec 1586 – 25 Oct 1655) m. Alice Seabrook (23 Apr 1587 – 19 Jan 1639)
    1. 1. Thomasine ("Tamsen") Sherwood (10 Apr 1615 – 4 Jan 1685) m. William Belding (26 May 1622 – 27 Mar 1655)
      1. 1. Susanna Belding (1683 – 26 Mar 1707) m. Samuel Hoyt (3 July 1678 – 10 August 1738)
        1. 1. James (Henry) Hoyt (25 May 1708 – 1772) m. Hannah Gould (1715 – 31 Dec 1778)

Sir Sherwood's Timeline

3 Records

1548
11 Sep 1548
Birth of Sir Thomas Sherwood II, OF SHERWOOD FOREST IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
1632
17 Feb 1632
Age 84
Death of Sir Thomas Sherwood II, OF SHERWOOD FOREST IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
1632
17 Feb 1632
Age 84
Death of Sir Thomas Sherwood II, OF SHERWOOD FOREST IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1548
    Event Place: Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1632
    Event Place: Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1632
    Event Place: Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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