Individual Details
Benjamin Sherwood
(1669 - 1737)
See "The history of Fairfield: Fairfield County, CT" by Elizabeth Hubbell Schenck dated 1889 pages 408-409 found at Heritage Quest Online: Benjamin son of Thomas Sherwood and Ann Turney married Sarah ? and died about 1737. Children were: Mindwell b 8 Sept 1696, Mary b 8 Jan 1692/3, Benjamin b 1 Mch 1700/1, Joseph b 21 Nov 1702 and Noah b 8 May 1707.
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Events
| Birth | 1669 | Connecticut, British America |  |  | |
| Marriage | Bef 1692 | Straford, Connecticut, British America - Sarah ? | | | |
| Death | 1737 | Greenfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British America | | | |
| LDS Family Tree ID | LC86-8NZ | ||||
| WikiTree | Sherwood-184 |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah ? ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Sherwood (1692 - 1770) |
| Child | Mindwell Sherwood (1696 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Sherwood II (1700 - 1763) |
| Child | Joseph Sherwood (1702 - 1791) |
| Child | Noah Sherwood (1707 - 1734) |
| Child | Sarah Sherwood ( - 1738) |
| Father | Thomas Sherwood Jr. (1624 - 1697) |
| Mother | Ann Turney (1636 - 1683) |
| Sibling | Mary Sherwood (1661 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Sherwood (1670 - 1725) |
| Sibling | Abigail Sherwood (1671 - 1744) |
| Sibling | Ruth Sherwood ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Sherwood ( - ) |
| Sibling | Isaac Sherwood (1675 - 1748) |
| Sibling | Phebe Sherwood ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
See "History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus Vol 1 page 549-550, film 599305 at the FHC. Benjamin, son of Thomas Sherwood and Ann Turney was born abt 1669.Marriage
See "History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus Vol 1 page 553, film 599305 at the FHC. He married Sarah ?.Marriage year of before 1692 is a guess based on age of children.
Death
See "History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus Vol 1 page 553, film 599305 at the FHC. He died at age 67 or 68 with date not stated. Year of death based on birth year shown on page 550.See "The history of Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT" by Elizabeth Hubbell Schenck, dated 1889, found at Heritage Quest Online, page 408. Benjamin died about 1737.
Endnotes
1. Gene Chamberland (chamberg925@gmail.com), "Third Generation Benjamin Sherwood of Greenfield (1669-1739)," (Second Edition: Janurat 5, 2016): page 3.
2. Gene Chamberlain (chamberg925@gmail.com), "Second Generation Thomas Sherwood (2) of Fairfield," page 5; 31 pages, , my efile: Sherwood 2 Thomas.
3. William Richard Cutter, A.M., Historian of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol II (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911), page 668; digital images, Google Books and Famliy Search, ( : downloaded 14 September 2012.
4. Gene Chamberlain (chamberg925@gmail.com), "Second Generation Thomas Sherwood (2) of Fairfield," page 5; 31 pages, , my efile: Sherwood 2 Thomas.
5. Clarence Almon Torry, Torry's New England Marriages to 1700: vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI) (n.d.), Vol. 2 page 1369; digital images, American Ancestors, ( : accessed .
6. William Richard Cutter, A.M., Historian of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol II (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911), page 668; digital images, Google Books and Famliy Search, ( : downloaded 14 September 2012.
7. Gene Chamberland (chamberg925@gmail.com), "Third Generation Benjamin Sherwood of Greenfield (1669-1739)," (Second Edition: Janurat 5, 2016): page 3.
8. Gene Chamberlain (chamberg925@gmail.com), "Second Generation Thomas Sherwood (2) of Fairfield," page 5; 31 pages, , my efile: Sherwood 2 Thomas.