Individual Details
Lyman Sherwood
(8 Dec 1781 - 1 Jun 1877)
See "History of Putnam Co., NY" by William S. Pelletreau dated 1886, pages 442 and 452 at Heritage Quest Online showing that Lyman Sherwood purchased his father's farm from the other heirs containing 31 acres. The farm is located in the Town of Southeast, Putnam Co., NY, one quarter of a mile south of the Sears burying ground at Doansbury, being on the north side of the line between Lot 8 and 9 of the Philipse Patent. He also purchased the Penney farm near by sold to him by Frederick Philipse, 2 Dec 1815 containing 31 acres. The farm was also owned the Penney family.
From "Dutchess County, NY Probate Records " by Arthur C.M. Kelley (Rhinebeck, NY: Kinship, 1997) page 77 that Jehiel Sherwood died intestate and the court named his son Lyman as administrator of the estate (see letter from the NEHGS dated 6 Nov 2007).
See film 599306 page 851 "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield", Vol II by Donald Jacobus at the FHC and the Ancestral File.
DAR member 74380 Mrs. Ida L. Hollingworth Fitchard in her application dated 2 Aug 1909 shows his wife as Betsey (Miner or Mirser ?).
Ancestral File supplied birth date and place, death date, wife and marriage date.
From "Dutchess County, NY Probate Records " by Arthur C.M. Kelley (Rhinebeck, NY: Kinship, 1997) page 77 that Jehiel Sherwood died intestate and the court named his son Lyman as administrator of the estate (see letter from the NEHGS dated 6 Nov 2007).
See film 599306 page 851 "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield", Vol II by Donald Jacobus at the FHC and the Ancestral File.
DAR member 74380 Mrs. Ida L. Hollingworth Fitchard in her application dated 2 Aug 1909 shows his wife as Betsey (Miner or Mirser ?).
Ancestral File supplied birth date and place, death date, wife and marriage date.
Events
| Birth | 8 Dec 1781 | Greenfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States | |||
| Baptism | 23 Dec 1781 | Greenfield Hill (Congregational) Ch., Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Nov 1807 | Living | |||
| Census (family) | 1810 | Southeast, Dutchess, New York, United States - Living |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1820 | Southeast, Putnam, New York, United States - Living | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Southeast, Putnam, New York, United States | | ||
| Census | 1870 | Southeast, Putnam, New York, United States | | ||
| Death | 1 Jun 1877 |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | Jehiel Sherwood (1739 - 1807) |
| Mother | Sarah Squire (1747 - 1793) |
| Sibling | Squire Sherwood (1764 - ) |
| Sibling | Jehiel Sherwood Jr. (1766 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Sherwood (1768 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Lyman Sherwood (1770 - 1781) |
| Sibling | Charity Sherwood (1772 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Stephen Sherwood (1775 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Abigail Sherwood (1777 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Hezekiah Sherwood (1777 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Mehitabel S. "Mabel" Sherwood (1779 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Betsey Sherwood (1784 - ) |
| Sibling | William Sherwood (1786 - 1871) |
Notes
Census (family)
1810 census for Southeast, Dutchess Co., NY, show him age 26-44 (he is 29) with 4 children under age 15, one female age 16-25 (wife Betsey) and one female age 45+ (his mother ?).Census (family)
1820 census fro Southeast, Putnam Co., NY, shows him age 26-44 (he is 39) with 6 children and a female age 26-44 (wife Betsey).Census
1860 census for Southeast, Putnam Co., NY, shows him age 78, born in CT, living with other Sherwoods in the home.Census
1870 census for Southeast, Putnam Co., NY, shows him age 88, born in CT, living with and nest to other Sherwoods.Endnotes
1. Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the families of Old fairfield: Vol. II (New Haven, Connecticut: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1930-32, ), page 851; film 599306 (Salt Lake City: LDS, ), .