Daniel SHERWOOD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: son of Daniel and Ruth Sherwood, of Ridgefield, Conn.
• Occupation: A Miller

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"Whitney Genealogy": Jerusha and her husband received her part of her father's estate, L47 11s 1d., old tenor, 5 Feb 1744/5. He bought land in Ridgefield, of his brother, Nathan Sherwood, 18 Mar, 1747. His farm lay in Ridgebury Society, next to the Colony line, and was bounded "east by the brook running through Mopoo's Bog." He sold portions of this land to his sons, Henry, Ebenezer and Daniel, 17 Jan. 1763; ten acres, for L7 each.

Daniel married Jerusha WHITNEY on 29 Apr 1736 in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Jerusha (daughter of Henry WHITNEY and Elizabeth OLMSTEAD) was born on 18 Dec 1714 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]