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Sarah Sherwood (Seabrook)

Also Known As: "Sarah Seabrook"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: England (United Kingdom)
Death: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Robert Seabrook of Stratford and wife of Robert Seabrook
Wife of Thomas “of Stratford” Sherwood
Mother of Sarah (Sherwood) Wheeler, of Stratford; Elizabeth Sherwood; Mary Tibbals and John Sherwood, of Stratford
Sister of Mary Kimberly and unknown Fairchild

Managed by: Bronwyn Prytherch Graham
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About Sarah Sherwood

Biography

Sarah is named in her husband's will dated 4 June 1657.[1]. The will of her father Robert Seabrook, has been lost but a Stratford deed records property given to his grandchildren including John Wheeler's wife and Samuel Stiles' wife, respectively Sarah and Elizabeth, children of Sarah and Thomas Seabrook.[1].

Children

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  1. Sarah, b. say 1643;[6] died at Woodbury, Connecticut 12 Mar 1703/4;[6][12] married recorded at Stratford, beginning of Dec 1662 John Wheeler.[6][13] Her marriage record names her as daughter of Thomas.[13] Stratford deeds tell us the wife of John Wheeler had land from her grandfather Robert Seabrook.[6]
  2. Elizabeth, b. say 1645;[6] died at Woodbury, 3 June 1719;[6][12] m. recorded at Stratford, Elizabeth dtr. of Thomas m. Samuel Stiles last of December 1664.[6][13] Stratford deeds tell us the wife of Samuel Stiles had land from her grandfather Robert Seabrook.[6]
  3. Mary, b. say 1650;[6] m. 13 July 1670 Josiah Tibbals recorded at Milford.[6][14]
  4. John, b. about 1653;[6] He was four in 1657;[15]%29 died at Stratford 1689;[6] m. Sarah Hurd 23 April 1685 at Stratford.[6][13]
  5. Thomas b. about 1656;[6] was a suckling infant in 1657;[15] He died in 1676. His inventory was dated 6 May 1676[6]

Origins

Children of Robert Seabrook:

  • i. Mary Seabrook was born in Wingrave about 1604. She married William Preston; she married more than once.
  • ii. _____ Seabrook [#537]: She was born in England before 1620, and died between 1653 and 1662.
  • iii. Sarah Seabrook was born in England about 1623. She married Thomas Sherwood of Stratford sometime before 1642. Note that he is not the Thomas Sherwood of Fairfield who is an ancestor in this genealogy.
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Sarah Sherwood's Timeline

1623
1623
England (United Kingdom)
1643
1643
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1650
1650
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1650
1653
February 17, 1653
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut