Daniel Sherwood

     Daniel was born on Wednesday, 21 November 1714 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He was son of Daniel & Ruth Sherwood. Daniel married Jerusha Whitney, daughter of Henry Whitney and Elizabeth Olmsted, on 29 April 1736 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Daniel and Jerusha had children: Daniel [1/21/1737], Ebenezer [1/15/1739-11/17/1818], Jerusha [1740-3/09/1823] [m. Nehemiah Barlow], Henry [11/18/1741-8/22/1827] [m. Lois Lee], Elizabeth [5/05/1744-11/16/1798] [m. 5/340/1764 John Lobdell], Ruth [6/11/1746-8/07/1792], Mary [11/081747], John [12/04/1749-1790] [m. 4/17/1776 Anne Rockwell], Sarah [8/04/1751] & Richard [3/21/1754]. On 29 Apr 1736, the family resided at Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Daniel departed this life before 1771 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.