Jerusha Whitney1
F, b. 18 December 1714
Jerusha was born on Tuesday, 18 December 1714 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.2 She was the daughter of Henry Whitney and Elizabeth Olmsted. Jerusha married Daniel Sherwood on 29 April 1736 in Ridgefield. 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.