Ramona and others, Does your Grandmother give any clues of any nature about the dates or states where our SHERWOOD lines may have been located? I think I need another *cuppa*.....<chuckle>. Donna -----Original Message----- From: cherokee6 <cherokee6@bright.net> To: Donna <dhile@bright.net>; KIDDER-L@rootsweb.com <KIDDER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, August 17, 2000 8:14 AM Subject: Re: Hello..New List Mom >Hi Donna and All, >Gramma lists one brother for Sara Sherwood named John Sherwood. >But--in her Kidder Family Notes she lists Sara/Sarah as follows: Sara >Sherwood/Sheridan. Also that Sara was known as Abagail and "Morning >Star". >Gramma wrote out our first family lines in fountain ink Christmas >1940; these she never changed from the original entries. >She began a journal for further family research and these are where I >have found the Sheridan information. >I have searched the web this morning seeking any connection to the >Sheridan or Sherwood families to the Kidder Family; I have been unable >to find any information; but will keep trying. >To complicate the search even more my Great Aunt Cecile Irene Kidder >Daulton told me the Sherwood family adopted Abagail as a child; and >she was of Native American Ancestry but she knew nothing of her Tribal >Lineage. >Thank You, >Ramona in Chillicothe > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Donna <dhile@bright.net> >To: <KIDDER-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 8:41 AM >Subject: Re: Hello..New List Mom > > >| Good morning Ramona and all on the list; >| >| Yes, I do have a SHERWOOD connection with the KIDDER ancestors >| but have not found any specif info on Sarah SHERWOOD, wife of >| Luther KIDDER....in fact I need a death date and location should any >one >| be able to supply this. >| >| I have corresponded with at least (2) KIDDER cousins who have family >| members that say there is no doubt that Sarah SHERWOOD'S Mother, >| "Morning Dawn" was Native American.....possibly of the Seneca as she >| was supposedly born in New York. >| Another cousin says...."Morning Dawn" was also known as >*Abigail*.... >| any comments from any one? >| >| Has anyone found a marriage record for William SHERWOOD and "Morning >| Dawn".....? >| What about siblings for either of these? >| Where and when....did the die? >| >| Thanks >| Donna in SW Ohio