Hi Kathy, Your Sherwood line just became very intriguing to me. And for a very personal reason. You may be the closest Sherwood relative (or descendant of Sherwoods) that I have ever encountered, and, more importantly, could ever encounter. Your Sherwood line had flummoxed me in the past. I had never been able to connect your Isaac, or others in your line, with any Sherwoods known to me. Until today - when you mentioned Nunda, NY. Nunda is not a teeming metropolis. It has a present-day population of not much more than 1,400 if you include the 'possums and woodchucks. I won't hazard a guess what the population was back in the 1820s, but I'm sure it was small enough that it would be stretching the odds for two "unrelated" (in the immediate sense) Sherwood families to have been there at that early date. Not impossible, but defiant of the odds. My Sherwoods - the family of my G4grandfather, Zadoc Sherwood - happened to be in Nunda in 1820, according to the Federal Census for that year. Zadoc (also spelled "Zadock") is also buried there, in the Oakwood Cemetery. According to the "Centennial History of Nunda, N.Y.: 1808-1908" edited by H. Wells Hand, Rochester Herald Press, 1908, Zadoc lived to be 99 years and 9 months old, when he broke his hip and refused to eat, saying he had lived long enough. The book contains a photo (on p. 223) of one of Zadoc's sons, Granville Sherwood (the first in my family to bear the name. My son, named for my father, David, has Granville as his middle name. From the time of the first Granville (son of Zadoc), b. c1785, until today, a male has borne the name "Granville" as the first or middle name in every generation of my Sherwood family except for my father's. That first Granville Hudson Sherwood, like his father, was very long-lived; he died at age 95. Zadoc had another son, John, which I now feel is probably the father of your Isaac Sherwood. He is most likely the John Sherwood who appears in the 1820 and 1850 (and intervening?) Federal Censuses in Nunda, NY. The John who was a son of Zadoc was born c1791, which jibes with the age "58" that you show for his enumeration in the 1850 Federal Census of Nunda. John died 11 NOV 1863 and, like Zadoc, is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Nunda. Another compelling reason for believing that your John and mine are one and the same is that John, son of Zadoc, married Rachel JONES. And your John was married to a "Rachel." I would be willing to bet that the middle initial of "John J. Sherwood" stands for "Jones". On page 222 of the Nunda Centennial book, it says that John lived on State Street in Nunda Village, and that he married Rachel JONES ("Milliner"), who is also buried in Nunda. The reason I say you may be the closest Sherwood relative that I have is because my Sherwood line is just the slimmest line you could imagine. My two brothers and our sons are the only living male Sherwood descendants of my G3grandfather, Richard Reuben Sherwood (brother to your John, if your John is in fact a son of Zadoc). Reuben (he went by his middle name) had four sons of which only one, David Burton (my G2grandfather) left male progeny. David Burton had one son, Granville Hudson Sherwood III, Bishop of the Springfield, Illinois, Episcopal church. Granville III had one child, my grandfather, Granville Hudson Sherwood IV. And Granville IV had two sons, only one of which - my father, David Scott Sherwood - had male progeny. So any present-day Sherwood descendants of Reuben's siblings - Granville Hudson II, John, Nathan and Harry - would be my closest living Sherwood relatives. It would be very exciting to me if it turns out that your John really is a brother of my G3grandfather, Reuben. Can you tell me some more about your Sherwoods and how you are descended from them? I am particularly interested in all that you know about John the elder, Isaac and John J. Kind Regards, Geoff Geoffrey Sherwood demidave@juno.com Towaco, NJ, USA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Geoff: My 1810 AIS shows Zadoc in Montgomery Co. in the 1810 census. Here is the info: Name: Sherwood, Zedock Year: 1810 County: MONTGOMERY CO. State: NY Page: 079 Is Nunda Montgomery, or Wyoming??? Let me know, and I'll see how many Sherwoods were there in the 1810 and the 1830. I don't have the AIS CD for 1820. Judy Herbert -----Original Message----- From: demidave@juno.com [mailto:demidave@juno.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 11:17 PM To: SHERWOOD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SHERWOOD] John Sherwood, b. c1792, resident of Nunda, Livingston Co, NY, Hi Kathy, Your Sherwood line just became very intriguing to me. And for a very personal reason. You may be the closest Sherwood relative (or descendant of Sherwoods) that I have ever encountered, and, more importantly, could ever encounter. Your Sherwood line had flummoxed me in the past. I had never been able to connect your Isaac, or others in your line, with any Sherwoods known to me. Until today - when you mentioned Nunda, NY. Nunda is not a teeming metropolis. It has a present-day population of not much more than 1,400 if you include the 'possums and woodchucks. I won't hazard a guess what the population was back in the 1820s, but I'm sure it was small enough that it would be stretching the odds for two "unrelated" (in the immediate sense) Sherwood families to have been there at that early date. Not impossible, but defiant of the odds. My Sherwoods - the family of my G4grandfather, Zadoc Sherwood - happened to be in Nunda in 1820, according to the Federal Census for that year. Zadoc (also spelled "Zadock") is also buried there, in the Oakwood Cemetery. According to the "Centennial History of Nunda, N.Y.: 1808-1908" edited by H. Wells Hand, Rochester Herald Press, 1908, Zadoc lived to be 99 years and 9 months old, when he broke his hip and refused to eat, saying he had lived long enough. The book contains a photo (on p. 223) of one of Zadoc's sons, Granville Sherwood (the first in my family to bear the name. My son, named for my father, David, has Granville as his middle name. From the time of the first Granville (son of Zadoc), b. c1785, until today, a male has borne the name "Granville" as the first or middle name in every generation of my Sherwood family except for my father's. That first Granville Hudson Sherwood, like his father, was very long-lived; he died at age 95. Zadoc had another son, John, which I now feel is probably the father of your Isaac Sherwood. He is most likely the John Sherwood who appears in the 1820 and 1850 (and intervening?) Federal Censuses in Nunda, NY. The John who was a son of Zadoc was born c1791, which jibes with the age "58" that you show for his enumeration in the 1850 Federal Census of Nunda. John died 11 NOV 1863 and, like Zadoc, is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Nunda. Another compelling reason for believing that your John and mine are one and the same is that John, son of Zadoc, married Rachel JONES. And your John was married to a "Rachel." I would be willing to bet that the middle initial of "John J. Sherwood" stands for "Jones". On page 222 of the Nunda Centennial book, it says that John lived on State Street in Nunda Village, and that he married Rachel JONES ("Milliner"), who is also buried in Nunda. The reason I say you may be the closest Sherwood relative that I have is because my Sherwood line is just the slimmest line you could imagine. My two brothers and our sons are the only living male Sherwood descendants of my G3grandfather, Richard Reuben Sherwood (brother to your John, if your John is in fact a son of Zadoc). Reuben (he went by his middle name) had four sons of which only one, David Burton (my G2grandfather) left male progeny. David Burton had one son, Granville Hudson Sherwood III, Bishop of the Springfield, Illinois, Episcopal church. Granville III had one child, my grandfather, Granville Hudson Sherwood IV. And Granville IV had two sons, only one of which - my father, David Scott Sherwood - had male progeny. So any present-day Sherwood descendants of Reuben's siblings - Granville Hudson II, John, Nathan and Harry - would be my closest living Sherwood relatives. It would be very exciting to me if it turns out that your John really is a brother of my G3grandfather, Reuben. Can you tell me some more about your Sherwoods and how you are descended from them? I am particularly interested in all that you know about John the elder, Isaac and John J. Kind Regards, Geoff Geoffrey Sherwood demidave@juno.com Towaco, NJ, USA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! 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