Hi, There was a Sherwood family in the Yonkers area that may have been related to your John Sherwood: 1. Thomas Sherwood, b. c1716, Yonkers, NY; tenant farmer, constable, and tax assessor. In 1740 he built the "Sherwood House" at 340 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers, which is now an historic site, open to the public from May to October. He built the house on land leased from Frederick Philipse (a Loyalist who was forced to flee the area). Thomas' son Stephen bought the house and land in 1785 from the Commisioners of Forfeiture, who confiscated and sold the Loyalists' land. Thomas resided in Yonkers, NY, across the street from his brother, Isaac. His son, Stephen, owned this land in 1785. He was elected constable and collector of Yonkers in 1756. Letters of administration on his estate were granted 25 JUL 1791 to his son Jeremiah and Jabez FOWLER, perhaps a son-in-law. 2. Isaac Sherwood, b. c1712, Yonkers, NY. Brother of Thomas, above. He lived on Tuckahoe Rd between Grassy Sprain Rd and Mile Square Rd. He died before 1785. He had sons: Jeremiah, b. c1735; John, b. c1737; Jonathan, b. c1740; Thomas, b. c1748. 3. Jeremiah (son of Isaac, above) m. Abigail BISHOP, dau. of Gershom. Jeremiah was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. In 1785, his widow bought from the Commissioners of Forfeitures a farm of 125 acres between the Bronx River and Scarsdale Rd in Crestwood, supposedly the leasehold of her deceased husband. The land was described as formerly held by Aaron SHERWOOD, poss a son of Jeremiah. A letter from his grandson, John Robert Sherwood to William Lounsbury Sherwood, dated 12/28/1886, says that Jeremiah d. during the Revolutionary War (Sherwood collection, NYPL main branch, 5th Ave and 42nd St, NYC, reel #1). Jeremiah and Abigail had ch: Moses, b. 11 JUL 1761; Elizabeth "Eliza", b. 17 JUL 1762; Jonathan, b. 3 SEP 1767; Bishop, b. 9 MAR 1769. 4. John (son of Isaac, above), b. c1737, Yonkers, NY. Occupation = Weaver. Enlisted in Capt. FOWLER's company of militia out of Capt. John UNDERHILL's company, 20 APR 1757/8, aged 20. Either he or 2nd wife died 1804. Almost certainly the John who appears in the 1790 Census of Yonkerstown, NY, as head of household of 2 males aged 16 or over, 2 males under 16, and 5 females. John m. 1) Mary ____, and had ch: Phebe b. 1766, and Jonathan, b. 1771, supposedly died young. John m. 2) Elizabeth CRAWFORD, and had ch: Elizabeth, Rachel, Isaac b. 1778, Jacob b. c1780, Hester and Martha. 5. Stephen (son of Thomas, above), b. 1740, Yonkers, NY. He moved to Pittstown, Renssselaer Co, NY, by around 1787; wife Nancy, ch: Thomas, Samuel, Stephen, Betsey, Patty and Rachel. 6. Jeremiah (son of Thomas, above), b. c1745, Yonkers, NY. He lived in Yonkers. He m. Ann SMITH, dau. of Caleb. Ch: Caleb, b. 19 JUN 1770; Jeremiah; Thomas; John, b. 14 OCT 1782. Kind Regards, Geoff Geoffrey Sherwood Towaco, NJ, USA demidave@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ 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/.