In a message dated 4/22/02 11:19:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, forestdale@juno.com writes: > > Daniel Sherwood was a witness to a will of Jonathan Knapp in Wantage Twp., > Sussex Co., NJ on Feb. 8, 1779. Does anyone know more about this Daniel. > Did he come from Fairfield, CT? I recently was researching in the Luzerne > County Court House, PA looking for Samuel Sherwood. I didn't find any will > recorded but he was involved in several deeds. The best information I found > was that he came from Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., NJ. That helps to narrow > down the search in NJ. His first deed was from John and Mary Schwartz on > Feb. 21, 1827. It bordered Philip Swartz land on Cobb road, Isaac Sherwood, > and Asa Hamlins. His second deed is on Mar. 10, 1827 and it again states he > was from Wantage. He was granted the land from Isaac and Hannah Sherwood of > Providence Twp. This is probably the Isaac married to Hannah Adams and may > mean there is a close relationship between them. The land he purchased was > near Philip & John Swartz and Henry Sivelly was to retain some of the land. > Isaac had obt! > ained the land from Michael and Barbara Swartz in 1825. Nancy, Samuel's > wife, does appear as his spouse on some deeds but no maiden name is given. > Another good piece of information is that Samuel Sherwood, Jr. (son of > Samuel from Wantage Twp.) and wife Maryette was involved in some deeds. She > had some separate deed purchases and on one it stated her name as Maryette > Sherwood (late Stevens). On death certificates of Samuel and Marietta's > children there is confusion over Maryette's last name. Some list her as > Maryette Steven and one with Secord. One more gives her name as Julia > Stevens. None listed her as Maryette Clymer which some researchers believe > to be her last name. One thing about the parenthesis with late Stevens > sometimes refers to a person who was previously married to a Stevens. Could > it be possible that Samuel was her second husband? Maybe her maiden name is > Secor/Secord or Clymer. The Secors/Clymers/Stevens all lived in that > generally area of Jefferson and Madison! > Twp. They are all interdeeded in the Luzerne County Deed Indexes but I did > not have time to look all of them up to figure out an real connections. > There is alot more work to be done in Luzerne and Lackawanna County. I was > disappointed that there wasn't a will. Maybe it is in Lack. Co. Samuel > appears to be quite wealthy in all his purchases and on the census. He > should have a huge tombstone and a big will and accounts records!! > > > > > It appears almost a certainty that we are looking at the same Samuel & Nancy Sherwood. Here are my notes on Samuel: Samuel & Nancy are my 4th great grandparents. +++++++++++++++++++ Samuel Sherwood was one of 135 men to sign the petition, February 5, 1794, to establish Onandaga County from Herkimer County. Land transaction records show that Samuel Sherwood owned land in Manlius, Onondaga County, NY as early as 1794. In that year he sold land in lot 89 to E. Stilwill. (1CR,136). In 1801 Samuel & Nancy Sherwood sold land from lot 89 to S. Sherman (A, 453); they also sold from lot 84, Pompey in 1803 to B. Lervis, Jr.(C, 103) ; and Samuel sold, in 1810, land from lot 89 to C. Mosely. (I, 624) These Census results show at least two Samuel Sherwoods in Onandaga County: Sherwood, Samuel NY ONONDAGA CO. 124 1800 11010-0101000 Sherwood, Samuel NY ONONDAGA CO. 017 1810 00201-01111 Sherwood, Samuel NY ONONDAGA CO. CAMILLUS 142 1820 Sherwood, Samuel B. NY ONONDAGA CO. OTISCO 117 1820 Sherwood, Samuel NY ONONDAGA CO. MANLIUS 401 1830 Sherwood, Samuel B. NY ONONDAGA CO. OTISCO 332 1830 Sherwood, Samuel NY ONONDAGA CO. LAFAYETTE 231 1840 Sherwood, Samuel NY ONONDAGA CO. FABIUS 126 1850 ********************** In Pennsylvania we find Shermarr, Samuel PA LUZERNE CO. PROVIDENCE 108 1810 Sherrow, Samuel PA LUZERNE CO. BLAKELEY TWP 215 1820 Sherwood, Samuel PA LUZERNE CO. PROVIDENCE TWP 421 1830 Sherwood, Samuel PA LUZERNE CO. JEFFERSON TWP 003 1840 Sherwood, Samuel PA LUZERNE CO. PROVIDENCE TWP 098 1840 Thus far we have been unsuccessful in determining much else about Samuel and his wife Nancy. In the Virkus Compendium of American Genealogy (VOL V;P 672) only his name is given. From the Nicholas Knapp Genealogy we learn that his wife's name is Nancy. We believe it is he who is listed in the 1850 Census for Providence, in Luzerne County, PA as follows: [FHL FILM #444761; p.279] Samuel Sherwood AGE 86,NO OCCUPATION; REAL ESTATE = $15,000; BIRTH PLACE: UNKNOWN Nancy 83 N,J. Although shown as owner of dwelling 253, Samuel is not listed as head of household, but as an elder in the home of a Samuel Sherwood, age 36, born in NJ; his wife Margaret, age 33, born in NY; and their children, ages 1-12, all born in PA. Note that Samuel's daughter Eliza was 40 this year, married in 1827, and living in Madison Township, a head of household herself, as the widow of Loton Knapp. Eliza's birth place is given as New Jersey in at least two census entries, 1860 and 1870. Her husband's family moved from NY to Luzerne County as early as 1796. It seems likely, but not certain, that she met and married him in PA. If this all holds true, then it is likely that the elder Samuel Sherwood and family relocated from NJ to PA after 1813 but before 1827. *************** Home: Surnames: Stevens Family Genealogy Forum JOHN RATHBONE STEPHENS, Steuben, NY1790 Posted by: Kay Stahl Date: November 01, 1999 at 05:22:40 of 2060 Looking for more information on Marietta Stephens b. Oct. 26,1815 listed as a daughter of John R. and Rebecca Jones Stephens of Steuben Co., NY. I have a death certificate that lists Marietta married to Samuel Sherwood b. in NJ. Marietta is my great-great grandmother. Marietta d. August 21, 1886 in Unityville, Jordan Twp., Lycoming Co., PA. Samuel Sherwood came from Providence Twp., Luzerne Co., PA. John Rathbone is the son of Uriah who had children that lived in Columbia Co., PA. I would like to know more about this Stephens family line. http://genforum.genealogy.com/stevens/messages/1871.html **************** STEPHENS, STEUBEN, NY, LUZERNE CO. ,PA Posted by: Kay Stahl Date: November 01, 1999 at 05:42:30 of 1917 Looking for more information on Marietta Stephens b. oct. 26, 1815 daughter of John Rathbone Stephens from Steuben Co., NY. John is the son of Uriah and Martha Rathbone of Canaan, Litchfield, CT. Does anyone know more about Uriah is his children living in Luzerne Co., PA and some of the children settling in Stillwater area in Columbia Co., PA. Does anyone know of the connection to the Sherwood family in same area? I have Marietta married to Samuel Sherwood b. Aug. 2, 1812 in NJ. Samuel lived in Providence Twp., Luzerne Co., PA in 1850 and later in Unityville, Jordan Twp., Lycoming Co., PA. http://genforum.genealogy.com/stephens/messages/1703.html *************** SAMUEL & Nancy Sherwood, NEW JERSEY, PA Posted by: Kay Stahl Date: November 01, 1999 at 04:58:02 of 779 Looking for parents of Samuel Sherwood b. abt. 1764 in NJ; married to Nancy -----, b. abt. 1767. He is listed in household of son, Samuel and Marietta Sherwood in Providence Twp., Luzerne Co., PA in 1850. Samuel, the son, was b. Aug. 7, 1812 (census states NJ) and was married to Marietta (possibly Stevens, daughter of John R. Stevens), b. Oct. 26, 1815, Steuben Co., NY. Both Samuel's later moved to Unityville, Jordan Twp., Lycoming Co., PA. Possible brothers or relatives of Samuel, Sr. are Isaac, Matthew, Morgan, Phineas, and William who are in Luzerne Co., PA in 1830. Does anyone know of a Sherwood line that moved from CT to NY and then into NJ? This line may also be connected to Sherwoods found in Bradford and Tioga Co., PA. *************** PROPERTY SALES BY DATE OF RECORDING TOWN OF MANLIUS: 1800-1809 Manlius originally embraced the present town in addition to Dewitt, and parts of Salina and Onondaga. Onondaga was split off in 1798, Salina in 1809, Dewitt in 1835, and one lot was ceded to the town of Cicero. Spellings are as they appear in courthouse records, so be sure to check alternate spellings. Sherwood, Nancy & Samuel to S. Sherman 1801 (A,453) lot 89 Submitted by Kathy Crowell. E-mail: LCrow10101@aol.com ****************** Town of Pompey, New York 1800 - 1809 Submitted by Kathy Crowell. E-mail: LCrow10101@aol.com Sherwood, Nancy, Samuel to B. Lervis, Jr. 1803 (C,103) lot 84 ****************** I hope to hear more from you Roger L Walter roger10288@cs.com