THOMAS SHERWOOD was the son of an unknown mother and THOMAS SHERWOOD of England.

NOTE on death dates: THOMAS' death years range from 1655-1657 depending on which record you read.

FIRST MARRIAGE: 21 Oct 1618 in England. First wife was apparently ALICE TILER. Her last name is given as SEABROOK in many old genealogies but research into Suffolk, England county records supports ALICE'S relationship to her TILER parents and as wife of this THOMAS SHERWOOD. [Mahler] The couple usually cited as her parents lived not far away from the SHERWOODS but their daughter ALICE was born 9 yrs. later than the ALICE who married THOMAS SHERWOOD.

Note: Researcher Dana Neil Wellesley references a marriage record for THOMAS & ALICE WATSON on 11-15-1610 in Brundall, Norfolk, England. However no source has been presented.

Some sources state they had seven or eight children but only the four youngest immigrated with their parents. This is incorrect as death and marriage records for most of the children of THOMAS' and his first wife have been found in the American colony of Connecticut. Still, accounting for all the SHERWOOD children born of this first marriage is difficult.

Their first-born child JANE SHERWOOD appears to be the only one who died in England at age 18 in 1630, 4 yrs. before the family immigrated. However not all the children who were alive in 1634 are listed in all immigration records.

IMMIGRATION: Ship "Frances" Apr 1634, at age 48 with wife, ALICE, age 47, and children: ANNA 14, ROSE 11, THOMAS 10, and REBECCA 9. [Savage]

SECOND MARRIAGE: In 1641 he married MARY (last name unknown) in Stamford, Fairfield Co, CT. An unmarried woman by the name of MARY ONGE sailed with the Sherwoods. It is possible she became the second Mrs. SHERWOOD, but unless a source is eventually found for this, proof of MARY'S maiden name will remain a mystery.

Their known children:
1) Isaac Sherwood b. 1645 d. 1684.
Wife: Elizabeth Jackson
RESIDENCE: Wethersfield with first settlers, 1635, sold his land to George Wyllys, 25 Mar 1640 and moved to Stamford until 1641, then Fairfield 1648, when he sold to John Holly and settled in Fairfield.

RELATIONSHIP: He may have been related to Thomas Morehouse, whose holdings adjoined his in Wethersfield, and who accompanied him in his subsequent migrations. -Jacobus, p 548

Sources: "The Parentage of Alice Tiler, First Wife of Thomas Sherwood of Wethersfield, Stamford, and Fairfield, Connecticut", The American Genealogist, (TAG 82:211-13 July 2007).

WILL: dated 21 Jul 1655, proved 25 Oct 1655; children by former wife, Thomas, Jane, Tamsen, Margaret, Sarah, Hannah, Rose, Rebecca; wife Mary, and children by her, Stephen, Matthew, Mary, Ruth, Abigail, Isaac

DEED: 18 Jan 1658/59 "John Banks hath married Mary Sherwood the relict." [Fairfield Deeds]

GOVERNMENT: Deputy to Connecticut General Court from Stratford 1650, 1653. 1654

Much gratitude to Nareen for creating this page originally and being diligent enough to photograph Thomas' monument. Thanks to his other descendants for remembering him and both of his wives so richly. And to Genevieve Sherwood Bullock, for providing new sources. Additional thanks to Stephen Meadows-Ryan for providing additional research on his page for Thomas Sherwood.∼
married Alice Seabrook 1604
married Mary Fitch 1642
Born: Ipswich Suffolkshire

Sources from Ancestry.com:
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI).
Ancestry Family Trees.
Connecticut Census, 1790-1890.
Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection).
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Family Data Collection - Deaths.
Geneanet Community Trees Index.
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s.
The ancestral lines of Mary Lenore Knapp.
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700.