Sherwood, Stephen (b. ABT 1642, d. 1715)

Note: Stephen Sherwood was among the first 27 landowners of Greenwich, according to Greenwich Town Records. On Jun 25, 1696, as a resident of Rye, NY, he confirmed the sale of the Mill at the Mianus River to Dr. John Butler (town Record of Greenwich, Series I, part 2, p 759, and part 1, p 63. On March 16, 1674, the 27 landowners at Greenwich, CT, were: John Asten, John Bowers, Walter Butler, Thomas Close, James Ferris, Joseph Ferris, Angell Huested, William Hubbert, John Hubble, Samuel Jankeno (?), Joshua Knapp, Gersham Lockwood, Jonathan Lockwood, John Marshall, John Mead, Joseph Mead, Ephraim Palmer, John Palmer, Jeremiah Peck, Samuel Peck, William Ratleff, John Reynolds, Jonathan Reynolds, William Rundle, STEPHEN SHERWOOD, Daniel Smith, Joseph Finch.

Note: Earlier spelling Seitz or Seids

1850 Forsyth Co, NC census:
Christian D Seides....44.....NC
Alpha M Seides....30....NC
George M Seides....15....NC
James H Seides....12....NC
Rebecca M Seides....10....NC
Maria C Seides....8....NC
William F Seides....5....NC
Christian P Seides....3....NC
Edward Bevil....20....NC
Larkin Bevil....17....NC

1860 Forsyth Co. NC census:
Christian D Sides....55.....NC
Alpha M Sides....40....NC
James H Sides....22....NC
Catherine M Sides....17....NC
William F Sides....15....NC
Christian P Sides....13....NC
Levi H Sides....11....NC
Ambrose E Sides....8... NC
Eliza J Sides....4....NC

1870 Forsyth Co. NC census:
Christian Sides....64....NC
Alfey Sides....50....NC
Levi Sides....20....NC
Amburs Sides....17....NC
Elizebeth Sides....13....NC
Rosa Sides....7.....NC

Buried in the Old Hope Moravian cemetery, Forsyth, NC. The spelling is very clearly "Sides".

Note: Buried in the Old Hope Moravian cemetery, Forsyth, NC.

Note: Buried in Maplewood cemetery, Toledo, Lucus Co. Ohio

Event: Type: Fact 1
Place: Civil War Veteran

Note: Campbell County Deed book 22, page 290.
This indenture made and entered into this day of April 1939 between Thos. Sims of Campbell County of the one part and Elizabeth Vawter of Charlotte County of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas the said Tho Sims some years since married his wife Peggy formerly Peggy Vawter at which time and afterward she inherited from her fathers estate some considerable property nearly all of which he has consumed and he the said Thos Sims is willing and desirous to secure the remaining portion of his property after paying all his just debts to his beloved wife Peggy so long as she lives and after her death to go to her children in equal portions. Therefor and in consideration of the premises as wellas for the sum of five dollars in hand paid to him the said Thos Sims by the said Elizabeth Vawter the receipt he does hereby acknowledge he the said Thomas Sims has given granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain and sell and deliver to the said Elizabth Vawter the following property for the said use and benefit of his said wife Peggy and to his two children Sereny and Samuel Sims, the following property to wit 30 acres of land upon which the said Thos Sims at present resides which he purchased of William Parkson, 1 grey mare, 6 head of cattle and their increase, 3 feather beds, bed steads and furniture, 3 chest, 2 trunks, 2 tables, 1 cupboard, 8 chairs, 1 loom, 2 cotton wheels, 1 hand wheel, 1 shot gun and one box carpenters tools together with the contents of his house hold and kitchen furniture, plantation tools, to have and to hold within mentioned and described property hereby conveyed for the purpose within mentioned free and clear of the claim or demand of him the said Thomas Sims and all and every other person or persons to her the said Betsy Vawter her heirs, adm. or assigns. In testimony whereof the said Thomas Sims has hereunto set his hands and affixed his seal the day and date above written. Signed Thomas Sims, at court held for Campbell County 8 day of April 1839.

Note: On the 1900 Lyon, Kansas census, Eva I Brogan's birth date given as Dec 1860

On the 1860 Warren, Iowa census, she is listed as 1 year old.:

The date of December 29, 1858 comes from her death certificate, and is probably correct.

Note: On Eva (Slack) Brogan's death certificate, her father was listed as "Jno. Slack" (maybe William John ?)

1860 Warren, Iowa census:
Wm. Slack....37....Ill.
Mary SLack...36...Ill
Margaret C Slack...16...Ill
Mary Ann Slack...15...Ill
Josephine Slack...12...Ill
Rebecca Slack...10...Ill
John W Slack...9...Iowa
Susan Caroline Slack...6...Iowa
William C Slack...4...Iowa
Eva Isadora Slack...1...Iowa
Mary Rhodes....19...Ill
Next door....John Slack...66...b.KY

1870 Warren, Iowa census:
William Slack 52..... Kentucky
Mary A Slack 49...... Illinois
Mary Ann Slack 23....... Illinois
Josephine Slack 21....... Illinois
Susan Slack 15......... Illinois
John Slack 19......... Iowa
William Slack 13......... Iowa
Eva Slack 10......... Iowa
Elizabeth Slack 8......... Iowa
Henry E Slack 5 ......... Iowa

1880 Warren, Iowa census:
Mary Slack 58 - Illinois
John Slack 28 - Iowa
Lizzie Slack 18 - Iowa
Henry Slack 15 - Iowa

Note: Family Data Collection - Marriages
Joseph Small - Jemima Ordway - 31 October 1734 - Lebanon New London CT

Joseph's name is seen as "Small" as well as Smalley.

Note: 1850 Van Buren, Ark census:
Eady Patton....55....NC
Samuel C Patton....24....ALA
Thos. A Patton....22....ALA
Nancy Ann Patton....20....TN
Martha M Patton....14....ARK
Minerva Patton....12....ARK
Elizabeth Patton....6....ARK

Buried in Straw Floor cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark....no dates

Note: James Smallwood settled in the Zachia Hundred Area of the County. The first mention of him is found in the Maryland Land Warrants, Annapolis. He is in the index of Early Settlers of Maryland, 1633-1680, which says that he immigrated in 1664. His wife Hester was transported in 1650 to Anne. She was probably brought from England by her parents. In 1677, James bought 200 acres of land
from John Duglas called "Welcome". In 1675 James was a member of Godfrey's Rangers, protecting western limits of settlement along Piscataway Creek. In 1680 he was appointed Post for Charles County. He received a 75-acre grant in 1681 next to the lands of Edmond Lyndsey and Ralph Shaw, called "Eltham". In 1687 he purchased 300 acres from Edmond Lindsey called "May Day", and in 1688
he purchased "Tatshall" from Cornelius Maddock and his wife, as well as 110 acres called "Park Hall." In 1694, James received a warrant for 1000 acres, which he called "Batchelor's Hope". In 1696 he received 400 acres, called "Bayne". He was involved in the Orange Rebellion in 1688 and 1689, and many times acted as liaison with the Indians. From 1692 until his death, he represented Charles County in the Maryland Assembly.
Note:
In 1704, Colonel Smallwood visited Conoy Island at Point of Rocks in the Potomac River, reported that he had been informed of a "great Mortality" among the Indians there, which was supposed to be due to an epidemic of small-pox. He had lived more or less among the native Indians, trading with them and acquiring their language and confidence. Soon he became an intermediary between them and the Proprietary Government. In 1692 he was chosen as assemblyman for Charles County. During the session he became a member of several of the committees of importance, notably those on credentials, addresses and the introduction of new members to the Upper House. He introduced in the Lower House, a bill for the "establishment of the Protestant religion into the Colony." He was a firm believer in free schools and became a considerable contributor to their support.

From Maryland genealogies:
An indication of Hester's family name may be found in the following record: Apr. 18, 1677. James Smallwood, Charles County, showed the judge that John Evans, "his brother" of said county, dec'd had died intestate and prayed that the goods and chattels of said dec'd be committed to him. (test. proc. lib. 9, fo. 59) The inventory indicated an unmarried man. No wife appears in the records of the settlement. The probability becomes strong that John Evans was a brother of James's wife Hester. On May 19, 1651 one John Nicholls of Charles County made gift of a cow to John Evans, son of William Evans, dec'd, whose widow John Nicholls had married. If William Evans brought wife and two children, John and Hester, to the province in 1650 and died before May 19, 1651 he would have had slight opportunity for taking up land, and while the process seems irregular, James Smallwood in 1666 might be allowed to take land for Hester's importation which no one had yet claimed.
Hester was the mother of James's eleven children. She was still living on Aug. 9, 1692 on which date James Smallwood and Hester, his wife, sued Thomas Fowlkes for slander. (La Plata, Lib. R. No. 1, fol. 456) She apparently died before Mch. 20, 1693 as she was not mentioned in her son John's will. Maj. James Smallwood in January and May, 1695 was the admr. of Robert Thompson, Jr. dec'd, having intermarried Mary, relict of the dec'd.
Col. James Smallwood's will dated Sept. 16, 1712, prob. in Charles County, Jan. 12, 1714/15. His wife Mary was names as extx. He names children James, Thomas, Prier, and Leadstone Smallwood, and Mary Tayler and Sarah More. Aside from these children Col. James had five other sons, three and probably four of whom had predeceased him. A fifth son was for some reason not named though he lived until 1737.

Note: Was executor of his brother, John's will in 1694.
11/30/1732, bought 200 acres in Prince George Co. called "Wheelers Choice". (Marlboro,lib.T,fol.50)
and changed name to "Moore's Rest"
Also owned "Smallwoods Plains" and "Smallwoods Addition".
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Charles County, Maryland
Will probated April 9, 1735

Thomas Smallwood

In the Name of God Amen

The fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord God 1734 I Thomas Smallwood of Charles County being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory {illegible}

Imprimis I give my well beloved son James Smallwood all my land belonging to me that lyeth on that side of Piney Branch whereon he now liveth to him and the Heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever forever but in default of such I give at his decease to be equally divided between my Sons Thomas and Pryor and to their Heirs Lawfully begotten forever the Land given here is all that part of Poor Call whereon the said James liveth --

Item I give to my beloved Son Thomas Smallwood a Tract of Land called Moore's Rest beginning at an Ancient Oak standing {illegible} 200 acres to the said Thomas and the Heirs of his body {illegible} in Default of such issue at his decease to be given to my Son Pryor and the heirs {illegible} and also do give unto him one Negro Man called Charles likewise one featherbed with furniture one Iron pot two Basons and six plates and do order that if my Son Pryor should die without Issue that my Son Thomas may have a Negro called Davy -

Item I give unto my Son Pryor Smallwood all that parcel or Tract of Land called Poor Call Lying on the northside of Piney Branch being the Plantation whereon I now live also a Tract of Land called Batchelors Delight also a Tract of land Adjoining to Smallwoods Plain whereon a certain Thomas Murphey now liveth containing 250 Acres do give it unto the said Pryor and the Heirs of his Body {illegible} and in Default of such Issue do give unto my Son James Smallwood all that part of Poor Call whereon I now live to him {illegible} the other Tracts to wit Batchelor's Delight and the Tract whereon Thomas Murphey now liveth if Pryor should decease without issue to be given unto my Son Thomas and the Heirs of his body {illegible} and also do give unto the said Pryor one Negro man called Davy one feather bed with Furniture one Iron pot Two Pewter Dishes and Six plates and his choice of two young Sorrel Horses -

Item I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Cawood one Negro boy called Jeffry -

Item I give unto my Daughter Sarah Roby one Negro boy called Davy

Item I give unto my Daughter Esther Harrison one Negro Girl now in her possession called Judy -

Item I give unto my Daughter Charity Davy the use of a Negro Woman called Pegg from next April 1735 for and during her natural Life afterwards do give her to her two children Ann and Eleanor Davy and their Heirs forever.

Item I give unto Humphry Berry a Tract of Land called Smallwood's Plain containing Three Hundred Acres and after his Decease to be equally divided between his Sons Humphry and Thomas begotten of the body of my Daughter Mary to them and the Heirs of their boyds Lawfully begotten forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved Wife Alice Smallwood whom I likewise constitute and ordain my only and sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament one Negro Man called Brieger {?} and two Negro Women called Moll and Lucy, one Negro Child Violetta and do also give unto her all the residue of my Household Goods or stuff Cattle Horses and Mares, Implements Utensils moveables and all the remainder of my Personal Estate Together with all Debts dues Demands & Tobacco whatsoever ordaining and requesting her the said Alice to pay what Debts is owing from me to any Person or persons whatsoever.

Thomas Smallwood (his T mark)

William (his W mark) Atchison
Thomas Metcalfe
John (his E mark) Robison

Note: Death certificate gives name as "Vernley" Duke Smith, widowed, parents as S. K. Smith and Catherine Vawter.

Note: Elizabeth Smith was Smith Vawter's cousin

Note: Marriage records for Indiana:
Rebecca Vawter and Jacob Smith, m. Feb. 23 1832.

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Note: 1850 Greene Ind. census:
William C Smydth.........36 ?.........KY..........name indexed as Smyath
Lavina C Smydth.....31.....NC
Mary Smydth.....3....Ind
Emma Smydth.....6/12.....Ind
Lavina Carson....16....Ind
Laura Carson....14....KY

William is buried in Grandview cemetery in Greene Co. Ind. - no dates on stone.

Note: Mary was a widow and was first married to a Mr. Simkinson.

Note: An inventory of the estate of John Snow of Eastham, deceased, was taken 4 April 1692 and sworn to by Mary Snow, "Relict of sd deceased", 20 April 1692.
Settlement proceedings the day before included the usual widow's thirds for Mary "and ye Rest of said personal estate for bringing up ye children of Sd deceased Saving her paying to each of the Daughters four pound apeece as they com to be of age or married: and the Sons of sd deceased to have to Lands and housing..."
Source - Volume 6 of the "Mayflower Families through Five Generations" Stephen Hopkins