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Daniel
Sherwood
I
Born in Talbot Co., Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Hugh Sherwood
and Mary (Brooke) Sherwood
Brother of
Susan Sherwood, Philip Sherwood, Francis Sherwood, John Sherwood, Margaret (Sherwood) Hambleton, Catherine (Sherwood) Rice and Hugh Sherwood
Husband of
Mary (Hopkins) Sherwood
— married
26 Dec 1689 in Talbot, Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Hugh Sherwood, Lucey Sherwood, Dorothy Sherwood, Frances (Sherwood) Walton, Thomas Sherwood, Margaret (Sherwood) Pattinson, Mary (Sherwood) Latta, Mary (Sherwood) Auld, Catherine Sherwood, Daniel Sherwood II and Elizabeth (Sherwood) Tembte
Died
at age 70
in Talbot, Maryland
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| Created 2 Jul 2012
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Biography
Daniel Sherwood was the oldest son of Hugh Sherwood and Mary (Brooke) Sherwood. Born March 20 in 1668, Daniel served in the House of Burgess, , was a delegate to the General Assembly and elected Sheriff of Talbot County, Maryland. He was a large scale planter of tobacco and the owner of slaves.
Daniel was married to Mary Hopkins in Talbot County on December 26 in 1689. The couple had 12 children, only two of which, Mary Sherwood and Daniel Sherwood, are known to have survived their parents. Daniel passed away in August 15, 1738.
From Geni.com:
Daniel Sherwood was a tobacco plantation owner on the Eastern shore of Maryland in Talbot Co. He was a slave owner and High Sheriff.
Daniel Sherwood was a son of Hugh Sherwood (1632-1710) and his wife Mary Brooke (1637-1707). He was the Sheriff of Talbot County from 1707 to 1709. On 26 Dec. 1689, he married Mary Hopkins (1672-1746). She was the daughter of Thomas Hopkins and Elizabeth Towe.
Daniel was an attorney, merchant and planter. He was sheriff of Talbot Co. from 1707-1709, served in the Lower House of Talbot, 1722-1724, was a justice, 1720-1733, and served on the Vestry of St. Michael's Parish (Anglican), 1735-1738. He owned around 1370 acres in Talbot and Dorchester Counties.
Daniel and Mary had twelve children: Daniel (1691-1700), Mary (c. 1693-1702), Elizabeth (1695-?, Mrs. Tembt), Hugh (1697-1731, m. Mary Russell), Thomas (1699-1723), Margaret (c. 1701-?), Mary (1704-1795, Mrs. John Auld), Catherine (c. 1705, Mrs. Skinner), Lucy, Frances (c. 1707), Daniel (1709-1767, m. Elizabeth Rice) and Dorothy (1714-?, Mrs. Elliott). [1]
Sources
- https://familysearch.org. // FS= LZRK-SVL, includes marriage info.
- American Marriages Before 1699; Author: Ancestry.com; Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Date: 1997; Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.; Repository: Ancestry.com search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=amr-1699&h=7890&ti=0&
indiv=try&gss=pt Name: Daniel Sherwood; Spouse: Mary Hopkins; Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1689; Marriage Place: Talbot Co., Maryland
- Maryland, Wills and Probate Records, 1604-1878; Details: Derived from Will books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland; Author: Ancestry.com; Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Publisher Date: 2015; Repository; Ancestry.com
Name: Daniel Sherwood; Probate Date: 21 May 1733; Probate Place: Maryland, USA; Inferred Death Year Abt 1733; Inferred Death Place Maryland, USA; Item Description: Wills, vol 21-22, 1734-1742
- Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland; Editor: Francis Barnum Culver, B.A., F.I.A.G.; Originally Published: Baltimore, Maryland, 1940; Reprinted: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1997. ISBN: 0-8063-4687-6; Repository: Ancestry.com
- Sherwood, Andrew. Daniel L. Sherwood and His Paternal Ancestors (Ryder Printing Co., Portland, Oregon, 1929) Page 74
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Daniel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Daniel:
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~0.39%
La'Nelle (Badger) Wilmeth
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Lane1021
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~0.39%
Robert Sherwood :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Private Van Dyke :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~1.56%
David Dyer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #70979
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~0.39%
Allen Osborne :
MyHeritage DNA
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Categories: Talbot County, Province of Maryland | Maryland Founders and Settlers
"Sherwood, Hugh,Talbot Co.,19th Jan., 1710; 22nd Mch., 1710. To granddau. Elizabeth Hambleton, personalty. To sons Francis and Hugh, residue of estate, real and persona; son Francis to have all land excepting tract Crooked's Intention, which is bequeathed to son Hugh. Last named to be of age at decease of testator. Exs.: Sons Francis and John. Test: Ralph Rice, Katharine Rice, William Hambleton. 13. 243."
This is further confirmed in an entry in the Maryland Archives in the Acts of 1712, ch 13, pg 48 where we find an Act relating to Hugh Sherwood's Will.