John Sherwood, s. of Thomas. Born at Stratford about 1653, d. there in 1689 … Will 8 Oct. 1689; wife Sarah; son Thomas; dau. Elizabeth; if both children die, then to the Church in Stratford; Mr. Israel Chauncey, Mr. Samuel Sherman, Jr., and brother Samuel Stiles, Exec'rs. Inv. 5 Nov. 1689. Samuel Beecher and Sarah his wife conveyed to Thomas Sherwood her right as widow of John Sherwood; also in 1714 to dau. Elizabeth Sherwood, "considering her lameness and decrepit condition." [Stratford Deeds.]