The Sherwood Family of Westport CT
Henry Burr Sherwood was born 1829 into the Sherwood family of Connecticut's Sherwood Island State Park fame . He was an 8th generation Sherwood and a nephew of the Sherwood ship captain triplets - Francis, Franklin, and Frederick - famous for their roles running clipper ships in the China Trade.
The Sherwood family originally settled in Fairfield County from Ipswich England in 1634. A descendant, Daniel (b. 1761), built a homestead on Sherwood Island, east of today's Sherwood Mill Pond, and married a Catherine Burr. Their son, Daniel (b. 1794), was father of Henry Burr Sherwood (b. 1829) and built the house currently standing at 160 Hillspoint Rd., Westport CT.
Henry married Julie Guyer of Westport, daughter of a neighboring farmer. They had two children: Etta M. (b. 1862) and Rollin G. (b. 1869).
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