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From the Sherwood Mail List at Rootsweb.Com:
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 18:51:45 EDT
From: JWinter588@aol.com
To: SHERWOOD-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: [SHERWOOD] SHERWOOD, Ebenezer, Cornwall CT, d. 1785

I have just received some very interesting and helpful information from a Sherwood cousin, who is descended from another child of my 3rd Great Grandparents, Ebenezer Sherwood and Hannah Bradford, and would like to pass it along for any discussion. I would like to ask if anyone can identify the Ebenezer Sherwood, Fairfield CT named below. Could he be my Ebenezer Sherwood who married Hannah Bradford? Since my Ebenezer died in 1785, could this be the reason why Hannah and some of the children moved to Ohio?
A looming question.... My Ebenezer Sherwood was b. 10 Apr 1737 Fairfield, CT, but deceased in Cornwall CT. The information received is as follows:

"I recently came across another book that may be of interest to you, "Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants Awarded by State Governments" by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. Copyright 1996 and published by Genealogical Publishing Company. If you want, I can send you a hard copy of this reference.

The Introductions states a land bounty is a grant of land from a government as a reward to repay citizens for the risks and hardships they endured in the service of their country, usually in a military related capacity.

The Introduction also states that while Connecticut did not award any bounty lands to its military personnel, it did convey title to its western
lands to its citizens for Revolutionary War damages. Connecticut compensated its citizenry with lands in Ohio if their homes, outbuildings, and businesses were destroyed by the British. British forces, having retaken New York City, operated out of the harbor on expeditions along the New England coast to destroy rebel stores and shipping. Under cover of darkness they could secretly arrive, inflict damage, and retreat before meeting any effective resistance. From the relative safety of their ships off shore, the British assisted by Benedict Arnold, laid waste many of the towns in Connecticut. The nine towns so scorched during the war were Danbury in 1777, East Haven in 1779, Fairfield in 1779, Greenwich and Groton in 1781, New Haven in 1779, New London in 1781, Norwalk in 1779, and Ridgefield.

The Connecticut entries consist of the name of the warrantee, the state, the designation of suffer rather than a rank, the town of residence, and the amount of loss. The sum appearing for an individual from the town of Ridgefield reflects the balance after deductions were made for sums advanced by grants of the general assembly.

Page 477 of this book includes the following two entries:

Sherwood, Ebenezer. Conn. Sufferer. Fairfield. 2.0.0.

Sherwood, Ebenezer. Conn. Sufferer. Ridgefield. 5.13.4

The Introduction further states that with the exception of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the other states permitted qualified veterans and/or their dependents to receive bounty lands from both the federal and the respective state governments."

Looking forward to any amplifying information. Thanks!

Jeannie Winter