Jasper COUNTY GA Bible Records Florence-Sherwood Family File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sforte3@cs.com Suzanne Forte http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/jasper/bible/floren.txt FLORENCE AND SHERWOOD FAMILY BIBLES (includes Sherwood Family History) SURNAMES: FLORENCE, SHERWOOD, FELLOWS, MARSH, WHITTAKER, WALKER, MADDOX, KITCHINGS, SNOW, COPELAND, PENDERGRASS, FREEMAN, LYLE, SIMMONS, COLTON A. S. FLORENCE BIBLE RECORD Monticello, Georgia Bible now owned by Miss Irma Florence, Bainbridge, Georgia BIRTHS: Adiel Sherwood 12-25-1749 See Sherwood History Sarah Sherwood 6 ? 1755 Mary Sherwood 1-16-1780 Harriet Fellows 3-18-1802 Adiel Sherwood Florence 5-16-1838 Jackson, Ga Thos. Sherwood Florence 4-5-1876 b. Social Circle, Ga Mattie Louise Florence 9-24-1877 " Frank A. Florence 8-2-1879 " Sadie Evelyn Florence 3-4-1881 " John Snow Florence 9-1-1883 " Mary Nell Florence 5-7-1885 b. Newborn, Ga Irma Gertrude Florence 4-16-1889 b. Loganville, Ga Emmie Winifred Florence 7-12-1892 b. Shady Dale, Ga MARRIAGES: Adiel Sherwood and Sarah Sherwood 1772 Mary Sherwood and Silas Fellows 7-21-1795 Harriet Fellows and Wm. A. Florence 6-18-1832 Mattilu Florence and R. L. Marsh 10 ? 1901 Frank A. Florence and Annie Whittaker 8 ? 1903 John Snow Florence and Josie Walker 11 ? 1904 Mary Nell Florence and Lavisia M. Maddox 10 ? 1905 Emmie W. Florence and Oxford Kitchings 8 ? 1910 Samuel Snow and Pallie Copeland no dates Hiram Pendergrass and Cynthia Freeman no dates Thomas Snow and Martha E. Pendergrass 1845 Adiel S. Florence and Mary A. Snow married at Social Circle Ga by Rev. W. R. Branham Sr 1874 Dr. Thomas Sherwood and Alice ? no date MORE BIRTHS: Mary Ann Snow 5-7-1850 Wm. A. Florence 2-7-1807 Silas Fellows 9-18-1770 Thomas Sherwood II 1623 "9 years old in 1623" Thomas Snow 1816 Martha E. Pendergrass 1824 Harriet Fellows 3-18-1802 DEATHS: Adiel Sherwood 12-14-1824 Sarah Sherwood 3 ? 1827 Mary Sherwood 1-26-1842 Silas Fellows 2-26-1848 Harriet Fellows 11-19-1867, Oxford Ga Wm. A. Florence "Ju" 29, 1878 Social Circle Ga Adiel Sherwood Flornece 10-5-1909 Monticello, Ga Mary Ann Snow 9-8-1925 Monticello, Ga Thomas Snow, b: 1816 1885 Monroe Ga Martha E. Pendergrass 1900 Monticello, Ga SNOW CHILDREN NAME BORN MARRIED DIED Sadie E. Snow 1847, Walton Co, Ga 1865 A.J.Lyle 1879 Mary A. Snow 1850, Monroe Co, Ga 1874, A.S. Florence Emma G. Snow 1853 " " 1873,J.P.Freeman John T. Snow 1868 " " no date Mary Colton Mattie B. Snow 1861 " " 1878 J.A.P. Simmons 1887 William A. Snow 1865 " " NO DATES FROM SHERWOOD HISTORY Mary Sherwood was married in a bridal robe made from the silk flag of her father's regiment. Dr. Thomas Sherwood and his wife, Alice, came to Boston in the ship "Francis" from Ipswich, England, in the year 1632. Then Thomas II was none years old. Colonel Adiel Sherwood was Master of Washington Masonic Lodge No. 11 of Fort Edward, New York. He entered the Continental Army as Lieut. and was later promoted to Colonel. He commanded at various times Fort Ticonderoga (1776) and Fort Ann (1777), fought under Arnold to repel the British from New York and under Washington at Monmouth and wintered with Washington at Valley Force; was captured and held in prison until 1782 when he returned to U.S. and settled at Fort Edward, N.Y. In 1783 he was elected to N.Y. Assembly (This data is obtained from "Memoirs of Adiel Sherwood" publishd by Grant & Farres, Philadeplhia (1884) and from Family Bible of Rev. Wm. A. Florence. Dr. Adiel Sherwood of Mercer University, located than at Penfield, Georgia, now at Macon, Georgia, was a son of this Revolutionary Soldier. This Rev. Soldier's grave is in Sandy Hill, New York, and the inscription on the headstone is as follows: "In memory of Col. Adiel and Sarah Sherwood, born December 25, 1749, in Washington, Connecticut, a Captain in the Revolutionary Army. Taken prisoner at Fort Ann Oct 10, 1780. Died December 1821. Sarah Sherwood was born June 1755. Died March 1827" Transcribed by Suzanne Forte (Sforte3@cs.com) from the book "Jasper County Georgia Cemetery and Bible Records" by Jewel Moats Lancaster, Shady Dale, Georgia 31085 (1969) ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============