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LT Sherwood Haywood

Birth	:	17 Feb 1762
Death	:	8 Oct 1829 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.7780190, -78.6323700
Description	:	Sherwood Haywood was born 1762 in North Carolina, the 6th of 10 known surviving children (4 boys/6 girls) born to Col. William Henry Haywood Sr. and his wife, Charity Hare. Reports vary as to whether he was born in Edgecombe County or at Conecanarie, Halifax County, NC. Sherwood is descended on both sides of his family tree from prominent and early settlers of North Carolina. His was the paternal grandson of the family patriarch, John Haywood, and his wife, Mary "Lucy" Lovett of Edgecombe County. John Haywood was born in Christ Church Parish, near St. Michael's, in the... Read More	Sherwood Haywood was born 1762 in North Carolina, the 6th of 10 known surviving children (4 boys/6 girls) born to Col. William Henry Haywood Sr. and his wife, Charity Hare. Reports vary as to whether he was born in Edgecombe County or at Conecanarie, Halifax County, NC. Sherwood is descended on both sides of his family tree from prominent and early settlers of North Carolina. His was the paternal grandson of the family patriarch, John Haywood, and his wife, Mary "Lucy" Lovett of Edgecombe County. John Haywood was born in Christ Church Parish, near St. Michael's, in the Island of Barbadoes. He was the son of John Haywood, a younger brother of Sir Henry Haywood, a Knight and magistrate in the old country. The family patriarch settled in 1730 at the mouth of of the Conecanarie in Halifax, then a part of the great county of Edgecombe. He was Treasurer of the northern counties of the Province from 1752, until his death in 1758. Sherwood's father, William H. Haywood Sr (1772-1779) served as a Colonel in the Revolutionary War and was a member of the Provincial Congress at Halifax in April 1776; and was one of the Committee to form the State Constitution and was appointed a member of the Council of State. On his mother's side, he is the maternal grandson of Moses Hare Sr, who settled in Chowan County, then later Gates County, NC. Sherwood was 33 years old in 1795 when he married 19-year old Eleanor Howard Hawkins, daughter of wealthy planters, Philomen Hawkins III and Lucy Davis of "Pleasant Hill" Plantation in Granville County, NC. The couple would reside in Raleigh, Wake County, from where Sherwood managed his 3 NC plantations, with over 250 slaves, and where he served as clerk of the North Carolina State Senate (1786-1798); and later as an agent for the Bank of Newbern in Raleigh. The couple became parents to 9 known children: Nancy Ann Hawkins Haywood (1796-1825), Sarah Lee (1799-1880), William Rufus (1801), Lucy Davis (1805), Delia (1807-1876), Francis Philomen (1809-1900), Robert Williams (1812-1869), Maria Toole (1815-1906), and Dr. Richard Benneham Haywood (1819-1889). Sherwood Haywood died in 1829 at age 67. His wife of 34 years survived him another 26 years, passing in 1855 at age 79. They are buried near each other in Old City Cemetery, along with some of their children.

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LT Sherwood Haywood's memorial is located at: City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, USA.
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LT Sherwood Haywood death on 8 Oct 1829 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 35.7780190
Longitude: -78.6323700

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Eleanor Howard Hawkins Haywood

(1776 - 1855)

Siblings

John Haywood

(1755 - 1827)

William Henry Haywood II

(1770 - 1857)

Stephen Haywood

(1772 - 1824)

Children

Ann Hawkins “Nancy” Haywood Blount

(1796 - 1825)

Sarah Lee “Sally” Haywood Hogg

(1799 - 1880)

Lucy Davis Haywood Bryan

(1805 - 1885)

Delia Haywood Badger

(1807 - 1876)

Dr Pvt Francis Philomen “Frank” Haywood

(1809 - 1900)

GEN Robert Williams Haywood

(1812 - 1869)

Maria Toole Haywood

(1815 - 1906)

Dr Richard Bennehan Haywood

(1819 - 1889)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. City Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7780190, -78.6323700

2. Christ Church Memorial Garden
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7807010, -78.6375360

3. First Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7794430, -78.6404610

4. Oakwood Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7847595, -78.6293030

5. Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7800910, -78.6412450

6. Edenton Street United Methodist Columbarium
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7817370, -78.6428220

7. O'Rorke Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7830030, -78.6216750

8. Mount Hope Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7644005, -78.6461029

9. Hillcrest Cemetery
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Coordinate: 35.7552640, -78.6311660

10. Dorothea Dix Hospital Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7730000, -78.6615000

11. Caraleigh Mills Cemetery
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Coordinate: 35.7591100, -78.6582700

12. Oberlin Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7966750, -78.6586950

13. Hayes Barton United Methodist Columbarium
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8071260, -78.6512500

14. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Columbarium
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7907180, -78.6725850

15. Massey-Gattis Family Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7725020, -78.5895400

16. Community United Church Memorial Garden
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8009220, -78.6756270

17. Montlawn Memorial Park
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7378006, -78.6468964

18. Jones Family Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8218485, -78.6250806

19. Carolina Biblical Gardens
Garner, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7355995, -78.6044006

20. Boylan Chapel Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8187930, -78.5943790

21. Oak Grove Community Cemetery
Method, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7887170, -78.6984990

22. Emery Family Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7445230, -78.6888260

23. Macedonia Cemetery
Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7456017, -78.6977997

24. Inwood Baptist Church Cemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7310750, -78.6832800