Thomas is said to have been born in Ipswich, co. Suffolk, England, but just because he disembarked from Ipswich doesn't mean he was born there or even lived there.

1.  Henry Reed Stiles.  1904.  The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut... 2 vols. Grafton Press, New York (reprinted 1999, Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; Broderbund CD-515).  From Vol. II:

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SHERWOOD, THOMAS, came to Boston, Apl., 1634, in the Francis, from Ipswich, Eng. with wife Alice and 4 ch.; he m. (2) Mary _____; was 48 yrs. old, wife 47; carpenter; came to Weth. prob. in 1635 and took up a home-lot--which he sold 1640 with bldgs, which he had put upon it, for £150 (See Chapt. VII, Vol. I); rem. to Stamford, 1640-1; thence to Stratford, or Fairfield, in which vicinity many of his desct's still res.; was at F. early as 1648, when his name appears on Stamford Recs. as selling ld. to John Holly.  In 1650, bo't ld. at Barlow Plains, Fairfield. Will dated 21 July, 1655, names ch. by 1st wife: Jane, Thomasine, Margaret, Sarah, Hannah, Rose & Rebecca; (by 2d wife) Steph. Matt., Mary, Ruth, Abigail, Isaac.  Est. £392; wid. Mary m. (2) John Banks, of F. His

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dau. Ruth, m. Joshua Holcomb, of Simsbury, 26 May, 1663.  Thos. Sherwood was dep. to Gen. Ct., 29 Oct., 1653, and 3 Oct., 1654. Savage gives him the following Children with their ages at time of their coming to N. Eng. 1. Ann, ae. 14. 2. Rose, ae. 11. 3.  Thomas, ae. 10. 4.  Rebecca, ae. 9. 5. Perhaps others. Genealogy of this family in Orcutt's Hist. Stratford.

The ages of Thomas and Mary when married are difficult to reconcile with other dates.

1.  Ancestors of Susan Inez Sherwood. [link died]

2.  Ancestors of Della Sue Fouts.

3.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

a.  1884.  "Queries."  New England Historical and Genealogical Register.  38(July): 344.

SHERWOOD--BRADFORD (ante, p. 84).--It was Joseph Bradford, son of Maj. William Bradford, and grandson of Gov. William, who married a Sherwood.  He married Mary (Sherwwod) Fitch, widow of Capt. Daniel Fitch, of New London, Conn., about 1716.  John Bradford, their son, was born May 20, 1717.  Mary (S.) (Fitch) Bradford died Oct. 7, 1717.  Daniel Fitch, her son by Capt. Daniel, married Sarah Sherwood.  John Bradford, her son by Joseph, married Esther Sherwood. The town clerk of New London says no other Sherwoods appear on record at that time, and thinks Mary, Sharah and Esther to be from Fairfield, Conn.  Fairfield records mention "Mary Bradford, granddaughter of Thomas Sherwood," the emigrant of that name. I also have two Sarahs, two Mary and one Esther, at Fairfield at this date, whose marriages I have not placed. Can any one help me out?  Who were Mary, Sarah and Esther? P.O. Box 55, Newark, N.J.  W.L. Sherwood.

b.  1885.  "Notes and Queries."  New England Historical and Genealogical Register.  39(Oct): 388.

FITCH--BRADFORD--SHERWOOD (REG. xxxviii, 84, 344).--Capt. Matthew2 Sherwood (Thos.1) of Stratfield (now Bridgeport, Ct.), in his will, 14th April, 1713, mentions his daughter Mary Fitch.  His widow, in her will (1726) mentions her daughter Mary Bradford.  This seems to settle the parentage of this Mary3 S. Thomas Fitch, of Norwalk, will May 29, 1704, mentions "my dau. Mary, now the wife of Capt. Matthew Sherwood."  It seems from this that not only the father married a Mary Fitch, but the daughter Mary married a Fitch (Capt. Daniel, son Rev. James).  As seen above, her second husband was Joseph3 Bradford (William,2 William1). Box 551, Newark, N.J. W.L. Sherwood.