History of Fort Edward, (Washington County) New York United States of America

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Adjel Sherwood, educator, was born at Fort Edward, N.Y., Oct. 3, 1791; son of Maj. Adiel and Sarah (Sherwood) Sherwood; grandson of Seth Sherwood (a native of Connecticut who settled with his son Adiel at Fort Edward, N.Y.) and of Parrock Sherwood of New York, and great-grandson of Dr. Thomas Sherwood, who came from Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, about 1634, and settled in Fairfield county, Conn. Maj. Adiel Sherwood, a native of Connecticut, an officer in the army of General Washington, was efficient in carrying out Washington's plans at Monmouth, spent the dreary winter with his chief at Valley Forge, and was a member of the New York assembly. The son attended Middlebury college, Vermont, 1812?16; was graduated from Union college, N.Y., 1817, and attended the Andover Theological seminary, 1817?18, leaving in 1818 because of ill-health. He was home missionary in Georgia, 1818?20; was ordained in 1820, and was pastor of various Baptist churches in Georgia, 1820?37, He was a trustee of Columbian college, Washington, D.C., 1823?26 and 1829?36, and in 1832 established a Manual Labor and Theological school at Eatonton, Ga., which grew to be Mercer university. He was married in 1824, to Emma Catherine, daughter of Roger Heriot who came from Haddington, Scotland, to Charleston, S.C., and there married Catherine Willets Booth, a native of London, England. He was professor of ancient languages and Biblical literature at Columbian college, 1837?38; professor of moral philosophy and sacred literature at Mercer university, Penfield, Ga., 1838?41, and president of Shurtleff college, Upper Alton, Ill., 1841?48. In 1846 he was elected secretary of the American Baptist Indian Missionary association. He was president of Masonic college, Lexington, Mo., 1848?49; pastor of the Baptist church at Cape Girardeau, 1849?57; president of Marshall college, Griffin, Ga., 1857?61, and was minister-at-large in St. Louis, Mo., 1866?79. He was prominent in forming, in 1820, the General Association, which later became the Georgia Baptist convention. In his educational work he was associated with Jesse Mercer, founder of Mercer university, and Governors William Rabun and Wilson Lumpkin of Georgia. He received the honorary degree of D.D., and is the author of the Gazetteer of Georgia (1829, 3d. edit., 1837); Christian and Jewish Churches Contrasted and Notes on the New Testament. He died at St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 18, 1879.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Fort Edward, (Washington County) New York

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