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the point where Mr. Murphy deemed it
advisable to do his own printing. Accord-
ingly, he installed a printing press in the
barn, and his daughter, Miss Julianna,
became the press feeder. In two years'
time the business had outgrown the barn
and it was removed to a building owned
by Mr. Murphy at No. 205 Washington
street, in South Norwalk, where he began
the manufacture of toys. It was a long,
hard struggle, but the power to solve his
problems was within him and he was
equal to every exigency. In 1915 Mr.
Murphy started a seed department, and
although his death occurred two years
later, he lived to see his modest venture
grow to be an industry giving employment
to fifty people. Since his death his
daughter, who in the early days tended
to the feeding of the printing press, has
capably carried on the business. The
whole country is reached through an extensive
advertising campaign in many
periodicals, and one hundred fifty thou-
sand dollars worth of merchandise is
handled yearly.
Mr. Murphy was a man who rose to
every opportunity for advancement. He
looked far ahead, down the vista of
achievement, and through his foresight
and alert action permitted nothing to bar
his progress ; he was a successful man,
and his success was well deserved. Mr.
Murphy was a charter member of Court
Mahackemo, No. 33, Foresters of America.
Mr. Murphy married (first) Catherine
Shanley, and of their three children, two
are now living. 1. Julianna, wife of Edward
R. Von Castelberg, a native of
London, England. 2. Catherine E., wife
of James A. Greene. Mrs. Murphy died
in 1895, at tne aS e OI twenty-eight, and
Mr. Murphy married (second) Helen L.
Leonard, of Stamford, and by this marriage
there were two sons: James K., and
Leonard E., of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY
SHERWOOD, Arthur,
Business Man.
For many years the Sherwood family
has held a prominent place in the annals
of Fairfield county, Connecticut. The
origin of this family in England holds an
added interest through its tradition and
legendary lore. The Sherwoods originated
in the land of Robin Hood ; they
were owners of a great tract of the famous
Sherwood forest, whose name they
bear.
(I) Thomas Sherwood, the founder of
the family in America, came from Ips-
wich, England, in the '"Frances" in 1634.
He was born in England about 1586, and
died in 1655 in Fairfield, Connecticut.
After coming to America, Thomas Sherwood
lived for several years in Massachu-
setts, and thence removed in 1655 to Fair-
field, Connecticut. He married (first)
Alice Seabrook, born in 1587, daughter of
Robert Seabrook. The Christian name of
his second wife was Mary.
(II) Thomas (2) Sherwood, son of
Thomas (1) Sherwood, the immigrant,
was born in 1624, and died in 1698. He
was admitted a freeman in Hartford, Con-
necticut, October 13, 1664, and was the
first miller at Mill river, Fairfield. He
married Ann Turney.
(III) Samuel Sherwood, son of Thomas
(2) and Ann (Turney) Sherwood, died in
June, 1725. He was the father of Daniel,
of whom further.
flY) Daniel Sherwood, son of Samuel
Sherwood, was born in 1708, and died in
1784. During the Revolutionary period,
he and his wife, Martha (Hull) Sherwood,
kept a tavern.
1 V ) Daniel (2) Sherwood, son of Daniel
(1) and Martha (Hull) Sherwood, was
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born November 20, 1735, and died in 1819.
In 1756 he was graduated from Yale Col-
lege. He married Abigail Andrews, born