Benjamin Sherrod (January 16, 1777 – February 25, 1847) was an American capitalist who owned cotton plantations and slaves in Lawrence County, Alabama, in the vicinity of the Tennessee River. He has been described as a "planter-baron." == Biography == Sherrod was born in Halifax County, North Carolina, to Mary Ricks Copeland and Isaac Sherrod.
Benjamin Sherrod (January 16, 1777 – February 25, 1847) was an American capitalist who owned cotton plantations and slaves in Lawrence County, Alabama, in the vicinity of the Tennessee River. He has been described as a "planter-baron." == Biography == Sherrod was born in Halifax County, North Carolina, to Mary Ricks Copeland and Isaac Sherrod.
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