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Where did the Scottish Wood family come from? What is the Scottish Wood family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wood family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wood family history?
The Wood surname is derived from the Middle English word "wode," meaning "wood," which suggests that the original bearer of the name lived near a wood, or was perhaps employed as a woodcutter or forester.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Vould, Voud, Vode, Would, Wood, Woods, Wode, Woid, Wodes and many more.First found in Leicestershire, England. However, during ascension of William to the English throne, the family were stripped of their land holdings in Leicestershire by the king, and moved north to Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The first of the family in this region are said to descend from a Norman knight by the name of Ernald de Bosco (Bosco is a Latinized form of wood,) who accompanied William the Conqueror. A number of Boscos are thought to have have moved northwards with other Anglo-Norman families in the train of Margaret, King Malcolm Ceanmore's second wife, to escape the ponderous rule of William.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wood research. Another 432 words(31 lines of text) covering the years 1124, 1153, 1168, 1214, 1295, 1376, 1398, 1488, 1515, and 1761 are included under the topic Early Wood History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 91 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wood Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Wood family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 104 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Wood. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Wood Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Thomas Wood and his family who had settled in Virginia in 1620
- Abraham Wood, who landed in Virginia in 1620
- Richard Wood, who settled in Virginia in 1635
- Patrick Wood, who arrived in Virginia in 1635
- William Wood, who settled in New England in 1635
Wood Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Anne Wood, who arrived in Virginia in 1700
- Amy Wood, who arrived in Virginia in 1704
- Alexander Wood, who landed in Carolina in 1707
- Awbray Wood, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1726
- Elizabeth Wood, who arrived in Georgia in 1735
Wood Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- David Wood, who arrived in New York in 1801
- Isabella Wood, who landed in New York, NY in 1803
- Hartlay Wood, aged 49, arrived in Rhode Island in 1812
- Francis Wood, aged 39, landed in New York in 1812
- Ann Wood, aged 18, landed in West Indies in 1812
Wood Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Franklin Austin Wood, who arrived in Mississippi in 1900
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- Robert Elkington Wood (1879-1969), American soldier and businessman, best known for his leadership of Sears, Roebuck and Company
- Robert Williams Wood (1868-1955), American physicist and inventor
- Clement Wood (1888-1950), American writer
- Grant Wood (1892-1942), American artist
- Sidney Wood (1911-2009), American tennis player inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964
- Natalie Wood (1938-1981), American actress
- Edward David "Ed" Wood (1924-1978), American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor awarded, in 1980, a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time
- Elijah Jordan Wood (b. 1981), American actor best known for his high-profile role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's critically acclaimed The Lord of the Rings trilogy
- Lana Wood (b. 1946), American actress and producer
- Albert Beaumont Wood OBE (1890-1964), British physicist, known for his pioneering work in the field of underwater acoustics and sonar
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Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products. MoreMore about the Wood History...
We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Davis-Wood Family of Gadsden County, Florida and Their Forebears by Fenton Garnett Davis Avant.
- Descendants of John Wood, A Mariner, Who died in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1655 by Dorothy Wood Ewers.
- The Michael Woods-Mary Campbell Family in America by Patsy Young Woods.
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The crest of your clan chief, encircled within the traditional strap and buckle bearing the chief's motto. Scottish clansmen would traditionally wear a badge depicting the crest of their chief, in order to show their loyalty to the clan. These items have been carefully researched using the most recognized historical sources. Images have been computer drawn according to heraldic standards.
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A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system... More
Septs of the Distinguished Name Wood
Vode, Voud, Vould, Wode, Wodes, Woid, Wood, Woode, Woods, Would and more.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Fulton, Alexander. Scotland and Her Tartans: The Romantic Heritage of the Scottish Clans and Families. Godalming: Bramley, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-86283-880-0).
- Barrow, G.W.S Ed. Acts of Malcom IV 1153-65 Volume I Regesta Regum Scottorum 1153-1424. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1960. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Fairbairn,. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Browne, James. The History of Scotland it's Highlands, Regiments and Clans 8 Volumes. Edinburgh: Francis A Niccolls & Co, 1909. Print.
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. Scots Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Mordern Application of the Art and Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Paul, Sir James Balfour. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland Second Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1903. Print.
- Scots Kith and Kin And Illustrated Map Revised 2nd Edition. Edinburgh: Clan House/Albyn. Print.
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The Wood Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wood Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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