The lineage of the name Smallwoo begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in the township of Smallwood in the parish of Astbury in the county of Cheshire. Habitation names form a broad category of surnames that were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Smallwoo family
The surname Smallwoo was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat, at Smallwood, in the parish of Astbury, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Early History of the Smallwoo family
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Smallwoo Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Smallwoo has undergone many spelling variations, including Smallwood, Smalwood, Smalewood and others.
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Early Notables of the Smallwoo family
Notables of this surname at this time include:
John Smallwood (1465-1519), English father of John Smallwood (1489-1557), who changed his name to John Winchcombe II and had the nickname Jack O'Newbury
he was one of the richest and most influential English cloth merchants of the 16 century residing in Newbury Berkshire. John Winchcombe (died 1557), alias John Smallwood, son of Jack O'Newbury was Mem...
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Migration of the Smallwoo family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Smallwoo were among those contributors: Randall Smallwood, who settled in Virginia in 1623; Samwell and Martha Smallwood settled in Maryland in 1699; Randolph Smallwood settled at the Delaware River in 1685.
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