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![Show Contents]() Smalwood History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The ancestors of the name Smalwood date back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Smalwood family 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. Early Origins of the Smalwood familyThe surname Smalwood 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. Early History of the Smalwood familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Smalwood research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1465, 1489, 1519, 1557 and 1601 are included under the topic Early Smalwood History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Smalwood Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Smalwood are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Smalwood include: Smallwood, Smalwood, Smalewood and others. Early Notables of the Smalwood familyNotables 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...
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 Smalwood migration to the United States | + |
Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Smalwood or a variant listed above:
Smalwood Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Randall Smalwood, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1624 1
- Mathew Smalwood, who landed in Virginia in 1652 1
Smalwood Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Alice Smalwood, who landed in Virginia in 1706 1
- James Smalwood, who arrived in North Carolina in 1739 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Smalwood (post 1700) | + |
- Smalwood Noel, American politician, Postmaster at Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1841-45 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Smalwood migration to the United States 
