| ![Show Contents]() Woodwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Woodwell familyThe surname Woodwell was first found in Northamptonshire at Woodwell, a hamlet about a mile west of the village of Woodford. Some of the first records of the name include: Robert de Wudewelle who was listed in Bedfordshire c. 1240 and Geoffrey de Wodewell who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1327. The place name literally means "dweller by the stream or spring in the wood," from the Old English words wuda, wiella. 1 The parish of Grafton Regis in Northamptonshire was an important family seat of the family. The Manor was the birthplace of Elizabeth Woodville (1437-1492) who married Edward IV in 1464. The Manor later passed to the Grey Marquesses of Dorset, descendants of queen consort Elizabeth Woodville by her first marriage to Sir John Grey. Early History of the Woodwell familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Woodwell research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1426, 1437, 1442, 1446, 1455, 1460, 1466, 1467, 1469, 1483, 1484, 1487, 1492 and 1618 are included under the topic Early Woodwell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Woodwell Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Woodvile, Woodville, Woodwell, Woodwill and others. Early Notables of the Woodwell familyDistinguished members of the family include Richard Woodville Rivers (d. 1469), an English nobleman, knighted (1426), and was made the 1st Earl Rivers in 1466; and his daughter, Elizabeth Woodville (1437-1492), Queen consort of Edward IV of England.Anthony Woodville or Wydville, Baron Scales and 2nd Earl Rivers (1442?-1483), was the eldest son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers. Lionel Woodville (1446?-1484), Bishop of Salisbury, was his younger brother. "In January...
Another 70 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Woodwell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Woodwell familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Woodville, who settled in Dominica in 1776; William Woodville, who arrived in Baltimore in 1818; Wm. Woodville, who was on record in Maryland in 1812.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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