When Sarah Underwood was born on 2 November 1777, in Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Elihu Underwood, was 32 and her mother, Anne Garretson, was 27. She married Philip Packer on 11 August 1798, in Warrington Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died before 1805.
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English: topographic name for someone who lived below a wood on a hillside, from Middle English under + wude, wode ‘wood’, or a habitational name for someone from any place so named.
History: Joseph Underwood emigrated from England to Watertown, MA, in 1637. William Underwood came from England to Concord, MA, before 1640, later settling in Chelmsford, MA. In VA, the name was established by Thomas William Underwood, who came from Norfolk, England, in 1675.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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