When James Stainwood was born on 17 March 1689, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Sgt John Stainewood, was 35 and his mother, Lidea Mercer, was 33. He married Mary Davis on 11 November 1712, in Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 8 April 1754, in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 65.
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English
variant of Stanworth, a habitational name from Stanworth in Leyland (Lancashire). The placename derives from Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
perhaps a variant of Stannard , with the final syllable re-interpreted as casual pronunciation of -wood.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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