Brief Life History of John
When John Wood was born in 1756, in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wood, was 25 and his mother, Jane Ovington, was 27. He died in 1757, at the age of 1.
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- John Wood, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Wood, "England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920"
- John Wood, "England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920"
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Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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