Samuel Todd

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Todd was born in 1687, in Ireland, his father, James Todd, was 20 and his mother, Rachel Nelson, was 25. He died in 1741, in Jamaica, at the age of 54.

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Family Time Line

James Todd
1667–1719
Rachel Nelson
1662–1745
Sarah Neilson Todd
1681–
Alexander Todd
1685–
James Todd
1695–
Samuel Todd
1687–1741
Elizabeth Susanah Todd
1689–1771
Colonel Andrew Todd
1697–1777
Rachel Todd
1700–1800
Mary Todd
1710–1784

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    World Events (4)

    1690

    William of Orange (William III) lands at Carrickfergus and defeats James II at Battle of the Boyne.

    1692

    Port Royal, once the busiest trading center of the British West Indies and infamous for general debauchery, is devastated by an earthquake.

    1714

    Catholics hold just 7% of land in Ireland.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly northern) and Scottish: nickname for someone thought to resemble a fox, for example in cunning or slyness, or perhaps more obviously in having red hair, from northern Middle English tod(de) ‘fox’. Compare Todhunter , Todman . This name was brought to Ulster, Ireland, from Scotland in the 17th century.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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