Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Norwood was born about 1760, in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, his father, Samuel Norwood, was 63 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Smith, was 51. He died before November 1795, in his hometown.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: Richard Norwood - birth-name: Richard Norwood
- Legacy NFS Source: Richard Norwood -
- Samuel Norwood - will dated 25 Oct 1795
Parents and Siblings
1698–1795 Male
1710–1795 Female
Siblings (6)
1745–1795 Female
1745–1795 Female
1745–1800 Female
1760–1795 Male
1765–1795 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (6)
1776
Age 16
1776
Age 16
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or more of the many places called Northwood or Norwood, such as Northwood in Essex, Middlesex, Isle of Wight, Norwood in Middlesex and Surrey, or Northwood Farm in Okehampton and Northwood Farm in Morchard Bishop, both in Devon. The placenames mean ‘north or northern wood’, from Old English north ‘north, northern’ + wudu ‘wood’ or Middle English north + wode. Compare Norrod .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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