John Lockwood

Brief Life History of John

John Lockwood was born in 1762, in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America as the son of Gershom Lockwood and Ann.

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Family Time Line

Gershom Lockwood
–1787
Ann
1722–1826
Gershom Lockwood
1753–1839
Eli Lockwood
1757–
Abram Lockwood
1759–
John Lockwood
1762–
Sarah Lockwood
1764–1840
Elizabeth Lockwood
1768–

Sources (2)

  • Jno Lockwood, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Children V Generation

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from one of three places called Lockwood, one in Yorkshire, one in North Yorkshire and another in Staffordshire. The Yorkshire and Staffordshire placenames both derive from Old English loc ‘lock, enclosure, fold’ + wudu ‘wood’. The North Yorkshire placename derives from Old English loc + Old Norse vithr ‘wood’. The surname appears to have migrated to East Anglia.

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

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