Brief Life History of Joan
When Joan Coward was born in April 1601, in Marnhull, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Coward, was 39 and her mother, Joan Rake, was 32. She married Peter Standish on 13 October 1623, in Marnhull, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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- Joan Coward, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"
- Joann Cowarde, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"
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Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a cowherd, Middle English couh(i)erde, couhirde, couhurde (Old English cūhyrde). The surname has nothing to do with the modern English word coward, which is from Old French cuard, a pejorative term from coue ‘tail’ (from Latin cauda) with reference to an animal with its tail between its legs.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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