Joan Coward

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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Family Time Line

Peter Standish
1598–
Joan Coward
1601–
Marriage: 13 October 1623
Peter Standish
1624–1680
Elizabeth Standish
–1648
John Standish
Joane Standish
1630–1658

Sources (2)

  • Joan Coward, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"
  • Joann Cowarde, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"

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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