Thomas Garwood

- 1680

• Name	Thomas Garwood
  Born	Babergh Parish, Acton, Suffolk, Eng
  Gender	Male
  Died	1680
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Person ID	I100375	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Family	Mrs Garwood,   b. Abt 1614, Acton, Suffolk, , Eng
  Married	Abt 1628	of, Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England
  Children	1. William Garwood,   b. Abt 1629, Chelmondiston, Samford Parish, Suffolk, Eng ,   d. Abt 1685, Aboard Ship, , Nj  (Age ~ 56 years)  [Natural]   2. Nicholas Garwood,   b. Abt 1631, Acton, Suffolk, , Eng  [Natural]   3. Ezra Garwood,   b. Abt 1633, Acton, Suffolk, , Eng  [Natural]   4. Isaac Garwood,   b. Abt 1635, Acton, Suffolk, , Eng  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F40230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !First known Garwood.His name appears on the Suffolk Co.tax list dated 1674.It is mentioned that he was a mariner.His wife is unknown,One child on record. In 1674 tax he is listed as sharing a habitation with two hearths with the widow Eccleston.The tax was 2 shillings per hearth and about 80 Garwoods are listed in the return.The non-armigerous patronym of Garwood is derived from the place nam e of Garswood,in Lancashire,West Derby Hundred,Winwick Parish,Aston in Makersfield Twp,near Liverpool.The book of Surnames by Ernest Weekly 1916,it stated the name of Garwood comes from the Anglo-Saxon name of Garthwood. Other spellings are Garrad,Garrard,Garred,Garoad,Garoad,Garrood,Garrett. In Cavaliers and Pioneers,Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1800,by Nell Marion Nugent,1971,1977,George,John and Thomas Garwood are listed as Captains of vessels bringing colonist to Virginia in 1650,1653,1672,and 1695 for which they receive d land there.During the gold rush to Calif.a Captain Garwood,an Englishman,carried passengers from London and San Diego to San Francisco.