Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Underwood was born on 17 January 1632, in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, her father, William Underwood, was 31 and her mother, Margaret, was 25. She married Francis Slaughter in 1652, in Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died in May 1673, in Old Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 41, and was buried in Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America.
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- Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800
- Elizabeth Butler, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary in entry for Sarah Cattlett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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1642 · The English Civil War
A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived below a wood on a hillside, from Middle English under + wude, wode ‘wood’, or a habitational name for someone from any place so named.
History: Joseph Underwood emigrated from England to Watertown, MA, in 1637. William Underwood came from England to Concord, MA, before 1640, later settling in Chelmsford, MA. In VA, the name was established by Thomas William Underwood, who came from Norfolk, England, in 1675.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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