Edmond Larwood, son of John Edmond Larwood and Elizabeth Mills; was probably born in NC ca 1750;
apparently he lived in VA for a long time before moving to near
Sagetown, in Laurens Co SC. The name of his wife has not been found; The 1800C of SC shows:
Edmond Learwood, Laurens Co : 2 males age 16-26; 1 male 45 or over;
1 female 16-26 and 1 female 45 or over. He is also found on
the 1790 Laurens Co SC Census listed as Edmond Wood with his household
consisting of 2 males +16, 2 males -16, and 4 females. Edmond Larwood
(Learwood) served in the Rev War, evidenced by the fact that he made claim,
1784, and was compensated for the loss of a horse, and paid for service
rendered in the State Militia before and since the fall of Charleston.
A Land Grant from William Moultrie, Governor of SC, to Edmond Learwood,
for 600 acres was executed 3 Oct 1784. Some old ledger records from
a store in Hazel Green, Madison Co, AL, were found which indicate Edmond
was there in 1828. It is apparent he left SC after the 1810 C; then
moved to Madison Co AL via TN. One of his sons had died by that time,
and another son, married, chose to stay in SC, as did one daughter.
I. Thomas Larwood, b ca 1772 md 1) _____Rogers; md 2) Mary H. A.
Palsey,
widow of Robert Palsey
1. Rachel Larwood, aka Rachel Wood,
md Madison Co
AL 28 Sep 1820 Ambrose Ripley
2. Edmond Larwood
In 1810, Rachel and Edmond were given 100
acres (SC Deed Book J, p 130), by their grand-
father, to be theirs when they became of age.
In 1825, while living in Franklin Co AL, Rachel
and Ambrose Ripley sold her land to William
Moore (Rachel's uncle).
II. Elizabeth Larwood, b ca 1774 d ca 1821 Laurens Co SC md ca
1789 William Moore, b ca
1774 d 25 May 1849 Laurens Co SC (will: Laurens
probate file box 118; box 113, p 10).
This family stayed in SC; lived on land of
original 600A grant.
III. Mary Larwood, b ca 1776 SC d ca 1852 Rusk Co TX md ca 1807 John
"Jack" Jowell (Joel)
b 3 Mar 1768 d ca 1852 Rusk Co TX. John
and Mary Jowell sold their property in Laurens
Co SC 1813/15 and moved to TN, then to AL,
and to TX by 1844.
IV. John "Jackie" Larwood aka John L. Wood, b ca 1780 SC d 4 Oct 1866
SC md Agnes
Shockley, b 7 Nov 1790 d 30 Dec 1866 SC; both
are bur Mt Bethel Meth Bap Ch Cem
Laurens Co SC. This son remained in
Laurens Co SC when his father and others of his family
moved west. From J. Wilbert Wood: "...deeds
recorded show that there was a change in the
family name from Learwood to Lear Wood, then
to L. Wood. Strange as it may seem, but the
change was not intentional. Edmond Learwood,
with one exception which was a very feeble
effort, always made his mark so it could be
read. The deeds naturally were written on his
verbal instructions, so they show a change
from Learwood to Lear Wood, then to L. Wood.
Then too, Edmond left only one son - John
- here (in SC) who, it is presumed could not read nor
write and he (as is shown by his son's - T.R.
Wood - family Bible) left the impression that the
name was L. Wood. T. R. Wood recorded
his children's births in the Bible with the capital
"L" Wood; however, the family was known as
"Wood".
VI. Anna Larwood, b 1785, md (prob) John Workman
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