Origin of the Boltwood Surname

"of uncertain meaning. It appears to be a compound of Middle English bolt ‘crossbow head arrow; bar bolt (for fastening a door or gate)’ also ‘bolt (of cloth) bundle’ (Old English bolt) + Middle English hod houd ‘hood’ (Old English hōd) but the sense is not obvious. The suggestion in Reaney and Wilson that Bolt- is a spelling of Middle English bult short for bult-cloth ‘a cloth for bulting or sifting flour’ is formally possible but the idea that the name denotes someone who wore a hood made of sieving-cloth is unconvincing."  (Source)

GENERATION 1

Robert Boultwood was born abt. 1575 in England and died abt. 1596 in England.  He married Maria Sheldon (c1577-c1617).

GENERATION 2

Thomas Boltwood, son of Robert and Maria was born in 1596 in England and died abt. 1620 in England.  He married Phinea Austin (1600-1684).

GENERATION 3

Sgt. Robert Boltwood, son of Thomas and Phinea was born in 1620 in England and died abt. 1684 in MA.  He married Mary Gernor (1626-1672). They had 5 children:

1 Mary Boltwood (Abt. 1646 in MA - Aug 19, 1676 in MA) Married James Beebe (1641-1728) on Oct 24, 1667 in MA 2 Samuel Boltwood, Sr. (Apr 16, 1648 in MA - Feb 29, 1704 in MA) Married Sarah Lewis (1652-1722) 3 Sarah Boltwood (See Below) 4 Martha Boltwood (1651 in MA - Sep 22, 1710 in MA) Married Daniel Warner Sr. (c1635-1692-) on Apr 1, 1674 in MA 5 Lydia Boltwood (1653 in MA = Jan 26, 1683 in MA) Married John Warner (c1649-1724) on Apr 20, 1674 in MA

GENERATION 4

Sarah Boltwood, daughter of Robert and Mary was born in 1649 in MA and died in 1726 in MA.  She married Isaac Warner (1645-1691) on May 31, 1666 in Hadley, MA. See Isaac Warner's surname page for the continuation of this line.

 
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