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Earliest recording of name
One of the earliest emigrants to the new colonies of America was John Wood, aged 26 yrs., -
1st person in American
Thomas Wood landed in Virginia. -
the New Wood Coat of Arms
Motto: Cedo nulli.
I yield to no one. i stand for myself. i try to be strong all on my own. you should not need to depend on anyone but yourself because in the end, you will only be standing alone. -
Meaning of colors.
i picked black and white has my color's because they are not a color. they are shades. colors stand out and want to be noticable. i feel since they are shades that they are unique and beautiful as they are without any color added to them.
i also picked black and white because the describe the inner me. makes me feel dark and hidden. no true colors have to show.
Sable (Black) = Constancy, Grief
Argent (Silver/White) = Sincerity, Peace -
Hearts.
Sincerity, truthfulness, charity. the hearts mean to be true.
i feel no matter how bad things get or seem, always stay true to yourself. you can never lie your way out of something. the lies juust build up, if you can be completely honest to yourself than you can to anyone. you must make yourself happy before you can make someone else happy. -
Family Motto
Safe on the waves. -
Origin of name
It was originally given either as a topographical name for one who was resident by a wood, or who in the case of the plural Woods related to a person who was both resident in the wood and who obtained his livelihood from the wood, probably as a forester -
alternate names
wood has been recorded under many different variations, Including Wood, Woods, Wode, Would, and Woid. -
orginial coat of arms
Green (Vert) Hope, joy, and loyalty in love
Silver or White (Argent) Peace and sincerity
--the tree in the middle means "New life sprouting from the old"
