The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-06-11
THE FORvOOD FA MILY.
OF nelawsre, Pennsy Ivnnia and Mary
land

In 1882 William Forwood was born in that beau.
tiful isle of the sea, Ireland AT an early age he
went to England, and when still young came t.
America. He probably landed in .Philadelphla
Delaware, where he took up land and became d
farmer, TO this tree the various branches OF
the Forwood family in Delaware, Pennsylvania
and Maryland can trace their ancestry.
His children were as follows: Margaret, born
lIlG, died 11lo; John. born I7l9. died 1907, (Ss
William, born 1723 died iSl4 (91 years. Rebecca,
born li25 died 1850 100 years.; Samuel, born 172S
q years. Joseph, ed born 1852, died 1850 (4s
years.; Annie, born 1875, .died l74S d3 years.;
and Jacob born 1877, date of death not known.)
Ii will be noticed that ten children were born,
which is large number and characteristic of
tho time A perfect data of these children,
who they each married. and how many children
We're born to each, would be simply impoSsi-
BILE; but it must be admitted that the start was a
good one.
William born 1T23, as before stated, married
Sarah Clark, who was born in 1871. The result
of this union was the birth of five children
Their names were Lydia, John, Jehu, Robert
Robert was twice married. His first wife was
Margaret Bishop, of Pennsylvania. TO them
the following children were born: George.
born ii95, died at 81; Sallic, born 1856 living at
this time in Hartford county, near Dublin, aged
30 years; Mary. born 1898, died 1852; John, born
iSOl, died 1870, 35 years; Jane born 1902 Robert
1905, died 1885, aged so.
Robert married again Miss Harriet A. Grubb,
70 this union one child was born, Amer G. For
wine Hundred, and recent candidate for legis-
lative honors.
Returning to the beginning William, the
pioneer, his son William of the I'd generation,
his son John of the 3D. generation was grand
father to Dr. w. stump Forwood, the iutelli-
gent and popular gentleman of Hartford county,
and also grandfather of eX-SheriT w. Smithson
Forwood, of Bel Air. The father of the doctor
was Samuel Forwood, formerly of Hartford
county, but afterwards of Clark county, Ala. Mr.
w. Smithson Forwood's father was the late DR..
Parker Forwood. popular physician.
Jehu, born in 1854, died in 1850. His wife was
Mary Robinson and the following children were
born: Sarah, Lydia, William, Charles, Samuel,
Elizabeth, Valentine, Deborah, Jehu and Maria.
The most of these have gone to the silent city
To Robert of the 4th generation born 1905 died
1885, were born Jonathan Larkin Forwood, Will
liam IL. Forwood and John Francis Marion For
men. They were all physicians
DR. j. L. Forwood has reputation in the city
holds the responsible position of Mayor, this be-
ing his third term in Office. He is a pronounced
Democrat, and have heard him address an au-
late Col. j. W. Forney spoke and preferred the
doctors address to that of the more distinguish
ed statesman. He has been an editor. Asasur-
geon he is unsurpassed, and physically he is
handsome man, weighing about 200 pounds.
His brother, William H., is a distinguished
brother, was an associate of the Mayor, (his
brother) in the practice of medicine in Chester,
until few months ago, when he suddenly died.
All Chester mourned the loss of favorite and
talented citizen.
Amer &. Forwood is comfortably situated in
this hundred. He had four children, as follows
Harry Garland Francis Alonzo, Clearance A. and
Miss Irene. The eldest, Harry Garland, Il most
promising young man, went west in 1879, and
was killed while mining for silver by the giving
away of some rocks. Mr.. Forwood has an 50
acre farm, beautifully situated along and over
looking the Delaware river; the Pennsylvania
Railroad on one side of him the B. and o. on the
other. This whole property will no doubt be
taken up with country villas by wealthy city peo-
pie, in the near future.
John Forwood, the grandfather of DR.. W.
Stump Forwood and of Mr.. w. Smthson For
wood, who settled in Hartford many years ago,
represented his county for seventeen consecu-
tive terms in the Legislature. He owned many
thousand acres of land.
| am indebted to Amer G. ForwOod for the
records as given above. He endeaVOred to give
the statement truthfully as per the family re-
cords at hand. trust it may be of interest to
some of your readers OsCEoLA.
CkayROnt De., May 18th, 1886.