Genealogies of the male descendants of Daniel Dod, of Branford,Conn., a native of England. 1646 to 1863

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One of the most common ways of forming surnames in the past was by adding s or son to Christian names or abbreviating Christian names. The name Dod is ancient; and, as is often the case with very old names, it is difficult to form a satisfactory opinion of its etymology. It may be a dialectical variation of Tod, which in the north of England means fox; also in some parts of England a heap and a certain mass of wool. But the opinion that seems to us the most probable is that the small syllable Dod was used by the ancient Saxons of England as a familiar abbreviation for the Christian name Roderick, as Dick is used for Richard. In support, it was easy to draw a parallel and show that subsequent modifications of the two names would be done in the same way... Books about the History of Great Britain follow the historical developments and ultimate union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. After centuries of Roman rule, in 1066 England was invaded by the Normans, and in 1707 England, Scotland and Wales formed the United Kingdom. The British Empire came to occupy one-quarter of the earth's land surface, but was weakened by World War 1, and was dismantled shortly after World War 2. Titles include: A Short History of England, Ireland, And Scotland, Ancient Britain in the Light of Modern Archæological Discoveries, The Legal Code of Ælfred the Great, Documents Illustrative of Sir William Wallace: His Life and Times, Edward the First, A short history of English rural life from the Anglo-Saxon invasion to the present time, Condition of the Border at the union: destruction of the Graham clan, A Historical Account of the Belief in Witchcraft in Scotland, Guy Fawkes; Or, a Complete History of the Gunpowder Treason, History of Mary Queen of Scots, Huntingdonshire and the Spanish Armada, Memorable Wars of Scotland, King Edward VII as a Man and Monarch, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, The Parliamentary Generals of the Great Civil War, Oliver Cromwell: The Story of His Life and Work, and The Foundation and Growth of the British Empire.

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