Devon and Cornwall¶
Devon and Cornwall Reference 1¶
The general historical outline that we have for the Codd family is that they were part of the Norman contingent that arrived in England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, dwelt in Cornwall and Devon and then some Codd's moved to Pembroke in Wales and from there continued with the Norman expansion into Ireland in 1172 with Richard Strongbow, one branch finally settling in Ferns diosesce, Ir (which became Wicklow, Wexford etc.).
Following the Norman invasion of England there were members of the Codd ancestors that settled in Devon and Cornwall in southwestern England. There was a contingent of these Norman families that moved to Pembroke in Wales.
Devon and Cornwall Reference 2¶
The Codds (or Codes) came to County Wexford in 1170. They were from Devon and Cornwall in the southeast of England. The original Codd to settle in County Wexford was Osbert, born in Devonshire; however, his father was said to be from Cornwall. (Families of Wexford County)
According to our family stories, Martin Codd, my great-great-grandfather, left County Wexford in 1798. He had participated in the 1798 Rebellion and had to flee to the mountains in County Wicklow when the rebellion failed. Interestingly, the British general who suppressed that uprising was Cornwallis, who was defeated by Washington in America's Revolutionary War.
The 1st Codds came to Ireland in 1169 or 1170
"The Normans landed in Wexford in 1169. They came from around Carmarthenshire in Wales under the leadership of Strongbow at the invitation of the then King of Leinster Dermot McMurrough. They introduced the feudal system to Ireland and made grants of lands to the mercenary leadership. The names of Rochford, Sinnott, Walsh, Codd, Stafford etc were introduced into Ireland at this time."
Cornwall, Devon across the Bristol Channel form Pembroke and Carmarthen in Wales