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![Show Contents]() Beman Surname History
- Origins Available:
 England
The ancestors of the Beman surname lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The name comes from when they lived near a mountain. This name was brought to England by the Normans, and is a corruption of the Norman French name Beaumont, which means beautiful mountain.1 "In former times, when mead or methlegn was a favourite beverage, the number of bees kept in England must have been much larger than now. Bee-parlts, or enclosures, exist in several parts of the country, though now appropriated to other uses. The keeper of such a park was called Custos Apium-"keeper of the bees"-whence Beeman. " 2 Early Origins of the Beman familyThe surname Beman was first found in Suffolk, where R. Benum was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls in 1283. Later William le Bemon was found in Lancashire in 1324. 3 Early History of the Beman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beman research. Another 227 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1283, 1324, 1379, 1500, 1674 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Beman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beman Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Beman include Beman, Beeman, Bemon, Beemon, Bayman, Baymon and many more. Early Notables of the Beman familyMore information is included under the topic Early Beman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Beman migration to the United States | + |
A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:
Beman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Beman who arrived in Virginia in 1623
- Elizabeth Beman, aged 23, who landed in Maryland in 1684 4
Beman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Beman, who settled in Virginia in 1774
| Contemporary Notables of the name Beman (post 1700) | + |
- Samuel S. Beman (b. 1857), American politician, Member of Minnesota State Senate, 1857-58, 1872-74, 1881-82 (11th District 1857-58, 7th District 1872-74, 1881-82)
- Samuel A. Beman, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Franklin County, 1881; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884; Franklin County Judge and Surrogate, 1896
- Samuel Beman Jr., American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Washington and Clinton counties, 1794-95
- G. A. Beman, American Republican politician, Candidate for Iowa State House of Representatives from Keokuk County, 1950
- Beman Gates Dawes (1870-1953), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1905-09; Oil executive 5
- Beman Brockway, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Oswego County 3rd District, 1859; Liberal Republican Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1872 6
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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