Dumer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancestry of the name Dumer dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the parish of Dummer, which lies four miles from Basingstoke in Hampshire. The surname Dumer belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Dumer family

The surname Dumer was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Dumer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dumer research. Another 42 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1636, 1651, 1663, 1677, 1681, 1692, 1706, 1713, 1716, 1721, 1723, 1724, 1728, 1730, 1739 and 1761 are included under the topic Early Dumer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dumer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Dumer have been found, including Dummer, Dumer and others.

Early Notables of the Dumer family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Edmund Dummer (1651-1713), an English naval engineer and shipbuilder, Surveyor of the Navy, founded the Royal Navy dockyard at Devonport, Plymouth; Edmund Dummer (1663-1724), English lawyer, "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe" (1706 to 1721); William Dummer (1677-1761) American politician, born in Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Lieutenant Governor (1716-1730), Acting Governor (1723-1728)...
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Dumer migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Dumer, or a variant listed above:

Dumer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Dumer, who settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1632
Ake Dumer, aged 35, who landed in New England in 1634 1
Dorothie Dumer, aged 6, who arrived in New England in 1634 1
Jane Dumer, aged 10, who landed in New England in 1634 1
Joane Dumer, aged 19, who arrived in New England in 1634 1
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Dumer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Dumer, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1712 1

Citations +

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)