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![Show Contents]() Palms Surname History
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The ancestors of the bearers of the Palms family name are thought have lived in ancient Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found in Palmes, Languedoc, Normandy. 1 Early Origins of the Palms familyThe surname Palms was first found in Yorkshire where "there appears no reason to doubt the antiquity of this family, said to be descended from Manfred Palmes, who lived in the reign of Stephen, [1135-1154] and seated at Naburn, co York, since the year 1226 by a match with the heiress of Watterville." 2 3 The family held the estates since these early times to at least the late 19th century when " Naburn Hall was the seat of George Palmes, Esq." 4 Early History of the Palms familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Palms research. Another 159 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1140, 1394, 1415, 1420, 1455, 1467, 1487, 1499, 1510, 1519, 1554, 1580, 1582, 1600, 1608, 1613, 1614, 1626, 1640, 1642, 1643, 1653, 1654 and 1719 are included under the topic Early Palms History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Palms Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Palmes, Palms, Palm, Parmes, Parms, Parmes, Parm and others. Early Notables of the Palms familyDistinguished members of the family include Brian Palmes (before 1467-1519), an English landowner, justice of the assize and politician who sat in the House of Commons. He was the son eldest son and heir of William Palmes of Naburn and Eleanor, daughter of William Heslerton of Heslerton. He was a member of the Palmes family, an ancient upper-gentry family that had been seated at Naburn Hall since the 13th century.
Sir Guy Palmes (1580-1653) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1643. He was the son of Sir Francis Palmes...
Another 121 words (9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Palms Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Palms familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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- Shirley, Evelyn Philip, The Noble and Gentle Men of England; The Arms and Descents. Westminster: John Bower Nichols and Sons, 1866, Print.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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