Pumphrey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Pumphrey family

The surname Pumphrey was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire at Pontefract, a borough, markettown, and parish, in the Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross. "This place, which appears to have risen from the ruins of Legeolium, a Roman station in the vicinity, now Castleford, was by the Saxons called Kirkby, and after the Conquest obtained the name of Pontfrete, according to some, from Pontfrete in Normandy, whence sprang the Lacys, lords of Pontefract." 1

Early History of the Pumphrey family

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Pumphrey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pomphray, Pomfrey, Pomfrett, Pomfret, Pomfray and others.

Early Notables of the Pumphrey family

Notable among the family at this time was Samuel Pomfret (1650-1722), English divine, born at Coventry; John Pomfret (1667-1702), an English poet and clergyman, appointed rector of Maulden in Bedfordshire in 1695. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, his father...
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Pumphrey Ranking

In the United States, the name Pumphrey is the 6,063^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Pumphrey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pumphrey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Pumphrey, who arrived in Maryland in 1668 3
Walter Pumphrey, who landed in New Jersey in 1678 3

Pumphrey migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pumphrey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Pumphrey, (b. 1802), aged 29, English stockman who was convicted in Southampton, Hampshire, England for life for machine breaking, transported aboard the "Eleanor" on 26th June 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1854 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Pumphrey (post 1700) +

John Pumphrey (b. 1962), American professional baseball player
Paul Pumphrey, American martial arts professional and a world champion breaker
William Pumphrey (1817-1905), early American photographer
James W. Pumphrey (1832-1906), American owner of a livery stable in Washington, D.C
Sarah A. Pumphrey, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Ashland, Virginia, 1882-85 5
Mary A. Pumphrey, American politician, Mayor of District Heights, Maryland, 1991-97 5
Margaret Pumphrey, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1932 5
J. M. Pumphrey, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1860 5
Howard Rezen Pumphrey, American Republican politician, Mayor of Delaware, Ohio, 1924-28 5
Edwin E. Pumphrey, American politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from Platte County, 1905-08 5
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Historic Events for the Pumphrey family +

HMS Halsted

Mr. Jack Pumphrey (b. 1915), British Royal Navy stoker 1st class from Birmingham, England was stationed aboard the "HMS Halsted" when it was struck by torpedo by Jaguar and Mowe of the Cherbourg coast on 11th June 1944, he did not survive

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eleanor
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html