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Dorson Family Crest
Dorson Family Crest
Dorson

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Where did the English Dorson family come from? What is the English Dorson family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dorson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dorson family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Darleston, Darlaston, Darlston, Darlstone, Dorston, Dorleston and many more.

First found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dorson research. Another 317 words(23 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, and 1600 are included under the topic Early Dorson History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dorson Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Rebecka Dorson, aged 16, arrived in Maryland in 1683

Dorson Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Timothy Dorson, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1766

Dorson Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Dorson, who landed in Indiana in 1852

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  1. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  2. Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
  3. Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
  4. Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
  5. Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
  6. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  7. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  8. MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
  9. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  10. Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
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The Dorson Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dorson Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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