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Where did the English Dunsford family come from? What is the English Dunsford family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dunsford family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dunsford family history? The Anglo-Saxon name Dunsford comes from when the family resided in the town of Dunford in the northern county of Yorkshire. This West Riding town was first inhabited by the Dunford name in the early 1200's. One of the first records of the name was William de Dunneford who was listed in the Feet of Fines in 1332. A few years later William Dinford was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1332.The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Dunsford has been recorded under many different variations, including Dunsford, Downford, Dounsford, Duinsford, Duneford and many more. First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dunsford research. Another 323 words(23 lines of text) covering the years 1273 and 1379 are included under the topic Early Dunsford History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Dunsford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Dunsford family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 110 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Dunsford or a variant listed above: Thomas Taylor Dunford married Elizabeth Keeling in Cumberland County, Va. in 1712; John Dunford purchased land on the eastern seaboard in 1718. James Dunford brought the family name to New York City in 1820 and other Dunfords made Pennsylvania their home in later years. In Labrador, John Dunford settled in Battle Harbour in 1795.
The Dunsford Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dunsford 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. This page was last modified on 18 November 2010 at 14:50. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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