Forter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Forter family

Early History of the Forter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Forter research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1397 and 1407 are included under the topic Early Forter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Forter Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Forter family name include Forder, Forders and others.

Early Notables of the Forter family

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Migration of the Forter family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Forter surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Matthew Forder landed in Virginia in 1637; Philip Forder purchased land in Pennsylvania in 1682; Deborah Forder and her two children settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1765. Many members of the Forder name joined those immigrants who made Pennsylvania their home in the mid-1800's..