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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Godolphin, Godolcan, Godolghan, Godolhan, Godolfan and many more.

First found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Godolphin. Cornwall was a land set apart, a land of mystique and quaint customs, more strongly related to Brittany and Wales than to England. It was not until the 10th century that they submitted to the Saxon rule of England. Since then, their influence has moved east into Devon, Somerset and Dorset.


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Some 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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  10. Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
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The Godolphin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Godolphin 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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