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Where did the English Mele family come from? What is the English Mele family crest and coat of arms? When did the Mele family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Mele family history?
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Mell, Mel, Melle, Mele and others.First found in Somerset where Mells (St. Andrew), is a civil parish, in the union of Frome, in the hundred of Mells and Leigh. The parish dates back to pre- Domesday Book and was known as Milne in 942 derived from the Old English word "myln." [1] By the time of the Domesday Book the name place name had evolved to "Mulle" or "Mulne" which meant "several mills." At that time, it was part of the land of St Mary of Glastonbury and held land big enough for 20 ploughs. The mill was also operative. [2] In Suffolk, Mells is a hamlet in the parish of Wenshaston in the union and hundred of Blything. This hamlet has always been much smaller than the Somerset locale as in the early 19th century the Somerset village had 1,261 residents while the Suffolk hamlet had only 123.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history! This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mele research. Another 277 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, and 1600 are included under the topic Early Mele History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Mele. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers! Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Mele Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Angela Mele, aged 26, who arrived at Ellis Island from Tontto, in 1899
Mele Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Alfonso Mele, aged 28, who arrived at Ellis Island from Forino, in 1901
- Aniello Mele, aged 30, who arrived at Ellis Island from Naples, in 1902
- Aniello Mele, aged 18, who arrived at Ellis Island from Torino, in 1904
- Amelia Mele, aged 38, who arrived at Ellis Island from Napoli, Napoli, in 1906
- Alessandro Mele, aged 31, who arrived at Ellis Island from Minturino, in 1907
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- Alfred Remen Mele (b. 1951), American philosopher
- Sabath Anthony "Sam" Mele (b. 1922), American former Major League Baseball right fielder, manager and coach
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- ^ Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- ^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Other References- Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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