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Where did the English Murton family come from? What is the English Murton family crest and coat of arms? When did the Murton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Murton family history? Murton is one of the many new names that came to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Murton family lived in one of the places called Merton in South London, Devon, Norfolk. The family also lived in the places named Marton in Cheshire, Cleveland, Humberside, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, the North Riding in Yorkshire and Warwickshire. There were also places named Martin in Hampshire and Lincolnshire. All of these place-names were derived from the Old English words mere, which means lake or pool, and tun, which means enclosure or settlement.Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Mertone, Merton, Merten, Mertens, Mertin, Mertins, Murton, Myrton, Myrtone, Mertoun and many more. First found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Mertone from early times. Conjecturally they were descended from the Bishop of Coutance, who was holder of the lands of Mertone in the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086. The survey shows Mertone had one cob and twelve cattle. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Murton research. Another 248 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1274, 1277, 1394, and 1400 are included under the topic Early Murton History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 32 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Murton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Murton name or one of its variants: Murton Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
Murton Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Murton Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Murton 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 27 October 2010 at 13:51. ©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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