Peffers is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to a spicer or seller of spices and/or pepper. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. Occupational names have remained fairly commonplace in the modern period. This is attested to by the continuing appearance of occupational suffixes at the end of many English surnames. Some of these suffixes include: herd, monger, maker, hewer, smith and wright.
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Early Origins of the Peffers family
The surname Peffers was first found in Leicestershire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Early History of the Peffers family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Peffers research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1890 is included under the topic Early Peffers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Peffers Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Peffers has appeared include Pepper, Peper and others.
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Early Notables of the Peffers family
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Migration of the Peffers family to Ireland
Some of the Peffers family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Peffers family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Peffers arrived in North America very early: Richard Pepper and Mary Pepper, who settled in Massachusetts in 1634; Henry Pepper, who settled in Virginia in 1643; John Pepper, who came to Virginia in 1653.
Contemporary Notables of the name Peffers (post 1700)
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Maud N. Peffers, American Republican politician, Member of Illinois State House of Representatives 14th District; Elected 1940 1
Mrs. Harold W. Peffers, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1940; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1940 1
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