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Early Origins of the Affordbay family

The surname Affordbay was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Affordbay family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Affordbay research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1097, 1190, 1455, 1484, 1487, 1510, 1550 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Affordbay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Affordbay Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Affordbay has undergone many spelling variations, including Affordby, Affordbie, Afordby, Afordbie, Afforthby and many more.

Early Notables of the Affordbay family

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Migration of the Affordbay family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Affordbay were among those contributors: 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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