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![Show Contents]() Allibon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Allibon came to England with the ancestors of the Allibon family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Allibon family lived in Normandy where it was derived from the ancient English given name Albin, meaning white. Early Origins of the Allibon familyThe surname Allibon was first found in St. Taurin, Evreux, Normandy, in the year 980, as St. Aubyn. This distinguished name arrived with the Conqueror through Sir John Aubyn, and settled in Barnstaple in Devon, where he became a patron of Barnstable Abbey. The family were granted many estates and they were recorded under the name Alban in the Domesday Book. Early History of the Allibon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Allibon research. The years 1560, 1597, 1624, 1629, 1636, 1658, 1688, 1690, 1696 and 1742 are included under the topic Early Allibon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Allibon Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Allibon are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Allibon include Albone, Allibone, Hallibone, Albin, Allbahn, Alibone, Allbones, Allbone, Alban, Aubyn, Aubyn, Aubin, Auban, Ellibone, Elbin, Ellban, Ellbone and many more. Early Notables of the Allibon familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - John Allibond (1597-1658), Master of Magdalen College School
- Peter Allibond (1560-1629), an English translator of theological treatises from the French and Latin
- Sir Richard Allibond or Allibone (1636-1688), an English judge and justice of the King's Bench
Migration of the Allibon familyFaced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Allibon, or a variant listed above: Thomas Allibone who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1813; Engel Albin settled in America in 1707.
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