Arrowsmorde History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe history of the name Arrowsmorde dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from a member of the family who worked as a person who made arrows, or more specifically the maker of the iron tips for arrows. Early Origins of the Arrowsmorde familyThe surname Arrowsmorde was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Arrowsmorde familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arrowsmorde research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1602, 1616, 1619, 1623, 1628 and 1659 are included under the topic Early Arrowsmorde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Arrowsmorde Spelling VariationsOnly 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 Arrowsmorde has undergone many spelling variations, including Arrowsmyth, Arrowsmith, Arrowsmythe, Arrowsmithe and others. Early Notables of the Arrowsmorde familyDistinguished members of the family include Saint Edmund Arrowsmith SJ (1585-1628), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales of the Roman Catholic Church. "Sometimes known as Bradshaw and Rigby, [he] was born in 1585 at Haddock, in the parish of Winwick, near Warrington, Lancashire. His father was Robert Arrowsmith, a yeoman, and his mother Margery was a lady of the ancient family of Gerard. Both his... Migration of the Arrowsmorde familyTo 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 Arrowsmorde were among those contributors: Elizabeth Arrowsmith who settled in America in 1718; followed by John in 1734; and Martha in 1737; Thomas Arrowsmith settled in Virginia in 1670; Daniel Arrowsmith settled in Savanna, GA. in 1865..
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