The saga of the name Arrowsmythe follows a line reaching back through history to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It was a name for someone who worked as a person who made arrows, or more specifically the maker of the iron tips for arrows.
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Early Origins of the Arrowsmythe family
The surname Arrowsmythe 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.
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Early History of the Arrowsmythe family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arrowsmythe 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 Arrowsmythe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Arrowsmythe Spelling Variations
Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Arrowsmythe were recorded, including Arrowsmyth, Arrowsmith, Arrowsmythe, Arrowsmithe and others.
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Early Notables of the Arrowsmythe family
Distinguished 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... Another 68 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Arrowsmythe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Arrowsmythe family
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Arrowsmythe family emigrate to North America: 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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