The surname Belfithay was first found in Northumberland where they were Lords of the manor of Belford, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Belfithay family
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Belfithay Spelling Variations
The name Belfithay, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Belford, Belfurd, Belforde, Bellford and others.
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Early Notables of the Belfithay family
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Migration of the Belfithay family
The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Belfithay family, or who bore a variation of the surname Belfithay were John Belford who settled in Barbados with his servants in 1680; James Belford settled in West New Jersey in 1771; George and James Belford settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1840.
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