Bendbough History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe name Bendbough finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxons of England. It was given to one who worked as a person employed as an archer which is derived from the Old English words bend, which means to bend, and bowe which means bow. 1 Early Origins of the Bendbough familyThe surname Bendbough was first found in the North Riding of Yorkshire, where they family came descent from Benningbrough, a township, in the parish of Newton-upon-Ouse, union of York, wapentake of Bulmer. 2 3 Another source claims "Benbow is the name of an ancient Shropshire family, to which belonged Colonel Benbow, a zealous Royalist, who met his death at Shrewsbury in 1651 for corresponding with the King; from this stock also came Admiral Benbow, who was born, at Cotton Hill, Shrewsbury, in 1650. " 4 Early History of the Bendbough familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bendbough research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1349, 1440, 1545, 1585, 1607, 1623, 1653, 1681, 1702, 1708, 1729 and 1883 are included under the topic Early Bendbough History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bendbough Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Bendbough has been recorded under many different variations, including Benbow, Bendbow, Benbowe, Bendbowe, Benbough, Bendebowe and many more. Early Notables of the Bendbough familyDistinguished members of the family include Rear-Admiral John Benbow (1653-1702), whose most famous exploit took place in August 1702 when he kept up a running fight for four days with a French squadron off St Marta in the West Indies after being deserted by most of his fleet, eponym of three Royal Navy ships.
The 256797 Benbow main belt asteroid was named after the Admiral Benbow Inn, a tavern in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island. His son, John Benbow (c.1681-1708), was an English... Migration of the Bendbough familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Bendbough or a variant listed above: Ann Benbow who sailed to Virginia in 1652.
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