Boreman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Boreman has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Boreham, a parish four miles from Chelmsford, in the county of Essex.

Early Origins of the Boreman family

The surname Boreman was first found in Sussex "from the XV. century under the forms of Bourer, Boorer, Borer and Borrer, the extra ' R' being a somewhat recent addition These, together with the Atte-Bore, Atte-Bowre, de la Bore, Boreman, and other modifications, are probably derivable from the Anglo-Saxon bur, a bower, inner room, or bed-chamber. " 1

Early History of the Boreman family

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Boreman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Boreman have been found, including Borham, Boreham, Borhunt, Borhont and others.

Early Notables of the Boreman family

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Boreman migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Boreman, or a variant listed above:

Boreman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Boreman, who landed in Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1635 2
Richard Boreman, who landed in Maryland in 1637 2
Samuel Boreman, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1638 2
Eliza Boreman, who landed in Virginia in 1639 2
William Boreman, who arrived in Connecticut in 1650 2
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Boreman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michael Boreman, who arrived in Georgia in 1741 2

Boreman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Boreman, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Boreman (post 1700) +

William Inghram Boreman (1816-1892), American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Tyler County, 1867; Member of West Virginia State Senate 4th District, 1868-71
James Miller Boreman (1821-1895), American Republican politician, Postmaster at Parkersburg, Virginia, 1861-63; Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1863-78
Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897-1982), American Republican politician;Member of West Virginia State Senate 3rd District, 1943-50;U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1954-59
Arthur Inghram Boreman (1823-1896), American Republican politician;Governor of West Virginia, 1863-69; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1869-75; Circuit Judge in West Virginia, 1889-96

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)