Colliford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Colliford family

The surname Colliford was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they he;d estates in that shire.

Early History of the Colliford family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Colliford research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1166, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1600, 1617, 1660, 1666, 1690, 1698, 1699 and 1724 are included under the topic Early Colliford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Colliford Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Colliford, Collyford, Culliford, Cullyford, Collaford, Cullaford, Culiford, Coliford, Culliforth, Colliforth, Collaforth, Collyforth and many more.

Early Notables of the Colliford family

Distinguished members of the family include Robert Culliford (c. 1666 - ?) was an English pirate from Cornwall who worked with Captain William Kidd; Robert Culliford (1617-1698)...
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Colliford migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Colliford Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Charles Colliford, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 1

Citations +

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)