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Early Origins of the Corham family

The surname Corham 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 held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Corham family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corham research. Another 133 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1080, 1163, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1538, 1600, 1667, 1668, 1694, 1703 and 1751 are included under the topic Early Corham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Corham, Coram, Coreham, Carram and others.

Early Notables of the Corham family

Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Coram (1668?-1751), English philanthropist, born at Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, in 1667 or 1668. His father is supposed to have been captain of a ship. In 1694 he was settled at Taunton, Massachusetts. "By a deed dated 8 Dec. 1703 he gave...
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United States Corham migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corham Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Geo Corham, who arrived in Virginia in 1661 [1]


  1. 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)


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