Crackenthrop History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Crackenthrop family

Early History of the Crackenthrop family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Crackenthrop research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1513, 1514, 1567, 1598, 1620, 1624, 1691, 1692 and 1750 are included under the topic Early Crackenthrop History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Crackenthrop Spelling Variations

Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Crackenthrop has been spelled Crackenthorpe, Crakenthorpe, Crackenthorp, Crakenthorp, Crackenthrop and many more.

Early Notables of the Crackenthrop family

Notable amongst the family at this time was John Crakenthorpe, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1513 and 1514. Richard Crakanthorpe (1567-1624), was an English divine, born at or near Strickland in Westmorland in 1567, and at the age...
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Migration of the Crackenthrop family

Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them: Samuel Crakenthorp who landed in North America in 1760.