Crochfearde History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Crochfearde family

Early History of the Crochfearde family

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Crochfearde Spelling Variations

The 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. Crochfearde has been recorded under many different variations, including Crockford, Crockfords, Crocford, Crochford and many more.

Early Notables of the Crochfearde family

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Migration of the Crochfearde family

For 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 Crochfearde or a variant listed above: James Crockford who landed in Boston, Massachusetts, in the year 1651; and started a family from which many of the North American Crockfords are descended. Another John Crockford landed in 1750..