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![Show Contents]() Eemerton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The ancestry of the name Eemerton dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in Emberton in Buckinghamshire. 1 In the Domesday Book of 1086, the parish was known as Ambretone and literally meant "farmstead of a man called Eanbeorht," from the Old English personal name + "tun." 2 Early Origins of the Eemerton familyThe surname Eemerton was first found in Buckinghamshire at Emberton, a parish, in the union of Newport-Pagnell, hundred of Newport. 3 The chapelry of Embleton in Durham was an alternate origin of the family. "This place, anciently called Elmdene from its deep hollow glen abounding with elms, gave name to a family that became resident here about the commencement of the 13th century." 3 And it is here that the first record of the family was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1230 as Roger de Emilton. Almost one hundred years later, Richard de Embeldon was listed in the same area in 1326. Norman de Embleton was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Cumberland in 1332. 4 Embleton is also a parish, in the union of Alnwick in Northumberland. Early History of the Eemerton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eemerton research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1560 and 1688 are included under the topic Early Eemerton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Eemerton Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Eemerton have been found, including Emerton, Emberton, Emmerton and others. Early Notables of the Eemerton familyMore information is included under the topic Early Eemerton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Eemerton familyFamilies 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 Eemerton, or a variant listed above: Henry, Joseph, and William Emerton all settled in Maryland in 1775; Frances Emerton settled in Virginia in 1732; Alice and Anne Emmerton settled in Virginia in 1636..
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