Kentolm History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Kentolm family

Early History of the Kentolm family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kentolm research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1154, 1530 and 1536 are included under the topic Early Kentolm History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kentolm Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Kentolm family name include Kenton, Kentone and others.

Early Notables of the Kentolm family

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Migration of the Kentolm family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Kentolm surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Richard Kenton settled in Maryland in 1634; Anne Kenton settled in Virginia in 1654.