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![Show Contents]() Leuknor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Leuknor familyThe surname Leuknor was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The family name was first referenced in the year 1211 when Henry Leucnore held estates an that shire. Henry Lewkenore succeeded in 1273. "[The parish of Denham in Suffolk] was anciently an extra-parochial district, the property of the Lewkenor family. Sir Edward Lewkenor built a church here, which he endowed with tithes; and the place was consequently erected into a separate parish, comprising about 1300 acres, including a large wood. Denham Hall, the seat of the family, is now a farmhouse." 1 Early History of the Leuknor familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leuknor research. Another 194 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1104, 1306, 1379, 1422, 1449, 1455, 1460, 1483, 1487, 1510, 1585, 1599, 1600, 1603, 1608 and 1661 are included under the topic Early Leuknor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leuknor Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lewknor, Lewknore, Lewkner, Lewker, Leuknor, Leukner, Lewkenorm Lewkenore, Lucknor, Luckner, Lucknore, Looknor and many more. Early Notables of the Leuknor familyDistinguished members of the family include the Lewkenor family of Oxfordshire. Roger Lewkenor was a Sheriff of Sussex under King Henry VI. (reign1422-1460). Sir Lewis Lewkenor translated "The Commonwealth...
Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Leuknor Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Leuknor familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Lewkner, who came to Virginia in 1664.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Leuknor (post 1700) | + |
- Sir Lewis Leuknor, British knight who appeared out of the blue in 1603, when James I appointed him his Master of Ceremonies
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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