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![Show Contents]() Liscom History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Liscom is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Liscom family once lived in the region of Luscombe in the counties of Devon, Dorset, and Cornwall. Liscom is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. Early Origins of the Liscom familyThe surname Liscom was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Liscom familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Liscom research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Liscom History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Liscom Spelling VariationsSound 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 Liscom family name include Luscombe, Luscomb, Lustcomb, Liscomb, Listcomb and others. Early Notables of the Liscom familyMore information is included under the topic Early Liscom Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Liscom family to Ireland
Some of the Liscom family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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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 Liscom surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Liscom Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Liscom, who arrived in Maryland in 1677 1
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- Lemuel F. Liscom, American politician, Member of New Hampshire State Senate 14th District, 1897-98 2
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Mors omnibus communis
Motto Translation: Death is common to all men.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Liscom migration to the United States 
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