Morecroft History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Morecroft family

The surname Morecroft was first found in Oxfordshire 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 Morecroft family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morecroft research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1528, 1548, 1559 and 1634 are included under the topic Early Morecroft History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morecroft Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moorcroft, Moorecroft, Morecroft, Morecrofte and others.

Early Notables of the Morecroft family

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Morecroft migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morecroft Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Morecroft, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1
John Morecroft, who landed in Maryland in 1676 1

Citations +

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)