The Mummforthay name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the settlement of Mundford in Norfolk, or in Montford-Sur-Risle or some other similarly-named place in France. The surname Mummforthay belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxonhabitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Mummforthay family
The surname Mummforthay was first found in Norfolk 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.
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Early History of the Mummforthay family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mummforthay research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1496, 1606, 1625, 1665, 1666, 1683, 1686 and 1692 are included under the topic Early Mummforthay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Mummforthay Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Mummforthay has undergone many spelling variations, including Mumford, Munford, Mundford and others.
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Early Notables of the Mummforthay family
Notables of this surname at this time include: James Mumford (c.1606-1666), an English Jesuit and Catholic controversialist.
Thomas Mumford (1625-1692), emigrated to America among other settlers in what was known as "the Pettaquamscutt purchase" which secured a large tract of land along Narragansett Bay for... Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Mummforthay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Mummforthay family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Mummforthay were among those contributors: Richard Mumford, who settled in Virginia in 1624; William Mumford settled in Lynn Massachusetts in 1630; Henry Mumford settled in New England in 1671.
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