Pastour History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Pastour family

The surname Pastour was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Pastour family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pastour research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1661 and 1717 are included under the topic Early Pastour History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pastour Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paster, Pasteur, Pastor, Pastore, Pastoureau, Pastorel, Pastre, Pastour, Pastor, Pasturel, Patureau, Pasturel, Paturet, Paturot, Pastere, Pastorr, Pasterr, Pastors and many more.

Early Notables of the Pastour family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Philippe Pastour de Costebelle (ca...

Pastour migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pastour Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Pastour, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 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)