Plumer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Plumer family

The surname Plumer was first found in Bavaria, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. It was associated with the growing of plums. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Plumer family

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Plumer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pflaum, Pflaumer, Pflaumbaum, Pfraumbaum, Prumbaum, Prumenbaum, Plum, Plume, Plumer, Plumbohm, Flaumenboim, Flaum, Flom, Plumbe, Plumb, Plumptre, Plumtre and many more.

Early Notables of the Plumer family

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Plumer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Plumer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Francis Plumer, who landed in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1633 1
John Plumer, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 1
John and Peter Plumer, who settled in Virginia in 1650
Richard Plumer, who landed in Maryland in 1653 1
Francis Plumer, who arrived in Virginia in 1654
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Plumer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Plumer, who landed in Virginia in 1704 1
Abraham Plumer, who landed in Virginia in 1713 1
Benjamin Plumer, who arrived in Portsmouth, NH in 1741 1

Plumer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Moses Plumer, aged 33, who landed in Texas in 1827 1
Heinrich Ferdinand Plumer, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Plumer (post 1700) +

Patricia Susan "PattiSue" Plumer (b. 1962), American gold and two-time bronze medalist long-distance runner, active in the late 1980s and 1990s
William Swan Plumer (1802-1880), American clergyman, theologian and author
William Plumer Jr. (1789-1854), American politician, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire (1819-1825), son of William Plumer
George Plumer (1762-1843), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1821-1823) and (1823-1827)
Daniel Longfellow Plumer (1837-1920), American businessman and politician
Bradbury Greenleaf "B. G" Plumer (1830-1886), American businessman, farmer, and politician, brother of Daniel L. Plumer
William Plumer (1759-1850), American lawyer, lay preacher and politician, United States Senator from New Hampshire (1802-1807), 7th Governor of New Hampshire (1812-1813)
Rose Plumer (1876-1955), American actress, known for Bullets and Saddles (1943), Dark Mountain (1944) and The Brand of Hate (1934), wife of Lincoln Plumer
Lincoln Plumer (1875-1928), American silent film actor, known for Mike's Hero (1911), Her Face Value (1921) and A Grocery Clerk's Romance (1912)
Egon Plümer (1940-2021), German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, he served as Landrat [de] of Ahrweiler from 1977 to 1988
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)