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 Scotland England Early Origins of the Rickleton familyThe surname Rickleton was first found in Roxburghshire, where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in Scotland in Riccalton near Jedburgh. Adam of Riccalton rendered homage to King Edward 1st of England in his brief conquest of Scotland in 1296. 1 This indicates that the family was one of the many Norman nobility which rebelled against William after the Conquest and moved over the border out of harm's way. In fact the family kept holdings in Northumberland at Rickleton. Riccarton is a parish, in the district of Kyle, county of Ayr; containing, with the villages of Hurlford and Sornhill. "This place, which is of considerable antiquity, is supposed to have derived its name, originally Richardstown, from its ancient proprietor, Sir Richard Wallace, to whom the lands were granted in the early part of the 13th century by Walter, high steward of Scotland." 2 Early History of the Rickleton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rickleton research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1691 and 1769 are included under the topic Early Rickleton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rickleton Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rickleton, Riccalton, Rickletown, Ricklington, Ryclington, Ricklyngton, Ricarton and many more. Early Notables of the Rickleton familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Robert Riccaltoun (1691-1769), Scottish Presbyterian divine, and friend of James Thomson, the poet, born at Earlshaugh, near Jedburgh, where his father was a farmer...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rickleton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Rickleton familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe to the New World. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, to Maine, to Florida, and to the Leeward islands..
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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