The history of the Ruggleigh family name begins after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Suffolk. Their name, however, is a reference to Rugles, a village in the department of Eure, Normandy, the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. 1 The name Rudgely is of the same derivation and shares its coat of arms with the Ruggles family.
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Early Origins of the Ruggleigh family
The surname Ruggleigh was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Ruggleigh family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ruggleigh research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1575 and 1622 are included under the topic Early Ruggleigh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Ruggleigh Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Ruggle, Ruggles and others.
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Early Notables of the Ruggleigh family
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Migration of the Ruggleigh family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Ruggleigh or a variant listed above were: Thomas Ruggle, who settled in Roxbury Massachusetts in 1637 and was originally of Suffolk; Joe and Barbarie Ruggells, and their two children Joseph and Josephine settled in New England in 1635.
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