The name Safithy is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived at the estate of Salford which had three early locations in England including Lancashire, Oxford and Bedfordshire.
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Early Origins of the Safithy family
The surname Safithy was first found in Bedfordshire in the parish of Salford. "This place, which lies on the borders of Buckinghamshire, was formerly the property of a family who took their name from it, and was afterwards possessed by the Drakelows, and the Charnocks, from whom it passed by marriage to the Herveys." 1
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Early History of the Safithy family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Safithy research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1674 and 1691 are included under the topic Early Safithy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Safithy Spelling Variations
The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Safithy has been spelled many different ways, including Salford, Sallford, Sallforde, Salforde and others.
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Early Notables of the Safithy family
Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Saffoled (died 1691), English empiric, (a person who, in medicine or other branches of science, relies solely on observation and experiment) originally a weaver by trade, received a license to practise as a doctor of physic from the bishop of London on 4 Sept. 1674. "He had a shop at... Another 57 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Safithy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Safithy family
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Safithys to arrive in North America: John, Robert and Mary Salford who settled in Virginia in 1611; nine years before the "Mayflower"; John and Sarah Salford settled in Virginia in 1623..
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