| ![Show Contents]() Settlemire History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Settlemire familyThe surname Settlemire was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Settle held by Norman noble Roger le Poitvan who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Settle is a charming town on the River Ribble. Early History of the Settlemire familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Settlemire research. Another 46 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1575, 1593, 1648, 1724 and 1900 are included under the topic Early Settlemire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Settlemire Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Settle, Settles, Settel, Settels and others. Early Notables of the Settlemire familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Thomas Settle (fl. 1575-1593), an English divine who matriculated as pensioner at Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1575, but left...
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 Settlemire migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Settlemire Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacob Settlemire, who settled in America in 1751
- Georg Settlemire, who settled in America in 1751
Settlemire Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- G. A. Settlemire, who arrived in San Francisco in 1851
- G A Settlemire, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- 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)
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Settlemire migration to the United States 
