Stowford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Stowford family

The surname Stowford was first found in Devon where one of the first records of the family was John Stowford or Stonford (1290?-1372?,) and early English jurist. He "is stated to have been born at Stowford in the parish of West Down, Devonshire, about 1290. He was perhaps a son of John de Stoford, who was manucaptor in 1307 for a burgess returned to parliament for Plympton. Stowford was an attorney for Hugh d'Audeley on 12 April 1329 and 17 June 1331. " 1

Another source adds this: "Stowford in West Downe, and not Stowford in Berry, is the seat of the Stowfords of whom came Sir John de Stowford, Justice of the Common Pleas in 1343. " 2

Early History of the Stowford family

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Stowford Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stowford, Stoford, Stowforth, Stoweforth, Stoweford, Stofford and many more.

Early Notables of the Stowford family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Stowford family of Devon

Migration of the Stowford family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital