The surname Towreson was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Norman influence of English history dominated after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. The family name was first referenced in the 12th century when they held estates in that shire. They were of the great Norman family of Martin de Tours from Tour near Bayeux. The Sire de Tour conquered Cameys in Wales and became the Lord Marcher of South Wales. His sons either took the name FitzMartin or Tour, sometimes Tower. Their descendents assumed the name Towerson and Tourson from about the 15th century but mainly in the North of England in Cumberland and Lancashire from whence they branched south to London. Martin de Tour built the Benedictine Abbey of St.Dogmael's and, of course, his great Castle at Newport, where the ruins still exist. The family was granted vast estates in Devon, Somerset, and Dorset.
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Early History of the Towreson family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Towreson research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1555, 1556, 1576, 1577, 1582, 1623, 1635 and 1697 are included under the topic Early Towreson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Towreson Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Towerson, Tourson, Toweson, Towreson, Towenson and others.
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Early Notables of the Towreson family
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was William Towerson (1555-1577), English merchant and navigator who made three voyages to the Guinea coast in 1555, 1556, and 1577. His ancestors from this point become confusing.
Gabriel Towerson (d. 1623), was an English captain and agent for the East India Company who may have been the son of William Towerson, an influential member of the... Another 62 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Towreson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Towreson 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..
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