Trenton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Trenton family

The surname Trenton was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1250 when John of Trentham was prior of Trentham.

Early History of the Trenton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trenton research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1512, 1515, 1519, 1536, 1538, 1547, 1575, 1587, 1601, 1605, 1617 and 1627 are included under the topic Early Trenton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Trenton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trentham, Trentam, Trentom, Trentem and others.

Early Notables of the Trenton family

Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Trentham (ca. 1487-1519), an English politician, Member of the Parliament for Shrewsbury in 1512 and 1515; Richard Trentham (ca.1515-1547), an English politician, Member of...
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Trenton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trenton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Trenton, aged 38, who landed in New York in 1812 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Trenton (post 1700) +

Trenton Merricks, American philosopher at the University of Virginia
Trenton Lavar Hassell (b. 1979), American professional NBA basketball forward
Trenton Lawson "Trent" Lehman (1961-1982), American child actor
Trenton Paul Newell, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2008 2

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html