Trentum History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Trentum family

The surname Trentum 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 Trentum family

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Trentum Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Trentum 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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Trentum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trentum Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Trentum, aged 14, who landed in Massachusetts Bay in 1635 aboard the ship "Blessing" 1

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)