The surname Trevisa was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Crochadon. Cornwall was a land set apart, a land of mystique and quaint customs, more strongly related to Brittany and Wales than to England. It was not until the 10th century that they submitted to the Saxon rule of England. Since then, their influence has moved east into Devon, Somerset and Dorset.
John de Trevisa (1326-1412), was a Cornish author, born at Crocadon in St. Mellion, near Saltash, Cornwall, and was a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, from 1362 to 1369. 1
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Early History of the Trevisa family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trevisa research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1079, 1142, 1149, 1162, 1342, 1402, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Trevisa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Trevisa Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Trevisa, Treviso, Trevisaw, Trevisoe and others.
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Early Notables of the Trevisa family
Notable amongst the family at this time was
John Trevisa (John of Trevisa) (1342-1402), Cornish writer and translator, became Vicar of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, chaplain to the 5th Lord Berkeley, and Canon of Westbury on Trym
the Trevisa family of Cornwall
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Migration of the Trevisa 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..
England
