| ![Show Contents]() Tweefart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Tweefart was brought to England by the Normans when they conquered the country in 1066. The ancestors of the Tweefart family lived in Leicestershire, at Twyford. Early Origins of the Tweefart familyThe surname Tweefart was first found in Leicestershire where they were Lords of the manor of Twyford, and conjecturally descended from Hugh de Grandmesnil, sometimes spelt Grentemaisnil, from Calvados in the canton of St. Pierre-Sur-Eides in Normandy. The senior line of this family descended to the Earls of Leicester. Early History of the Tweefart familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tweefart research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1378, 1388, 1390, 1560, 1620, 1640, 1657, 1679 and 1729 are included under the topic Early Tweefart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tweefart Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Tweefart are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Tweefart include Twiford, Twyford, Tyford, Tyeford, Tieford, Tweeford, Tweford, Twifort, Twyfort, Tweefort, Tweeforth and many more. Early Notables of the Tweefart familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Robert Twyford, early English politician, Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in 1378. John Twyford was Lord Mayor of London; and Henry Twiford of Kenwick, Shropshire whose daughter was the second wife of Robert Hesketh (c.1560-1620), an English Member of Parliament and High Sheriff of Lancashire.Josiah Twyford (1640-1729), was an English potter, born in 1640 at Shelton, near Stoke-on-Trent. "Twyford commenced a manufactory of his own near Shelton Old Hall, the...
Another 77 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tweefart Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Tweefart familyFaced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Tweefart, or a variant listed above: Henry Twyford landed in America in 1770; John and Robert Twiford settled in Barbados in 1663.
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