The distinguished surname Yarrenton was first found in England. The name is derived from "Yarnton," the name of a town in Oxfordshire, and simply means "one from Yarnton."
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Early Origins of the Yarrenton family
The surname Yarrenton was first found in Oxfordshire, where the Yarrenton family was anciently seated 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. Saxon surnames survived, however, and the family name Yarrenton was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.
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Early History of the Yarrenton family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yarrenton research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1619, 1632, 1648, 1661 and 1684 are included under the topic Early Yarrenton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Yarrenton Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Yarrenton, Yarnton, Yarton, Yarenton, Yarrington and many more.
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Early Notables of the Yarrenton family
Distinguished members of the family include Andrew Yarranton (1619-1684), an English engineer and soldier from Astley, Worcestershire, best known for his work in making several rivers into navigable waterways. "About 1632 he was apprenticed to a linendraper of Worcester, but ran away. He then 'lived a countrey life for some years,' but at the outbreak of the civil war he joined the parliamentary army. In 1648 he was instrumental in discovering a Royalist conspiracy to seize Doyley House in... Another 78 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Yarrenton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Yarrenton family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Yarranton, who settled in Virginia in 1678; Dorothy Yarrington, who emigrated from England to America in 1678; as did Jasper Yarrington in 1743; William and Leonard Yarrington, who were both naturalized in Canada in 1840.
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