| ![Show Contents]() Absalon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Absalon familyThe surname Absalon was first found in Cambridgeshire, where the Feet of Fines recorded Absolon, son of Apsolon, as holding estates in 1199. Aspelon was listed in Huntingdonshire in 1252 and in Yorkshire, Johannes filius Asplom was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1302. The Curia Regis Rolls for Oxfordshire include Stephen Abselon in 1208. 1 Early History of the Absalon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Absalon research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1281, 1302, 1455, 1487, 1680 and 1758 are included under the topic Early Absalon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Absalon Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Absalon are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Absalon include: Absolom, Absalom, Absalon, Absolon, Apsolon, Apslom, Abslom, Asplin, Aspenlon, Aspland, Asplen, Aspling, Aspenlon and many more. Early Notables of the Absalon familyMore information is included under the topic Early Absalon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Absalon migration to the United States | + |
Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Absalon or a variant listed above:
Absalon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Emanuell Absalon, who landed in Virginia in 1664 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Absalon (post 1700) | + |
- Julien Arnaud Absalon (b. 1980), French former cross-country mountain biker
- Absalon Knotts, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Calhoun County, 1872 3
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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