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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Apeltry research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, 1556, 1557 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Apeltry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Apeltry have been found, including Apeltree, Apoltree, Appletree, Apeltry, Apeltrie, Appeltry, Appoltry and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Apeltry Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Apeltry, or a variant listed above: Richard Appletree who arrived in Virginia in 1652.