The ancient roots of the Coxfield family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Coxfield comes from when the family lived in the parish of Coggleshall in the diocese of St. Albans, in the county of Essex.
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Early Origins of the Coxfield family
The surname Coxfield was first found in Essex where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
Early History of the Coxfield family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coxfield research. Another 138 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1272, 1400, 1516 and 1633 are included under the topic Early Coxfield History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Coxfield Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Coxfield has appeared include Coxwell, Cogswell, Coggeshall, Coxville, Coxwells and many more.
Early Notables of the Coxfield family
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Migration of the Coxfield family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Coxfield arrived in North America very early: John Coggswell of Ipswich England who sailed in the 'Angel Gabriel' from Bristol, England which was wrecked at Penaquid in 1635; Robert Coxwell, who arrived in America in 1644.
