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The surname Methvant was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they were granted lands by Malcolm Canmore, King of Scotland, in 1069 in the Barony of Methven.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Methvant research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1363, 1650, 1703 and 1706 are included under the topic Early Methvant History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Methuen, Methven, Methfyn, Methfen and others.
Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Methvant Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Paul Methwin, who arrived in Virginia in 1664; Alexander Methven, who arrived in South Carolina in 1807; John Methven, who settled in Charles Town in 1767.