The surname Appleforth was first found in Berkshire, where Appleford dates back to the 9th century. In the Domesday Book it was part of the Sutton Hundred of Berkshire. At that time, there was an abbey, land for 6.5 ploughs, 60 acres of meadows, 2 mills, a fishery and was held by Church of Abingdon 1 Today, the village and civil parish includes Appleford-on-Thames.
Early History of the Appleforth family
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Appleforth Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Appleford, Appelford, Appelforth, Appleforth and others.
Early Notables of the Appleforth family
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Migration of the Appleforth family
Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Appleforth name or one of its variants: Jobit Applefoard, who came to Virginia in 1663; Tobias Appleford, who arrived in Virginia in 1687; and David Appleford, who came to Illinois in 1859.
