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![Show Contents]() Ashbrooke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The name Ashbrooke has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Gloucestershire, in the village of Ashbrook. The name was originally rendered in the Old English from esbrock, a word indicating a place where ash trees grew by a stream or brook. Early Origins of the Ashbrooke familyThe surname Ashbrooke was first found in Gloucestershire, at Ashbrook, listed as Esbroc and Estbroce in the Domesday Book. 1 At that time, Esbroc was part of the Gersdones hundred, land held by Durand of Gloucester and was the size of one hide, land enough for one household with one plough, one border and one slave. However, the reference also lists Estbroce in the same Hundred, but smaller in size at a virgate which was one-quarter of a hide in size and held by Humphrey the Chamberlain. Today, little evidence is found of Ashbrook, Gloucestershire. Early History of the Ashbrooke familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ashbrooke research. Another 220 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1190, 1218, 1258, 1265, 1353 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Ashbrooke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ashbrooke Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Ashbrooke have been found, including Ashbrooke, Ashbrook, Ashbrock, Ashbruck, Ashbroc, Ashbruc, Assebroc, Aschbroc and many more. Early Notables of the Ashbrooke familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ashbrooke Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Ashbrooke migration to the United States | + |
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 Ashbrooke, or a variant listed above:
Ashbrooke Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Ashbrooke to Virginia in 1653
- Tho Ashbrooke, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 2
- John Ashbrooke to Delaware in 1682
- John Ashbrooke, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1682 2
- John Ashbrooke, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1682 2
Ashbrooke Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mary Ashbrooke, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- 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)
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Ashbrooke migration to the United States 
