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![Show Contents]() Belessume History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Belessume is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in Kent. Early Origins of the Belessume familyThe surname Belessume was first found in Kent, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Belessume familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Belessume research. Another 217 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1317, 1339, 1500, 1557, 1589, 1596, 1606, 1625, 1651, 1684, 1704, 1707, 1815 and 1987 are included under the topic Early Belessume History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Belessume Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Belessume family name include Bellison, Belson, Beleson, Belessone, Bellesson and many more. Early Notables of the Belessume familyDistinguished members of the family include Thomas Beleson, a prominent 14th century landholder in Kent; Blessed Thomas Belson (executed 5 July 1589), an English Roman Catholic layman from...
Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Belessume Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Belessume familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Belessume surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Thomas Belson who arrived in Virginia in 1654.
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