| ![Show Contents]() Bentum History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Early Origins of the Bentum familyThe surname Bentum was first found in Warwickshire at Binton, a parish, in the union of Stratford-Upon-Avon, Stratford division of the hundred of Barlichway. "This place is written Benintone in Domesday Book, and a family of the same name were lords of the manor during several reigns." 1 Alternatively the family could have originated at Little Benton, Longbenton in Northumberland, where the place name literally meant ‘dweller at the farm where bent grass or beans grow’, from the Old English word beonet/ bean + tun. 2 3 4 A scan of early rolls revealed that William de Benton held lands in Suffolk according to the Feet of Fines for 1234. Later, Simon de Beneton was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1275 and Richard Benton was listed in the Assize Rolls for London in 1450. 2 Early History of the Bentum familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bentum research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1754 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Bentum History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bentum Spelling VariationsThe name, Bentum, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Benton, Bentoun, Bentown, Benintone and others. Early Notables of the Bentum familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bentum Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Bentum migration to the United States | + |
The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Bentum surname who came to North America were:
Bentum Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Grietje Van Bentum, who arrived in Iowa in 1856 5
- Mijntje Van Bentum, who landed in Iowa in 1856 5
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- 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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