Blakman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Blakman family

The surname Blakman was first found in Norfolk where as a forename, Blacheman filius Ædwardi was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of 1166. In Hampshire Jordan filius Blakeman was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1188 and later John Blakeman was found in the Pipe Rolls for Surrey in 1206. 1

The name is generally denoted to given to a person from having a dark complexion. 2 3 1 4

In Devon, John Blakeman was recorded there in the reigns of Henry III through Edward I, according to the Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I. 5

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included Henry Blacman, Oxfordshire; Peter Blakeman, Cambridgeshire; and Robert Blakeman, Buckinghamshire. 4

Early History of the Blakman family

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Blakman Spelling Variations

Although the name, Blakman, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Blakeman, Blaikman, Blakman, Blackman, Blackeman and others.

Early Notables of the Blakman family

Rev. Adam Blakeman (1596-1665), English-born, American settler to Connecticut in 1638. He served as the first minister of the Stratford, Connecticut church until his death. He is thought to have been born in Gnosall, Staffordshire. For some years, he was a preacher in Great Bowden...
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Migration of the Blakman family

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of cholera, typhoid, dysentery or small pox. In North America, some of the first immigrants who could be considered kinsmen of the Blakman family name Blakman, or who bore a variation of the surname were John Blackman in 1640; who settled in Dorchester. He was married to Mary Pond, and had three sons, John, Jonathon, and Benjamin, and two daughters, Sarah and Mary. Many of the North American Blackmans are descended from this family, and can trace their genealogies back to them. Elizabeth Blackman settled in Virginia in 1638.

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Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)