Boudion History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEtymology of BoudionWhat does the name Boudion mean? The Boudion surname is derived from one of several places names; such as Bowden in Derbyshire and Bowdon in Cheshire. The place names are thought to derive from the Old English words "boga," or "bow" and "dùn," or "hill;" thus, a curved hill. However, two sources point to a Norman origin. The first states: "They have a tradition that they are of Norman descent, and that the name was originally Bodin" 1 and the second notes "Petrus Bodin occurs in Normandy, 12th century." 2 Early Origins of the Boudion familyThe surname Boudion was first found in Cheshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 point to a scattered early reference of the family: Bodin de Langehull, Oxfordshire; Boyedinus de Gaunt, Lincolnshire; Bodyn de Kant (London citizen); and Walter Bodin, Oxfordshire. 3 "Bowden is frequent but often represents an older Bowdon. (i) John de Boghedon 1333. There are 17 places called Bowden in Devon and one Bowdin, all 'curved hill'; Bowden Edge (Derby) has the same origin; (ii) Thomas Bovedon in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1279; OE bufan dune '(dweller) above the hill' " 4 Bowden or Bowdon, a parish in the union of Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow, N. division of the county of Chester was once held by the Bowden family having been granted by Hamon de Massey. 5 "The Bowdens were of Bowdon Hall, co. Derby, in the XV. cent. Yet they have a tradition that they are of Norman descent, and that the name was originally Bodin." 1 Early History of the Boudion familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boudion research. Another 189 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1279, 1296, 1333, 1504, 1568, 1583, 1694, 1733, 1735, 1750, 1761, 1778 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Boudion History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boudion Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bowden, Bouden, Boulden, Boden, Bodden, Bodin and others. Early Notables of the Boudion familyDistinguished members of the family include Samuel Bowden (fl. 1733-1761), a physician at Frome, Somersetshire, the author of two volumes of poems published 1733-1735. "Neither the date of his birth nor that of his death has been ascertained, though it appears from the 'Gentleman's Magazine,' to which he was an occasional contributor, that he was living in 1761, while a passing mention of him in 1778 is in the past tense. The writer adds... Migration of the Boudion family to IrelandSome of the Boudion family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Boudion familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ambrose Bowden who settled in Maine in 1620; Jane Bowden settled in Virginia in 1653; John Bowden settled in Jamaica in 1661; Martha Bowden settled in Barbados in 1664.
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