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![Show Contents]() Bouzan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Bouzan familyThe surname Bouzan was first found in Gloucestershire where John Buzun was found in the Pipe Rolls of 1197. A few years later in Derbyshire, Thomas Bussun was found in the Liber Feodorm of 1242. And later again, John Boson, Bozon was listed in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1536. The name is derived from the Old French word buzon which means 'one connected with the law'.1 "Ilton, in Malborough, [Devon] once belonged to the Bozuns, then to the Chiverstons, and finally came to the Courtenays. " 2 Early History of the Bouzan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bouzan research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1510, 1600, 1624, 1635, 1675, 1707, 1708 and 1719 are included under the topic Early Bouzan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bouzan Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bozon, Bosum, Bozun, Bozom, Boyzon, Boysum, Bozum, Boyzum, Boson, Bouzan and many more. Early Notables of the Bouzan familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Nicholas Boson (1624-1708), a Cornish writer and preserver of the Cornish language, best known for his "Nebbaz gerriau dro tho Carnoack" ("A Few Words about Cornish"), (c.1675-1708); and "Jowan Chy-an-Horth, py, An try foynt a skyans" ("John...
Another 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bouzan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bouzan familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
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