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Early Origins of the Cloe family

The surname Cloe was first found in Devon where they held a family seat at Bradston (Bradstone.)

In the parish of Linkinghorne, Cornwall "the monks seem to have held the great tithes until the Reformation; soon after which they became vested in the family of Lampen, by whom those on the eastern side of the Lynher were sold about the year 1680 to the family of CloBerry. " 1

Early History of the Cloe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cloe research. Another 218 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1080, 1091, 1163, 1399, 1510, 1538, 1600, 1620, 1625, 1645, 1660, 1687, 1688 and 1699 are included under the topic Early Cloe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cloe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: CloBerry, Clobury, Cloburry, Clowbury, Clowbery, Cloeberry, Cloebury, Clobry, Clobrie, Clobree, Cloubry, Cloubrie, Cloubery, Cloubury, Globery, Globury, Cleobury, Cleobery and many more.

Early Notables of the Cloe family

Distinguished members of the family include the Clobery family of Devon; Sir John CloBerry (c. 1625-1688), an English soldier and politician, Member of Parliament for Launceston and Hedon in 1660; Sir John Cloberry (circa 1620-1687), Aide-de-camp...
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Migration of the Cloe family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Clobery, who came to America in 1634.


Contemporary Notables of the name Cloe (post 1700) +

  • C. C. Cloe Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952 2
  • C. C. Cloe, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940, 1944, 1948 (alternate) 2


  1. Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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