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![Show Contents]() Creythorn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Creythorn familyThe surname Creythorn was first found in the North Riding of Yorkshire at Crathorne, a parish, in the union of Stokesley, W. division of the liberty of Langbaurgh. "This place, which is in the district called Cleveland, and situated on the western side of the vale of the river Leven, anciently belonged to the Crathorne family, who were settled here for many generations, and of whom Sir William Crathorne, Knt., died in the early part of the 14th century. The church is a small ancient structure, in the chancel of which is the recumbent effigy of a knight, supposed to be Sir William Crathorne. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, originally founded by the Crathorne family, and rebuilt about 1825." 1 Early History of the Creythorn familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Creythorn research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1345, 1509, 1670, 1739 and 1740 are included under the topic Early Creythorn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Creythorn Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Crathorne, Crawthorne, Craythorne, Creythorne, Creythorn, Craythorn and many more. Early Notables of the Creythorn familyDistinguished members of the family include William Crathorne (1670-1740), English Catholic divine, born in October 1670, descended from the ancient family of Crathorne of Crathorne in Yorkshire. He was educated in the English college at Douay, where he was a professor for several years. On...
Another 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Creythorn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Creythorn 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..
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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