| ![Show Contents]() Durfey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Early Origins of the Durfey familyThe surname Durfey was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Durfey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Durfey research. Another 496 words (35 lines of text) covering the years 1093, 1154, 1224, 1259, 1305, 1363, 1451, 1452, 1461, 1474, 1487, 1563, 1628, 1630, 1640, 1653, 1709, 1723, 1744, 1762 and 1781 are included under the topic Early Durfey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Durfey Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Durfort, Durforte, Durfaurre, Deforte, Duforte, Desforte, Dufaute, Defaute, Durfort, Dufortes and many more. Early Notables of the Durfey familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723), was an English poet and dramatist, born at Exeter, son of a French Huguenot father, who fled from Rochelle before the siege in 1628 generally known as 'Tom Durfey.' 1
Migration of the Durfey familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Fort settled in Maryland in 1685; Francis Fort settled in Virginia in 1736; Claude Fort settled in Louisiana in 1756; Lewis Emanuel Fort settled in Philadelphia in 1804.
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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