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![Show Contents]() Fortibuss History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Fortibuss familyThe surname Fortibuss was first found in Devon where conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Odo, Earl of Albemarle, married a sister of Duke William thus acquiring the earldom. "An amusing legend attaches to a spot called ' Ring-in-the-Mire,' [Devon] where the parishes of Honiton, Farway, Gittisham, and Sidbury meet. Ring-in-the-Mire is a small swamp, whence a stream issues ; and the story is that Isabella de Fortibus, Countess of Devon, having been annoyed by disputes between these parishes concerning their boundaries at this point, ordered a party from each to attend her, rode to the place, took a ring from her finger, and threw it into the marsh, declaring that where the ring fell these parishes should meet, and that she would never more be pestered by their disputes. The name is undoubtedly of great antiquity ; but the tradition seems made to order; and, in all probability, ' Ring-in-the-Mire' is a corruption of a far older and possibly Keltic name. ' Mire ' is suspiciously like mawr. " 1 Early History of the Fortibuss familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fortibuss research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1355 is included under the topic Early Fortibuss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fortibuss Spelling VariationsA multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Fortibus, Fortibuss, Fourtibus and others. Early Notables of the Fortibuss familyMore information is included under the topic Early Fortibuss Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Fortibuss familyMany English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Fortibuss or a variant listed above: 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..
- Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
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