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Early Origins of the Fresten family

The surname Fresten was first found in South Lincolnshire, where the name is generally thought to have originated in Frieston, a parish, in the union of Boston, wapentake of Skirbeck, in parts of Holland. 1 Alternatively the name could have been "a modification of Frithestan, the Anglo-Saxon personal name." 2

Early History of the Fresten family

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Fresten Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Fresten include Freston, Freeston, Freestone, Freeson and others.

Early Notables of the Fresten family

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Migration of the Fresten family

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: 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..
  1. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  2. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.

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