| ![Show Contents]() Frithy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of FrithyWhat does the name Frithy mean? The present generation of the Frithy family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived as dwellers at the bay or wide valley. The surname Frithy was primarily located at Chapel-le-Frith, a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of High Peakin in Derbyshire. 1 The town dates back to 1272, when it was known as Capella de la Firth, and meant "chapel in the sparse woodland." 2 Early Origins of the Frithy familyThe surname Frithy was first found in Derbyshire at Chapel-En-Le-Frith. One of the first records of the family was Wlimar Frith who appeared in the Pipe Rolls for Kent in 1195. A few years later, John del Frith was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Norfolk in 1201 and later, William in the Frith was listed in Essex in 1276. 3 Richard de la Fryth, was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 in Norfolk. 4 Early History of the Frithy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Frithy research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1317, 1503, 1533, 1584, 1659, 1699, 1700 and 1941 are included under the topic Early Frithy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Frithy Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Frithy include Frith, Fryth, Firkin and others. Early Notables of the Frithy familyRichard le Frith; Mary Frith or Moll Cutpurse (c.1584-1659), a notorious pickpocket and fence of the English underworld; and John Frith or Fryth (1503-1533), English Protestant martyr who aided William Tyndale in...
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Frithy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Frithy family to IrelandSome of the Frithy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 30 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Frithy familyThousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Frithy were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Richard Frith, who came to Virginia in 1606; Thomas Frith who settled in Virginia in 1635; also Robert Frith who also settled in Virginia in 1635; Sarah Frith, who arrived in Barbados in 1678..
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