Lownd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Lownd is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Lownd family lived near a grove deriving its origin from the Old English word lundr, which means grove.

Early Origins of the Lownd family

The surname Lownd was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Lownd family

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Lownd Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Lowndes, Lownde, Lownd, Lownes and others.

Early Notables of the Lownd family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Lowndes of Bostock Hall

Lownd migration to the United States +

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Lownd name or one of its variants:

Lownd Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John and Alexander Lownd, who settled in Virginia in 1635
John Lownd, aged 16, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 1
Mr. John Lownd, (b. 1619), aged 16, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Safety" arriving in Virginia in 1635 2
Alex Lownd, who landed in Virginia in 1637 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved October 5th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm