The lineage of the name Morthlynd begins with the
Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived on a moor, which is a tract of open, uncultivated ground which is usually grown over with heather and coarse grasses and has a poor, peaty soil. The surname Morthlynd literally means
dweller by the moor-land. The surname Morthlynd belongs to the class of
topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.
Early Origins of the Morthlynd family
The surname Morthlynd was first found in
Westmorland. The Mauley branch of the family claim Ugthorpe in the North Riding of
Yorkshire as their ancient ancestral home. "This was an ancient demesne of the crown, and is styled in
Domesday Book Ughetorp; the Mauleys became lords here at an early period, and from them the manor and estate descended by marriage to the Bigods, and afterwards to the Ratcliffes, by whom the whole was sold in parcels."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Early History of the Morthlynd family
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Morthlynd Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Morthlynd has undergone many
spelling variations, including Morland, Morley, Moorland, Morthland, Morlay and many more.
Early Notables of the Morthlynd family (pre 1700)
Notables of this surname at this time include: Sir Samuel Morland (1625-1695), notable English academic, diplomat, spy, inventor and mathematician, made 1st
Baronet Morland in 1660; the...
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Migration of the Morthlynd family to Ireland
Some of the Morthlynd family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Morthlynd family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the unstable social climate in
England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Morthlynd were among those contributors: Thomas Morland, who settled in Virginia in 1650; Ed Morland, who settled in Virginia in 1663; William Morland, who came to Boston in 1762; Eleanor Morland, a bonded passenger, who arrived in Virginia in 1774.