of a civic officer. "The family of this name in Somersetshire, appear to have been eminent so early as the reign of Edward I."
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Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1646, 1643 and 1690 are included under the topic Early Partmend History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christopher Portman, who came to Carolina in 1679; and Caspar Portman, who settled in New York in 1881.