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Early Origins of the Pepperell family

The surname Pepperell was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Pepperell family

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Pepperell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Peperell, Pepperell, Pepperel, Pipperell, Piperell, Peperall, Pepperall, Peperel, Piperel and many more.

Early Notables of the Pepperell family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir William Pepperrell (1696-1759), the 'hero of Louisburg,' an American colonial military commander, who was made a brigadier general in the British army in 1759. His...
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Pepperell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pepperell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • William Pepperell, who arrived in New England in 1676 1
  • Alexander Pepperell, who settled in America in 1698
Pepperell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Mary Pepperell, who settled in America in 1758
  • William Pepperell, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1759

Pepperell migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pepperell Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • John Pepperell, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749

Pepperell migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pepperell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Elizabeth Pepperell, aged 33, who arrived in South Australia in 1859 aboard the ship "James Jardine"
  • Maria Pepperell, aged 12, who arrived in South Australia in 1859 aboard the ship "James Jardine"

Pepperell migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Pepperell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mrs. Esther Pepperell, (b. 1817), aged 44, English settler, from Surrey travelling from London aboard the ship "Royal Stuart" arriving in Lyttlelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 8th October 1861 2
  • Mr. John Evans Pepperell, (b. 1817), aged 44, English labourer, from Surrey travelling from London aboard the ship "Royal Stuart" arriving in Lyttlelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 8th October 1861 2
  • Mr. Evans Pepperell, (b. 1842), aged 19, English labourer, from Surrey travelling from London aboard the ship "Royal Stuart" arriving in Lyttlelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 8th October 1861 2
  • Mr. Thomas Pepperell, (b. 1846), aged 15, English labourer, from Surrey travelling from London aboard the ship "Royal Stuart" arriving in Lyttlelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 8th October 1861 2
  • Mr. Robert Pepperell, (b. 1848), aged 13, English settler, from Surrey travelling from London aboard the ship "Royal Stuart" arriving in Lyttlelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 8th October 1861 2
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Pepperell migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3
Pepperell Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century
  • Elizabeth Pepperell, who settled in Barbados or Jamaica in 1700

Contemporary Notables of the name Pepperell (post 1700) +

  • W. H. L. Pepperell, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1908 4
  • Derek Pepperell (b. 1968), English cricketer
  • Eddie Pepperell (b. 1991), English professional golfer
  • Albert J. Pepperell (b. 1922), English professional rugby league footballer


  1. 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)
  2. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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