Pomfrett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Pomfrett family

The surname Pomfrett was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire at Pontefract, a borough, markettown, and parish, in the Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross. "This place, which appears to have risen from the ruins of Legeolium, a Roman station in the vicinity, now Castleford, was by the Saxons called Kirkby, and after the Conquest obtained the name of Pontfrete, according to some, from Pontfrete in Normandy, whence sprang the Lacys, lords of Pontefract." 1

Early History of the Pomfrett family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pomfrett research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1190, 1357, 1423, 1488, 1650, 1667, 1695, 1702, 1721 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Pomfrett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pomfrett Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pomphray, Pomfrey, Pomfrett, Pomfret, Pomfray and others.

Early Notables of the Pomfrett family

Notable among the family at this time was Samuel Pomfret (1650-1722), English divine, born at Coventry; John Pomfret (1667-1702), an English poet and clergyman, appointed rector of Maulden in Bedfordshire in 1695. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, his father...
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Pomfrett migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pomfrett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Pomfrett, who settled in Maine in 1624
Ann Pomfrett, who arrived in Virginia in 1657 2
Samll Pomfrett, who arrived in Virginia in 1662 2

Pomfrett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Pomfrett, who landed in Virginia in 1702 2

Pomfrett 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

Pomfrett Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Thomas Pomfrett, who settled in Barbados in 1685

Contemporary Notables of the name Pomfrett (post 1700) +

Hayley Pomfrett, British classical violinist, known for her work with Wired Strings
Steve Pomfrett, Australian musician and sound engineer, known for his work with The Cockroaches, an Australian pub rock band

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies