Pontifex History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Pontifex family

Early History of the Pontifex family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pontifex research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1632, 1636, 1679, 1689, 1690, 1691, 1697 and 1715 are included under the topic Early Pontifex History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pontifex Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pollexfen, Pollfexen, Polfaxen, Pollfaxen and many more.

Early Notables of the Pontifex family

Sir Henry Pollexfen (1632-1691), a British judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in 1689; as well as his brother John Pollexfen (1636-1715), British merchant and political economist, Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in 1679...
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Migration of the Pontifex family to Ireland

Some of the Pontifex family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 67 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Pontifex family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..