| ![Show Contents]() Pyrton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The distinguished surname Pyrton is thought to be derived from "Pyrton," the name of an ancient village located near Watlington in Oxfordshire which is itself derived from the Old English "pere-tun," meaning "pear-tree farm." 1 While the aforementioned is the generally accepted point of origin for the family, the name could have been derived from "Saint Piran or Piranus (fl. 550), commonly identified with Saint Ciaran (fl. 500-560) of Saigir. The names Piran and Ciaran or Kieran are identical-p in Britain being the equivalent of the Irish k. The history of the two saints is in the main features the same, though the Irish lives of St. Ciaran do not record his migration to Cornwall. Piran holds a foremost place in Cornish hagiology; he was the patron saint of all Cornwall, or at least of miners; and his banner, a white cross on a black ground, is alleged to have been anciently the standard of Cornwall. According to Cornish legend it was Piran who discovered tin, and hence he was the patron saint of tinners. Three parishes in the county are dedicated to him, Perranzabuloe or Perran in the Sands, which is called Lampiran in Domesday, Perranuthnoe or Perran the Little near Marazion, and Perranarworthal on Falmouth Harbour; as well as chapels in other parishes such as Tintagel." 2 Early Origins of the Pyrton familyThe surname Pyrton was first found in Oxfordshire, where the Pyrton family held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. Hence, conjecturally, the Pyrton family is descended from the tenant of the parish of Pyrton. Early History of the Pyrton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pyrton research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1166 and 1200 are included under the topic Early Pyrton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pyrton Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pyrton, Pyrtone, Pirtom, Pirtone, Pyrten, Pirten, Pirion, Pirren, Pyron and many more. Early Notables of the Pyrton familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - the Pyrton family of Essex
 Pyrton 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. 3Pyrton Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century- William Pyrton, who immigrated to Jamaica in 1740
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Pyrton migration to West Indies 
