| ![Show Contents]() Restoun History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Early Origins of the Restoun familyThe surname Restoun was first found in Lincolnshire at either North or South Reston. Both parishes are in the union of Louth, Marsh division of the hundred of Louth-Eske. 1 Alternatively, the name could have originated at Long Riston in the East Riding of Yorkshire or at Ristson with Brompton in Shropshire. Some of the first records of the family were found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Ralph de Riston, Lincolnshire; and Gomer de Riston, Norfolk. 2 There is also a Ryston, in Norfolk in the union of Downham, hundred of Clackclose. 1 If the family is Scottish in origin, they hail from "Reston in the parish of Coldingham, Berwickshire where Adam de Rystona was witness to a quitclaim of the land of Swinton by Patrick, first Earl of Dunbar, and Roger de Reston witnessed a deed by Waldeve, Earl of Dunber, in 1166. Oliver de Rystone of the county of Berewyke rendered homage in 1296 [to King Edward I of England]. The name is early found in Glasgow. John de Restoun was burgess of the city in 1417." 3 Early History of the Restoun familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Restoun research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1440, 1442, 1450, 1478, 1603, 1634 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Restoun History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Restoun Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Reston, Restoun and others. Early Notables of the Restoun familyMore information is included under the topic Early Restoun Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Restoun migration to the United States | + |
Restoun Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- James Restoun, who settled in Virginia in 1685
- James Restoun, who arrived in Perth Amboy, NJ in 1685 4
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- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- 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)
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