| ![Show Contents]() Rickcord History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Rickcord familyThe surname Rickcord was first found in Berkshire, 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 year 1191 when Richewardus de Westberi held estates in that county. Early History of the Rickcord familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rickcord research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1558 are included under the topic Early Rickcord History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rickcord Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Rickcord family name include Record, Ricord, Rickward, Rikecord, Rikeworth, Rickworth, Rykeward, Rickward, Rickword, Rickwood, Rickcord, Records and many more. Early Notables of the Rickcord familyRobert Recorde (1510-1558), Welsh physician & mathematician. "Born of a good family at Tenby in Pembroke, his father was Thomas Recorde. Though the greatest part of his time was spent in the mathematical sciences...
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rickcord Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Rickcord familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Rickcord surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Margaret Ricord, who arrived in Virginia in 1635; Charles Ricord, who arrived in Bristol, RI in 1679; Alexander Ricord, who came to New York in 1809; George Record, who came to Philadelphia in 1816.
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