Rokeby History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Rokeby familyThe surname Rokeby was first found in Yorkshire at Rokeby, a parish, in the union of Teesdale, wapentake of Gilling-West. "This place belonged to the Rokebys, a Saxon family, who had a fortified mansion here, which was almost wholly destroyed in the incursion made by the Scots after the battle of Bannockburn. The owner of Rokeby having become proprietor of Mortham, in the parish, by marriage with the heiress of the Manfields, built a dwelling there about the beginning of the reign of Edward III." 1 "The Rokebys of Rokeby held that estate uninterruptedly from the era of the Conquest till the fall of Charles I." 2 Rokeby Hall was built by Sir Thomas Robinson in 1735. The church in the parish of Little Sandall has an interesting story to tell. "The church contains a curious monument to the memory of John Rokeby, a native of this place, and Archbishop of Dublin, who directed his body to be buried here, and his heart and bowels at Halifax." 1 Over in Warwickshire, the market-town and parish of Rugby was "anciently called Rocheberie, afterwards Rokeby, and in the reign of Elizabeth by its present name, is supposed to have been one of those fortresses which Stephen, expecting Matilda's invasion, permitted his nobles to erect upon their estates." 1 Early History of the Rokeby familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rokeby research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1318, 1327, 1356, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1411, 1412, 1418, 1506, 1512, 1515, 1521, 1527, 1573, 1596, 1631, 1650 and 1699 are included under the topic Early Rokeby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rokeby Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rokeby, Rokesby, Rookesby and others. Early Notables of the Rokeby familyNotables of this surname at this time include:
Migration of the Rokeby family to IrelandSome of the Rokeby family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rokeby Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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