The name Saforthey has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived at the estate of Salford which had three early locations in England including Lancashire, Oxford and Bedfordshire.
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Early Origins of the Saforthey family
The surname Saforthey was first found in Bedfordshire in the parish of Salford. "This place, which lies on the borders of Buckinghamshire, was formerly the property of a family who took their name from it, and was afterwards possessed by the Drakelows, and the Charnocks, from whom it passed by marriage to the Herveys." 1
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Early History of the Saforthey family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Saforthey research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1674 and 1691 are included under the topic Early Saforthey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Saforthey Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Saforthey have been found, including Salford, Sallford, Sallforde, Salforde and others.
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Early Notables of the Saforthey family
Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Saffoled (died 1691), English empiric, (a person who, in medicine or other branches of science, relies solely on observation and experiment) originally a weaver by trade, received a license to practise as a doctor of physic from the bishop of London on 4 Sept. 1674. "He had a shop at... Another 57 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Saforthey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Saforthey family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Saforthey, or a variant listed above: John, Robert and Mary Salford who settled in Virginia in 1611; nine years before the "Mayflower"; John and Sarah Salford settled in Virginia in 1623..
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