| ![Show Contents]() Sambridge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of SambridgeWhat does the name Sambridge mean? The vast movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066 brought the Sambridge family name to the British Isles. They lived in Shropshire. Their name is derived from the Old English word Semebre, and indicates that the original bearer of the name lived near a sandy stream or sandy brook. 1 Early Origins of the Sambridge familyThe surname Sambridge was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Sambrook in that shire. 2 Conjecturally the family name is descended from Turold, a Norman noble, who held the village of Sambrook at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book, 3 a census of England initiated by Duke William of Normandy in 1086, after his conquest of England at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Turold held the village of Sambrook from his tenant-in-chief, the overlord, Earl Roger. The original Saxon name of the village, pre conquest, was Semembre, and the village consisted of a Mill and a few houses. Early History of the Sambridge familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sambridge research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1650, 1715 and 1754 are included under the topic Early Sambridge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sambridge Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Semembre, Sambrook, Sambrooke, Sembrooke, Sembrook, Sanbrook, Sanbrooke, Sandbrooke, Sandbrook and many more. Early Notables of the Sambridge familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sambridge Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Sambridge migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Sambridge or a variant listed above were:
Sambridge Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Mr. William Sambridge, aged 27, from England who arrived in Virginia aboard the ship "America" arriving in June 1635 4
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved January 6th 2023 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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