Spurstoe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Spurstoe family

The surname Spurstoe was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Spurstow held by Robert Fitzhugh, a Norman noble, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. It now consists of two Halls and a Spa.

Early History of the Spurstoe family

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Spurstoe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Spurstow, Spurstowe, Spirstow, Spirstowe, Sperstowe, Sperstowe, Spursto and many more.

Early Notables of the Spurstoe family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was William Spurstow (died 1644), an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. William Spurstowe (Spurstow) (c. 1605-1666), was an English clergyman, theologian, and member of the Westminster Assembly. He was probably born in London and was...
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Spurstoe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Spurstoe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Spurstoe, who landed in Virginia in 1662 2

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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)