Staurn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Staurn

The history of the name Staurn goes back those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain. Such a name was given to a stern person. The surname Staurn is derived from the Old English word styrne, which means severe, strict, uncompromising, and austere. 1 2

Early Origins of the Staurn family

Early History of the Staurn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Staurn research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1592, 1596, 1607, 1624, 1642, 1643, 1660, 1664, 1669, 1683, 1700, 1713, 1745, 1759 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Staurn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Staurn Spelling Variations

Sound 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 Staurn family name include Sterne, Stern, Stearn, Stearns and others.

Early Notables of the Staurn family

John Sterne, Bishop of Colchester in 1592 who held the post until his death in 1607; and Richard Sterne (c. 1596-1683), English Church of England priest, Bishop of Carlisle in 1660, Archbishop of York from 1664 to 1683. He was the alleged author of the 'Whole Duty of Man.' 5 "On the outbreak of the civil war, Sterne zealously adopted the royalist cause, and in August 1642 he arranged for the despatch of large quantities of college plate to the king. Cromwell, however, who, as one of the burgesses of Cambridge, was engaged in securing that town for parliament, had Sterne...
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Migration of the Staurn family to Ireland

Some of the Staurn family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Staurn family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, 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. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Staurn or a variant listed above: Abigail and Mary Stearns settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630; Isaac Stearns, his wife Mary, his son and four daughters settled in Massachusetts in 1630.