Stileman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Stileman family

The surname Stileman was first found in Essex where one of the first records of the name was Robert Stegelman who was listed there in 1270. John Stileman was also listed in Essex in the Subsidy Rolls in 1327. In the same year John Stighelman was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex. 1 Bardsley claims the name originally was "a local name as in 'the stileman,' is the man who lived as the stile. " 2

Early History of the Stileman family

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Stileman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stillman, Stilman, Styleman, Stylman, Styllman and many more.

Early Notables of the Stileman family

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Stileman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stileman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mrs. Judith Adams Stileman who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 as part of the Winthrop fleet. 3
Richard Stileman, who landed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1643 4
Elias Stileman, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1673 4

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved January 6th 2023 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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)