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Early Origins of the Stur family
The surname Stur was first found in
Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of
Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a
family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Tourlaville, near Cherburg in the Manche in
Normandy and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Richard L'Estourmi was described as being of 'high rank" in 1066 and joined the invasion of
England in that year. His younger brother Jean continued to hold the estates in
Normandy and was ancestor of that branch of the family which continued to use the name Esturmi.
Early History of the Stur family
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Stur Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Esturmy, Esturmi, Estermeyer, Stur, Estur, Esturmier, d'Estermury and many more.
Early Notables of the Stur family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Stur family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Stur Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Franciscus Stur, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)