Trebarfoote History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Trebarfoote family

The surname Trebarfoote was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Trebarfoot in the parish of Poundstock.

"Trebarfoot was long the seat of an ancient family of this name; from whom it passed by an heiress, (the male branches having become extinct) to the Burgoyne family." 1

This ancient name has undergone a variety of interpretations. Most curious is their Arms which dePicts three bears feet. Why there are three bears feet instead of bare feet, nobody knows. Why three feet and not two feet, nobody knows.

Early History of the Trebarfoote family

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Trebarfoote Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trebarfoot, Trebarefoot, Trebarfeet, Trebarefoot and others.

Early Notables of the Trebarfoote family

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Migration of the Trebarfoote family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe to the New World. Many fisherman from the coastal villages of Cornwall migrated to the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Florida, and to the Leeward Islands..

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Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print