Tregare History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Tregare family

The surname Tregare was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Tregear.

"Tregeare in [the parish of Crowan], was for many generations, the property and residence of an ancient British family from hence denominated Tregeare, which became extinct in the year 1732." 1

Early History of the Tregare family

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Tregare Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tregear, Tregeare, Tregair, Tregare and others.

Early Notables of the Tregare family

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Migration of the Tregare family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the 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