Ostrander And Allied Families A Genealogical Study With Biographical Notes

Author : Nathan Guilford
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ISBN 13 : 9781332863877
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book The Guilford Family in America written by Nathan Guilford and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Guilford Family in America: Pedigrees and Genealogical Notes of the Guilford and Allied Families The name also belongs to the North Family, the title of Earl of Guilford having been in 1683 conferred by Charles II. On Francis North, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, who transmitted it to his descendant of revolutionary fame. But our right to the name is older than theirs; for before they assumed it our American born ancestor, Paul Guilford, of Hingham, was fighting King Philip's Indians in defense of his New England home. As to the etymology of the name: surnames, as family names, were unknown before the 11th century and were not in common use until the 14th. They usually designated estate, place of residence, occupation, or perhaps had reference to some personal trait. Guild or Gild, in anglo-saxon, means a payment. Ford, in anglo-saxon, means a passage, especially through ariver. We may fancy, if we please, that our Anglo Saxon ancestors levied tolls at the fords, and that the name was thence derived. But while we have inherited from English forefathers this old and historic name, we do not know that the first immigrants to America who bore it were descend ants from the illustrious Knights of Hempsted; nor from what part of England they came; nor the motive which impelled them to cross the Atlantic to seek their fortunes in the New World, and encounter the perils and hardships which awaited the pioneer settlers of New England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.