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Living history museum in Williamsburg
Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary
Jamestown_Settlement
Town and fort established in the Virginia Colony
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located, in what later became James
Jamestown
Jamestown, also known as Jamestowne, was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and the capital of Virginia until 1699 when the
History of Jamestown (1607–1699)
History_of_Jamestown_(1607–1699)
Historic attraction
The Jamestown Glasshouse is located in Jamestown, Virginia, between Jamestown Island, the location of the first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown_Glasshouse
British drama television series
Jamestown is a British drama television series, written by Bill Gallagher and produced by Carnival Films, an NBC Universal International Television Production
Jamestown_(TV_series)
Cultural heritage site in Virginia, United States
complementary with Jamestown Settlement, a living history museum built run by the Commonwealth of Virginia to interpret the early colony. Jamestown, first established
Historic_Jamestown
Ship of the English Virginia Company
are docked in the James River at Jamestown Settlement (formerly Jamestown Festival Park), adjacent to Historic Jamestown. Susan Constant is depicted in
Susan_Constant
Lineage society
domiciles in Jamestown or on Jamestown Island prior to the year 1700. In May 1607, Jamestown was established as the first permanent English settlement in what
Jamestowne_Society
Topics referred to by the same term
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States. Jamestown may also refer to: Jamestown, Newfoundland and Labrador
Jamestown_(disambiguation)
Built in 1607 on the site of the British colony later renamed Jamestowne
Antiquities) investigating the remains of the original English settlement at Jamestown established in the Virginia Colony in North America beginning on
Jamestown_Rediscovery
English soldier, explorer and writer (c. 1579–1631)
important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first English settlement in North America, in the early 17th century. He was
John_Smith_(explorer)
Capital and chief port of Saint Helena
Jamestown is the capital city of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located on the island of Saint Helena
Jamestown,_Saint_Helena
Virginia colonization support 1607–1611
presence and later specifically maintaining the English settlement of James Fort on present-day Jamestown Island. The supply missions also resulted in the colonization
Jamestown_supply_missions
Bicycle and pedestrian trail from Jamestown to Richmond, Virginia
marker at Jamestown is directly adjacent to Jamestown Settlement and near the foot of the Colonial Parkway — a scenic road linking Jamestown, Williamsburg
Virginia_Capital_Trail
Historic church in Virginia, United States
Jamestown Church, also known as the Memorial Church, constructed in brick from 1639 onward, in Jamestown in the Mid-Atlantic state of Virginia, is one
Jamestown_Church
Ferry service in the U.S. state of Virginia
76°47′04″W / 37.2009°N 76.7844°W / 37.2009; -76.7844 The Jamestown Ferry (also known as the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry) is a free automobile and bus ferry service
Jamestown_Ferry
American archaeologist
period, particularly the Jamestown settlement. He is currently the Emeritus Director of Archaeology and Research at the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation
William_Kelso
Powhatan attack on the English colony of Virginia
Virginia at the time. Founded in 1607, Jamestown, Virginia, was the site of the first successful English settlement in North America and served as the capital
Indian_massacre_of_1622
American woman, first person accused of witchcraft in American Colonies
British drama television series Jamestown. In 2019, an original play, "Season of the Witch" premiered at the Jamestown Settlement. The play is a dramatic retelling
Joan_Wright
District in United States
Jamestown 2007 Celebration Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center Virtual Jamestown National Park Service: Jamestown National Historic Site York
Historic_Triangle
Former Algonquian tribe from Virginia, U.S.
1607, when the English settlers established their Virginia Colony at Jamestown. The original six tribes under Wahunsenacawh were: the Powhatan (proper)
Powhatan
Starvation in 1609–1610 at Jamestown, Virginia
River and returned them to Jamestown. Within a few years, the commercialization of tobacco by John Rolfe secured the settlement's long-term economic prosperity
Starving_Time
Island in James City County, Virginia, United States
resulting in the near elimination of both the settlement and the tribe. After Bacon's Rebellion in 1677, Jamestown lasted until 1699, when it was abandoned
Jamestown_Island
British colony in North America (1606–1776)
founder of the Jamestown colony was the Virginia Company, chartered by King James I, with its first two settlements being in Jamestown on the north bank
Colony_of_Virginia
establishment of Jamestown, which today is located the U.S. state of Virginia. Dates below use the Old Style calendar (e.g., the settlement naming occurred
Timeline_of_Jamestown
1619 arrival of the first slaves in the North American British colonies
belonged to the Mbundu ethnic group, an interpretation used at the Jamestown Settlement Galleries. In 1619, the Portuguese fluyt San Juan Bautista took a
First_Africans_in_Virginia
Native American woman (c. 1596 – 1617)
Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the Mamanatowick
Pocahontas
(quadricentennial) of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, the first permanent English-speaking settlement in what is now the United States of America
Jamestown_2007
County in Virginia, United States
and the Williamsburg Pottery Factory. The Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement attractions combine with Colonial Williamsburg, and are linked to
James_City_County,_Virginia
English trading company
portion of inland Canada. The company established the Jamestown Settlement in present-day Jamestown, Virginia on 14 May 1607, about 40 miles inland along
Virginia_Company
Traditional Native American longhouse
Yehakins in the Powhatan town recreated in the Jamestown settlement
Yehakin
Early Virginia structure rebuilt as a monument
where the river divided at West Point, Virginia, at the time the Jamestown Settlement was established in 1607. Soon after in 1609, Chief Powhatan relocated
Powhatan's_Chimney
Region in the Northeastern United States
established Plymouth Colony, the second successful settlement in British America after the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, founded in 1607. Ten years later
New_England
Remote settlement on Tristan da Cunha, UK
permanent settlements in the world, lying 2,434 kilometres (1,512 mi) away from Jamestown, St. Helena, the nearest settlement to the village. The settlement was
Edinburgh_of_the_Seven_Seas
List of colonial settlers arriving in Jamestown Colony, Virginia, from 1607-1667
of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America (Harper Perennial, 2008) William M. Kelso, Nicholas M. Luccketti, Beverly A. Straube, The Jamestown Rediscovery
List_of_Jamestown_colonists
17th-century ship of American colonists
During the 1609–10 winter period known as the Starving Time in the Jamestown settlement of the Virginia Colony, 440 of the town's 500 settlers died of starvation
Mayflower
Young English adventurer, soldier, and author in Virginia
Virginia, documenting the first permanent English colonial settlement in North America at Jamestown, Virginia, and particularly the lifestyles of the Native
Henry_Spelman_of_Jamestown
Calendar year
the beginning of the British colonization of the Americas with the Jamestown settlement, as well as the Battle of Gibraltar culminating in the Twelve Years’
1607
Enslaved woman in the Colony of Virginia
At Historic Jamestown, a costumed interpreter performs Angela's story for visitors. A new play was commissioned by the Jamestown Settlement, which also
Angela_(enslaved_woman)
Town in Virginia, United States
Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, who lived in the 17th-century Jamestown Settlement. The town was founded as a company mining town by the Southwest Virginia
Pocahontas,_Virginia
Failed colony in North America (1584–1590)
return to England empty-handed. Following the establishment of the Jamestown settlement in 1607, John Smith was captured by the Powhatan and met with both
Roanoke_Colony
Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1801)
the Northern Lighthouse Board Pre-1801 Union flag at the historic Jamestown Settlement, Virginia Pre-1801 Union Jack, Fort York, Toronto British contingent
Flag_of_Great_Britain
Division of the Virginia Company
Deciding to move the encampment, on 4 May 1607 they established the Jamestown Settlement on the James River about 40 miles (64 km) upstream from its mouth
Virginia_Company_of_London
Ship of the English Virginia Company
are docked in the James River at Jamestown Settlement (formerly Jamestown Festival Park), adjacent to the Jamestown National Historic Site. In May 2007
Godspeed_(ship)
Upper legislative house of Colony of Virginia
of the Jamestown settlement. There was a lack of strong leadership among the council, which became apparent as soon as they landed at Jamestown in 1607
Virginia_Governor's_Council
Place in Western Cape, South Africa
Jamestown, also known as Webersvallei ("Weber's Valley") plus Mountain View, is a quiet rural settlement on the southern outskirts of Stellenbosch in the
Jamestown,_Western_Cape
Physician General of Virginia and Deputy-Governor in the 1620s
Potts) was a physician and Colonial Governor of Virginia at the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia Colony in the early 17th century. John Potts is said
John_Pott
Virginia witch trials
British drama television series Jamestown. In 2019, an original play, "Season of the Witch" premiered at the Jamestown Settlement. The play is a dramatic retelling
Witch_trials_in_Virginia
player for Los Angeles Lakers John Smith of Jamestown § (1580–1631) – co-founder of Jamestown Settlement, first English colony in America (1607) Kate
List_of_people_from_Virginia
unsuccessful in establishing permanent footholds. Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America, and included what was thereafter
List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia
List_of_former_counties,_cities,_and_towns_of_Virginia
between Hampton Roads and the Jamestown Settlement. During the 17th century, shortly after establishment of Jamestown in 1607, English settlers had explored
Warwick_River_Shire
Reconstruction of a no longer existing ship
Jamestown, US Jamestown Settlement museum United Kingdom 1602 First permanent English settlement in North America, 1607 Godspeed Brigantine Jamestown
Ship_replica
Landform in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
with extreme weather. At one time, apparently since English settlement began at Jamestown in 1607, Willoughby Bay did not border Sewells Point to the
Sewell's_Point
Body of water and area on the US east coast
Park) and Preservation Virginia. Jamestown Settlement, a living history interpretive site, is operated by the Jamestown Yorktown Foundation, a state agency
Hampton_Roads
American musical duo
Jamestown Revival is an American folk duo made up of Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay. The childhood friends from Magnolia, Texas, write songs about everyday
Jamestown_Revival
17th-century English sailing ship
Adventure. The proprietors of the London Company had established the settlement of Jamestown in Virginia in 1607, and delivered supplies and additional settlers
Sea_Venture
Ship of the English Virginia Company
are docked in the James River at Jamestown Settlement (formerly Jamestown Festival Park), adjacent to the Jamestown National Historic Site. A new Discovery
Discovery_(1602_ship)
Native American Confederacy
1607, when the first permanent English colonial settlement in North America was founded at Jamestown, the Mamanatowick governed primarily from Werowocomoco
Powhatan_Confederacy
English ship captain and author
one other Atlantic crossing, from England to the more successful Jamestown Settlement, a project of the Virginia Company of London. Virginia was apparently
James_Davis_(mariner)
English-born resident of the Colony of Virginia (1639–1674)
of Jamestown, in what was then the Colony of Virginia. She became a victim of the Native American attacks around the original Jamestown settlement in
Elanor_Allerton
Historic site in Hampton Roads, Virginia, US
States more broadly. These range from the site of the first English settlement at Jamestown, to the battlefields of Yorktown where the British Army was defeated
Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial_National_Historical_Park
23 June 2025. McGeehan, John R. (2011-02-23). "McGeehan, John R., Jamestown Settlement". Netplaces.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved
Folklore_of_the_United_States
Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 "...and declared Jamestown to be a city called the “City of James Town”" (Schedule Preamble)
List of towns in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
List_of_towns_in_Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha
First Polish-Americans in Virginia
The Polish craftsmen in the Jamestown Colony (Polish: Rzemieślnicy z Jamestown) first arrived in 1608 to serve in essential industries in the New World
Jamestown_Polish_craftsmen
Transit service in Williamsburg, Virginia
a 3-year pilot route in the Jamestown area. The new Route 6: Jamestown route serves Jamestown Road, Jamestown Settlement, Greensprings Road, John Tyler
Williamsburg Area Transit Authority
Williamsburg_Area_Transit_Authority
17th–19th century labor system in the British American colonies
two years after the founding of the Virginia Company's original Jamestown settlement. However, this practice created a financial risk for the Virginia
Indentured servitude in British America
Indentured_servitude_in_British_America
English seaman, privateer (1561–1617)
on the way to found the settlement at Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, which became the first permanent English settlement in North America. He was
Christopher_Newport
County in Virginia, United States
cut off from the Jamestown settlement. They ran short of supplies, and initially were ill-suited to carve an agricultural settlement from the frontier
Powhatan_County,_Virginia
Williamsburg and Jamestown in Virginia to mark the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement. The Queen had previously visited Jamestown for its 350th
2007 state visit by Elizabeth II to the United States
2007_state_visit_by_Elizabeth_II_to_the_United_States
Cape Henry, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, of colonists bound for the Jamestown settlement. After landing on April 26, 1607, they explored the area, named the
Cape_Henry_Memorial
17th century Virginia Company settlement
(December 2007). "Savagery in Jamestown:"George Percy's 'Trewe Relacyon'": A Primary Source for the Jamestown Settlement";A New World: England's First
James_City_(Virginia_Company)
Large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America
on an island in the Kennebec River in 1607, the same year as the Jamestown settlement, followed by the Plymouth Colony on the shores of Massachusetts Bay
Gulf_of_Maine
Public school in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
middle school graduates. Its name derives from the nearby Jamestown Settlement. In 2007 Jamestown High School was replaced as the newest school within the
Jamestown High School (Virginia)
Jamestown_High_School_(Virginia)
Circles of latitude
latitude all alongst the coast of Virginia and coasts of America." The Jamestown Settlement was established roughly at the midpoint of that territory. The later
Circles of latitude between the 40th parallel north and the 45th parallel north
Circles_of_latitude_between_the_40th_parallel_north_and_the_45th_parallel_north
Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, US
Christian mission in the context of the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement. Regent theology professor Amos Yong stated that the university's
Regent_University
16th/17th-century Governor of Jamestown, in the English colony of Virginia
castaways constructed two pinnaces and arrived at Jamestown 10 months later, to find the settlement in a dire situation. Gates ruled with deputy governor
Thomas_Gates_(governor)
Topics referred to by the same term
Parliament Richard Stephens (burgess) (1585–1636), burgess of the Jamestown Settlement Richard Stephens (judge) (c. 1630–1692), Irish barrister, politician
Richard_Stephens
1995 American animated film
In June 1992, the filmmakers embarked on a research trip to the Jamestown Settlement where Pentecost first met Shirley "Little Dove" Custalow-McGowan
Pocahontas_(1995_film)
of the Slave Quarter in Tidewater Virginia". Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center. Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Retrieved April 15, 2011
Plantation complexes in the Southern United States
Plantation_complexes_in_the_Southern_United_States
Small domesticated bird
Port Royal, Nova Scotia, although other sources cite Plymouth and Jamestown settlements in the early 17th century as the first place for species introduction
Domestic_pigeon
Old West lawman (1861-1947)
Other ancestors were listed on the earliest passenger lists for the Jamestown Settlement. His great-great-grandfather, John Milton, was an officer in the
Jeff_Milton
County in Virginia, United States
with Europeans in this area was in 1608, with John Smith of the Jamestown Settlement. During a time of recurring tension between the early English colonists
Stafford_County,_Virginia
Town in North Carolina, United States
Jamestown is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby cities of Greensboro and High Point. As of the 2020
Jamestown,_North_Carolina
Indigenous tribes in Virginia, United States
to assist. In 1607, when the English made their first permanent settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, the area of the current state was occupied by numerous
Native American tribes in Virginia
Native_American_tribes_in_Virginia
Place in California, United States
Jamestown is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Formerly a California Gold Rush town, Jamestown was designated
Jamestown,_California
American politician
the founding chairman of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the Virginia state agency that operates Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center
Lewis_McMurran
District of Saint Helena
Tree Hollow is the largest settlement in Saint Helena, with a population exceeding that of the territory's capital of Jamestown. Its population has fluctuated
Half_Tree_Hollow
Bay in New Zealand's South Island
European settlement, it was planned to be the harbour for a town, Jamestown, located immediately inland on the shores of Lake McKerrow. Jamestown was founded
Martins_Bay
settlement began almost a century later. Sir Walter Raleigh established the short-lived Roanoke Colony in 1585. The 1607 settlement of the Jamestown colony
British colonization of the Americas
British_colonization_of_the_Americas
Virginia merchant and politician (1580–1607)
Daniel Tucker. Studley is interred at the Fort James Cemetery at the Jamestown Settlement. A map of Virginia (1612) – credited posthumously as co-author of
Thomas_Studley
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Jamestown (also known as Berrien, Jimtown, and Old Jamestown) was an unincorporated community in Smith County in the US state of Texas. The site was part
Jamestown,_Texas
Decade
moving up the James River. May 14 – Jamestown, Virginia, is established as the first permanent English settlement in North America, beginning the American
1600s_(decade)
Women betrothed to settlers of Jamestown, Virginia
Following the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia colony in the early 1600s there was a vast gender imbalance, as most of those who left for Jamestown were men
Tobacco_brides
Former company and current historic site in North Carolina, US
furniture" at the Jamestown Exhibition. (A World's Fair celebration during the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Settlement.) "National Register
White_Furniture_Company
Division of the Virginia Company
establish lasting communities with political institutions, as developed in Jamestown. The merchants (with George Popham named in the patent) agreed to finance
Plymouth_Company
relocated to reservations. Some historians might argue that the earliest Jamestown settlement and displacement of the Powhatan natives was the first incident of
Mass racial violence in the United States
Mass_racial_violence_in_the_United_States
Native American contact of the Pilgrims
advised his "good friends at Plymouth" of the massacre in the Jamestown settlements by the Powhatan in which he said 400 had been killed. He warned
Squanto
State lottery in Virginia, United States
a state. It began in 1612 to help raise funds for the struggling Jamestown Settlement; it raised £29,000 for the Virginia Company. Although it was a vital
Virginia_Lottery
Human settlement in Scotland
Jamestown is a village in the Vale of Leven conurbation in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Located on the east bank of the River Leven, it is sandwiched
Jamestown, West Dunbartonshire
Jamestown,_West_Dunbartonshire
Historic site in Virginia, US
for the site was erected by the city of Newport News on April 17, 2019. Jamestown, Virginia Sir Thomas Gates Fort Algernon Kecoughtan, Virginia Hidenwood
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in the center of a village, from Middle English midde ‘mid’ + toun ‘village’, ‘town’.English : habitational name from places in Lancashire, Worcestershire, and West Yorkshire, so named in Old English as ‘farmstead at a river confluence’, from (ge)m̄ðe ‘river confluence’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
English American
Supplanter.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’. Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄ðhyll (from gem̄ð ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin.A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681.
Surname or Lastname
English (County Durham)
English (County Durham) : variant of Jameson.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’). It was usually in effect an occupational name for a worker at a mill or for the miller himself. The mill, whether powered by water, wind, or (occasionally) animals, was an important center in every medieval settlement; it was normally operated by an agent of the local landowner, and individual peasants were compelled to come to him to have their grain ground into flour, a proportion of the ground grain being kept by the miller by way of payment.English : from a short form of a personal name, probably female, as for example Millicent.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman French personal name Mahieu, a variant of Mathieu (see Matthew).Anglicized form of French Mailloux.Thomas Mayhew (1593–1682) came to Medford, MA, from Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, about 1632, and subsequently moved to Watertown, MA. In 1642 he established a settlement on Martha’s Vineyard, with his son Thomas, who was the first English missionary to the Indians of New England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Jeffrey.The third U.S. president, author of the Declaration of Independence, and VA statesman Thomas Jefferson relates in his memoirs a family tradition that he was descended from Welsh stock on his father’s side, while noting the relative infrequency of the name Jefferson in Wales. It is a characteristically northern English name. A Jefferson was among the burgesses who attended the first representative assembly at Jamestown, VA, in 1619.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person considered prodigious in some way, from Middle English, Old French merveille ‘miracle’ (Latin mirabilia, originally neuter plural of the adjective mirabilis ‘admirable’, ‘amazing’). The nickname was no doubt sometimes given with mocking intent.English : habitational name, from places called Merville. The one in Nord is named from Old French mendre ‘smaller’, ‘lesser’ (Latin minor) + ville ‘settlement’; that in Calvados seems to have as its first element a Germanic personal name, probably a short form of a compound name with the first element mari, meri ‘famous’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places called Merton in London, Devon, Norfolk, and Oxfordshire, named in Old English with mere ‘lake’, ‘pool’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Compare Marton, Martin 2.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Hampton, including the cities of Southampton and Northampton (both of which were originally simply Hamtun). These all share the final Old English element tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’, but the first is variously hÄm ‘homestead’, hamm ‘water meadow’, or hÄ“an, weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of hÄ“ah ‘high’. This name is also established in Ireland, having first been taken there in the medieval period.The descendants of the clergyman Thomas Hampton, resident at Jamestown, VA, in 1630, lived in VA through three generations, multiplying their homesteads as the colony expanded and then branched into SC.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Cheshire and East Yorkshire, so named from Old English mylen ‘mill’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places so called, principally in Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, and North Yorkshire, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’ (from mere or mær ‘pool’, ‘lake’ + tūn ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tūn ‘settlement’). Compare Martin 2.Hungarian (Márton) : from the Hungarian personal name Márton (see Martin 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bagby in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Baghebi, from the Old Norse personal name Baggi + Old Norse býr ‘farmstead’, ‘village’.Scottish : possibly from Begbie in East Lothian.James Bagby, a Scot, arrived in Jamestown, VA, in about 1628. One of his descendants, Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794–1858), was governor of Alabama (1837–1841) and a U.S. senator (1841–48).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Kent named Meopham, from an Old English personal name MÄ“apa + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, English
Supplanter; Son of James
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous and widespread places so called. The majority of these are named with Old English middel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; a smaller group, with examples in Cumbria, Kent, Northamptonshire, Northumbria, Nottinghamshire, and Staffordshire, have as their first element Old English mylen ‘mill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Milwich in Staffordshire, so named from Old English myln ‘mill’ + wīc ‘dairy farm’; ‘(trading) settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Mitcham in Surrey, so named from Old English micel ‘big’ + hÄm ‘homestead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English clǣg ‘clay’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of clay soil or as a metonymic occupational name for a worker in a clay pit (see Clayman).Americanized spelling of German Klee.The relatively common English name Clay had several American forebears in the 18th century. Henry Clay, born in Hanover, VA, in 1777, secretary of state for President John Quincy Adams, was descended from English ancestors who came to VA shortly after the founding of Jamestown. The revolutionary war officer Joseph Clay, also a member of the Continental Congress, was a native of Yorkshire, England, who emigrated to GA in 1760 and was a founder of the University of Georgia.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Shropshire, so named from Welsh mynydd ‘hill’ + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
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