| ![Show Contents]() Bentom History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Bentom familyThe surname Bentom was first found in Warwickshire at Binton, a parish, in the union of Stratford-Upon-Avon, Stratford division of the hundred of Barlichway. "This place is written Benintone in Domesday Book, and a family of the same name were lords of the manor during several reigns." 1 Alternatively the family could have originated at Little Benton, Longbenton in Northumberland, where the place name literally meant ‘dweller at the farm where bent grass or beans grow’, from the Old English word beonet/ bean + tun. 2 3 4 A scan of early rolls revealed that William de Benton held lands in Suffolk according to the Feet of Fines for 1234. Later, Simon de Beneton was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1275 and Richard Benton was listed in the Assize Rolls for London in 1450. 2 Early History of the Bentom familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bentom research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1754 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Bentom History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bentom Spelling VariationsThe name Bentom, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Benton, Bentoun, Bentown, Benintone and others. Early Notables of the Bentom familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bentom Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Bentom familyThe New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Bentom family, or who bore a variation of the surname Bentom were Abigail Benton who settled in Virginia in 1642; George Benton settled in Barbados in 1669; Isabel Benton in Virginia in 1642; Robert in Virginia in 1635.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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