Surnames We Are Interested IN at the Lost Colony Genealogy and DNA Research Group

By nelda July 16, 2008 3535 views 5 comments

Are you a descendant of a Roanoke Island, North Carolina Lost Colonists? If you have one of these surnames you might be.

Surnames of interest for the research group.

Colonist roster of 1587
(Cittie of Raleigh aka The Lost Colony)
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Allen, Archard, Archard, Archard, Arthur, Bailie, Bennet, Berde, Berrye, Berrye, Bishop, Borden, Bridger, Bright, Brooke,
Browne, Browne, Burden, Butler, Cage, Chapman, Cheven, Colman, Colman, Cooper, Cotsmur, Dare, Darige, Dorrell,Dutton, Earnest, Ellis, English, Farre, Florrie, Gibbes, Glane, Gramme, Harris, Harris
Harvie, Harvie, Harvye, Hemmington, Hewet, Howe, Humfrey, Hynde, Johnson, Johnson, Jones, Kemme, Lasie, Lawrence, Little, Lucas, Mannering, Martyn, Merrimoth, Myllet, Mylton, Newton, Nicholes, Pattenson, Payne, Phevens, Pierce, Powell, Prat, Rufoote, Sampson, Scot, Shaberdge, Smart, Smith, Sole, Spendlove, Starte, Stevens, Stilman, Sutton, Tappan, Taverner, Taylor, Tomkins, Topan, Tydway,Viccars, Warner, Warren, Waters, White, Wildye, Wilkinson, Willes, Wood, Wotton,Wright, Wyles, Wythers
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1584 Reconnaisance voyage
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Amadas, Barlowe, Browewich, Ferdinando, Greene, Greeneuille, Greenville, Hewes, Petman, Wood
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1585-1586 - Associated with venture, not necessarily passengers on a voyage
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Arundell, Atkinson, Aubrey, Barlowe, Bertie, Boniten, Bremige, Brooke, Cavendish, Clarke, Copeltope, Cornieles, Courtnay, Drake, Edward, Fernandez, Fulforde, Gorges, Grenville, Hakluyt, Hatton, Kendall, Laurentson, Lopez, Marvin, Mohun, Preston, Raleigh, Raymond, Russell, Scrivener, Sidney, Stubbe, Stukely, Valdes, Vincent, Walsingham, White
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1585-86 Military Colonists
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Acton, Allyne, Anwike, Backhouse, Barecombe, Barnes, Beale, Beching
Biscombe, Blunt, Bookener, Borges, Brocke, Cage, Chappell, Chaundeler
Cheyne, Chipping, Churchman, Clefs, Constable, Courtenay, Daniel
Deane, Eseuen, Evans, Farthowe, Feuer, Foxe, Gannes, Gans, Garden
Gardyner, Gilbert, Glande, Gostigo, Griffyn, Hariot, Harris, Harrye, Harvye, Hesket, Holecroft, Hulme, Humfrey, Ireland, Kelle, Kendall
Ketcheman, Kettell, Lane, Large, Lasie, Latham, Linsey, Lowde, Luddington, Lyne, Man, Marshall, Maruyn, Mason, Mayne, Millard, Myll
Norris, North, Nugent, Parre, Philippes, Phillippes, Polyson,Pomarie, Poore, Potkin, Prideox, Randes, Robert, Robyns, Rogers,Rottenbury, Russell, Salter, Sare, Seklemore, Skeuelabs, Skinner, Smart, Smolkin, Snelling, Stafford,Stevenson, Swabber, Taylor, Tenche,Twyt, Vaughan, Walters, Wasse,White, Whitton, Williams, Wisse, Wright, Yong
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Grenville 15 is refering to a voyage
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Chapman, Cofer, Coffin, Stucley
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Drake's 1586 West Indian Voyage, stopped at Roanoke
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Alexander, Annes, Ardle, Baily, Barton, Bigges, Bitfield, Boazio
Burke, Careless, Carleill, Carleill, Cates, Cavendish, Cecil, Cely,
Chamberlain, Cottell, Croftes, Crosse, Dier, Drake, Drake, Duke, Erisey, Escot, Fenner, Fortescue, Frobisher, Gilman, Goring,Grant, Grenville, Hampton, Hannam, Hawkins, Hawkins, Hawkins, Henley, Herne, Jonas, Kendall, Ketill, Knollys, Longe, Marchant, Margan, Martin, Moone, Newsome, Nicholls, Ogle, Pew, Platt, Powell, Rivers, Sampson, Scroope, Sparrowe, Stanton, Starkey, Thorowgood, Tucker, Varney, Vaughan, Vincent, Waterhouse, Whyte, Willis, Wilson, Winter, Wright, Wynter
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Families of Interest
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Alligood, Archard, Armstrong, Austin, Barber, Barbour, Barrow, Beasley, Bennet,Berry, Blount, Boyd, Bragg, Bridger, Bright, Brooks, Bryant, Buck, Butler, Cahoon, Cain, Carawan, Caroon, Carron, Carrow, Chapman, Chavis, Cherry, Collins, Cooper, Cox, Crisp, Croom, Cuttler, Daniel, Darige, Dixon, Durrance, Durrant, Edwards, Elks, Ellis, Evans, Farrow, Fitspatric, Forbs, Gaylord, Gibbs, Griffin, Gurganus, Gurkin, Hardison, Harris, Harvie, Hassell, Hawkins,Hedgepath, Hill, Hodges, Hudson, Jackson, Jennette, Jerkins, Johnson, Jones, Keys, King, Lathan, Leary, Long, Lowery, Lucus, Mackey, Mann, Mayo, McCoy, Midgette, Moor, Mullins, Nicholas, Nicols, Norman, Padgett, Pain, Paramore, Patrick, Payne, Perry, Phevans, Philpatrick, Pierce, Pinkham, Pollock, Powell, Pugh, Respass, Ricks, Rollinson, Russell, Salter, Sawer, Scot, Shephard, Simmons, Smith, Sparrow,Spenser, Squires, Stevens, Stilman, Sutton, Swann, Tan, Tarkington, Tetterton, Thomas, Tom, Toms, Tuley, Turner, Viccars, Wahab, Wallis, Warren, Waters, Welch(s), White
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or email me and I'll forward you enquiry to the group administrators.

Nelda Percival
nelda_percival@hotmail.com
Please note Lost Colony in the subject line so I don't throw it away..

Comments (5)

greenfieldjudy

I have several of your sirnames from the lost colony in mine and my husband's lines. Many of them date back to that era,and also come from England.

lizburden08

I have the surname BURDEN and have recently started to trace my family history, most of them originate from EYNSHAM OXFORDSHIRE ENGLAND

gypcgina

I HAVE THE SIR NAMES OF WATERS/WILLIAMS/ARMSTRONG/AND THE KING IN MY FAMILY TREE.

s_wallis

I am a Wallis and I am doing my history

TheSandlapper

Colonist Roster of 1587Cittie of Raleigh(Cooper.Also listed in Families of interest.