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Vernon Family History
Vernon Genealogy & Family TreeVernon is an English name from Cheshire, England, where the family held lands. It referred to those from Vernon Castle in Normandy. In recent years, it is often used as a given name. The earliest known ancestor--Richard de Vernon--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. The family motto is Vernon semper viret which means "Vernon always flourishes."
Other spellings of the name include "Vernin" and "Vernen." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Mickey Vernon (Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), English Olympic athlete Annie Vernon (rowing), and American science fiction writer Robert Lee Vernon (The Space Frontiers, Robot Hunt, The Fall of the American Empire). The first Vernon to come to America was Daniel Vernon in Rhode Island in 1630.
Vernon Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jonathan Vernon -- --, 1708 December 0, 1785 Pennsylvania
- Adelisa Vernon -- --, 1090 December 0, 1121
- Alice Vernon -- --, 1207 December 0, 1275
- Joanna Vernon -- --, 1364 December 0, 1406
- Richard Vernon -- --, 1286 February 3, 1323
Vernon Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Vernon -- --, 1298 December 0, 1374
- Susan Vernon -- --, 1573 December 0, 1640
- Bridgett Vernon -- --, 1556 December 0, 1610 England
- Elizabeth Matida Vernon -- --, 1424 December 0, 1471
- Agatha Vernon -- --, 1278 December 0, 1350
