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Mon, 13 Aug 2001 04:14:00 EDT

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Hello Martin, I have been researching the Mapstone family world wide for over 
three years. They originated in NE Somerset, with two groups north (Chew 
Magna area) and south of the Mendips (Wedmore area).
If you grandfather was Norman Mapstone born 14 December 1881, died 1948, then 
he is my 4th cousin 1 time removed. He is descended from Thomae Mabstone 
circa 1600, for who I now have 773 descendants.
I have an Eileen M Mapstone born in 1920, is this your mother? her mother was 
called Jones. I would very much like to exchange information with you.
This entry is from "The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames," 1981 by Basil Cottle.
Mapstone (Local Name)
        "Maetta's (his name is related to "degree, honour, state") pan-stone 
(the big haystack-like granite block that the road has to bend round)" OE, 
place in Newton Abbot, Devon, called Mattepanston in 1249. Chiefly a Somerset 
surname."

There is a MAPSTONE HILL in Lustleigh, near Newton Abbot, Devon, and this is 
where the above reference comes from. However, the distribution of the 
MAPSTONE name shows a remarkable concentration in Somerset and almost none in 
Devon. In the 1881 Census, there are only two Mapstones in Devon, a husband, 
and wife.
>From 1837 to 1996, there were only 15 Mapstone births and 8 deaths in Devon 
as compared to 505 births and 275 deaths in Somerset. If the name originated 
in Lustleigh then you would expect a much higher concentration in that area.

Regards Stan
Mapston(e)/Mabston(e) One Name Study
Member of the Guild of One Name Studies

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<HTML>Hello Martin, I have been researching the Mapstone family world wide for over 
 three years. They originated in NE Somerset, with two groups north (Chew 
 Magna area) and south of the Mendips (Wedmore area).
 If you grandfather was Norman Mapstone born 14 December 1881, died 1948, then 
 he is my 4th cousin 1 time removed. He is descended from Thomae Mabstone 
 circa 1600, for who I now have 773 descendants.
 I have an Eileen M Mapstone born in 1920, is this your mother? her mother was 
 called Jones. I would very much like to exchange information with you.
 This entry is from "The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames," 1981 by Basil Cottle.
 Mapstone (Local Name)
 "Maetta's (his name is related to "degree, honour, state") pan-stone 
 (the big haystack-like granite block that the road has to bend round)" OE, 
 place in Newton Abbot, Devon, called Mattepanston in 1249. Chiefly a Somerset 
 surname."
 
 There is a MAPSTONE HILL in Lustleigh, near Newton Abbot, Devon, and this is 
 where the above reference comes from. However, the distribution of the 
 MAPSTONE name shows a remarkable concentration in Somerset and almost none in 
 Devon. In the 1881 Census, there are only two Mapstones in Devon, a husband, 
 and wife.
 From 1837 to 1996, there were only 15 Mapstone births and 8 deaths in Devon 
 as compared to 505 births and 275 deaths in Somerset. If the name originated 
 in Lustleigh then you would expect a much higher concentration in that area.
 
 
 Regards Stan
 Mapston(e)/Mabston(e) One Name Study
 Member of the Guild of One Name Studies
 
 
 McAfee ActiveShield VirusScan</HTML>

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