Tarkington

Tarkington

Tarkington is a name, which was used by the Vikings, an ancient Scandinavian people who migrated to England and then to the U.S.. They settled in Maryland, then Virginia, and later moved to Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Later they migirated to Texas and Tennessee. Others went to Indiana and Kentucky.

John Tarkington, Sr., his wife Prudence, their son John, Jr. and wife Martha, and their son William Joshua came to America in about 1668. They settled on convert|250|acre|km2 of land in Baltimore County, Maryland. The plantation was named "The Grove".

John Tarkington was one of the original settlers of Maryland. He began to accumulate property by getting settlers to move to a certain locality. In 1675 he transported a group into the province to inhabit Cecil County and obtained convert|560|acre|km2 for himself.

John Tarkington had a son Samuel, whom it is said was killed or kidnapped by the American Indians.

Booth Tarkington's ancestors migrated through Tyrrell County, North Carolina and then on to Indiana.

Source

Author: Irwin Anderson Watson, 1901- 1973Title: The Pioneers Were Our Ancestors.Published: [Tulsa, Okla., 1971] Description: 2 v. in 1. illus. 29 cm.LC Call No.: CS71.A98 1971

Tarkington is also a school in south Texas about eight miles out of cleveland that is a historical marker

External links

* [http://www.tarkington.com/ Tarkington Genealogy] - A site dedicated to family history of the Tarkington and Tarkenton surnames.


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