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Mordecai Larcom Sr. (b. 1629, d. January 04, 1711/12)

Mordecai Larcom Sr. was born 1629 in Great Britain/Wales,Isle of Wight, and died January 04, 1711/12 in Beverly, Mass. He married Elizabeth Clark on 1655.

Notes for Mordecai Larcom Sr.:
Mordecai Larcom Sr. Our immigrant ancestor was born in 1629 in England, probably the Isle of Wight, "appeared" in Ipswich, Ma in 1640. In 1655 he married Elizabeth Clard, widow of William Clark of Ipswich, Ma.

Mordecai removed his family to Beverly, Ma circa 1660 when Mordecai Jr was around two years old. Mordecai Sr. died January 04, 1712/13 in Beverly, Ma.

The LARCOM coat of arms was drawn by an heraldic artist from information officially recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Documentation from the LARCOM Coat of Arms design can be found in Burke's General Armory. Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, the Arms (Shield is as follows:

"Ar. on a mount a hawthorn bush oor, and in cheif and eagle displ. gu."

When translated, the Arms description is:

"Silver; on a mount, a hawthorne bush; natural colored and at the top
a red eagle displayed."

Above the shield and helmet is the Crest which is described as:

"On a cap of maintenance as. turned uperm. a martlet sa. with a
feet with a gold fueur-de-lis in its beak or."

A translation of the Crest description is:

"On a blue cap of maintenance, turned up ermine a black bird without
feet with a gold fueur-de-lis in its beak."

Family mottos are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times. The Motto recorded with the Larcom Coat of Arms is:

"LE ROY LA LOY"
( THE KING, THE LAW)

Individual surnames originated for the purpose of more specific identification. The four primary sources for second names were: occupation, location, father's name and personal characteristics. The surname Larcom appears to be locational in origin and is believed to be associated with English, meaning, "dwelling in Lar's valley." The supplementary sheet included with this report is designed to give you more information to further your understanding of the origin of names. Different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurrence. Dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling variations. The most prominate variiations of Larcom are Larcome, Larcombe, and Larcomes.

Information available to us indicates that in 1971 there were approximately 200 heads of households in the United States with the old and distinguished Larcom name. The United States Census Bureau in 1970 estimated that there were approximately 3.1 persons per household in America which yields and approximate total of 620 people in the United States carrying the name of Larcom. Although the figure seems relatively low, it does not signify the many importannt contributions that individuals bearing the Larcom name have made to history.

No genealogical representation is intended or implied by this report and it does not represent individual lineage of your family tree.

More About Mordecai Larcom Sr. and Elizabeth Clark:
Marriage: 1655

Children of Mordecai Larcom Sr. and Elizabeth Clark are:

+Mordecai Larcom Jr., b. September 16, 1658, Ipswich, Mass., d. November 1717, Wenham, Mass.
Cornelius Larcom, d. date unknown.
Thomas Larcom, d. date unknown.
Daniel Larcom, d. date unknown.
Rebecca Larcom, d. date unknown.
Elizabeth Larcom, d. date unknown.

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