Walter de Scarisbrick was the son of Gilbert de Scaribrick. He had two sons, Henry, his heir, and Adam. Walter granted land at Gosfordsyke (the place where the geese ford the creek), which became Gorsu...
Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via son John Phelps by SmartCopy : Dec 16 2014, 18:35:53 UTC * Updated from WikiTree Genealogy by SmartCopy : Dec 16 2014, 18:40:32 UTC * Updated from WikiTree Genealogy...
In 1664 Thomas Todd came from England and settled in Ware Parish, Gloucester Co., Virginia, bringing with him his wife and one or two children born in England. He was a ship master and died at sea in 1...
Our understanding is that the name derives from near Lancashire in England, when Orm of Ormskirk gave his son some land where the geese crossed a stream, ie. goose-ford-syke which became gorsuch over time.
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