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Show llQlOUR d Last Name 13 IT WARREN? pus almpteat explanation of tht nm Warren U that It flrtt be loofftd to a dweller at or keeper of ftm preaerre, warraa baln( .till noed la thla connection today. However, there are others who contend con-tend that It, like Wartnj, Wearing nd Warln, U derived from the French Quarin or Ouerln. It li inggeeted that Ouertn, the French name, wai In turn derived from the German Warand, meaning protection. The first of the name In thla conn-try conn-try was Richard Warren, who tailed from Plymouth In the Mayflower In 161X). He was not of the Leyden party m but Joined the little band of colonists oft the coast of England. The fact that he was one of the few of the party designated as "Mr." Indicates that he was a person of good birth. He was one of the third exploring party when the colonials arrived In New England, and was with them when they were surprised by the Inditing. In-diting. He was sooken of u "crave Rich- ard Warren," also as "a man of Integrity, In-tegrity, Justice and uprightness, of piety snd serious religion." Richard Warren married In England a woman named Elizabeth, who came to this country a few years after her husband In the "Abb." She was a person per-son of much distinction and was referred re-ferred to always as "Mistress Warren," War-ren," a mark of great respect After her husband's death she nerer remarried and this is pointed out as one of the rare Instances of continued widowhood to be found In the New England colonies at that time. Richard Rich-ard Warren had five daughters and then two sons to carry oq the traditions tradi-tions and name of the Warren family, ( by MoClure Newepaper eradicate.) |