Tarkington

Tarkington is an English surname, a variant of the place name Torkington; other variants include Talkington and Turkington.[1]

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 250 acres (1.0 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 560 acres (2.3 km²) for himself.

John Tarkington had a son Samuel, who it is said was killed or kidnapped by the natives.

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

Notable people with the surname include:

Booth Tarkington (1869–1946), an American novelist and dramatist
Rockne Tarkington (1931–2015), an American actor

References

Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 449, 455, 511. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

Sources

Author: Irwin Anderson Watson, 1901- 1973 Title: The Pioneers Were Our Ancestors. Published: [Tulsa, Okla., 1971] Description: 2 v. in 1. illus. 29 cm. LC Call No.: CS71.A98 1971 OCLC 698027427

External links

Tarkington Genealogy - A site dedicated to family history of the Tarkington and Tarkenton surnames.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 449, 455, 511. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.