Note the following cited by Curt Hofemann from Shropshire: 1) since Moreton & Mo...

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Note the following cited by Curt Hofemann from Shropshire: 1) since Moreton & Moreton-Corbet are places in England, I think it unlikely that the family that stayed in Normandy would take this surname.2) Meisel indicates that the Corbets of Moreton were a cadet line of the Corbets of Caus, so why would the parent Norman family take the name of a later branch in England? 3) Moreton certainly does not sound French (though it is possible that over time the French spelling transitioned to an English spelling)...

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