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Portreeve Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the portreeve,' the chief magistrate of a town; see a brief dissertation on the origin of the portreeve of Gravesend in Lambard's Perambulation, 1596. (Halliwell).
Augustin le Portereve, Hertfordshire.
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This surname is derived from an official title. 'the portreeve,' the chief magistrate of a town; see a brief dissertation on the origin of the portreeve of Gravesend in Lambard's Perambulation, 1596. (Halliwell).
Augustin le Portereve, Hertfordshire., 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry Porterewe, Kent, ibid.
William le Portereve, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Philip le Portreve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John Protereave, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
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