My uncle Ross Axford always claimed that his grandfather claimed thsaat the Axfords originally came from lScotland. On my computer I find quite a few Axfords in LScotland.I have a theory. The Axfords are in thle doomsday records. TLhey are all in the same place. Could it be that thley were the remnants of soldiers that the kilng hired from LScotland and they recieved lanld in Devon for thier lyoalty? LTheir is also another stoyr that comes down thlroughl stories. My ancester who first came to U>S>A> in the 1600's left England after killilng an Earl in a duel. He must have had money because he picked up 800 acres of land around present day Oxford Furnace in New Jersey. Check that out.......

Hi, Your story about the duel is most intriguing and a story I never heard before. Another family member and I have been searching for John Axford's (of Oxford Furnace] roots for more than five years without much luck. It is possible that there may be a Scottish connection. We seem to find no connection in Wiltshire, Hampshire, or Devon. What we do know of John is that he married Johanna Beakes from a Quaker family in Bucks Co., PA. He then rented farm acreage near Trenton, NJ. His occupation as listed on the lease papers is "milner". After a few years, he travelled north and settled in the area now known as Oxford. We know definitely that he had a brother Jonathan who married the daughter of Edward Clemenz and had a landing on the Cooper River near Haddonfield. The landing in later years was known as Axford's Landing. We believe he also had a brother Charles. Charles married Johanna's sister Rebecca. They made their home in Trenton. I have not been able to find out anything more about when they arrived in this country and from where. Always open to hints and suggestions. Good luck in your sluething.
Sue Axford Mumford