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Richard ap Meryk (or ap Meurig), anglicised to Richard Amerike (or Ameryk) (c. 1440–1503) was a British merchant, royal customs officer and later, sheriff of Bristol. . Several claims have been made for Amerike by popular writers of the late twentieth
Richard ap Meryk, anglicised to Richard Amerike was a wealthy Anglo-Welsh merchant, royal customs officer and sheriff of Bristol. [25] According to some writers, he was the principal owner of the Matthew , the ship sailed by John Cabot during his voyage of exploration to North America in 1497. [ 25 ]
There is architecture evidence of habitation at Bollitree Castle from medieval times. [1] In the 15th century, the estate was owned by the Merryk family, [a] of whom the most notable member was Richard Amerike (c. 1440–1503), a Bristol-based merchant whose name has been suggested as the origin of America although this is disputed. [2]
As Richard Amerike was an Englisman of Welsh descent - it is perfectly feasible for his name to be spelt Amerike or Apmerig or Apmerik or Amerik or... well just any about conceivable variation. You can look at anglicised names like Bowen (From Ap Owen) or Parry from (Ap Harry) as evidence of the fluidity of the 'rules' of transilliteration.
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Richard Amerike (c. 1445–1503), a Bristol merchant, was born in the village, and some sources suggest gave his name to America. [6] Marc Bolan, the singer and guitarist, owned the Old Rectory in the 1970s. [7] Richard Hammond, the former Top Gear presenter, has a home, Bollitree Castle, in the village. [8]
Wikipedia's multilingual support ... a proposed native name (from the Kuna language) for the Americas, avoiding the mention of Amerigo Vespucci or Richard Amerike;