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Where did the English Baxter family come from? What is the English Baxter family crest and coat of arms? When did the Baxter family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Baxter family history?
The name is derived from the Old English "boecestre" which was a feminine form of the word "baker."
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- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Baxter have been found, including Baxter, Bakster, Baxster, Baxstair, Baxstare and others.First found in Devon where a Liueger se Bacestere was listed in 1093. Other early records include a Hannah Bakestre in the Chester Assize Rolls of 1260, and a William le Baxtere in the Suffolk Feet of Fines for 1333.
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Some of the Baxter family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 101 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Baxter, or a variant listed above:
Baxter Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Gregory Baxter, who landed in Massachusetts in 1630
- John Baxter, who landed in Maryland in 1633
- Robt Baxter, aged 21, landed in Virginia in 1635
- Jane Baxter, who landed in Virginia in 1636
- Wm Baxter, who landed in Virginia in 1636
Baxter Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Richd Baxter, who arrived in Virginia in 1703
- Henry Baxter, a bonded passenger who arrived in Maryland in 1744
- Barnaby Baxter, who settled in Maryland in 1774
Baxter Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Robert Baxter, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1808
- John, Baxter Jr., who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1808
- George Baxter, who arrived in America in 1811
- C Baxter, aged 26, landed in Maryland in 1813
- Guillermo Baxter, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816
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- James Phinney Baxter III (1893-1975), American educator and Pulitzer Prize winning historian, president of Williams College (1937-1961)
- Anne Baxter (1923-1985), American actor nominated for an Academy Award for her role in All About Eve
- William Giles Baxter (1856-1888), English (American-born) cartoonist
- Warner Baxter (1889-1951), American actor
- Meredith Baxter (b. 1947), American television actress
- Richard Baxter (1615-1691), English clergyman
- George Baxter (1804-1867), English engraver and print maker
- John Baxter (1781-1858), English printer
- Sir John Philip Baxter (1905-1989), Australian ( Welsh born) Physicist, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales
- James Keir Baxter (1926-1972), New Zealand poet, dramatist and critic
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- Ancestors and Descendants of Jonathan Burris and Mary Jemima Boardman, with Allied Families (including the Baxter Family).
- Baxter-Short, Miller-Gill and Related Families by Mary Cynthia Baxter Harrell.
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- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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