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Where did the French Beard family come from? What is the French Beard family crest and coat of arms? When did the Beard family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Beard family history?
The surname Beard is a ancient French name from Brittany that was derived from the Old French personal name Bertet, which is composed of the Germanic elements behrt, which means bright or famous, and wald, which means rule.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- 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
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Beard some of which are Béard, Beard, Béart, Beart, Béar, Bear and others.First found in Brittany.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beard research. Another 133 words(10 lines of text) covering the year 1437 is included under the topic Early Beard History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 30 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Beard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Beard. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Approximately 110 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. France gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. Migration to New France (Quebec) continued from France until it fell in 1759. In the year 1675 the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Beard has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Beard were
Beard Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Jon Beard, who landed in Virginia in 1637
- Joane Beard, who arrived in Virginia in 1638
- Robert Beard, who landed in Maryland in 1641
- William Beard, who arrived in New England in 1643
- Rachel Beard, who landed in Maryland in 1650
Beard Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- John Beard, who landed in Delaware in 1728
- Martin Beard, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1739
- Nicholas Beard, who landed in America in 1765
- Andrew Beard, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1766
- Jean Beard, who landed in South Carolina in 1772
Beard Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Ann Beard, aged 2, landed in New York, NY in 1803
- Peter Beard, who arrived in America in 1806
- Hugh Beard, who landed in Maryland in 1810
- Jane Beard, who arrived in South Carolina in 1813
- Mr. Beard, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1821
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- Charles Austin Beard (1874-1948), American historian
- Mary Ritter Beard (1876-1958), American feminist and historian
- Andrew Jackson Beard (1849-1921), African-American inventor inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
- Amanda Ray Beard (b. 1981), American Olympic-level swimmer and model
- Frank J. Beard (b. 1939), American golfer, highest ranked on the PGA Tour money list in 1969
- James Andrew Beard (1903-1985), American chef and food writer
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- A Beard Mosaic: David Beard and His Descendants by Virginia Beard Asterino.
- History of the Beard, Bedichek, Craven and Allied Families by Pauline Beard.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
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The Beard Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Beard Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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