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![Show Contents]() Chalon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Chalon familyThe surname Chalon was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) where John, Count of Chalon (1190-1267) called the Old (l'Antique), was a French nobleman. He was the son of Stephen III of Auxonne and Beatrice, Countess of Châlon. He had three wives and 16 children. Amoung them was John I of Châlon (1259-1316), seigneur d'Arlay, founder of the Châlon-Arlay branch of the house of Ivrea. Some emigrated to England shortly after the Conquest. "In the time of Henry 11. Harduin de Chalons married the heiress of Leigh in Devonshire, where his successors flourished for not less than three centuries and a half ; though the time when they became extinct has never been accurately ascertained. Lyons reckons up twelve descents from the founder of the family, which would bring them down to the reign of Henry VHL, if not later. Their pedigree furnishes a list of great alliances; among them we find co-heiresses of the famous houses of Cantelupe, Mauduit, and Beauchamp. " Challons-Leigh," says Westcote, " takes denomination from the issue of the great Earl of Challons, of whose third son came Sir Harduin de Challons ; and after, Sir Peter Challons of Challons-Leigh under King John ; Sir Ralph, under Edward I.: divers others in descent, until Catharine, a daughter and heir of the family, weakened the strength of their state by strengthening St. Awbin ; yet there remained a branch of the same stock, but planted in another soil." This was in the parish of Tavistock. 1 Early History of the Chalon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chalon research. Another 439 words (31 lines of text) covering the years 1039, 1065, 1228, 1240, 1303, 1316, 1418, 1462, 1473, 1498, 1530, 1647, 1659, 1665 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Chalon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Chalon Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Chalon, Challon, Chalont, Chalons, Challont, Challons, Chalen, Chalan, Challan, Challen, Challan, Chalant, Challant, Chaland, Challand, Chalans, Challans and many more. Early Notables of the Chalon familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - Brichemel Chalon, Baron of Arlay and the Governor of the county of Bourgogne from 1303 to 1316
Chalon RankingIn France, the name Chalon is the 3,129th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Chalon familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Challoner settled in Nevis in 1654; that same year, Miles Challoner settled in Barbados; Arthur Challoner settled in New England in 1674; Martin Challan settled in Philadelphia in 1875..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Chalon (post 1700) | + |
- Jean Chalon (1935-1994), French writer, winner of the 1994 Prix Marcel Proust
- Frédéric Chalon (1801-1821), French musician
- Anna Chalon (b. 1989), known under the stage name Kiddo, a French singer-songwriter
- John James Chalon (1778-1854), Swiss landscape and genre painter, born 27 March 1778, descended from a French family which had resided at Geneva since the revocation of the edict of Nantes 3
- Henry Bernard Chalon (1770-1849), English painter and lithographer, son of the Dutch émigré and engraver Jan Chalon (1749–1795)
- Christina Chalon (1748-1808), Dutch artist, born in Amsterdam
- Alfred Edward Chalon (1780-1860), Swiss portrait and subject painter, younger brother of John James Chalon, born at Geneva on 15 Feb. 1780 3
- Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 3 of 3
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 25 Nov. 2019
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