Grever is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the area that was referred to as the grove. The surname is derived from the Old English graf which meant of the grove.
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Early Origins of the Grever family
The surname Grever was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Grever family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grever research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1332 is included under the topic Early Grever History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Grever Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Grever family name include Grover, Grovers and others.
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Early Notables of the Grever family
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Migration of the Grever family
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Grever surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Samuel Grover settled in New England in 1635; Thomas Grover settled in Charlestown Massachusetts in 1640; another Thomas Grover arrived in Barbados in 1700.
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