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![Show Contents]() Heasty Surname History
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 Scotland
Early Origins of the Heasty familyThe surname Heasty was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow. "Robert Hasty and John Hasty were tenants of Herthornhill in 1376, Thom Hasti witnessed an instrument of sasine dated 1478, and John Haisty was witness to another instrument of sasine in 1525. " 1 Further to the south, the surname was typically found without the "H" prefix as the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed: Adam Asty, Kent; and John Asty, Norfolk. 2 Norfolk had some early entries for the name too: Thomas Asty, Norfolk, 1374; and Robert Asty, rector of West Herling, Norfolk, 1410. 3 Early History of the Heasty familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heasty research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1523, 1543, 1556, 1567, 1595, 1626, 1672, 1730 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Heasty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Heasty Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Hastie, Hasty, Asty and others. Early Notables of the Heasty familyAnother 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Heasty Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Heasty familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Hastie who settled in New England in 1685; Mary Hastie settled in Boston in 1848 with her husband and five children.
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- John Heasty, American politician, Delegate to Nebraska State Constitutional Convention, 1919-20 4
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Rye, Walter, A History of Norfolk. London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1885. Print
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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