Honaker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Honaker arrived in North America very early:

Honaker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Rudolph Honaker, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1756 2

Honaker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Mrs. L. Honaker, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1893

Honaker Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Anna Honaker, aged 23, who landed in America, in 1910
• Mary Honaker, aged 21, who immigrated to America, in 1910
• Sigmund Honaker, aged 25, who landed in America from Meiningen, Germany, in 1913
• Samuel W. Honaker, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States, in 1922

• Lisa Honaker, American Associate Professor of British Literature at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
• Karen Honaker (b. 1955), American watercolor artist
• James Honaker Ph.D., American Assistant Professor of Political Science at UCLA
• Rick Honaker Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Kentucky