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Where did the French Hughes family come from? What is the French Hughes family crest and coat of arms? When did the Hughes family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Hughes family history?
The surname Hughes is a name whose history dates far back into the mists of Medieval France to a region once known as Britanny. It is a name for a the Germanic personal name Hugo, which itself comes from the Old German word hug, which means intelligence.
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- 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
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One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Hughes include Hugues, de Hugues, Hughues, Hougues, Houghues, Ugues, Huggues and many more.First found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hughes research. Another 276 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1090, 1612, and 1695 are included under the topic Early Hughes History 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 Hughes. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year 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. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Hughes surname were
Hughes Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Richard Hughes settled in Virginia in 1634
- Joshua Hughes, who landed in Roxbury, Mass in 1634
- Lewes Hughes, aged 19, landed in Barbados in 1635
- Griffith Hughes, aged 24, landed in Virginia in 1635
- Jo Hughes, aged 30, arrived in Virginia in 1635
Hughes Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Valentine Hughes, who arrived in Virginia in 1703
- Richard Hughes settled in Georgia with his wife and five sons in 1733
- Joseph Hughes, who landed in Georgia in 1738
- Lucy Hughes, who arrived in Maryland in 1740
- Thomas Hughes settled in Georgia in 1744
Hughes Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Andrew Hughes, aged 35, landed in New Castle or Philadelphia in 1805
- Jane Hughes, who landed in America in 1805
- Lawrence Hughes, who landed in America in 1809
- Jas Hughes, who landed in New Jersey in 1811
- Herman Hughes, aged 30, landed in New York in 1812
Hughes Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Henry P Hughes, who landed in Arkansas in 1900
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We offer a large range of products for you to enjoy with your Coat of Arms. From the coffee cup in the kitchen to the frame in the living room.
- Charles E Hughes (1862-1948), one time Governor of New York state and later American secretary of state to Warren G. Harding
- James Mercer Langston Hughes (1902-1967), American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and newspaper columnist. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance
- Barnard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes (1915-2006), American actor of theater and film
- Howard Robard Hughes (1905-1976), pioneering American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer. He was widely known as a playboy and one of the wealthiest people in the world
- Second Lieutenant Lloyd Herbert Hughes (1921-1843), awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
- John Hughes Jr. (1950-2009), American film director, producer and writer, maker of some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Breakfast Club
- Hatcher Hughes (1881-1945), American playwright awarded the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- Major-General Everett Strait Hughes (1885-1957), American Chief of Ordnance (1946-1949)
- Major-General John Hendricken Hughes (1876-1953), American Member of the Secretary of War's Personnel Board (1942-1945)
- Arthur Hughes (1830-1915), English Pre-Raphaelite Painter
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Families of Benjamin (1816-1903) [and] Margaret Evans (1825-1879) Hughes and Evan (1808-1877) [and] Jane Davies (1817-1858) James by David Wendell Hughes.
- Genealogy of Chadwick, King, and Allied Families: McKee, Callahan, Hughs/Hughes, Mock, Roberts, Langston by Darline Chadwick Smith.
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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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- Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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