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MacAdams Family Crest
MacAdams Family Crest
MacAdams

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Origins Available: Borderlands, English, Scottish

Where did the Borderlands MacAdams family come from? What is the Borderlands MacAdams family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacAdams family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacAdams family history?

The name MacAdams is tied to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England. It is derived from "Adam," a given name which is itself derived from the Latin name "Adamus," meaning "earth."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Adam, Adams, MacAdam, MacAdams, MacCaw and others.

First found in Annandale where they held a family seat at Kynemund.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacAdams research. Another 210 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1189, 1329, 1460, 1728, 1792, and 1891 are included under the topic Early MacAdams History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 41 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacAdams Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the MacAdams family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 271 words(19 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Adam who wrote an Adam Genealogy which is now part of the American Library of Congress; John Adam landed in America in 1685; John Adam settled in Barbados in 1680.

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  • Roberta MacAdams (1880-1959), Canadian politician from Alberta


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  10. Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
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The MacAdams Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacAdams Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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