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Where did the Dutch Raven family come from? What is the Dutch Raven family crest and coat of arms? When did the Raven family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Raven family history?
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Raven, Ravenn, Ravene, Ravenes, Ravenns, Ravven, Raaven, de Raven, Ravan, Ravon and many more.First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Raven. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Raven Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Peter Raven, who settled in Virginia in 1648
- Peter Raven, who arrived in Virginia in 1648
- Luke Raven, who arrived in Virginia in 1664
- Mary Raven, who settled in Barbados in 1664
- John and Jane Raven, and their four daughters, who settled in Maryland in 1672
Raven Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Matthew Raven, who landed in Virginia in 1714
- Henry Raven, who settled in Maryland in 1720
Raven Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Richard Raven, aged 43, landed in New York in 1812
- Thomas Raven, aged 30, landed in New York in 1812
- Cornelius B. Raven, who was naturalized in New York in 1838
- Albert Raven, aged 23, arrived in Missouri in 1845
- Charles Henri Raven, who came to America in 1857
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- Arlene Raven (b. 1944), American art historian and author
- Andrew Owen Earle Raven, Scottish conservationist
- David Haydn Raven (b. 1985), English football player
- Simon Arthur Noël Raven, English novelist, journalist and dramatist
- Charlotte Raven (b. 1969), British author and journalist
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- Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
- Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
- Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann. Deutches Namenbuch. Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp, 1928. Print.
- Jones, Henry Z. Palatine Families of New York 2 Volumes. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2001. Print. (ISBN 978-0961388829).
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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The Raven Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Raven 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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