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Weeden History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Weeden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The name Weeden arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Weeden family lived in Buckinghamshire, on Whielden Lane, Amersham. Today Weedon is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the north of Aylesbury and south of Hardwick in Buckinghamshire.

Early Origins of the Weeden family

The surname Weeden was first found in Northamptonshire where they held a family seat at two villages called Weedon Beck and Weedon Lois. They held these lands from the Count of Mortain, and were conjecturally descended from Hugh of Grand Mesnil in Normandy. The poet, Dame Edith Sitwell, is buried in the village.

Early rolls give a glimpse of the many spellings in use at the time. Robert de Wedonia was listed in Northamptonshire c. 1160. In Berkshire Ralph de Wedon was listed there in 1207 and the Feet of Fines for Warwickshire included an entry for William Wedon 1396-1397. 1

The root name was found in the Hundredorum Rolls for Dorset in 1273 as William Wede. William le Weed was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296. 1

Another source notes the Hundredorum Rolls include: John de Wedon, Buckinghamshire; and Ralph de Wedone, Bedfordshire. 2 The Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I. includes an entry for Nicholas de Wedon, Nottinghamshire, Henry III-Edward I. 3

Early History of the Weeden family

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Weeden Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Weedon, Weeden, Weeton, Weton, Wedon and others.

Early Notables of the Weeden family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was George Weedon (1734-1793), American soldier during the Revolutionary War from Fredericksburg, Colony of Virginia. He served as a lieutenant under...
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Weeden Ranking

In the United States, the name Weeden is the 8,981^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Weeden migration to the United States +

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Weeden name or one of its variants:

Weeden Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edward Weeden, aged 22, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Susan and Ellin" 5
Mr. James Weeden, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1638 aboard the ship "Martin" 6
Mrs. Phillippa Weeden, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1638 aboard the ship "Martin" 6
Mr. John Weeden, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1638 aboard the ship "Martin" 6
Mr. William Weeden, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1638 aboard the ship "Martin" 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Weeden Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Tho Weeden, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1702 5
John Weeden, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 5
Henry Weeden, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 5

Weeden Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Chas. Weeden, aged 31, arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "New York" from Southampton, England 7
Henry M. Weeden, aged 59, arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "Aurania (1883)" from Liverpool & Queenstown 7
Lebe Weeden, aged 33, arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Dresden" from Bremen, Germany 7

Weeden Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

H. G. Weeden, aged 47, originally from Arniedale, arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Minnekahda" from Brest, France 7
Herbert Weeden, aged 49, arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Minnekahda" from Brest, France 7
Henry F Weeden, aged 64, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "George G. Henry" from Havre, & Rouen, France 7
Mark Weeden, aged 44, originally from Colne, England, arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Imperator" from Liverpool, England 7
Mary Weeden, aged 45, originally from Colne, England, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Caronia" from Liverpool, England 7

Weeden migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weeden Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

James Weeden, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1761

Contemporary Notables of the name Weeden (post 1700) +

Chaplain Gary P. Weeden, American command chaplain for United States European Command
George W. Weeden (b. 1822), American politician, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1872 and 1873, eponym of Weedens, Wisconsin
Clive Harvey Weeden (b. 1987), American-born, Australian professional basketball player
Anthony L. "Tony" Weeden Jr. (b. 1982), American professional basketball player
Timothy Weeden (b. 1951), American politician, elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican in 1985 and then to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1987
Michael Weeden (b. 1991), American politician, Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Strafford 6 district (2010-2012), Councilor of Dover, New Hampshire (2011-2013)
Ensign Carl A. Weeden (1916-1941), American sailor who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, eponym of the USS Weeden (DE-797) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort
Brandon Kyle Weeden (b. 1983), American NFL football quarterback with the Cleveland Browns
Charles Albert "Bert" Weeden (1882-1939), American Major League Baseball player who played in 1911 for the Boston Rustlers
Wager Weeden, American politician, Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1840 8
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Weeden family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Carl Alfred Weeden, American Ensign from Colorado, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 9

The Weeden Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Credo
Motto Translation: I Believe.

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html