Wickenden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wickenden family

The surname Wickenden was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1200 when Martin Wickedenden held lands.

Early History of the Wickenden family

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Wickenden Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wickenden, Wykenden, Wigenden, Wiggenden, Wichenden, Wichington, Wickendene, Wichinden and many more.

Early Notables of the Wickenden family

Distinguished members of the family include

William Wickenden (c. 1614-1671), English-born Baptist minister, settler to American prior to 1634, co-founder Providence, Rhode Island, and signer of the Providence Compact, eponym of Wickenden Stree...

Wickenden migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wickenden Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Wickenden, who landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1639 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Wickenden (post 1700) +

Keith David Wickenden (1932-1983), English Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for Dorking (1979–1983)

Citations +

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)