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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bicker, Bickere, Bickeres, Bickerr, Bickerre, Bickeer, Bickeers, Biccker 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 Amsterdam, an ancient 13th century town held by the Lords of Amstel. Giesebrecht II built a castle there. Geisbrecht III built the dam to keep out the sea. It is first mentioned in charters of 1275 when Floris IV, the count of Holland granted its charter. It became a city of great mercantile wealth. It hold great treasures of art. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into a most influential family.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Biggerdike research. Another 271 words(19 lines of text) covering the year 1815 is included under the topic Early Biggerdike History 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: Gerrott Bicker who settled in Virginia with his wife and three children in 1658; Hannah Bicker, who settled in Nevis some time between the years 1663-1679.

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  2. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  3. Neubecker, Ottfried. Großes Wappen-Bilder-Lexikon der bürgerlichen Geschlechter Deutschlands Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Battenberg, München: 1985. Print.
  4. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  5. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  6. Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München: 1975. Print.
  7. Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
  8. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  9. Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
  10. Tarneller, Josef. Zur Namenkunde Tirolen Familiennamen. Bozen: Buchhandlung, 1923. Print.
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The Biggerdike Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Biggerdike 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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