| ![Show Contents]() Cheevers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Cheevers surname is derived from the Anglo-Norman French word "chivere" or "chevre," meaning "goat." The Latin for a nanny goat "capra" has in the past been used interchangeably as the surname of some family lines of this name. Early Origins of the Cheevers familyThe surname Cheevers was first found in Devon. The first known ancestor of the name was Roger de Chievre and Petronilla living circa 1000 A.D. in a town in the south of Belgium called by that name. Roger's sons William Chievre and his brother Ralf de la Pommeraie, were companions of William the Conqueror in the invasion of England in 1066 and were given large estates in Devon. A William Chievre, 1 Capra was listed in the Domesday Book as holding land in both Devon and Wiltshire. In Ireland, Sir William Chevre (living 1174) settled in County Wexford about the time of the Strongbow invasion and witnessed the foundation charter for Tintern Abbey, County Wexford. He was the progenitor of the family in Ireland. William Chevir, or Chevyr (died 1446) was a noted Irish politician and judge. His younger brother John Chevir or Chevyr (c. 1410-1474) was an Irish judge and politician who held the offices of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland and Master of the Rolls in Ireland, and was also one of the first recorded Speakers of the Irish House of Commons. Early History of the Cheevers familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cheevers research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1186, 1296, 1327, 1463, 1614, 1637, 1690 and 1708 are included under the topic Early Cheevers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cheevers Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Chever, Chevers, Chevercourt, Chevercot, Cheves, Chevys, Cheever, Cheevers, Chilvers, Chivers and many more. Early Notables of the Cheevers familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Ezekiel Cheever (1614-1708) English-born, immigrant to America in 1637 and became a schoolmaster, and the author of probably the earliest American school book, "Accidence, A...
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Some of the Cheevers family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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| Cheevers migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cheevers Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Ezekiel Cheevers, who settled in Boston in 1637
- Richard Cheevers, an emigrant in bondage sent to Barbados or Jamaica in 1696
Cheevers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Cheevers, who landed in New York, NY in 1844 2
| Cheevers migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Cheevers Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mary Cheevers, aged 27, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Taymouth Castle" 3
| Cheevers migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Cheevers Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Thomas Cheevers, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1865
- Mr. P J Cheevers, (b. 1854), aged 20, Irish shepherd from Waterford travelling from London aboard the ship "Tweed" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 4th September 1874 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cheevers (post 1700) | + |
- Luke Cheevers, Irish traditional singer from Ringsend, Dublin
- Gerald Michael "Gerry" Cheevers (b. 1940), Canadian professional hockey NHL goaltender who played from 1956 to 1980, inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985
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: En dieu est ma foy
Motto Translation: In God is my faith.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- 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)
- South Australian Register Thursday 4th May 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Taymouth Castle 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/taymouthcastle1854.shtml
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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