The surname Chiava was first found in Aquila, capital of Abruzzi Province of Italy. A city on the valley of the Aterno. The citadel (1535) of the Spanish viceroy Don Pedro de Toledo. The church of St Bewrardin is notable. The fountain outside the town has 99 jets. It was founded Conrad, son of Emperor Frederick II in 1250. The Spaniards captured it in 1503. Sacked by the French in 1799. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Originally of Castille in Spain, the Italian was moved of army XVI of Carlo V.
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Early History of the Chiava family
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Chiava Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Cheaves, Chaves, Cioffani, Chiapponi, Chiava and many more.
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Early Notables of the Chiava family
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Migration of the Chiava family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso Chaves, who arrived in Peru in 1566; Thomas Shave, who arrived in Hingham, MA in 1637; Valentine Shave, who came to Philadelphia in 1739; John Sheaves, who came to New York, NY in 1820.
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