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Where did the English Durant family come from? What is the English Durant family crest and coat of arms? When did the Durant family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Durant family history?
The distinguished surname Durant was first brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is patronymic in origin, signifying "the son of Durant," an Old French personal name. Looking at records from this time, we found Geoffry, Roger and Henry Durant who claimed descent from Normandy c. 1180-95 while another census in 1198, lists Aceline, Ralph, Richard, and Robert Durant.
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- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
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Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Durant include Durand, Durant, Durande, Durrane, Dant, Dante and many more.First found in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Salop, where the Durant family held a family seat from early times, having been granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Durant research. Another 241 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1140 and 1296 are included under the topic Early Durant History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Durant. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Durants to arrive on North American shores:
Durant Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- William Durant, who arrived in Maryland in 1648
- Jo Durant, who arrived in Virginia in 1650
- Tho Durant, who landed in Virginia in 1654
- George Durant, who arrived in North Carolina in 1661
- George Durant, who came to North Carolina in 1661
Durant Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Geo Peter Durant, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741
Durant Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Mr. Durant, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1822
- Thomas Durant, who arrived in New York, NY in 1827
- Domingo Durant, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- Emanuel Durant, aged 45, arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1851
- Gabriel Durant, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1854
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- Ariel Durant (1898-1981), American author who shared the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction with her husband Will and later was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ford in 1977
- William James Durant (1885-1981), American author who shared the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction with his wife Ariel and later was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ford in 1977
- William Crapo "Billy" Durant (1861-1947), leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, the founder of General Motors and Chevrolet
- Brigadier Herbert Frederick Henry Durant (b. 1899), Australian Army Liaison Officer, General Staff from 1944 to 1945
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- A Durant Family History, 1825-1972: A History of the English and American Descendants of Samuel and Amelia Durant of Bishop's Caundle, Dorset, England and of Their Descendants by Alexander G. Rose.
- The Durant Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of George and Elizabeth Durant of Malden, Mass. and Middletown, Conn. by William Durant.
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- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
- Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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