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Where did the English Dwight family come from? What is the English Dwight family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dwight family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dwight family history?
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Dwight, Dwite, Dwit, Dweight, Dwyte, Dight and others.First found in Derbyshire 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 13th century when they held estates in that shire.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Dwight. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Dwight Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Dwight, who arrived in Dedham, Mass in 1635
- Timothy Dwight, who arrived in Dedham, Mass in 1635
- Thomas Dwight, who landed in Dedham, Mass in 1638
Dwight Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Daniel Dwight, who landed in New England in 1729
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- Theodore William Dwight, American lawyer, born in Catskill, NY
- Timothy Dwight, American educator, born in Norwich, Conn
- Theodore Dwight (1764-1846), American journalist
- Timothy Dwight (1752-1817), American clergyman
- Reginald Kenneth Dwight (b. 1947), birth name of Sir Elton Hercules John, English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist
- John Dwight, English potter, reputed founder of the Chelsea porcelain factory
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- 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).
- Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
- Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
- Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
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The Dwight Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dwight 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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