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Where did the Irish Dwinell family come from? What is the Irish Dwinell family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dwinell family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dwinell family history? The Irish name Dwinell was originally written in a Gaelic form as O Daimhin, derived from the word "damh," which refers to "an ox" or "a stag."A name was often recorded during the Middle Ages under several different spelling variations during the life of its bearer because literacy was rare there was no real push to clearly define any of the languages found in the British Isles at that time. Variations found of the name Dwinell include Devine, O'Devine, Davin, Devane, Dwane, Duane, Dwain, Dwayne, Dwayn, Devan, Davine, Devyne and many more. First found in County Londonderry, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dwinell research. Another 332 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1427, and 1713 are included under the topic Early Dwinell History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Dwinell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Dwinell family came to North America quite early: Mary Devine who settled in Virginia in 1653; Felix Devine who settled in Baltimore Maryland in 1804; Bryan Devine settled in New York in 1803; John Davins settled in Virginia in 1636.
The Dwinell Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dwinell 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. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:31. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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