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Gayton Family Crest
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Where did the English Gayton family come from? What is the English Gayton family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gayton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gayton family history?

The name Gayton has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in the area of Cheshire that was referred to as the hill of Gaega, Gaega being an Anglo-Saxon personal name. Gayton is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

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Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Gayton have been found, including Gayton, Gaydon, Gaytun, Gaton and others.

First found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gayton research. Another 317 words(23 lines of text) covering the years 1200 and 1273 are included under the topic Early Gayton History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Gayton, or a variant listed above:

Gayton Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Richard Gayton settled in Barbados in 1680 with his servants

Gayton Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Roger Gayton arrived in Maryland in 1774

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