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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012
Where did the English Hatfield family come from? What is the English Hatfield family crest and coat of arms? When did the Hatfield family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Hatfield family history? Hatfield is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Hatfield family once lived in either of the places called Heathfield in Somerset or Sussex, or in one of the various settlements called Hatfield in Essex, Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, Worcester, the East Riding of Yorkshire, or the North Riding of Yorkshire. The surname Hatfield belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hatfield family name include Hatfield, Hatfeild, Hadfield and others. First found in Yorkshire 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. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hatfield research. Another 305 words(22 lines of text) covering the year 1119 is included under the topic Early Hatfield History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Hatfield Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Hatfield family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 107 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Hatfield surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Hatfield Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
Hatfield Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Hatfield Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hatfield 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 6 February 2012 at 13:34. ©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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