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Hawley Family Crest and Name History

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

The name Hawley reached England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Hawley family lived in Hawley, Somerset. The most probable derivation of this name suggests that it comes from the Old Norman word haugr, which means mound, and the Old English leah, which means clearing. Another derivation supported by some examples suggests that the name indicates tat the name is an anglocized version of the place-name La Haule-De-Bec in Greteuil, Normandy.

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Hawley Early Origins

Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Hawley family name include Hawley, Hawly and others.

First found in Somerset where they held a family seat from very early times and were 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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Hawley Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hawley research. Another 229 words(16 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hawley History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Hawley Early Notables

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The Great Migration

To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Hawley family to immigrate North America:

Hawley Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

Mathew Hawley settled in Hingham Massachusetts in 1630

Jerome Hawley, who arrived in Maryland in 1633

Gerome Hawley settled in Maryland in 1634

Robert Hawley, who arrived in Maryland in 1648

Jeremiah Hawley, who landed in Maryland or Virginia in 1651

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Hawley Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Hawley, who landed in America in 1765

Hawley Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

Henry Hawley, who arrived in New York in 1839

Samuel Hawley, aged 36, landed in Missouri in 1840

Jared Hawley, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850

John Hawley, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851

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Contemporary Notables of the name Hawley

Wanda Hawley (1895-1963), American veteran of the silent screen
Steven Alan Hawley PH.D. (b. 1951), former NASA Astronaut with 32 days in space
Major-General Paul Ramsey Hawley (1891-1965), American Chief Surgeon US Army Forces Europe (1941-1943)
Sanford Desmond "Sandy" Hawley CM (b. 1949), the first jockey to be voted Canada's Athlete of the Year
James Edwin Hawley (1897-1965), Canadian geologist and distinguished Professor of Mineralogy at Queen's University

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References

MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
Virkus, Frederick A. Ed. Immigrant Ancestors A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America Before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1964. Print.
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
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The Hawley Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hawley 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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