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Where did the English Helms family come from? What is the English Helms family crest and coat of arms? When did the Helms family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Helms family history?
Helms is a name that was formed by the Anglo-Saxon society of old Britain. The name was thought to have been used for someone who once worked as a herdsman. The surname Helms is derived from the Old English word helm, which means a covering. In some later dialects, this word took on the which means of a roofed shelter for cattle. Occupational names such as Helms frequently were derived from the principal object associated with the activity of the original bearer, such as tools or products. These types of occupational surnames are called metonymic surnames.
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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
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Helms include Helme, Helm, Helms and others.First found in Surrey 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 Helms research. Another 279 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1180 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Helms History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Helms. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Helms were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Helms Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Hans Helms, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1642
- Johan Helms, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1642
- Jan Helms, who landed in New York, NY in 1642
Helms Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Emus Helms, who landed in New York in 1746
- Andrew Helms, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1763
- Peter Helms, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1766
Helms Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Henry Helms, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1860
- Margaretha Helms, aged 24, arrived in New York, NY in 1893
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- Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (1921-2008), former five-term Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina
- Richard McGarrah Helms (1913-2002), American Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 1966 to 1973
- Susan Jane Helms (b. 1958), former United States Air Force Brigadier General and a former NASA astronaut. She was a crew member on four Space Shuttle missions and was a resident of the International Space Station (ISS) for over five months in 2001
- Chester Leo "Chet" Helms (1942-2005), American founder and manager of "Big Brother and the Holding Company", he recruited Janis Joplin as its lead singer. He was often called the father of San Francisco's "1967 Summer of Love"
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- Chronicles of a Virginia Family: the Klomans of Warrenton by Erasmum Helm Kloman.
- Helms Descendants 1720-1991 by Gerald C. Helms.
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- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
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The Helms Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Helms 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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