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Where did the English Lovejoy family come from? What is the English Lovejoy family crest and coat of arms? When did the Lovejoy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Lovejoy family history?
Lovejoy is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name. It was a name given to a person who was a person who because of their personal qualities was referred to as Lovejoy. This nickname surname was originally derived from the Old English word lof and the Old French word joie when combined denoted those individuals who were loving and affectionate.
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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
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Lovejoy has appeared include Lovejoy, Lovejay, Luvjoy and others.First found in Kent where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lovejoy research. Another 238 words(17 lines of text) covering the year 1207 is included under the topic Early Lovejoy 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 Lovejoy. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Lovejoy arrived in North America very early:
Lovejoy Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Lovejoy, who landed in Massachusetts in 1633-1634
- Roger Lovejoy settled in Virginia in 1649
Lovejoy Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Mark Lovejoy, who landed in Virginia in 1714
- Andrew Lovejoy, who arrived in Virginia in 1724
- William Lovejoy settled in Virginia in 1729
Lovejoy Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- John Lovejoy arrived in New Orleans in 1821
- C. Lovejoy arrived in San Francisco in 1852
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- Deirdre Lovejoy (b. 1962), American actress
- Dr. Thomas Eugene Lovejoy III, American biologist
- Frank Lovejoy (1914-1962), American film actor
- Elijah Parish Lovejoy (1802-1837), American Presbyterian minister, journalist, and newspaper editor
- Benjamin N. Lovejoy (b. 1984), American professional NHL ice hockey defenseman
- Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (1873-1962), American philosopher and intellectual historian, former Professor at Johns Hopkins University
- Asa Lawrence Lovejoy (1808-1882), one of the founders of the city of Portland, Oregon
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Lovejoy Genealogy by Lena Lovejoy Clarke.
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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.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
- Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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