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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Martin, Martinn, Martins, Martinnes, Martinns, Marttin, Marttins, Marttines, Martines, Martinss, Marrtin, Marrttin, Martine, Marttine and many more.

First found in Oldenburg in Lower Saxony where the name Martin was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maartens research. Another 281 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1595 and 1651 are included under the topic Early Maartens History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Maartens Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicholas Marttin, who settled in Virginia in 1623; John Marttin, who settled in Virginia in 1626; Richard Maton, who arrived in Virginia in 1635; Nicholas Maton, who came to Virginia in 1638.

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  2. Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
  3. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  4. Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
  5. Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns). Dictionary of German Names . Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7).
  6. Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
  7. Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München, Battenberg: 1975. Print.
  8. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  9. Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung. München: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1932. Print.
  10. Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
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The Maartens Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Maartens 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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