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Where did the Scottish Maffit family come from? What is the Scottish Maffit family crest and coat of arms? When did the Maffit family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Maffit family history? A family of Strathclyde-Briton were the first to use the name Maffit. They lived in the place called Moffatt, in Scotland. The place-name is derived from the Gaelic words magh and fada, which mean field and long. Hence, the surname Maffit means, from the long field.In the era before dictionaries, there were no rules governing the spelling or translation of names or any other words. Consequently, there are an enormous number of spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names. Maffit has appeared as Moffatt, Maffat, Maffett, Maffet, Moffat, Moffet, Moffett, Moffert, Moffertt, Moffit, Moffitt, Merphet, Merphett, Merfet, Merfett, Murphat, Murphatt, Murphet, Murphett, Muffat, Muffatt, Muffett, Muffet, Muffit and many more. First found in Dumfriesshire, at Annandale where the first on record was Nicholas de Mufet who began his life as a simple cleric and was first recorded as witness to a charter by Walter, bishop of Glasgow, some time before 1232. Approximately twenty years later, in 1250, he was made Archdeacon of Theuidale and eventually, in 1268, he was made Bishop of Glasgow. After only two years of holding the position of bishop, he died, in the year 1270. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maffit research. Another 191 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1348, 1467, 1553, 1604, 1795, 1815, 1870, and 1883 are included under the topic Early Maffit History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 70 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Maffit Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Maffit family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 274 words(20 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. The freedom, opportunity, and land of the North American colonies beckoned. There, Scots found a place where they were generally free from persecution and where they could go on to become important players in the birth of new nations. Some fought in the American War of Independence, while others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these Scottish settlers have been able to recover their lost national heritage in the last century through highland games and Clan societies in North America. Among them: Maffit Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Maffit Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Maffit 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 27 October 2010 at 13:51. ©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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