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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Savant, Sauvan, Sauvent, Sauvain, Sauvanelle, Sauvanet, Sauvannon, Silvain, Sylvain, Silvan and many more.

First found in Poitou, a part of Aquitane, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Vienne and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Silvan research. Another 160 words(11 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Silvan History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Silvan 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: P. Savan, who is on record in New York city in 1823; and others of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.

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  8. de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
  9. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
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The Silvan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Silvan 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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